Weather and social notes from the region in brief
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered thundershowers in the east this afternoon. Admitted to Ellis- ter hospital Mrs JDims 919 Beech St and James Shannon 327 Johnston St. Mrs C W Quattlebaum Logan admitted to Ellis- Meyer hospital. Dwight R Smith family to Jacksonville Fla after visit with John M Smith family. O B Rogers 206 Ninth Ave West joins American Thread in Dalton Ga. family to follow. Baptist revival continues to Wednesday night with C R Sherrill. Norman G Hap Halbrooks to graduate Athens College. Building permit issued for a $2000 barbecue stand at 504 Alabama St damaged by fire. Robert Speed admitted to Decatur General Hospital. Central Baptist class picnics postponed due to death in parish. Admitted to Baugh-Wiley clinic W E Rogers Prospects Tenn Lula Stephenson Hartseller and Cleo Yancey Lacey Springs. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Baugh-Wiley Clinic
W. E. Rogers
Prospect
Tenn
Lula Stephenson
Hartseller
Cleo Yancey
Lacey’s
Decatur High School Featured in Coach & Athlete Magazine
Miss Mary Louise Garrett authors an extensive feature on Decatur high school in Coach & Athlete, highlighting eight pages in the publication. Coach H. L. Ogle wrote the story on 19 years of high school sports coverage, and the article outlines school activities and modern facilities funded by the community.
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Mary Louise Garrett
Decatur High School
Coach & Athlete
H. L. Ogle
Miss Garrett
Eee
Ten dead in state weekend accidents in Alabama area
State wide weekend crashes left ten dead. In the Decatur region four accidents injured five people, including James R. Grubbs who suffered a brain concussion. Allan Barnett was charged with reckless driving and freed on bond. Other collisions near Cullman hospitalized four, with injuries including lacerations and a broken leg. Two Morgan county incidents caused no injuries. The report notes Howard Robinson killed on Highway 46 and a child fatally hurt near Birmingham.
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Alabama
Decatur
Highway Patrol
Hanceville
James R. Grubbs
Hanceville 2
Cullman Hospital
Allan Victor Barnett
Gunter Field Air Base
Leonard A. Gray
Westfield
Ala
Charles Fite
Cedartown
Cullman
Gray
Dorothy Gray
Sadie Silvers
Fite
W. E. Richey
W. E. Bradford
Morgan County
Pryor Field
Ernest M. Cole
Anderson
Ind
Robert W. Harper
Athens
Harper
Cole
W. B. Little
E. W. Watts
Eva- Falkville
Cyrus L. Smith
Porter Ray
Vinemont
E. B. Watts
Lionel Freeman
Associated Press
Louis Morrow
Warrior River
Birmingham
Howard Robinson
Cleburne
One Safe Robbed Here But Another Foils The Yeggs
More than $800 was reported missing from Clement's drug store on Sixth Avenue and Seventh Street East after a burglary last night. Chief J B Whitmire said intruders pried the front door, forced the safe, and fled with $800 13 including over $350 in small change and three cigarette lighters. Fingerprints were lifted and checked. officers Collier and Self aided. no arrests reported.
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Clement
Sixth Avenue
Seventh Street East
J. B. Whitmire
Whitmire
J. H. Collier
Pack Self
Handle
Grand Jurors Study Bank Shortage Case
Federal grand jury in Mobile today began considering charges over a bank shortage at the old Thomasville Bank and Trust Co in southwest Alabama. Three suspects, all released on $10,000 bonds, include J Moody Drinkard president and Myrtie N McCrory cashier for false entries, and W P Stutts president of Stutts Lumber Industries for misapplication of funds. Hoover said Stutts benefited about $700,000 through illegal credit extensions.
