Kerr Attacks Republicans as Democrats Rally Behind Truman
Senator Kerr leads a Democratic attack on Republican foreign policy while endorsing Truman and Acheson for world peace. The resolutions back civilian control of the military and rebuke MacArthur, as Boyd and Harriman bolster a 1952 fight plan centered on Truman as the party’s best candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Denver
Truman
Acheson
Carl V. Rice
Kansas
Douglas MacArthur
W.axerell Harriman
Russia
Kremlin
Harriman
Triaman
Wator Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
Harry Truman
Chicago
Resolutions Committee
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Red China
Korea
William M. Boyle Jr
Boyle
Second grade picnic at Delano Park and local notices
Community events fill the day with a Somerville road school picnic at Delano park and a weeklong daily Vacation Bible School planned at Central Baptist church starting Monday June 4. Church meetings, baptisms, births, hospital admissions, and a building permit are listed, along with sermons and ground breaking ceremonies at local faith and educational institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Road
Delano Park
Central Baptist Church
Bradley remarks on NATO commitments and collective defense
The discussion features General Bradley defending measured NATO commitments as part of building a collective defense, while avoiding unfulfillable militar y pledges. The remarks respond to Iran and potential Russian behavior during a joint Senate session on MacArthur’s dismissal, with questions from Wiley Theal as the session shifts to witness chair assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bradley
Iran
Russia
Wiley Theal
MacArthur
Barker Rites Held Thursday
Funeral services for Dewey Lee Barker 53 will be held at 2 PM at Market Street Church of Christ in Athens. Rev A J Rollins will officiate and interment is in Athens city cemetery. Pallbearers include Harry Kittrell George M Rogers R C Allen Ellis Grossett M C Grisham Kyle Looney. Barker a World War I veteran and member of the American Legion and Woodmen of the World is survived by his wife two daughters and several sons and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Dewey Lee Barker
Veterans’ Hospital
Nashville
Barker
Thayer Hospital
Street Church of Christ
A. J. Rollins
Athens City
Harry Kittrell
George M. Rogers
R. C. Allen
Ellis Grossett
M. C. Grisham
Kyle Looney
American Legion
The
Woodmen of the World
Buck Majors
Huntsville
Marvin Meadows
George W
Shreveport
Dewey Lee Jr
Clinton, Tenn
Herbert
U. S. Navy
Oscar O
Jackson G
C. O
E. C
Decatur
President urges large funds to aid allies against Soviet pressure
The President outlined a plan to provide military and economic aid totaling 6.89 billion dollars to Western Europe and 1.614 billion to Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. He urged Congress to raise export import bank lending authority by 1 billion dollars to draw on Treasury as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Far East
South
Southeast Asia
Near
Middle East
Latin America
Formosa
Congress
Tax bill projects savings on state revenue
Solomon said a bill could save the state up to 150000 dollars annually if a sales tax increase from two to three percent is defeated. He would raise the collection fee back to three percent with a ceiling, and at three percent the bill could save 250000 to 500000 dollars yearly.
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Solomon
Henry County House
Local Church Activities and Officials Schedule
Sunday services and events include a 7 30 p m service at First Methodist with junior choir directed by Mrs Cecil Timberlake and sermons by Rev R L Baker. Memorial Drive Methodist hosts a deacons dinner Tuesday at seven. L McFadden Jones starts as summer student assistant at First Presbyterian June 1 residing with Rev and Mrs W W Glass. Morgan sheriff reports arrests for peace bond violation and public drunkenness. Highway Patrol reports reckless driving. Mrs Madeline Reeves and Judge J H Crow Jr attend Judson College trustees meeting in Marion. Sim L Howell travels to Montgomery for county associations committee talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Glass
New Presbyterian
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
B. R. Lacy
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U
Ing
First Methodist Church
Cecil Timberlake
Liszt
Dvorak
L. McFadden Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Street
Morgan Sheriff's Office
Highway Patrol
Madeline Reeves
J. H. Crow Jr
Marion
Board of Trustees
Judson College
Sailors Dumped Into Harbor When Launch Capsizes
Newport Rhode Island May 24 A 50 foot Navy motor launch carrying 120 to 150 men capsized in Newport harbor during a heavy rain storm. One man was known dead with 15 known stretch er cases and 24 hospital patients. Rescue operations involved three Coast Guard vessels three Navy craft and a Navy helicopter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Newport Harbor
Navy
First Naval District
Boston
Long Wharf
Public Information Office
Third Naval District
New York
Coast Guard
Allied Push Advances Through Korea Front Near Seoul
U N forces drive toward Hwachon and Kumhwa after recapturing Kapyong and probing north of Seoul. American and Allied units extend lines around Uijongbu with tanks and heavy artillery, while Van Fleet declares the offensive a success though Reds still able to strike.
