Community notes from Decatur and surrounding areas
Local items report fishing trips to Wheeler dam by several residents, ROTC cadets at Florence State Teachers College receiving commissions, and plans for a large summer freshman class with ROTC offerings. Visits from Scottish editors precede Old Age Pension Association meeting, with multiple social and personal notices across Decatur area.
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Hillis Hubert Tucker
Decatur
Florence State Teachers College
Gee
Florence State
F. E. Lund
Chief Of Staff Concurred In Ouster Of MacArthur
Gen. J. Lawton Collins testified that Gen. Douglas MacArthur violated orders by sending U S troops to the Yalu river near Korea. He said he and the joint chiefs did not countermand MacArthur and that he had considered relief before Truman weighing removal. He supported MacArthur’s dismissal and the war strategy amid reports of Russian aircraft and Chinese casualties.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Yalu
Manchuria
Korea
Collins
Army
MacArthur
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Marshall
Omar N. Bradley
Saltonstall
Rmass
Mr. Truman
Mac- Lee
Seven Gilts Leave For Service June 13 Induction
Morgan county youths will leave June 13 for induction, Mrs. Katherine Geary, secretary of the local draft board, said today. The seven are Thomas Oscar Marsh 22 of 605 West Market Street John Willis Childers 23 of Lacey's Spring Homer Addison Mee Means 22 of Star Route Anderson Billy Gene Bolton 22 of Trinity James D. Harper 22 of Vinemont Bobby Alvin Hovis 20 of 307 Seventh Avenue West Bobby Glenn Carden 19 of Decatur.
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Morgan County
Katherine Geary
Thomas Oscar Marsh
West Market Street
John Willis. Childers
Lacey
Homer Addison Mee- Means
Star Route
Anderson
Billy Gene Bolton
Trinity
James D. Harper
Vinemont
Bobby Alvin Hovis
Seventh Avenue West
Bobby Glenn Carden
Decatur
Mentally Deranged Daughter Is Kept In Her Room 31 Years
In Selma Alabama a negro couple kept their mentally ill daughter in a single room for 31 years. Amalia Harris now nearing 50 was found by police and committed to Mt. Vernon state hospital after county officials and the Welfare Department intervened. The room held only a bed and a padlocked door though the mother said it was usually unlocked. Doctors at Mt. Vernon said she might have a chance at normalcy with aid.
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Selma
Ala
G. C. Blanton
Blanton
Mount Vernon State Hospital
Amalia Harris
State Welfare Department
Mt. Vernon
Aida Ts Cad Beai
Draft Tests To Open Saturday
Princeton dispatch reports a three hour draft test tomorrow may decide if 175000 college students stay in school or join the military. Deferments until August 20 are authorized for about 500000 draft age collegians to take the test on June 16 30 or July 12 with 1200 centers nationwide. Scores arrive at local draft boards within a month and help determine who serves in class or in uniform.
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Princeton
N. J
Selective Service
Insurance Co Sued Over Firing Letter Details
Oscar L. Mims of Anniston sues Metropolitan Life Insurance for 250000 claiming a letter announcing his firing after 32 years of service contained false malicious and untrue statements. The letter from Charles G. Taylor Jr cites poor performance in Ensley and Anniston districts and notes a transfer to a smaller district as a supposed remedy. The suit says the filing will occur in federal court.
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Birmingham
Oscar L. Mims
Anniston
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Mims
Charles G. Taylor, Jr
U. S
John Spark
Ensley
Sheffield Man Loses Both Feet In Train Accident
John Douglas Wilbanks, 52, of Sheffield, was critically injured after a yard locomotive ran over him on the belt line near Decatur Sand and Gravel switch last night. He arrived at Decatur General Hospital with both feet severely damaged. four pints of blood were provided by the Nashville Red Cross chapter for transfusion.
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Sheffield
Decatur General Hospital
John Douglas Wilbanks
Decatur
L & N Railway
George Williamson
J. M. Coley
Ruth Driver
Brown
Red Cross
Nashville
Frank Kirby
Tennessee Line
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Alabama
Baby Snooks Creator Fanny Brice Ill With Cerebral Hemorrhage
Fanny Brice, creator of Baby Snooks, is in critical condition after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage at her Beverly Hills home. She was rushed to Cedars of Lebanon hospital and placed in an oxygen tent. Brice, 59, has been in show business since age 13 and rose to fame with her iconic character from the 1921 Ziegfeld Follies.
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Hollywood
Fanny Brice
Baby Snooks
Beverly Hills
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Iss Brice
Fight Resumed On Attempt To Hike Sales Tax
The Alabama House recessed for the weekend without a showdown on the administration proposal to raise the state sales tax from two to three percent. Opponents pressed to send the measure back to committee as Wallace and Fite urged exploring school funding options. Wallace noted resistance is led by a Folsom faction, while voting patterns show cross party stances amid local tax concerns. See FIGHT on Page 2.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama House of Representatives
House
Rankin Fite
Marion County
George Wallace
Barbour
Wallace
Folsom
Fite
James E. Folsom
Marion County House
Chicago Likely Convention Site
Chicago was recommended by a special committee to host the 1952 Democratic national convention with a unanimous report. The expected date is July 21, as Chicago bids ahead of Philadelphia and leads in the selection process at the national committee meeting in Denver.
