Weather outlook and community notices
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Friday with widely scattered thundershowers in the north. The Thursday night sermon at St Pauls Lutheran will address the Influence Of Christ s Ascension Upon Christians. Public invited to 7 30 P M worship. Several local visits and church events noted. Cadet Gove Mitchell home after Sewanee graduation. funeral attendees listed for Sharon Stafford. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Christ
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Sam
R. E. Carey
Church of God
Austinville
Extradition Ordered for Harold N. Tingley on Defrauding Vets
The Alabama Supreme Court ordered Harold N. Tingley returned to California to face charges of defrauding war veterans in a home building venture. Tingley, held in Birmingham, had sought release after extradition was granted by Gov. James E. Folsom. The ruling followed an appeal process up to the state’s highest court.
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Harold N. Tingley
California
Montgomery
Ala
State Supreme Court
Tingley
Birmingham
Supreme Court
Revenue Bills Lambasted at Hearing Today
Business and industrial leaders attacked administration revenue bills at the Alabama capitol urging they would impair operations. Howard Pill of WSFA opposed a 10 percent gross receipts tax on radio stations citing growth from 17 to 66 stations and fierce advertising competition. Alabama Power president Thomas W. Martin and REA Cooperatives manager W. L. Sturtevant opposed a 10 percent license tax on utilities noting taxes would be passed to consumers, harming low income farmers. Page 2 reference.
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Montgomery
Ala
Capitol
James E.folsom
House
Ways and Means Committee
Howard Pill
Alabama Broadcasting Association
WSFA
Pill
Alabama
Alabama Power Company
Thomas W. Martin
Birmingham
W. L. Sturtevant
Alabama Rural Electrification Authority Cooperatives
Sturtevant
Bees Return After Store Visit Making Honey in Danville
A bee swarm that invaded the Hogan store in Danville ten days ago returned from a visit. They briefly settled at the homes of Mrs. G. Bates and J. P. Bolding before retreating to the hollow wall of the store. Honey production continues, a notable outcome for local residents who have enjoyed honey samples recently.
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Hogan
Danville
Production In April Off As Industrial Output Falls Again
The Federal Reserve Board reports industrial production fell for the fifth straight month in April and continued declining in early May. The index dropped to 179 percent of the 1935-39 average, down from 184 in March and well below the 195 peak last October and November. Open hearth steel output also slid three percent from March.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Etowah Man Held on Assault Charges in Shooting of Women
Ormond Ray Tucker, 22, charged with assault with intent to murder after ambush shooting of his estranged wife Lena Tucker and sister in law Agnes McCoy in their yard. Lena in serious condition, Agnes lightly wounded. Previous assault charge alleged two weeks earlier. Bond set at $20,000.
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Gadsden
Ala
Ormond Ray Tucker
Pink Handy
Tucker
Lena
Agnes McCoy
Tucka
Bond
Grant McCoy
Seth
Chaute
Buying Orders To Come Before Council Today
City purchase orders will be the main subject of discussion at the City Council meeting called by Council President Roy Odom. He said the next regular council meeting would be June 6 and other members might have matters to discuss. Also noted were several small items to be considered.
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Roy Odom
Odom
Boda
Scant Clue in Reuther Gun Attack Probed
Detroit police sift scant clues in the May assault on CIO unionist Victor Reuther who lost an eye. A 12 gauge shotgun and a heel print emerged as leads while FBI considered joining the probe amid possible political motives. Reuther, 37, survived surgery after being shot in the face and neck. His brother Walter, UAW-CIO president, suggested a communist link. Two men were questioned. one released, another detained after inconsistent alibi claims.
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Detroit
CIO
Victor Reuther
FBI
Congress
Michigan
Reuther
United Autge Workers Union
Reuther Yard
Henry Ford Hospital
Walter
Uaw-Cio
Brazilian Chief Sees TVA Dam During Tennessee Visit
President Eurico Gaspar Dutra of Brazil toured the Tennessee Valley Authority Chickamauga dam in Chattanooga during a two fold visit. He spoke of Brazil needing a project like the TVA and mentioned interest in Vanderbilt University's Brazilian studies program. He arrived on Truman's plane escorted by National Guard fighters and was greeted by Governor Gordon Browning.
