Weather Outlook and Local Notices From Decatur
Partly cloudy with no significant temperature changes, then scattered showers in West and North portions Saturday with northeast to east winds along the coast. Birth announced of Anita Kay to Mr. and Mrs. Ward C. Pruitt at Decatur General Hospital. Various local updates include residents visiting, hospital admissions, building permits, and upcoming church activities.
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Ward C. Pruitt
Decatur General Hospital
Anita Kay
Ellis Porter
12Th Avenue West
Decatur
Ruling on Tax Is Announced
Montgomery Ala May 30 The attorney general ruled that concerts musical entertainments and similar events are not subject to state and county license tax if net proceeds go to charity or to schools or religious purposes. Another opinion said counties may pay reasonable expenses for a sheriff in a special crime investigation including exhumation and toxicology, and the county could cover labor and undertaker costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Albert A. Carmichael
Pat Byrne
Mobile
Carmichael
Thomas H. Boggs
Linden
Marengo County
Boggs
Miners Seek Higher Wages in Rate Negotiations
John L. Lewis seeks a 35 cent an hour rise for 400000 soft coal miners as talks with mine operators continue. The United Mine Workers chief met with a 200 man policy committee amid holiday negotiations. a deal is not near. He reportedly asks 20 to 35 cents extra with a shorter week and benefits, plus a 10 cent royalty per ton. The current rate is 1.18 1/2 dollars per hour. The union funds health and welfare from a five cent royalty government contract.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
Alabama Girls State Set for June at Huntingdon College
The sixth annual Alabama Girls State, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, will be held at Huntingdon College from June 8 to 13, announced by Mrs. Lennard Thomas.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
American Legion Auxiliary
Huntingdon College
Lennard Thomas
Topcoat Weather Dominates Holiday Forecast Nationwide
TheAssociated Press reports frost in parts of the Midwest and storms in the East and Southeast but overall Memorial Day weather should be fair. Central U.S. and Great Lakes face topcoat conditions with violent lake pulsations near Kenosha Wisconsin causing harbor damage estimated in the thousands. A lake event possibly linked to a rock fall and a recent earthquake was suggested by Rev Joseph Carroll of Marquette University.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Great Lakes
Kenosha
Wis
Lake Michigan
Joseph Carroll
Tead
Poems Department of Marquetteniversity
Milwaukee
Class Night for Seniors at Decatur High School
The Decatur High School senior class presents Class Night with an 85 member graduating class. Programs include speeches by Gene Lentz Anne Smith Paul Eubanks and Joann Harrison and musical selections by Kathryn Wiley the Glee Club and others.
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Decature High School
Gene Lentz
Builders of Tomorrow
Anne Smith
Foundations For Tomorrow
Paul Eubanks
MacDowell
Kathryn Wiley
Charles Jones
Parking hours to be enforced in Decatur streets
Decatur police chief J. B. Whitmire announced new parking limits effective June 1, 1947. One hour parking on Second Avenue Bank Street and Moulton Street. all side streets two hours. no parking in alleys or prohibited zones. drivers urged to watch signs.
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Decatur
J. B. Whitmire
Whitmire
Second Avenue
Bank Street
Moulton Street
Lawmaker Bernie Papy Resigns Amid Expulsion Bid
Florida representative Bernie C. Papy of Key West resigns from the House amid a move to expel him following an indictment for allegedly attempting to bribe fellow members.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Bernie C. Papy
Key West
House
Here's How New Tax Law Would Operate
James Marlow outlines how a narrowly passed income tax cut would work if enacted. The piece explains veto risks, July 1 effective date, and three groups affected including wage earners and seniors with new exemptions and refunds.
U N Veto Clash Looms Over Atomic Control
In Lake Success on May 30 United States and Russia moved toward a showdown over whether all atomic control functions fall under the United Nations Security Council veto. A Soviet backed resolution passed the UN atomic energy committee urging control within the council framework, while the American plan seeks no veto on atomic operations, with a key test set for next week.
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John A. Parris ‘Jr
Lake Success
United States
Russia
United Nations Security Council
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
General Assembly
Security Council
U. S
Frederick H. Osborn
Osborn
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Bernard M. Baruch
Hatch Predicts Truman Veto On Labor Bill
Senator Hatch says President Truman will veto the labor bill sent to the White House next week. Senator Ball adds that a veto could lead to a congressional override. The conference draft tightens union and employer practices and allows suits for violations of corporate and labor conduct.
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Marvin’ S. Arrowsmith
Washington
Hatch
N.M
Truman
White.House
Ball
Minn
Congress
House
Senate
Conference
TVA Seeks Tombigbee Navigation Line with 67-Foot Clearance
The TVA proposes a new navigation line on the Tombigbee River to provide 67-foot vertical clearance for vessels. Public protests from navigational interests must be filed by June 9.