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Chunchon
Kapyong
Seoul
Hwachon
Red Korea
U.N
Uijongbu
Chorwong- Kumhwa- Hwachon
van Fleet
Law dispute over education and revenue board nomination lists
Russell contends he should fill Graves vacancy as the sole education list name after Orr and Graves were named. Norman Harris argues the board law required rejection of the entire list and submission of a new one, amid pressures over centralizing tax powers in Montgomery Harris during the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peared
Russell
Orr
Board of Revenue and Control
Graves
Education Board
Norman Harris
Equalization Board
Montgomery Harris
Probate Records of Decatur Cemetery Transfers
Daily Records from the Probate Entry Book show transfers including Decatur Cemetery Association to Dr. John M. Chenault for 200 dollars. Other entries list Nina Nichols to Sam Hunter 840 dollars Ralph Pierce to Doward E Taylor 840 dollars Ivey C. Rankin to Joe H. Calvin 10 dollars and Howard H. Bennich to Homer Terry 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Cemetery Association
John M. Chenault
Nina Nichols
Sam Hunter
Ralph Pierce
Doward E. Taylor
Ivey C. Rankin
Joe H. Calvin
Howard H. Bennich
Homer Terry
Brother of Local Resident Succumbs
Funeral services were held today at 10 A M in Morganfield Kentucky for Weyman Calmes 48 brother of Mrs R E Catlett of Decatur He died Wednesday in Henderson Kentucky after a heart attack Calmes had represented Gulf Production Co in Venezuela for about 25 years Surviving are the widow three brothers and three sisters Miss Louise Calmes joined Mrs Catlett en route to the funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morganfield
Weyman Calmes
R. E. Catlett
Decatur
Calmes
Gulf Production Company
Venezuela
South America
Henderson
Catlett
Louise Calmes
Dee Chapman Calmes
Sunshine Returns as Central Valley Sees Rain Totals
Bright sunshine returns to the Central Valley while TVA sub station at Decatur reports no rain. Temperatures reach 69 degrees at 4 PM and 72 at noon with 66 degrees at 8 AM. Rain of .27 inches Wednesday night marks the first substantial rainfall since April 22, adding to seasonal totals: .95 on April 22, .04 on April 27, .07 on April 28, .02 on May 3, and .07 on May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Athens Hospital Dedication Promises Regional Impact
Notables invited to dedication Friday afternoon as Athens Lions club volunteers guide tours. Dream Come True Athens and Limestone County long sought hospital, with architect Charles H McCauley of Birmingham. Federal government covers two thirds, Limestone County adds 120000, county debt 100000 over 15 years, estimated 25000 yearly tax. Four rooms furnished by local groups. facility includes a wing for negro patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Lions Club
Athens
Limestone County
Charles H.mccauley
Birmingham
Building Commission of
Alabama
Woodmen of the World
Lions Club
Home Demonstration Clubs
Limestone Baptists
Government extends price ceiling deadline for manufacturers
Price Director Michael V. Di Salle granted about 150000 general manufacturers machinery makers and textile producers an extra 35 days until July 2 to implement new ceiling prices. Businessmen had urged for more time after May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael V. di Salle
Taxate Top Bracket Changes Proposed by Committee
A committee ordered technical changes to its tax bill to clarify operation of the 120 percent increase. The drafters were instructed to revise the top bracket so that no dollar is taxed more than 100 cents.