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Mobile
Federal
Thomasville
Ala
Bank and Trust Co
FBI
Alabama
J. Moody Drinkard
Myrtie N. McCrory
W P. Stutts
Stutts Lumber Industries Inc
J. Edgar Hoover
Stutts
Reds Assault Thrown Back on Korean Front by UN Forces
United Nations troops repelled a renewed attack by two reinforced Chinese companies on the Korean western front. The U S 8th Army reported over 100 killed or wounded among the attackers in a five hour battle as Reds attacked from three hills near Chorwon after midnight.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. S. 8Th Army
U. N
Injured Child Improves After West Moulton Street Crash
Two and a half year old Danny Gaither of Danville is reported improving at Decatur General Hospital after being struck by Max Lesser’s car on West Moulton Street Saturday evening. He suffered a broken leg and lesser injuries. Lesser said the child darted in front of the car.
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Danny Gaither
Edwin K. Gaither
Danville 1
Decatur General Hospital
West Moulton Street
Max Lesser
Alabama Street
Vaughans Trading Post
Lesser
Decatur
Ferry
Walnut Streets
Studebaker
John W. Hughes
Decatur 3
J. C. Burgess
Alabama and
Church Streets
Robert Young
Moulton
Paul D. Park
Teens Admit 13 Burglaries In Birmingham Case
Six teen-age Negro boys held here over the weekend admitted 13 burglaries police said. Police Lt. E. T. Rouse nabbed two of the youths in an alley Saturday night and found boxes of whisky.
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Birmingham
E. T. Rouse
Congress Still Hopes To Quit By Conventions
Washington reports that congressional leaders aim to adjourn before national political conventions begin July 7. Senate Leader McFarland, Arizona, says he cannot forecast an adjournment date until progress is seen after a White House conference.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Senate
McFarland
Arizona
Connally Defends Foreign Aid Bill Against Cuts
Sen. Connally urged quick approval of a 6.9 billion dollar foreign aid bill, warning against timidity. As chairman of the foreign relations committee, he said the measure likely represents his last major legislation before retirement next January. He opposed further cuts, though the House had approved a 6.162 billion dollar ceiling.
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Washington
Sen
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Texas
Truman
House
Congress Watch Delays Adjourment Prediction
House Speaker Rayburn said the House is monitoring its calendar but declined to forecast a definite adjournment day. Senate preparedness subcommittee heard John D. Small, chairman of the Munitions Board, report on current wartime supply and readiness.
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House
Rayburn
U. S
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
John D. Small
Munitions Board
Congress
Supreme Court Delays Decision On Steel Seizure
The Supreme Court recessed without announcing a ruling in the steel seizure case and will reconvene next week to clear its docket. In other actions the court upheld transit radio broadcasts and ruled that movies are protected by free speech and free press. Justice Burton wrote the majority opinion on the radio decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Burton
Klan Leader Hamilton Bonds Over Assault Conspiracy
Thomas L. Hamilton imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan in the Eastern United States posted a $10,000 bond in Whiteville North Carolina on charges of conspiracy to assault and kidnap.
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Whiteville
N. C
Thomas L. Hamilton
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Bloody September Battle at Koje Island Prison Camps
Reports from Koje Island Korea reveal a five day riot between Communist and anti Communist POW factions from Sept 16 to 20. U N guards and hospital records document 100 POW casualties including 15 killed and 136 more wounded, with brutal killings and tortures inside barbed wire compounds.
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Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Red
S. M
Gelenger
Flint
Mich
Madison Grand Jury to Probe Night Riders in Madison
Madison County sheriff says grand jury will hear a case about hooded night riders who disturbed Clarence Burks and may be Ku Klux Klan members. No arrests have been made as the Owens community home was last month targeted and a threat was left. The masked intruders departed after a hostile exchange. The county reports no prior charges despite a recent yard fire. The jury sessions set for June 16.
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Madison Grand Jury
Huntsville
Madison County Grand Jury
Cecil Sanderson
Clarence Burks
Madison County
Sanderson
Burks
Owens Community
Davis Declares He Didn’t Know He Was On Draft List
Daryl Davis a 21 year old San Jose resident and circus clown was arrested in Decatur on a draft evasion charge. He waived preliminary examination and remained in Morgan County jail with bond set under $1,000. Davis says he had no knowledge of his draft status and says no mail reached him at his former address. He wrote the San Jose board last summer and plans to seek help from the Birmingham district attorney if released. He moved to Decatur recently and denies involvement by his wife or family in the case.
