Local births and community notices fill Decatur page
Partly cloudy outlook with scattered thundershowers. births announced for J B Whitmire Jr and Billie Woodall in Decatur. Visits from Lieut Douglas Cook and son. court records show 31 cases including gaming and DUI. building permit issued for $500 home addition. Community events at Westminster Guild and DAV Auxiliary. local church activities and family reunions noted.
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P. F. Ballentine Jr
Church Street
Preacher Warned Of Things to Come- And Come They Did
Rev. Adam E. Polcrack preached on the shape of things to come at St ul s Lutheran church in Port Carbon. A gothic chandelier suddenly crashed from the ceiling during the sermon injuring none and the congregation continued singing.
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Port Carbon
Adam E. Polcrack
St. Ul's Lutheran Church
Polerack
Overtime Session Likely as Rayburn Sees Probe
House Speaker Rayburn predicted an extended summer session and a probable probe of lobbyists. He said passage of Truman's domestic program is unlikely in one session while Senate delays persist. Tax committee foresees a $3 billion deficit next year and reviews $3.421 billion in new and expanded programs.
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Washington
Rayburn
D-Tex
Congress
Truman
White House
House
Mr. Truman
Senate
Lucas
D-Ill
Senate-House
Senate-House Tax Committee
Mail Tickets To Subscribers For Legion Memorial Field
Grandstand tickets to American Legion Memorial Field will be mailed Tuesday to several hundred subscribers who helped make the field a reality. The $60 000 project on South U S 31 nears completion with lights likely by Wednesday and other construction wrapping up before the weekend opener between Decatur and Florence on Saturday night. Jimmy Williams, commander of the local Legion Post and key figure in the project, has reportedly left his business and moved his operations to the field. Legion Memorial Field is regarded as Decatur’s best baseball facility by those who have seen it.
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American Legion
Legion Memorial Field
Decatur
Two Stills Seized in Morgan Limestone County Raids
Two stills and 400 gallons of beer mash were destroyed in raids by Morgan and Limestone counties with ABC officers. Cecil Cooper and Lonnie Layman were arrested on Sunday on warrants before County Judge W H Long for manufacturing or possessing still apparatus. Bond set at 750 dollars each. Officers included Chief Deputy W H Kirkpatrick deputies Garland Nuby James Bara and P H Sandlin.
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Morgan
Limestone County
Alabama Beverage Control
Cecil Cooper
Lonnie C. Layman
W. H. Long
Pleasant Valley
Decatur
C. B. Humphrey
W. H. Kirkpatrick
Garland Nuby
James Bara
ABC
P. H. Sandin
Dr Chenault to Deliver Address To New Doctors
Dr Frank Chenault of Decatur will deliver the commencement address for 31 new doctors at Alabama Medical College in Birmingham on June 3. He was Alabama’s outstanding general practitioner in 1948. The 194? class marks the first graduation since 1947 due to wartime year-round classes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank Chenault
Decatur
Alabama
Alabama Medical College
Arguments in Trenton Six Case Set for Supreme Court Today
Oral arguments before the New Jersey Supreme Court may decide whether six Trenton Black men face execution for a 1948 holdup and murder. The case, long appeals, involves confessions allegedly obtained under drugs, with police and defense counsel presenting contrasting testimony and legal theories.
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Trenton
Lewis C. Stanley
N. J
New Jersey Supreme Court
United States
Jersey
Olwil Biahtse Qanensen
Eisler Ordered Held To Await Hearing On May 24th
A London magistrate remanded communist fugitive Gerhart Eisler in custody, ordering a May 24 extradition hearing to U.S. authorities. Eisler, who missed a $23,500 bail in the United States, was taken from the Polish liner Batory at Southampton by Scotland Yard.
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Eisler
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Southampton
Eng
Scotland Yard
W. E. Bray
Batory
England
New York
U. S
London
Associated Press
Negro Airman Found Guilty in Rape Murder Case
Pvt Herman P Dennis Jr of the 20th Air Force was convicted of rape and murder in Guam and sentenced to death. The verdict awaits review by higher military authorities and President Truman. The case tied to accomplices Pvt Calvert Dennis and Staff Sgt Robert Burns. Miss Farnsworth, a Navy employee, died after the assault.