Alabama Supreme Court Decisions Report May 24 Decisions Listed
The Alabama supreme court announced its May 24 decisions from Montgomery. Cases include Livingston v state ex rel G M Russell affirmed from Morgan County court and State v Virgil H Brooks reversed and remanded from Calhoun circuit court. Also rulings on writs of certiorari denied appeals dismissed and applications overruled with opinions noted. The term spinster is traced to medieval weaving by unmarried women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Livingston
James Edgar Young
State
G. M. Russell
Morgan County Court
Foster
Sanford *Service Co. Inc
Sanford Service Co. Inc
City of
Andalusia
Lawson
A. B. Case
Conservation and Land Co. Inc
Mobile Circuit Court
Equity
Roy E. Blair
Commissioner of Revenue
Ira Thompson
Montgomery Circuit Court
Stakely
Justice
H. A. Travis
J. M. Merrill
Leslie Wheeler
Martha Wheeler Kelley
Virgil H. Brooks
Calhoun Circuit Court
Mobile Stove and Pulley Manufacturing Co. Inc
Leila Averett
William Averett
Conecuh
Thomas Lawrence Johnson
Mae Battles
Tuscaloosa
Traffic Victim Rites Slated for Brownie Whitley
Funeral services are planned Friday at 2 p.m. at Union Hill Church for Thomas B. Brownie Whitley 34 of Morgan county died Monday night in a traffic accident near Ballaston New York. Rev. M. S. Palmer will officiate with burial in the adjacent cemetery. Whitley, a Morgan county native residing in Bedford Ohio, was returning from Hudson Falls New York. Surviving are his wife Nan nie Whitley, his parents Henry and Mrs. Whitley Falkville, two brothers Jack and Gene both of Decatur, grandmother Mrs. Alice Whitley Falkville. Pallbearers: Almon Fitzgerald Homer Shoemaker Richard Morris Comer-Livingston Clifford Holmes Burton Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. “Brownie
Whitley
Morgan County
Union Hill
M. S. Palmer
Peck
Ballaston
N. Y
Bedford
Ohio
Hudson Falls
Nannie Whitley
Henry Whitley
Falkville 1
Jack
Gene
Decatur
Alice Whitley
Almon Fitzgerald
Homer Shoemaker
Richard Morris
Comer — Livingston
Clifford Holmes
Burton Brown
Parole board actions and doubts over Benjamin release
Testimony shows McRae uncertain about a parole agreement, cites one board member in Huntsville, and recalls breakfast with Benjamin’s wife. Dumas presents Dec 11 calls to Vinson from a Huntsville hotel as McRae admits possible knowledge. McRae denies taking bribes or gifts while helping releases including C. O. Mann.
Former Decatur Resident Visits Relatives in Area
Claude B. Roden, once a Decatur resident now living in Fort Worth, Texas, is visiting relatives in this area. He worked for the Louisville and Nashville railroad starting in 1897, left Decatur in 1901, and later served as a conductor for Rock Island out of Fort Worth before retiring in 1947. He was born in the Danville community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude B. Roden
Decatur
Fort Worth
Texas
Mr. Roden
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Birmingham
Rock Island
Markets Report From Decatur Seeds and Livestock Prices
Cotton middling 45.75 cents, strict low 43.70. Cottonseed 100 dollars per ton. Broilers 27 cents delivered. Hens 20 to 24 cents delivered. Eggs 80 cents per dozen. No 2 Ear Yellow and White Corn 1.57. No 3 Ear White 1.54. No 2 Oats 95 cents. No 2 Mile 2.31. Corn basis 154% moisture. Other grains basis 1342% moisture.