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Phillip Kyle
Daryl Davis
San Jose
Calif
FBI
U. S
Richard Hundley
Davis
Morgan County
A. M. Smith
Decatur
la Rue Holly
Daily
D. A
Birmingham
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Screen Actors Guild
State Probe Of Morgan Primary Sought In Letter
A letter to Attorney General Silas Garrett from George C. Cook and George Allridge requests a state investigation of Morgan County Democratic primary irregularities. They urge a special investigator and possible grand jury, offer witnesses, and seek guidance on the decision. Copies go to George Johnson and Newton B. Powell and several newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Garrett
Montgomery
The
Daily
George C. Cook
Lacon
George Allridge
Falkville
Alabama
George Johnson
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Newton B. Powell
Power Lobby Lashed By Hill In TV Speech
Senator Hill accused a private power lobby of aiming for monopoly by blocking transmission lines and sub stations for federal projects. He said the lobby wants to control power from dam projects and crush TVA protections, threatening rural co ops and municipal systems.
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Washington
Sen
Hill
D-Ala
Electric Consumers’ Conference
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lord's Prayer Change Studied by General Assembly
The 164th annual General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the USA approved forming a committee to seek revision of the Lord's Prayer replacing debts with sins. Rev. Alexander Mackie of Philadelphia opposed the move calling it tampering. The effort aims for broader church adoption through the National Council of Churches.
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New York
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In
National Council of Churches of Christ
USA
Peace Parleys To Be Resumed In Korea Armistice Effort
United Nations truce delegates return to Panmunjom for a three day cooling off period to see if the Communists will concede on armistice terms. The Reds demand return of captured soldiers by force if needed while the Allied command rejects forcible repatriation. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison notes the Reds may still seek delay or rejection of an armistice.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
U. N
William K. Harrison
Harrison
Three More Stills Destroyed By Cullman Officials
Cullman County officers report three additional distilleries torn down this week. A 1000-gallon still near the Cullman Lawrence County line was found Wednesday loaded and ready. Forty gallons of illicit brew were cached in a tree top. Earlier, a 500-gallon rig was found five miles west of Cullman, and a 500-gallon copper outfit four miles west of Hanceville. ABC officers J C Williamson L L Summers and Deputy H B Sims participated in the raids.
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Cullman
Cullman-Lawrence County
Hanceville
ABC
J. C. Williamson
L. L. Summers
H. B. Sims
No Jubilation Over Ceremony Is In Evidence
In Bonn 500 crowd Bundestratsaal as the United States Britain and France sign a peace contract with West Germany and vow to work for peace and freedom. The ceremony features Eden Schuman Acheson and Adenauer signing 20 times each while parliaments must approve before it becomes more than a scrap of paper. The European Army treaty to follow needs ratification. Pravda in Moscow denounces Bonn policy as anti national.
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Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
U. S
Dean Acheson
Conrad Adenauer
Iron Curtain
Paris
Acheson
Germany
United States
Eden
Schuman
Adenauer
Europe
Pravda
Moscow
East Germany
Bonn
Western Union Employees Strike Ends in Birmingham
In Birmingham, Western Union workers returned to duty after the AFL union voted to end the strike and withdraw pickets. A dispute over the discharge of a union member lingered as management and locals met to resolve it. The local shop employs about 135 workers.
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Birmingham
Western Union
Commercial Telegraphers Union
AFL
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J. Dims
Beech Street
James Shannon
Johnston Street
C. W. Quattlebaum
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Ellis- Meyer Hospital
Dwight R. Smith
Dennis
Ricky
Jacksonville
Fla
John M. Smith
Somerville
Key West
U. S. Navy
O. B. Roger
Louis H. Turney
O. B. Rogers
Ninth Avenue West
American Thread Company
Dalton, Ga
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Bening
New Moulton High
C. R. Sherill
Charlie Johnson
M. T. Halbrooks
Athens College
Norman G
Hap) Halbrooks
Viva Harris
Moulton 2
W. M. Floyd
Robert Speed
Seventh Avenue
Central Baptist Church
Tom Willingham
Decatur School
Reds
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Koje
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