Decatur News Briefs Highlight Local Weather And Happenings
The Decatur weather office reported a 81 high and 56 low for the 24 hour period ending this morning. Local residents visit relatives, with Mrs. G W Canterbury of Leeds in town to see her sister Mrs J D Means. Charles E Poole of Decatur trade school was sent to U S Naval Hospital in Dublin Ga for a tonsillectomy. Rev Robert O Maschke to preach at St Pauls Lutheran church with the sermon I Believe In God The Father Son And Holy Ghost. James N Garnett visiting sister in law Mrs Marion Wolfe at St Augustine Florida. A singing service at Austinville Church of God begins at 730 pm with vocal and instrumental music and public invited. Mr and Mrs C H Edwards vacationing at Daytona Beach Fla. A H Garnett ill at home on Seventh Avenue West. George Tallant Mrs Owen Musgrove and son Ronnie of Birmingham were guests of Rev and Mrs M G Fields over the weekend. Tallant is Mrs Fields brother, Musgrove is her daughter. D D McGehee to review Prayer The Mightiest Force In The World at Ninth Street Methodist WSCS meeting Monday at 230 pm. Morgan district Scout supper tonight at 715 pm at the Cornelian hotel with Ainslee Wyle presiding. Ninth Street Methodist board of stewards meets Monday at 730 pm. Omission noted of Morgan county high school graduates Sarah Frances Slate and Ruby Steed in prior issue. E G Allensworth of Louisville and Nashville Birmingham greeted friends in Decatur. Diary item to run on page two.
Negro Leaders Prepare Federal Court Challenge Over S C Primary Rules
In Columbia on May 20 AP reports Negro leaders plan new federal court action to secure full participation in state Democratic party affairs after the South Carolina convention allowed qualified negro electors to vote in white primaries but barred negroes from party membership. James H. Hinton of the NAACP and John H. McCray of the Progressive Negro Democratic Party warned of immediate relief requests to end disenfranchisement.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
James H. Hinton
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
John H. McCray
Progressive
Democratic Party
Senate Debates Mundt Nixon anti communist bill
Senate leaders vow hearings but no action on Mundt Nixon anti communist bill passed by the House 319 to 58. The measure targets international communist influence and would outlaw efforts to set up a foreign controlled dictatorship in the United States. Taft warns serious study needed. Ferguson supports enforcement and sees necessary crime penalties.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wiley
R-Wis
Judiciary Committee
Munet
RSD
Nixon
Calif
United States
Moscow
Communist Party
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Hill Eyes Chairmanship in Alabama Democratic Delegation
Joe J. Money proposes Sen. Lister Hill as chairman of the Alabama delegation to the Democratic National Convention. Money also suggests former Gov. Chauncey Sparks join the national platform committee. Hill and Sparks led the at large delegation race in May.
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Associated Press
Lister Hill
Alabama
Joe J. Money
Money
Birmingham
Chauncey Sparks
Hill
Sparks
Handy Ellis
Eugene (Bull) Connor
James E. Folsom
A. A. Carmichael
Mustering Out Pay Deadline Extended
World War II veterans now have until February 3 1950 to apply for their mustering out pay. President Truman signed the extension into law yesterday. The prior deadline was February 3 1946. Eligible veterans receive 100 dollars for under 60 days service not outside the U S, 200 dollars for over 60 days not overseas, or 300 dollars for overseas service.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Jerusalem Battle Looms as Arabs Claim Gains
Arabs reported gains in street fighting as a decision on Jerusalem loomed and the Jewish army claimed control of Mt. Zion and a breached Zion gate. Ben-Gurion declared a state of emergency as Egyptian bombing intensified and truce talks collapsed.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Mt. Zion
Zion Gate
Daniel de Luce
Trans-Jordan
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Tel Aviv
U. S
Russia
United Nations
Egypt
Syria
Benet-Yaacov
Jordan
Arab Legion
Hadassah Hospital
Hebrew University
Deir Suneid
Gaza
Beersheba
Council of Foreign Ministers
Roosevelt
Georgia Plea Set Postponed to June 15
A Georgia hearing on returning Clarence O. Revels and Joe Allred to face murder charges was postponed to June 15. Gov. James E. Folsom's legal adviser Ira B. Thompson said the delay was by agreement with Georgia’s Solicitor General and A L Patterson to allow two out of state witnesses. Patterson argues the killing occurred in Florida, not Georgia, so return is improper.
