Decatur Area Weather And Local Church Notices
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Warmth easing in north and central portions this afternoon. Decatur bureau listed 85 high and 60 low for the 24 hour period. Kiwanis to entertain Decatur High School seniors Thursday at 6 30 pm at Hotel Lyons. Rev John M Hendon to preach at Hopewell Baptist on Sunday and Rev R F Miller at Sixth Avenue Church of God on Sunday. Hospital updates include Tennis Sparkman improving after surgery in Birmingham. Mrs Sparkman and daughter with him. Mrs Jack Jones and infant moved to Madison from Decatur General. Twin birth at Decatur General. Various local clergy and residents noted in hospital and service updates. See diary on page two.
Truman Urges Congress to Fund TVA Plant in Tennessee
President Truman asked the Senate appropriations committee to approve 4 million dollars to begin building a steam power plant at New Johnsonville Tennessee to expand TVA power for peacetime demand and potential emergencies, urging swift action for national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Snyder
Special
Washington Service
Washington
Truman
Senate Appropriations Committee
TVA
New Johnsonville
Tenn
Bridges
Tennessee
Arthur M. Hill
National Security Resources Board
Tennessee Valley Civics
Taft-Hartley Law May Be Invoked to Avert Walkout
Washington May 26 AP The government may use the Taft-Hartley act to head off a threatened all coast maritime strike set for June 15 Top officials said action is under study as a shipping group could block aid to Europe and the Far East A seven man board may be named by President Truman to study issues across Atlantic Pacific and Gulf coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Far East
Truman
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Hoffman Approves Cotton Shipments to Four European Nations
The Economic Cooperation Administration authorized 27.871 million dollars in American cotton shipments to Italy France the United Kingdom and Norway with UK linters included. These private transactions aim to finance Europe’s textile needs and mark a first major ECA funded trade move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
U. S
Europe
Hoffman
Italy
France
United Kingdom
Norway
ECA
Ching
Hae Cunierel
Valealvesne
Mayor Outlines Progress And Plans For Decatur
Decatur Alabama mayor H R Summer spoke at a Lions Club meeting about the citys growth through hardship and war and its future. He cited a valley of opportunity in which residents will settle and prosper and urged continued investment including a 1 million trade school and an airport with land acquisition likely in two weeks. the citys share is 15500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
H.R. Summer
Lions Club
Ala
Tennessee Valley
Uth
Summer
Moses
Tur
Chrysler Union and Company Clash Over Wage Demands
Detroit negotiators studied terms of GMs wage deal as Chrysler and UAW return to the bargaining table to end a 15 day strike that left 75 000 workers out and intensified labor talks in the auto industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO Auto
Chrysler
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
Taylor Told To Examine Iowa Civil Rights Firestorm
Birmingham May 26 Sen Glen Taylor of Idaho faced sharp remarks from Police Commissioner Eugene Connor who urged the vice presidential candidate to fix civil rights at home before critiquing the South. Taylor was fined 50 dollars and given a suspended six month jail term for disorderly conduct after trying to enter a segregated church meeting to speak to delegates of the Southern Negro Youth Congress. Connor cited Alabama law barring Chinese Mongolian and non taxed Indians from voting or serving, and urged constitutional scrutiny of the national civil rights program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Eugene Connor
Connor
Henry Wallace
Taylor
Southern Negro Youth Congress
Idaho Democrat
Alabama Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Armas
800 Gallon Still Destroyed in County Raid
An 800 gallon still in Looney's Cove was destroyed Tuesday afternoon in a raid by county deputies and ABC officers. The operation occurred 18 miles west of Falkville. No arrests were made. Participants included Sheriff C B Humphrey, ABC Officers Sandlin and Coulter, and deputies W H Kirkpatrick and G L Nuby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Looney’s Cove
ABC
C. B. Humphrey
Falkville
Humphrey
Sandlin and Coulter
Aties
W. H. Kirkpatrick
G. L. Nuby
Civil Rights Rider Aims at Draft Bill Additions
Senator Langer proposes attaching Truman civil rights measures to a peacetime draft bill. He seeks amendments banning racial segregation in the draft and enforcing fair employment practices for contractors. House opposition grows with about 60 members ready to speak against the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Langer
R-Nd
Truman
Senate
House
Congress
Truman Plan Strikes Snag
Washington data shows the Truman administration civil rights program from last winter is bogged down. James Adams reports the stalled effort highlights political obstacles and ongoing disputes within the government and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Adams
Washington
Truman
Governor Folsom Criticized For Mobile Baldwin Vote Response
Mobile and Baldwin counties showed little support for Gov. James E. Folsom in the May 4 primary, though Henry W. Sweet praised the governor’s record. Sweet noted plans for the docks expansion and attracting new shipping lines to Mobile, speaking before the Mobile Civitan Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
James E. Folsom
Baldwin Counties
Henry W. Sweet
Sweet
Mobile Civitan Club
Mobile County
Folsom
