Weather outlook and community notes from Decatur
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in North and central portions and moderate to fresh southerly winds on the coast. Local visits include Albert Jervis of Tulsa to his mother, Mrs. A. D. Jervis, and Mrs. W. P. Daniels visiting relatives in Florence. Several hospital admissions and discharges listed along with church activities and Legion meeting details.
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Albert Jervis
Tulsa
A. D. Jervis
Bonn signs new West German constitution for 11 states
The Big Four foreign ministers met in Paris with little optimism as the United States Britain France and Russia held their sixth meeting on the German question. Simultaneously Bonn proclaimed the new constitution for a West German government with signatures by delegates from 11 states in the three zones.
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Associated Press
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Bonn
Gunman Spars with Lodger Over Bread and Money
Chicago scene reports an armed robber entering Mrs. Josephine Halper’s home and demanding cash. He stalls as she pleads for bread, then relents and gives money, telling her to buy food before fleeing. the incident ends with a peculiar twist as Mrs. Harper uses a dollar for a neighborhood tavern.
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Chicago
Josephine Halper
Petition Rejected as West Berlin Seizes Rail Stations Block
Western military commanders rejected a West Berlin city government petition to seize strike bound elevated railway stations. They said police intervention would be authorized in cases of law and order failure. Rioting continued as Soviet controlled police clashed with strikers over the railway management.
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Berlin
West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Western delegates push for new German government plans in Paris
The Western powers expect a new German government by mid July as they press Russia for immediate Berlin talks amid bloody riots. Secretary Acheson and foreign ministers Schuman and Bevin meet with Andrei Vishinsky. unified Western plans remain undisclosed and Germany’s status dominates discussions.
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Paris
Russia
Berlin
Dean Acheson
Robert Schuman
France
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Germany
Morgan County School Board Terms Fix Proposed
Morgan county legislators plan bills to fix terms for board of education and set salaries for revenue and tax-collectors. Proposed pay includes 3000 dollars yearly for revenue members, 4800 dollars for the chairman, and 4400 dollars for the tax collector. The measure also allows travel expenses for the superintendent and authorizes 500 dollars to J W Vinzant for an eye injury while employed. Terms listed for education board are Clark 1952 Shells 1950 Briscoe 1950 McWhorter 1952 Bennett 1954.
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Morgan County
Board of Education
Board of Revenue and Control
Revenue Board
J. W. Vinzant
W. O Clark
E. S. Shells
W. J. Briscoe
R. C. McWhorter
Fred A. Bennett
Pulpit Group Appoints Committee for New Pastor
The official board of the First Christian church has appointed a pulpit committee to recommend a successor to Rev. James G. Wallace. Members include Wicchairman, Iman Safley, Dr. Joe Burleson, Reese Roberson, and Ray Me. The pastor plans to resign and will deliver his final sermon this Sunday morning.
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The
First Christian Church
James G. Wallace
Com Ste Aie
Iman Safley
Joe Burleson
Reese Roberson
Ray Mea
Tornado Toll Rises Across Nine States
A rapid tornado outbreak over the weekend killed 46 people and caused millions in damage across nine states. Missouri, Illinois and Indiana were hardest hit with numerous deaths and extensive property destruction. Cape Girardeau endured the highest losses with 21 dead and millions in damage. The Red Cross announced a $500,000 relief fund as recovery operations continue.
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Associated Press
Washington
Basil O'Connor
American Red Cross
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
West
Virginia
Texas
Tennessee
Iowa
Maryland
Cape Girardeau
Clarksville
Bessville
Cabool
Shelburn
Terre Haute
Clay City
Ralph C. Werner
Red Cross
Work Begins on New Water Tank in Decatur Park
Construction starts on a $2 million gallon storage tank at Delano Park in Decatur. Chappelle and Zeigler of Greenville begin $41,600 foundation work for the new tank to be built by Chicago Bridge and Iron at a total cost of $211,800 and delivered by late June with completion around October 1. The old tank will be removed after the new one is in service.