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Montgomery
Ala
Georgia
Clarence O. Revels
Joe Allred
Ira B. Thompson
James E. Folsom
Ed Wohlwender Jr
State Senate
A. L. Patterson
Patterson
Revels
Allred
John Frank Stringfellow
Ben Hill County
Phenix City
Thompson
Stringfellow
Florida
Revel
Jesse James Lives In Doubtful Headlines In Lawton
Lawton Constitution claims indisputable proof that Jesse James may be alive in Lawton Texas named Frank Dalton. Three informants aged 91 72 and 68 provide identifiers while Missouri editors note such revelations surface periodically. The story references a 1947 Dallas hospital stay and a birthday photo on file.
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Lawton
Oklo
Jesse James
James
Mary J. James
Houston
Tess Ingram
Ringling
Okla
Dan Burns
Rush Springs
Oklahoma
Missouri
Jesse
Dallas, Tex
Frank Dalton
Lindsey Whitten
Constitution
Wichita Mountains
Demos Select Two Senators for National Convention
Democratic leaders named Senator Alben W Barkley of Kentucky as keynoter for the July 12 convention and Rep Sam Rayburn as permanent chairman. Senator J Howard McGrath said the picks aim not to appease Southern opposition to Truman civil rights, but to honor long service. Edward J Flynn said there was no vote on Truman nomination at the executive committee meeting. McGrath expressed strong optimism about Truman’s re election prospects. Barkley has now been a keynoter for the third time.
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Philadelphia
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Sam Rayburn
Texas
J Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Roosevelt
Edward J Flynn
New York
Mr. Truman
United States
Barkley
Rotary Nears Closing Meet
In Rio de Janeiro Oswaldo Aranha urged Rotary to keep alive the horror of war and seize a second chance for peace. The former Brazilian foreign minister and ex UN secretary urged Rotarians to pursue pacific ideals and reconciliation as results of international Rotary elections were to be announced later today.
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Hoyt
Rio DE Janeiro
Oswaldo Aranha
International Rotary
Aranha
United Nations Assembly
Rotary International
Aranna
Rotarya
Rotary
Rhode Island Sought for New Agriculture Lab
The Agriculture Department announced tentative selection of Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay as the site for a 25 to 30 million dollar laboratory for foot and mouth disease research. Rhode Island senators and representatives pressed to place the lab in their state.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Prudence Island
Narragansett Bay
Pai
Rhode Island
New Parcel Post Marks World Record for Gift Parcels
Berlin May 20 The American military government announced that German imports from the United States via parcel post exceed 1,000,000 parcels monthly setting a world record. The flow of food clothing and welfare supplies is described as the most extensive spontaneous relief effort in history with Americans funding about 10 million dollars monthly to help relatives and friends in Germany. Since June 1946 the one way service has delivered about 25,000,000 parcels totaling 143,000 tons to all four occupation zones and Berlin.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
AMG
Oneway
TVA Hearings Delayed A Day On Funds For Plant
A senate appropriations subcommittee will start hearings on TVA's request for funds to build a steam generating plant at New Johnsonville Tennessee next Tuesday. Witnesses from Tennessee invited by Senator McKellar testify in support of the extra money as the government corporations bill seeks to boost TVA's share by four million dollars after House denial.
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Washington
Senate ‘Appropriations
TVA
Tennessee
McKellar
D-Tenn
N. Johnsonville
Tenn
House
Judge weighs demurrers in Crescent Amusement tax suit
Circuit Judge Newton B Powell hears arguments from Crescent Amusement attorneys Charles Eyester Sr and Will Mitchell and city attorney John A Caddell on the citys amusement tax case involving the Princess Roxy and Capitol theatres with a decision expected in days.
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Newton B. Powell
Crescent Amusement Company
Powell
Amusement Company
Capitol Theatres
Charles H. Eyster Sr
Will Mitchell
Florence
John A. Caddell
Peach, Caddell and Shanks
City
Trip May Shed Light on Death in Lawrence County Farm Case
Chief Deputy Fred Riley said officers planned a trip this afternoon that could clarify the mysterious death of Dave Melson, 61, a Lawrence County farmer. Melson's body was found in the ashes of a home near Moul, and Sheriff G D Byars, recently ill, showed some improvement in the investigation.
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Lawrence
Fred Riley
Dave Melson
Lawrence County
Melson
Moula
G. D. Byars
Kiwanis Urges TVA Steam Plant in West Tennessee
Decatur Kiwanis adopted a Chenault resolution urging construction of the TVA steam plant proposed at New Johnsonville Tennessee. The resolution followed James Bloodworths explanation on the plant need. Guests included Winston Alston George Marsh and George Edwards.