Ogle to Lead Northern All-Star Football Squad in August
Decatur athletic director H L Ogle has been named head coach of the Northern division for the All-Star game at Denny Stadium on August 27. The North will include districts five through eight, with 28 players per side, and proceeds benefit the Alabama Athletic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
H. L. Ogle
Alabama Athletic Association
Denny Stadium
Ala Athletic Association
Alabama
High School Association
Tuscaloosa
Ogle
Veto Measure Faces Quick House Passage in Congress
In Washington on May 26, Republicans predicted easy approval for a bill granting Congress veto power over President Truman’s tariff cuts. The plan limits tariff reductions and seeks more control, amid conflicting GOP views on unity and constitutional questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Congress
Trumah
Eaton
RNJ
Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep
Halleck
Rind
Truman
Federal ‘Tariff Commission
State Marshall
U S Union Proposes Government Purchase of Railroads
A group of 20 railroad unions urged the government to begin preparations to buy the railroads but offered no unified plan. White House and agencies declined comment while observers warned Congress would have to approve such a socialist step and railroad management dismissed the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Congress
Husband Arrives at Bedside of Woman Who Fell 9 Floors
In Pensacola Florida on May 26 194? Lt. J B Welborn Jr flew from Montgomery Alabama to be with his wife Mrs J B Welborn of Galveston Texas who survived a nine story fall two days earlier. She had disappeared from home a week before leaving behind their one year old child and later fell from a ten story office building partly through a roof. She sustained internal injuries and fractures to both legs but remained conscious as police and hospital staff treated her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lawlor
Hempstead
Newsday
Lawlor
Dorothy
Tommy
Pensacola
Fla
Air Force
J. B. Welborn, Jr
Galveston
Texas
Welborn
Montgomery
Ala
Elborn
Restauery
J. C. Maxwell
Bookkeeper Billed By Federal Jurors
Ernes tine Shiver a 27 year old former Mobile bookkeeper was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of violating the national stolen property act She previously was indicted by the Mobile county grand jury on forgery charges The new indictment was among fifty returned yesterday Miss Shiver an employee of a Mobile dry dock and ship repair yard is charged in connection with shortages totaling 10000 dollars Auditors report shortages at the yard The FBI arrested her in Columbus Georgia and returned her to Mobile
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ernestine Shiver
Mobile County
Miss Shiver
FBI
Columbus
Tragic Truck Incident Claims 15‑Month‑Old Boy
In Birmingham a 15 month old, Larry Joe Garner, son of Mr and Mrs P H Garner Jr, died after a truck backed over him in the family driveway. Police say he wandered from the porch into the path of the vehicle. He died about thirty minutes later at a hospital. The boy’s parents and siblings survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Larry
Joe Garner
P. H. Garner Jr
M. H. Cole
Garner
Arabs Reject UN Terms for Palestine Cease-Fire
Arab delegations said they could not accept the UN cease-fire terms, presenting three conditions including stopping Haganah arms, abandoning recognition of Israel, and limiting Jewish immigration. The council adjourned with seven minutes left before the deadline as diplomacy pressed on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Harrelson
Palestine
Israel
County Council
Tion
Haganah
Council Adjon
Council
New York
The
Isa Nakhleh
Arab Higher Committee
Paris
U.N
Arabs Refuse To Halt War Amid Security Council Move
Arab sources say the Arab states will not cease fire before the U N Security Council deadline and plan to press for end of Jewish armed forces and withdrawal from occupied areas as the council pleads for peace. The Arab League reconvened in Amman to draft terms and Egypt caters a report accusing Zionist gangs of preserving arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Israel
United N. Security Council
Jerusalem
Security Council
Salem
Arab League
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Egypt
Holy Land
al Organ
Nokrashy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur Weather Bureau
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur High School
Hotel Lyons
Sam Alexander
John M Hendon
Hopewell Baptist Church
W.G. Maze
Fort Myers, Fla
World Missions
R. F. Miller
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Mary Miller
Hartselle
S. Sparkman
Jefferson Hospital
Jack Jones
Decatur General
Madison 3
Brown's
Billy Stephenson
Trinity Baptist Church
O. C. Weaver
Hartselel
W. W. Glass
Mary Patton
Brown's Ambulance
Decatur General Hospital
First Presbyterian Manse
Elmer Meikers
Town Creek
Baoy Lester Turner
Moulton 2
E. R. Carter Jr
Jane Patterson
Florence Rent Office
Focal Rent Control Board
R. Covey
Eighth Avenue E
Central Methodist Church
Fred Schlocer
Security Board
Elmore
Allo
Memphis
Knoxville Journal
McKellar
South
C. Arthur Bruce
Memphis Light Division
Lee Truman
By Ken Reynolds
Anthony Durpe
Emil
Papa
Anthony, Jr
Vivienne Dorset
Lorraine Dunning
Harlem Hospital
Dupre
Chrysler Union
Iowa
Baldwin
Northern
Intest
Decatur Red Raiders
Hanceville
Ogre
Chance Bright
Jerry Korn
Senate Judiciary Committee
John W. Davis
Charles Evans Hughes Jr
Sed. Richardson
Federal Loyalty Review Board
Chambers
Agriculture Department
Morgan County
Board of Revenue
Mary Ellin Berlin
Irving Berlin
Dennis. Sheedy Burden
Burden
I. Townsend Burden
Blonde
Hemstead
N. Y
Welborns
Cen
Ella Wheeler
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