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Decatur
Chappelle & Zeigler
Greenville
Ala
Delano Park
Westher
Greenville Aeree
West Decatur
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
Legal fight looms as veterans face debt jail in Vermont law
Brattleboro attorney Ward Shea said he will petition Rutland County Court to free three World War II veterans held in jail for failing to pay civil judgments. Ralph J. Fugatt, 29, a former Springfield Mass. newspaperman, along with Bernard J. Smith Jr., 23 of Fair Haven, are confined in Rutland jail. Frederic Lee Segal is noted as the third man.
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Ralph Bugatt
Springfield
Mass
Rutland
Bugatt
Vermont
Brattleboro
Ward Shea
Ralph J. Fugatt
Shea
Fugatt
Bernard J. Smith Jr
Fair Haven
Frederic Lee Segal
Honor The Name Of John Hunt Plaque Unveiling In Huntsville
Barrett Shelton Jr of Decatur and William B Hunt of Scottsboro unveiled a plaque honoring John Hunt the founder of Huntsville at Big Spring. Patrick Richardson gave the principal address as locals and visitors attended. The tablet notes Hunt lived near the spring around 1805 and was erected by the Judge David Campbell Chapter D A R. Descendants of John Hunt listed include Mrs Arthur Jones and Barrett Shelton Jr.
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Huntsville
Big Spring
Barrett Shelton Jr
Decatur
William B. Hunt
Scottsboro
John Hunt
Daughters of
Patrick Richardson
Helen Petty
A. W. McAllister
David Campbell
Arthur Jones
William E. Crawford
Barrett Shelton Sr
John H. Jones
Forrestal to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
Former Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal will be buried at Arlington with military honors likely on a Wednesday morning. A Navy board will probe his death by suicide from the Bethesda hospital, while lawmakers praised his devoted service and faulted press vitriol.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
James V. Forrestal
Arlington National Cemetery
National Military Establishment
Tull
Navy
Forrestal
Frank Knox
Defense
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Bill Proposes Salary Hikes for County Officials
Morgan county intenders J. Russell W. H. Stewart and Norman H. Harris plan two bills in the legislature to raise county salaries. The probate judge would earn 6200 dollars annually with clerk hire not exceeding 11000 dollars. A second bill fixes the county court solicitor salary at 2400 dollars yearly, paid monthly, plus funding for supplies and equipment.
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Morgan County
Noble J. Russell
W. H. Stewart
Norman H. Harris
Board of Revenue and Control
Democrats rely on Brannan plan to win Midwest
National Chairman J. Howard McGrath said the Democrats will push the Brannan farm subsidy plan to win the Midwest in the next election. A Des Moines rally on June 11 will feature Secretary Brannan explaining the plan which would subsidize prices for stored crops while allowing perishable crops to sell at market. The strategy targets 13 states, with a broad party effort across Colorado to Wisconsin as battlegrounds in the fight for control of Congress.
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Jack Bell
Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Brannan
Midwest
McGrath
Secretary of Agriculture
Des Moines
Iowa
Colorado
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Montene
Wisconsin
Michigan
Democrats
Pelicans
Fgg
Congress
Economy group swings axe on foreign aid and occupation costs
The House approved a 22 to 19 cut reducing Truman’s foreign aid and occupation budgets by about 770 million dollars. Marshall plan outlays fall to 3.568 billion, with other cuts shaping a 5.542 billion overseas spending bill. Debate sets the next step in a razor‑thin path to Senate action.
