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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1952
Page
3
Mrs Betsy Clarke was granted divorce in London after claiming her husband Sydney a butcher took over her duties as housewife including cleaning shopping and cooking The judge heard Clarke say I thought I was a much more efficient house keeper than she was in 1949 and the court accepted the housework as grounds for separation.
President Truman signed a bill boosting military pay and allowances by about 0.5 billion dollars yearly. The 4 percent base pay rise plus 14 percent higher food and rental allowances goes into effect with this month’s vouchers. Enlisted personnel with dependents would see monthly increases from 13 to 19 dollars, privates up to 3 dollars. No extra 45 dollar Korea pay is included in this bill.
Mildred Babe Zaharias, renowned woman athlete, rested well in Beaumont after surgery. Doctors expect no complications and say she could leave the hospital in ten days.
A note explains that cows gorging on young legumes without enough roughage may develop bloat as bacteria in the digestive system produce gas. Belching is insufficient to relieve the buildup, raising health concerns for grazing management.
Early morning auto crash on U S Highway 31 south of Keller Memorial Bridge caused minor damage. Curtis Bryant of Montgomery drove a 1950 two ton Chevrolet truck and Marie Morgan of Hartselle drove a 1948 Chevrolet. The truck backed up after stopping at Kaye service station while the car followed. The car hood was smashed. Time 5 08 A M.
In circuit court filing Grad Smith sues B L Windham and Simon Bradford in an attachment suit. Sherman Powell represents Smith as attorney. The note references the United States Military Academy opening at West Point in 1802.
Alabama’s majority and alternate delegates to the Democratic National Convention will attend a May 27 pre-convention caucus in Birmingham. Mayor Cooper Green announced the gathering, with Lt. Gov. James B. Allen and Senators Lister Hill and John J. Sparkman among those invited. The 26 delegates will cast 22 votes at the convention and appear split between Kefauver and Russell, with six pledged to Kefauver and six to Russell.
Mrs. Katherine G Dollar of Ardmore Tennessee will get 35000 from Louisville and Nashville in a settlement over the death of her husband James Dollar. He was crushed when a freight car failed to couple and rolled into a switching engine at Bessemer Alabama on May 6 1951. The petition claimed violation of the federal safety appliance act due to a defective coupler.
Louis Pollock, a Dothan jeweler, faces charges of filing false income tax returns for 1944 and 1945. Testimony finished. trial nears jury as prosecutors seek verdict based on disputed reported versus actual incomes and taxes. Pollock’s counsel argues a calendar mixup and overpayment in 1944.
Fossils reveal early birds with long reptile like tails and teeth indicating ancestral traits. The discovery highlights transitional features between dinosaurs and modern birds and sheds light on the evolution of flight.
Washington reports price increases of 1 to 2 cents per can on canned vegetables fruits and juices with OPS granting higher prices to offset lower earnings for wholesalers. The order covers vegetables fruits and juices and cites compensation as the motive.
Spirit Lake Washington report says 20 year old Arthur Jessett of the University of Washington died after tumbling into a crevasse high on Mt St Helens. Rescuers lowered into the ice to recover the body as his father Reverend Thomas E Jessett met the climbers amid fog and rain.
Officials said independent stores would face most effects from a potential OPS price markup order. A final decision could come this month and would allow retailers to raise margins on concentrated coffee dry cereals cookies and many canned meats. Tuna and salmon would be exempt. Some prices are already near the limit customers will bear.
Pacific Greyhound buses resumed operations in seven Western states after 79 strikebound days. Main lines from El Paso Salt City Albuquerque and Portland began westward service at dawn with commuter routes out of San Francisco restarting.
A father at a Southwest Washington mountain lake read prayers from the Book of Common Prayer before his son’s body was recovered by eight ski patrols. He fell to his knees and cried out My son My son My son as the rescue ended and the team shared handshakes.
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