Weather and local notices from Decatur area
Partly cloudy Sunday with scattered afternoon thundershowers and little temperature change. Mrs. Laura C. Pitts sells a brick duplex on East Moulton Street to Mrs. J L Cook and John Cook for 12500. Zoning board meets Tuesday at 7 30 at city hall. LaFayette Street school build bid period extended to May 17. Post office reporting mail handling issues due to a railroad strike. Southern Railway resumes partial passenger service with a large eastbound train observed. Local residents Avery Safley and others visit. Several residents travel for weekend visits and medical admissions noted at Hamil Clinic and Decatur General Hospital. Multiple births and patient discharges listed. See Diary on Page 2.
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Laura C. Pitts
Conference ends with no agreement in locomotive strike
Chicago May 13. After a full day of talks with a government mediator the conference broke up without a settlement in the nationwide locomotive firemen strike. More talks are planned in Chicago, while the union widens the walkout to the East and South and picket lines multiply at key junctions.
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Chicago
Francis A. O'Neill, Jr
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Union Pacific Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Harris Dollin
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
PRR
Harrisburg
Big Three End Talks On Note Of Optimism
The three foreign ministers Dean Acheson Ernest Bevin and Robert Schuman closed talks in London endorsing unity to curb communism and promote peace. They urged aid to Asia Africa and Europe, vowed to curb arms to guerrillas in Indochina Burma and Malaya, and planned a Germany coal and iron joint approach. They also reported progress toward an Austrian treaty and the German unification idea.
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Associated Press
Cold War Council
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
London
Southeast Asia
Europe
Africa
Indochina
Alaya
Burma
Germany
France
Tdscombine
Kurt Mueller
West Germany
Parole Granted to Slim Thomas and Others in Morgan County
The state parole board released Slim Thomas also known as James Martin and another Morgan County inmate Charles Berry Jr serving four years for forgery in June 1948. The board denied 27 parole applications last week. Other parolees include Wallace Clark for grand larceny and Oscar Guyton for violation of prohibition laws.
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James Martin
Slim Thomas
Morgan County
Charles Berry Jr
Wallace Clark
Tuscaloosa
Oscar Guyton
Lamar
W. Foy Harrison
Bullock
Bob Jackson
Elmore
Worthy C. Steward
Washington
Phone Strike Threat Eased in Atlanta Labor Tensions
In Atlanta on May 13 a 2000 Southern Bell strike threat eased temporarily after five workers were suspended for refusing to cross union picket lines but all were reinstated. CIO official James M. Moore Jr warned of potential renewed tension Monday as installation staff faced strike-linked assignments at United Press.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell
James M. Moore
CIO Communication Workers of America
Moore
J. B. Kincaid
United Press
UP Bureau
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
AFL
Kincaid
Southern Railway
Camporee a Big Success for local Boy Scouts
One hundred twenty seven Scouts from Morgan County troops break camp at Camp Frazier on East Moulton Street after a two day camporee. They checked in Friday, prepared breakfasts, pitched tents, and competed in drills and athletic events with a giant campfire and awards at night.
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Morgan County
Camp
Frazier
East Moulton Street
Census Total Remains Huge Question Here
The 1950 census will determine Decatur population class for ten years. District supervisor Milt Gris ham Jr. offers no report yet while a second preliminary count is due soon. The Daily runs free blank forms. WMSL encourages public participation and carrier spot checks to find missed residents within the incorporated area.
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Decatur
Milt C. Grisham, Jr
Decatur Daily
WMSL
Redus Collier
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company
Cullman Man Dies in Self Inflicted Gunshot at VFW Hall
Funeral rites set for 32 year old Melvin R Williams of Hanceville after he fatally shot himself at the Bland Kelley VFW post hall in Hanceville using a .45 caliber automatic pistol. Sheriff Grady Moss said the temple wound was self inflicted and no motive is given. Surviving are his parents a sister and three brothers.