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Leifer
Guam
20Th Air Force
Pvt
Herman, P. Dennis Jr
Ruth Farnsworth
Gerry S. Mason
Las Vegas
Nev
Air Force Board of Review
Washington
Truman
Dennis
Calvert Dennis
Robert W. Burns
Spokane
Wash
San Francisco
Seguin
Tex
Burns
Farnsworth
a @uam
Underpass to Open for Two Way Traffic
Workmen remove supports from the Danville Underpass under the L and N tracks to permit two way traffic for trucks and buses. Temporary one way flow had existed earlier when supports were placed in the pass.
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Danville
Peaewey
Beca
Officers State Charges Due In Highway Death
Charley Montgomery, age 21, faces charges of manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, and driving without a license in the death of his father, Steve Jackson Montgomery. The elder Montgomery, a highway patrol sergeant, died from injuries after a fishing trip accident on the Courtland Wheeler Dam road near Courtland. Charley, crippled below the knees, has been jailed for investigation as prosecutors review the case. County officials say the incident followed a swerving truck and that Charley reportedly told a sheriff he had killed Papa before investigators were involved. The elder Montgomery’s services are scheduled at Smyrna church, with burial in the adjoining cemetery. surviving are his wife Lula and children Carrie, Lula, Davie, Charley, and Leonard.
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Charley Montgomery
Steve Jackson Montgomery
Highway Patrol
A. G. Mitchell
G. B. Byars
Lawrence
James P. Miller
Brooks
Montgomery
Decatur
Charley
Courtland- Wheeler Dam
Courtland
Lawrence County
Byars
Mitchell
David A. Hansard
Wilson
Hansard
Smyrna
Ralph Graham
Brown
Moulton
Lula
Carrie Allen
Lula Vinson
Davie Stiles
Leonard
Sheriff Byars
Hurst Cartee
Cutiis Cartee
Charlie Stiles
Robert Vinson
Warren Montgomery
Albert McDonald
U S Government Steps Into Ford Strike Effort
Washington May 16 The federal government intervenes in the Ford strike to push a settlement. CIO Auto Workers president Walter Reuther met with Federal Mediation Director Cyrus S. Ching and said a mediator would be sent to Detroit negotiations. Ching warned that progress must occur within a reasonable period or action in the public interest may follow.
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Washington
Ford
Walter Reuther
CIO Auto Workers
Cyrus Sing
Ching
Reuther
Conciliation Service
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
U. S
Sunny Sunday Enjoyed in Decatur Weather Readings
Decatur enjoyed a sunny day with highs near 64 and temperatures rising through the morning. Observations from the U S Weather Station recorded 75 at 8 am, 78 at 10 am, 86 at noon, and 88 at 1 pm.
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Decatur
Ee Tva
U. S
Split Decision Upholds Free Speech in Terminiello Case
The court upheld Arthur Terminiello's $100 fine for a Chicago speech, affirming that free speech can invite dispute and even anger. Justice Douglas led the majority, while Jackson and Burton dissented warning about mob violence and the risks of partisan rhetoric.
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Jackson
Arthur Terminiello
Chicago Auditorium
Terminiello
Illinois Supreme Court
Ilinois
Douglas
Justice Douglas
Justice Vinson
Justice Frankfurter
Justice Jackson
Burton
Justice Burton
Terminello
Chicago
Gerald L. K. Smith
High Tribunal
England
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pictures of Graduates to Be Published
Pictures of hundreds of graduates in Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties will be published Tuesday in a special section. The Daily prints all class pictures for the first time in history as a souvenir edition. Maynard Layman and Sam Hobbs spent two weeks photographing and listing graduates with school officials’ assistance.
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Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Maynard
Layman
Sam Hobbs
Hobbs Studio
Decatur
Conflict Seen On New Taxes
Washington May 16 Government faces choice between economy and higher taxes as experts project a 2.1 billion dollar revenue drop and a 6.9 billion deficit. House leader McCormack calls for a 4 billion increase in taxes while Senate members draft a bill to trim federal spending by about 1.0 billion.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Senate-House Tax Committee
Staaf
Truman
House
McCormack
Mass
Senate
Pussell
D-Ga
Appropriations Committee
Russell
Dr Blue Harris Dies From Personal Safety Related Wound
FOLEY AL May 16 Dr Homer P Blue Harris 54 year old former Montgomery physician died of a personal safety related gunshot wound. Harris was shot at his home in Bon Secour about 2 pm yesterday with a 32 caliber pistol. He died later in a Mobile hospital. The body was taken to Foley for funeral services. Associate State Toxicologist Nelson E Grubbs assisted in the investigation.