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Nashville
Ténn
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Brazil
Oe Brazilian Institute
Jony Dutra
Chattanooga
Truman
Independence
National Guard
Berry Airfield
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Dutra
Tennessee Valley Authority
Vanderbilt University
TVA
Chickamauga
Sao Francisco
Inquiry Planned Into 436 Bomber Purchasing Program
Chairman Vinson announced a House Armed Services Committee inquiry into the 436 bomber purchasing program. He indicated a full committee meeting next Tuesday to request the investigation.
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Umry
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Coal Parleys Resume After Lewis Demands Credentials
John L. Lewis forced a pause in Southern soft coal talks by demanding that the Southern Coal Producers Association prove its authority and show tonnage. Adjournment was set to allow a credentials panel from both sides to complete its work amid operator withdrawals.
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Herb Little
Fire Headquarters To Get Paint Job
Alderman Leonard Moody chairman of the fire committee said he issued orders for painting the interior of the station at headquarters. He instructed Fire Chief Floyd Elkins to purchase the paint and have some firemen who were formerly painters do the work in their spare time.
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Leonard Moody
City Council
Moody
Floyd Elkins
Red Assurance Demanded on Berlin Blockade Lift
A British diplomatic source says the West requires Russia to honor its pledge to end Berlin blockade restrictions. Western ministers, meeting in Berlin, plan to press Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky if assurances are not satisfactory, amid reports of a new form of blockade by Berlin rail strikes.
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Paris
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Pilgrimage to Rome Urged by Pope for Holy Year
Pope Pius XII urged a pilgrimage of peace to Rome during the 1950 holy year. The papal bull, read to about 2,000 in St Peter’s portico, calls on peace to return to hearts within individual nations and the universal community. The pope did not appear publicly.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Rome
Universal Commonwealth of Peoples
Basilica of
St. Peter
St. John Lateran
Saint Paul
Santa Maria Maggiore
Msgr
Alfonso Carinci
Apostolic Pronotaries
Apostolic Palace
Carinci
Heavy Traffic Toll Over Holiday Seen By Safety Council
The National Safety Council estimates 215 people will die in traffic accidents over the three day Memorial holiday nationwide. The figure covers immediate fatalities only and excludes later deaths from injuries or non traffic accidents. More than 30 million vehicles were expected to be on the move if weather stays good, with deaths potentially halved by extra caution.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Missing Farmwife Prompted Highway Patrol Aid Request
Gaythe Sue Ramsey, 17, vanished from her Hartsville area home after Monday medical visit. Carl Ramsey, her husband, asked the state Highway Patrol and officials to help trace her movements from the Stover store area in Hartsville to town. He fears foul play after her disappearance following a bus ride into town. she is described as 17, red-haired, 5 feet 3.5 inches, about 138 pounds with hair color described as red or grayish.
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Gaythe
Sue Ramsey
Carl Ramsey
the Daily
Hartselle
Stover
Slayer Nears His Final Hour in Washington Death Case
WALLA WALLA Wash May 26 The violent adventures of Jake Bird appear near their end as a last hour stay by the U S court of appeals in San Francisco could delay execution set for 3 30 A M tomorrow on a gallows Bird says he has avoided for a year and a half The 47 year old transient has confessed involvement in or knowledge of 44 slayings while imprisoned He was sentenced for the bludgeon killings of Mrs Bertha Kludt and her daughter on Oct 31 1947 in Tacoma Officials note his appeals to the U S Supreme Court and multiple state courts in a long bid to avoid death The case cites his notorious hex and the deaths of several officials during the fight over his fate The defendant contends police coercion forced his Kludt confession and seeks clemency.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Jake Bird
Bertha Kludt
Tacoma
Bird
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington State Supreme Court
Federal District Court
State Superior Court
E. D. Hodge
Hodge
Joe Karpach
Ray Scott
Pateetee Sherman
Lyons
Ally
J. W. Selden
Ed Bird
Cut Time Off of Bus Schedule to Improve Service
R H and R B Powers operators of the Red Bay Bus Lines announced that running time between Decatur and Russellville will be reduced by 20 minutes effective June. The afternoon Red Bay bus leaving Greyhound terminal at 2 10 p m will depart at 2 30 p m with arrival in Russellville unchanged. Morning run departure time from Russellville will remain unchanged.