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Washington
Ahmed
Truman
House Appropriations
House
Senate
U. S
Greece
Turkey
Vandenberg
R.mich
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Lilienthal
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Argonne Atomic Laboratories
Chicago
Budget Bureau
Senate-House
Bureau
Lucas
Dhb
Tydings
D-Mo
Senate Armed Services Committee
Missing Child Betty Jordan Found Safe at Home
Betty May Jordan seven daughter of Mr and Mrs Homer M Jordan was reported missing Sunday noon from Tanner Limestone area and found safe at home after church activities. She apparently left for a short walk to catch a bus to Athens but did not ride the bus and was located by neighbors and authorities shortly after.
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Betty May Jordan
Homer M. Jordan
Tanner
Betty Jane
Limestone
Jordan
W. M. Leonard
Leonard
Bunyon Broadwater Tanner High School
Smallwood
Jordans
Jane
Brothers Sail Lifeboat on 9 400 Mile Pacific Voyage
In Long Beach California on May 23 the Swarthout brothers Francis 20 and James 21 launched a 22 foot lifeboat named Carick for a 9 400 mile voyage to Honolulu. They expect 45 days at sea with 60 day food supply and 35 gallons of water aboard. Their mother Mrs William M Swarthout witnessed the departure as veteran Guardsmen doubted the trip.
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Long Beach
Calif
Honataita
Swarthout
Francis
James
Carick
Rothers Swarthout
Honolulu
William M. Swarthout
TSE
Safe At Eva Store Looted by Safecrackers
Ester N Cobbs general store in Eva was robbed early Friday with about 400 dollars in cash four cartons of cigarettes and a box of cigars taken. Checks and thousands of dollars in government bonds belonging to Clara Cobbs were left behind. The safe was opened by knocking the dial off and tumblers released. Entry came through a rear window with the screen removed. Three witnesses saw a car in the area during 1 to 2 am and a mysterious fast vehicle fled northeast afterward.
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Ester N. Cobbs General
Eva
Clara Cobbs
C. B. Humphrey
Dobbs
Humphrey
Ex Governor Caldwell to address Alabama legislature on scholarships
Former Florida governor Millard Caldwell is set to speak at a joint Alabama legislative session at noon about the regional educational compact for out of state scholarships. The plan, approved by the Southern Regions Governor's Conference, is active in 10 states and will enroll about 225 white and 200 negro students this fall. The session also eyes a firecracker bill and debates the temporary clerk hire measure.
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Montgomery
Ala
Millard Caldwell
Florida
Alabama
House
Senate
Southern Regions
Sunday Weather With Narrow Temperature Range
A U S Weather Station reports a minimum of 62 degrees and a TVA sub station shows 82 degrees. Hourly readings today begin at 8 a m with temperatures 78 at 10 am and 72 at noon.
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U. S
TVA
Sean
Three Killed in Head-On Crash East of Athens
An early Sunday crash on the Athens Huntsville highway left four dead and several others injured in Limestone County. Victims include Truitt Johnson 20 and Mrs Leila Williamson Gurley postmistress along with several Gurley family members. State Highway Patrol cites speed as a likely factor and notes the accident blocked Lee Highway for hours.
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Athens
Athens-Huntsville
Truitt Johnson
Danville
Moulton
Decatur
James Junior Gill
Frize-Thompson
Huntsville
Limestone Creek Bridge
Leila C. Williamson
Gurley
Lewis C. Tate
Hiram
G. Whitlock
Sheffield
Lewis T.tate
Marion E. Gurley
Mario Jr
Huntsville Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Williamson
Tate
Highway Patrol
Whitlock
Marion Jr
Lee
Girleys
Tsiing
Limestone County
J.D. Vinson
Johnson
Chevtotet
Charley Pointer
Fender Johnson
Drowning Report Exposed as Error at Lee Highway Camp
Lime stone County Sheriff John Sandlin and state patrol searched for a youth reported drowned at Lee highway fishing camp. The Bessember youth failed to return after leaving camp in the morning. later he returned and said rough water caused the delay, proving the drowning report erroneous.
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Limestone County
John Sandlin
Highway Patrol
Lee Highway
Bessemer
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