Drinkard in Custody Ties to pardon board inquiry
The article outlines sheriff statements on Drinkard's warrant served at a hospital as his brother and associates face charges. It notes Blackmon’s murder conviction in 1945 and connections to the Folsom pardon and parole board. It mentions the board’s 1949 1951 tenure under Governor James Folsom, amid mass paroles and pardons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackmon
Bill” Coleman
Drinkard
Folsom Parole Board
Glen Vinson
Waldrop
the Daily
Pardon and Parole Board
Folsom
Folsom Administration
Road Bid Opening Set for Friday on Decatur Moulton Project
Construction bids for the Decatur Moulton road and Woodall bridge on Hart selle Danville road will be opened Friday morning in the state highway director Guerry Pruett's office. District engineer H D Burnum said bids for drainage structures on Hurricane Creek gap and the Cullman Lacon section of U 31 are included. Plans call for a giant fill to bridge Deep Rain Water Creek, with delays totaling about a year for the Lacon Cullman segment awaiting federal decision between bridge or fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur-Moulton
Woodall
Hartselle
Danville
Guerry Pruett
H. D.burnum
Hurricane Creek
Cullman-Lacon
U. 31
Lacon-Cullman
World War Risk and Policy Support Quoted
He warned of a potential Third World War while affirming his program and policies as correct. He stated the United States and global public opinion support his stance and efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Truman Keeps Plans Secret
Washington May 24 President Truman declined to reveal whether he will run again next year saying the season remains open. He stated his decision is made but not disclosed and dismissed political chatter linking his future to General MacArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Mr. Truman
MacArthur
Notice to Decatur property owners on 10th Ave paving
City of Decatur Alabama delivers assessment roll for improvements under Ordinance No. 567 adopted May 15 1950 and confirmed June 19 1950. City Council meeting June 18 1951 7:00 PM to hear objections to proposed assessments for paving 10th Avenue East from 7th Street South to 9th Street South with bituminous surface base plant mix seal concrete curbs and gutters. May 24 1951 JOE PETTEY City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
10Th Avenue
7Th Street
9Th Street
City of
Council Chamber
Joe Pettey
For Sale Three Two Bedroom Houses Cash for Veterans
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE three two bedroom houses I can make G I loans for limited time 250 cash will handle for qualified veteran Call B Frank Chenault 371 In memory of Mrs John Henry Thompson who passed away one year ago today Friends may think that we have forgotten you when they see us smile but little do they know the sorrow that is hid behind that smile For no one knows how much we miss you life will never be the same You left behind some broken hearts that loved you so sincere we never could and never will forget you mother dear Husband and children brother and sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin
McRae
Huntsville
Dumas
Vinson
Montgomery
Drinkard
C. O. Mann
Madison
Mann
Folsom
ABC Board
Jim Leak
Roy Dickerson
Dickerson
W. G. Smight
Mobile
Parole Board
Bill Drinkard
Glen Vinson
Norris E. Kervin
Kervin
Covington County
G. I
Frank Chenault
John Henry Thompson
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Senator Kerr
Dee
Southside Baptist Church
Chester McCaughern
Decatur General Hospital
R. B. Graves
Jackson Street
Hamil Clinic
Macon Gilbert
Second Street West
Recorder’s Court
J. T. Rogers
Grant Street
Baugh Wiley Clinic
George Wallace Jr
East
LaFayette Street
Leroy Cowley
Eleventh Avenue West
Kyle
Sixth Avenue East
Little Michael Callaham
Clay Callaham
Ninteenth Avenue East
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Lakin Garnett
Ferry Street
Effie Buck
Decatur 3
H. R. McKee
Minnie Pocus
Fifth Avenue South
Bill Mayfield
Murray de Graffenried
Decatur Fire Department
Floyd Elkins
Elliott Owen
Decatur 2
T. J. Chitwood
Friend of God
Central Methodist Church
Harvey Mack Hamilton
Olen Hamilton
Ruth Driver
P. D. Wilson
Vice
Neil Kirk
Rome Sa
R. L. Baker
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Sim L. Howell
Morgan Board of Revenue and Control
State Association of Coun- Commissioners Committee
Supreme Court
Roy
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