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Denver
Chicago
Jack Bell
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Philadelphia
National Committee
New Atomic Tests Success At Eniwetok
The United States says atomic tests at Eniwetok were successfully carried out by joint task force 3 at the proving ground. Experiments included blast and heat effects on structures aircraft and items plus radiation measurements, with tests contributing to thermonuclear weapons research under security restrictions.
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Eniwetok
Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
The
Department of Defense
Truman
Joint Task Force 3
Commission
Tory
JTF-3
Probers Take Time Out As Parole Inquiry Extends
In Montgomery Alabama May 25 two witnesses connected to a legislative parole investigation were arrested on perjury charges. Rep J Emmett Wood of Washington County and Roy Drinkard of Cullman were released on 2000 bond. Investigators allege falsified statements regarding payments for convict releases. Wood faced one case of accepting 50 dollars for expenses and other witnesses claim over 9500 dollars flowed to the legislator. Wood surrendered to sheriff L L Armstrong. Drinkard was taken into custody at Cullman hospital. See PROBERS on Page 2.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. Emmett Wood
Washinon County
Alabama
Roy Drinkard
Cullman
Bill Drinkard
Drinkard
Rep. Wood
Wood
Washington County
Legislators Enter Battle Over Rollins College Presidency
In Tallahassee the Florida legislature moved to oust nonresident trustees after fears the Rollins College turmoil could harm the school. The bill heads to Governor Warren as Rollins sifts through a disputed presidency with Dr. Paul Wagner resisting removal while acting president Hugh McKean governs in New York.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Little
Rollins College
Winter Park
Warren
Rollins
Paul A. Wagner
Hugh F. McKean
New York
Wagner
Admiral urges psychological action to counter Soviet influence
Retired rear admiral Ellis M. Zacharias urged a national push for full scale congressional inquiry into American intelligence and internal security. He spoke to 300 at Decatur Executive Club calling for separate propaganda agency to run the Voice of America and for strong leadership and integrity in elected officials. He warned against domestic distractions and predicted US world leadership for 400 years if psychology driven strategy is pursued.
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Ellis M. Zacharias
Zacharias
Hiroshima
U.S
U.N
Decatur
China
Russia
America
State Department
Voice of America
Talks Slated In Reynolds Strike
Officials of Reynolds Metals Co and the AFL Aluminum Workers Council prepared for further mediation with government labor troubleshooters to end a two week strike. Clyde Mills of the mediation service said wage dispute element remains. The union seeks a seven cent hourly raise for about 2,000 Carermoies workers and six holidays, though holidays are unpaid unless worked.
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Washington
Reynolds Metals Co
AFL Aluminum Workers Council
Clyde Mills
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Carermo Ies
Allies Smash Four Miles Across 8th Parallel Front
Allied troops drove four miles inside North Korea in an all-out offensive. Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet said the 38th parallel means nothing to him as he visited a tank and infantry task force. Airmen reported heavy enemy losses across the border and Van Fleet vowed continued pursuit beyond barriers. Distinguished Service Crosses were awarded to two corps leaders for actions in the spring drive.
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Tokyo
North Korea
United Nations
38Th Parallel
James A. van Fleet
U. S. 8Th Army
Red Korea
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Uijongbu
Chunchon-Hwachon
Inje
Korea
Edward M. Almond
Clark L. Ruffner
Red
John Maragon Sentenced to Jail in Senate Inquiry
Former White House caller John Maragon was jailed after a federal judge rejected a plea to suspend an eight to 24 month sentence for lying in the senate five per center inquiry. His attorney called him a scapegoat. Maragon was escorted into custody as the ruling stood. The location of his confinement was not immediately released.
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Washington
John Maragon
White House
Senate
Kansas City
Jennings Bailey
Edward J. Hayes
Maragon
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Justice Department
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Herschel Martin
Earl Legg
Josephine Legg
Elmer Martin
Eddie Wies
Lola White
Clara Smith
Wheeler Dam
William E. Knight
State College
Pennsylvania
Mexico City
Mexico
Friendship Home Demonstration Club
Jim Beggs
Imogene Martin
Nola White
Tulsa
Danville Road
T. J. Jones
Fifth Avenue West
Glenda Darleen Verner
Howard Verner
West Decatur
Alastair M. Dunnett
Daily Record
Glasgow
Scotland
W.M. Ballentine
Scottish Information Office
Edinburgh
TVA
Old Age Pension Association
Cores
Probers
Dickerson
By Vic Bubbett
Reynolds
Clen Clements
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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