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Cullman
Grady Moss
Melvin R. Williams
Hanceville 1
Bland-Kelley
VFW
Hanceville
Williams
D. W. Williams
Hancevile 1
Alma_Hestla
M. J. Williams
D. R. Wiliams
D. S. Williams
Persons Will Seek Close Cooperation With House Senate
Governor designate Gordon Persons plans to contact every member of the new General Assembly after his vacation to seek cooperation. He aims to avoid conflicts seen under Gov. Folsom and will discuss policy with lawmakers, including patronage, taxes, and a proposed flat $3 license tag for passenger vehicles.
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House
Senate
Rex Thomas Montgomery
Als
Gordon Persons
James E. Folsom
Persons
New House
Capitol
Folsom Senate
Folsom
Highway Department
Showdown on FEPC Nearing
Washington May 13 Two explosive possibilities face Congress next week a test of Southern Democrats power to kill civil rights legislation in the Senate and grilling of John L Lewis in the House. Senate leaders aim to limit debate Friday needing 64 votes likely unavailable. In the House Rep Jacobs invites Lewis to testify Tuesday night amid questions about union practices and miners strike signals.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
Senate
John L. Lewis
House
Lucas of
Ilinois
Rep
Jacobs
Lewis
Lloyd Sidener
United Mine Workers
FEPC
Girl Accuses Father of Branding Her as Punishment
A 12 year old girl in Honolulu said her father branded her thighs with a hot iron to punish her for running away to a carnival. She reported prior burns to her lips and chest and was detained as police investigated.
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Honolulu
Morgan Baptist Called to Meet Monday Evening
Baptists were notified Saturday that Rev. Bethea Sted Morgan meeting for Monday at 7:30 o clock at the Harise mip li members of the executive fields, clerk, stated.
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Morgan Baptist
Bethea Sted- Morgan
Harise Mip li
Fields
Two Baptist Home Boys Drown After Boat Capsize
In Troy Alabama two two year old boys from Alabama Baptist children's home drowned when their boat overturned on a small lake at Troy Teachers College campus. Two others swam ashore about 180 feet away. Victims Oliver Martin and Robert Atkins son were identified. College students aided in the rescue and provided artificial respiration without success.
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Troy
Ala
Alabama Baptist Children’s An
Troy Teachers College
Oliver Martin
Robert Atkinsson
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Wecatur
Board of Zoning and Adjustment
A. Bailey
LaFayette Street
R. T. Sheppard
Avery Safley
Montgomery
M. L. Looney
Danville
Richard Lee Bankston
Hillsboro 2
Quinnie White
Decatur General Hospital
Eighth Avenue East
E. H. Bowling
Union Grove
Camp McDowell
Carol Smith
Bill Schelbe
Ed Pirie
Elizath
Elizabeth Slade
Long Island, N. Y
Hamil Clinic
C. J. Blackwood
Decatur 1
Hamil Clinic Hospital
J. A. Moore
Sherman Street
F. M. Deason
1812
Avenue West
Decatur Oral Hospital
Oyd Murphy
Hartseller
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
W. H. Black
Decatur 3
Paul Bishop
Patsy Wear
B. F. Wear Jr
Fifth Avenue West
Kenneth Marcion
Gene Marcion
Arab 3
Orville
Third Avenue South
Baugh- Wiley Clinic
James Perry
Ninth Avenue East
da Clardy
Clarence Clardy
David Watkins
Davis Street
W. G. Peebles, Jr
Mooresville
Diana Moss
G. L. Moss
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Pennsylvania
New York Central
Santa Fe
Southern
Western Pennsylvania
Slim
Thomas
Jean Williams
Grant Building
Pittsburgh
Miss Williams
Paul Slantis
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Union
Civic Club
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Department of the Census
Wauweece Wade
Prichard
John E. Adams
H.S.J. Walker
Louis Melvin Greenlee
Semmes
Adams
Penn
Floyd Sherrod
Wolf Patrol
Jerry Walter
Charles Myrick
Joe Gerald Ditto
Robert Wilson
Ray Brock
Camp Frazier
Jack Perkins
Ee Tatum
Frank Richardson
James W
Hank Bolte
Larry McRea
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