Probation hearings set for trio in Athens court
Effie Adair 32 found guilty of assault with intent to murder after knife incident. Fred Douglas Mahalley 17 pleaded guilty to grand larceny tied to electric motors stolen from Trinity Negro High School. Walter Lee Roberts 20 pled guilty to grand larceny for Ardmore car theft. probation waived until hearings.
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Effie Adir
Fred Douglas Mahalley
Walter Lee Roberts
Athens
Newton B. Powell
Effie Adair
Limestone
Trinity Negro High School
David Allen Crooks
Neilson Howard
Ardmore
Youth Killed, Another Wounded Defending Girls
In Port Colborne Ontario a Buffalo New York youth was killed and a second seriously wounded while defending two girls at a moonlight beach picnic. Police say George Szendry of Humberstone Ontario is held on murder charges. The assailant fired at Harold Snetzky 18 and Richard Joseph 19 as they escorted two girls Lydia Luisi 16 and Geraldine Fiorito 18 away from Pleasant Beach. Joseph attempted to stop the attack and fired two shots, aiding the girls’ escape. Szendry fled. Snetzky died hours later at a hospital.
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Port Colborne
Ontario
Buffalo
N.Y
George Szendry
Humberstone
Ont
Harold Snetzky
Richard Joseph
N. Y
Snetzky
Joseph
Lydia Luisi
Geraldine Fiorito
Lonely Pleasant Beach
Lake Erie
Szendry
Tornado kills four in Amarillo strikes South area
A violent tornado ripped a four square mile swath through southern Amarillo killing four people and injuring about 65. Hospitals reported dozens with cuts and bruises as Red Cross and volunteers aided rescuers. Crop and property damage were extensive with hail and power outages widespread.
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William C. Barnard
Amarillo
Tex
Panhandle
Dawn
Red Cross
Amare Io
St. Louis
Chain Stores To Be Hosts Annual Dinner At Lyons Hotel
Nineteen Decatur chain stores host a dinner at 6 30 p m tomorrow in the Lyons Hotel for Home Demonstration club leaders and guests. Harry Higdon is toastmaster with Mrs Mattie Dobbs program chair. Dr T S Jones will provide organ music for the dinner and community sing led by Mrs O J Self. Mrs Lucille Parker gives the welcome, with Mrs Ben Jones replying. Maynard Layman introduces guests, aided by Miss Florence Norton and Higdon. Prizes will be presented by A L ere lead tem ing. Leading figures from Rock Creek Ryans and Austin- See CHAIN on Page 2
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Decatur
Lyons
Loaers
Harry Higdon
Mattie Dobbs
T. S Jones
O. J. Self
Lucille Parker
Ben Jones
Maynard
Florence Norton
Higdon
A. L
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J. B. Whitmire Jr
Canal Street
Decatur General Hospital
Douglas Cook
Douglas Jr
Belvoir, Va
H. T. Cook
Recorder’s Court
Westminster Guild
Lamar Penney
Herman Nebrig
Joe Calvig
Nashville
Pure Oil Company
Alabama and
Laurel Streets
Sixth Avenue
Dixon Chapel
Marshall County
DAV
Martin L. Kingsmore
Endlam Boulevard
Cois Lowery
Lee Kitchens
Brown's
Ninth Avenue East
Bob McCrackin
Tommy
Chattanooga
Reliance
Tennessee
Higdon Brothers
Ladies Council of the First Christian Church
Peter
First Presbyterian Church
Board of Stewards
The
Central Methodist Church
Bilie Woodall
Decatur 3
Hamil Clinic Hospital
By Ken Reynolds
Daily Want Adz
Solons
Lee Rayburn
Morgan County
Dr. Chenault
Tom Clark
New Jersey
Death House
Bludder
English
Forrest
Peyom Manning
Ign
McKenzie and Wilson
Kson
By Vic Bubbett
Treasury
Blue Harris
Lan
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Lois Martin
Eva McPherson
George McPherson
Charles Maserang
28Th Street
Louis Nordyke
Amarillon Globe News
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