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R, H. and
R. B. Powers
Red Bay Bus’lines
Decatur
Russellville
Red Bay
Greyhound
Powers
Arture Fromville
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan Wed On Schedule
In Cannes May 26 the wedding proceeds as planned after the Vallauris mayor waived formalities to skip 10 day notices. The prince opposed publication abroad and delayed posting. Justice Ministry word reached the mayor and reporters last night.
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Rita
Prince
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
Cannes
France
Vallouris
Prince Aly
Harvey Hudson
Paul Derigan
Vallauris
Derigon
Ministry of Justice
Paris
Flood Strikes Fort Worth Area Across Texas
Heavy rains trigger the Trinity Clear Fork flood washing out roads and flooding towns from Dallas to Johnson and Denton counties. One death reported as trains derail in washed-out tracks and cars swept into creeks. Rescue crews struggle with rising water as towns brace for more storms.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Johnson County
Dallas
Dawson
Corsicana
Denton County
Cleburne
Keene
Santa Fe
Turkey Creek
Fiood
Turtle Creek
Larry Martinez
Autobile
AEC Cleared 2 For Secret Work Despite Security Warnings
Senate energy hearings disclosed that the Atomic Energy Commission cleared two men for secret work despite warnings from its security officer. Dr Edward A Condon head of the bureau of standards and Dr Frank Graham then university of north carolina president and later north carolina senator were named. Lilienthal defended the commission noting progress in atomic programs and proposed calling 30 witnesses including Gen Dwight Eisenhower. The committee planned further closed sessions after a brief public session.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Edward A. Condon
Bureau of Standards
Frank Graham
Graham
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Lilienthal
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Senator Hickenlooper
Iowa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McMahon
D-Conn
Congress
Connally
D-Tex
Hickenlooper
Lienthal
Commission
Lilenthal
Rep
Elston
Ohio
John Gingrich
Condon
Man Arrested Here For Highway Patrol Unit in Madison Co
James Nance aged 20 from Morgan County is held in Morgan County jail for evasion of Madison County Highway Patrol. He was arrested after coming to the sheriff to inquire about another arrest. Nance faces a reckless driving charge. Other Morgan County arrests include three for public drunkenness and one for prohibition violation.
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James Nance
Morgan
Morgan County
Madison County
Nance
Highway Patrol
C. B. Humy
Morgan Sheriff's Office
Minor City Traffic Accident Reported
A minor two-vehicle accident occurred on Sixth Avenue South involving a truck driven by Henry Greer of Tanner 1 and a car driven by Edwin Chumm. The collision happened when the truck rear-ended the car at 620 Fourth Avenue Wan, as reported by police.
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Henry Greer
Tanner 1
Edwin Chumm
Fourth Avenue
Wan
Sixth Avenue
South
Birthday salute for Queen Mary marked by gun volley
A 41 gun birthday salute will be fired today for Queen Mother Mary who turns 82 in good health. A troop of 59 royal horse artillerymen will fire a sequence through the royal grounds as part of the ceremony.
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Royal Horse
Frank Thomas Declared Out of Immediate Danger
Alabama athletic director Frank Thomas, hospitalized since March 19 for a heart ailment, was announced today to be out of immediate danger but remains in serious condition. An attending physician noted gradual improvement in recent days after a long period in an oxygen tent.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Thomas
Tide
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Hamil Clinic
O. C. Weaver
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Moulton Road
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Goodman
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