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Frank L. Chenault
TVA
New Johnsonville
Tenn
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Chenault
James N. Bloodworth
Kiwanis
Hotel Lyons
W. W. Glass
Lafayette Street
Marvin Rankin
Kiwanis Music Committee
Elizabeth Houston
Linda McNeese
Harey Bennett
Lynchburg
Club Ag
Bennett
Good-ear Service
Frank Seibert
Winston Alston
Howard Gibbs
George Marsh
Birmingham
George Edwards
Andalusia
E. J. Polhill
Decatur Club
Arthur Jones
Polhill
James D Wallace
Bloodworth
Frank Troup
Congress
West Tennessee
Frank “Troup
United States
Senate panel kills liquor ad bill in 6 5 vote
The Senate commerce committee defeated a proposal to amend the federal trade commission act to ban ads that misrepresent liquor as healthy, socially elevating, or part of American home life. The bill, by Reed and Johnson, failed 6 to 5.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Federal Trade Commission Act
America
Reed
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Coroner Reports Powell Death as Self Inflicted
Powell a 54 year old poet and resident of Narnice died at his home 425 Railroad Street after a 22 caliber automatic pistol shot to the head about 3 30 PM Wednesday Coroner Rev T Howell said the gun was still in his hand and Mrs Powell heard the shot from another room Funeral services were set for Friday at 2 PM at Mutual Service chapel Interment Roselawn cemetery Surviving are the widow one son Jimmy two brothers and four sisters all named locally and pallbearers listed by name
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Powell
Narnice
Morgan—County
T. Howell
Railroad Street
J. B. Whitmire
Whitmire
Howell
Mutual Service
Otis Kirby
Roselawn
Mutual
Jimmy
Decatur
Howard
Arthur Powell
Guntersville
Bomber Sets Distance Record In Long Range Flight
The Air Force reports a B-38 bomber flown 8 000 miles in a 36 hour test between Carswell AF Base Fort Worth and California. Powered by six 3 090 horsepower engines the 140 ton aircraft carried dummy bombs at 220 mph. The B 36 is noted as a 10 000 mile bomber with longer history of distance flights.
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Washington
Air Force
Consolidated Vultee _ Aircraft Corporation
Fort Worth Tex
Perth
Australia
Columbus
Ohio
Tide-Tiger Game Scheduled At Legion Field for 2 Years
Alabama and Alabama Polytechnic Institute sign a two year contract to play in Birmingham for 1948 and 1949. The Dec 4 1948 game will be at Legion Field with 47000 seats and the Dec 3 1949 rematch to also be in Birmingham.
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Tide
Legion Field
Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Legion Field Stadium
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Wilbur Hutsell
Auburn
Thomas
Hutsell
Mine Chieftain Warns of Averted Walkout Risk
John L. Lewis said talks remain open on a new coal contract as a July 1 strike deadline looms. He urged action to activate the miners welfare fund and named industry leaders he says must push an agreement, warning of unrest if pension plans stay blocked.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Levais
Fairless
Humphrey
Midwest
Francis
Far West
Ecoal
Guards Patrol Waterloo Meat Plant as CIO Picket Smoked
National Guardsmen moved into the Rath Packing plant in Waterloo to quell violence during a bitter meat strike. About 500 guardsmen cleared the area of roughly 50 CIO pickets under a court order as packinghouse workers met to consider proposals to end the unrest.
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Associated: Press
National
Waterloo
CIO
Guard
National Guard
Oni
Minn National Guard
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Decatur Weather Bureau
Charles E. Poole
Decatur Trade School
U. S. Naval Hospital
Dublin
Robert O. Maschke
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
James_N. Garnett
Marion Wolfe
St. Augustine
Sopra
Austinville
Mrs. C. H. Edwards
Daytona Busch, Fla
A. H. Garnett
Seventh Avenue West
George Tallant
Owen Musgrove
Ronnie
M. G. Fields
Mr. Tallant
Fields
Musgrove
D. D. McGehee
WSCS
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Morgan District
Cornelian Hotel
Ainslee Wyle
Morgan County High School
Sarnh Frances
Slate
Ruby Steed
E. G. Allensworth
Einl
Louisville
Nashville
By Ken Reynolds
Eas
Ferguson
R-Mich
Holy City
Jerusalem Street
Princess Mary Avenue
Zion Square
Palestine
Old City of
Abdullah
Desert Legion
Tombe
Cameo Lawton
Foura
Centerville
Tex
Demos
UMW
Sim
Thomas Murray
Ezra van Horn
Styles Bridges
Murray
van Horn
Benjamin
U. S. Steel Cand
M A. Hanna Coal Company
James Francis
Island Creek Coal Company
William Ewart
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