Tributes Paid Americans by Eight Nations
Paris May 30 Eight European nations joined the United States in homage to American soldiers who died in two world wars. Royalty statesmen and military leaders saluted 200000 American graves with freshly painted crosses Stars of David and flags. General Keating urged the troops to win the peace while Gen Clay spoke to parents of 8411 dead. Wreaths were laid by British and Luxembourg officials and U S diplomats at key cemeteries and landmarks.
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Louis Nevin
Paris
United States
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Italy
Sweden
Switzerland
Frank Keating
U. S
Hamm
George S.patton Jr
Ardennes Bulge
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
Patton
Third Army
Prince Consort
Madingly Hill
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Everett Drumright
London
Lincoln
Lewis Douglas
Joseph A. Holly
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
William Kieffer
San Antonio
Texas
Army
Ragsdale
Toccoa
Navy
Douglas
St. Margaret's Church
Westminster Abbey
Memorial Day Honors Across Pacific Fronts and Philippines
Forces in the Pacific and Asiatic theaters honored fallen comrades from Japan to the Philippines. Manila declares US leadership needed for freedom, while Yokohama commanders vow to keep the nation strong. Navy services mark the day at Guam and Halawa Cemetery as task force 38 sinks wreaths in Coral Sea.
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Pacific
Associated Press
Asiatic
Japan
Philippines
Manuel A. Roxas
Manila
United States
Yokohama
U. S
Korea
Navy
Guam
Task Force 38
Coral Sea
Halawa Cemetery
Harbor
Shorty Cantion Killed in Indianapolis 500 Crash
The 31st Memorial Day 500 began with Billy Holland leading at 100 miles as Rex Mays and Mauri Rose trailed. Indianapolis dealer Shorty Cantlon, 43, died when his car slid into a retaining wall on the Southwest turn, reducing the field from 30 to 15 by halfway.
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Charles W. Dunkley
Indianapolis
Billy Holland
Bridgeport
Rex Mays
Glendale
Calif
Mauri Rose
Chicago
Cliff Bergere
Toledo
Ohio
Herb Ardinger
Detroit
Rose
Holland
William Shorty
Cantlon
Mays
Jimmy Jackson
Field Hospital
Duke Nalon
Charles
Acker
South Bend
Ind
Paul Russo
Kenosha
Wis
van Acker
Russo
Milt Fankhouser
Louisville
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Nash
George W. Mason
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Speedway
Wilbur Shaw
Record of multiple air disasters and a train derailment
A global series of air crashes leaves at least 119 dead or missing with dozens injured. Notable incidents include a United Airlines crash at La Guardia New York with 48 aboard, a four engine Army crash near Tokyo, and a B 29 crash in Alaska. A Frisco railroad derailment near Mansfield Missouri adds to the day’s disasters.
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Associated Press
Frisco Railroad
Florida
American Commercial Aviation
United Airlines
la Guardia Field
New York City
Tokyo
Japan
Banks
Alaska
Tillberg
Islands
Iceland
Icelandic Airways
Rocky Mountainside
Mansfield
VFW Chief Warns Reds as Real Danger
Louis E. Starr national commander of the VFW says communism poses a real danger in the United States. He warns well meaning people in high places are befuddled by communist propaganda and may include former government figures. Starr urges universal training and notes many WWII dead were sent to battle unprepared.
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Washington
Louis E. Starr
VFW
United States
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Starr
Plowboy's Store Basements Fire Drags On Three Hours
A basement blaze at Plowboy's Store, 406 Bank Street, burned for about three hours before being extinguished by Decatur firefighters. No damage estimate given, but floors and sills suffered, water remained in the basement. Firefighters used 1,500 feet of hose as residents escaped via a fire ladder.
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Bank Street
Plowboy
Decatur
Green and Stein Furniture Co
Elkins
Plowboy’s
J.A. Garnett
Andrew Rombokas
Garnett
Smuggled Royal Jewels Seized by U S Forces
In Frankfurt on May 30 American military authorities disclosed the seizure of over 1 million dollars in royal jewels. The gems, believed to belong to the Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach royal family, were smuggled from the Soviet occupation zone and seized months ago from a man claiming to deliver them to individuals in the British and American zones.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Army
Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
Saxony
Religion Honesty and Character Urged at Decatur Graduation
John Temple Graves addressed Decatur high school graduates invited by the Kiwanis club. He urged fundamentals of religion honesty and character and perseverance. The event featured readings and introductions of senior members including valedictorian Joann Harrison and salutatorian Anne Smith. The Kiwanis meeting occurred in the Royal Dinner Club private room with Walter Jackson presenting Graves.
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John Temple Graves
Decatur High School
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Royal Dinner Club
Ev. W. FY. Viana
Kiwanis
Jackson
Graves
Walter Jackson
Decaut Schools
Mary Garrett
W. T. Jordan
Decatur
48 Die As United Airlines Plane Crashes At La Guardia
A four engined United Airlines jet failed to lift off from La Guardia during a May night storm and crashed in flames. Forty eight people aboard were killed with thirty seven confirmed dead at the scene and ten injured. Survivors describe a chaotic rescue as fire raged and responders worked to reach remaining victims.
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New York
United Airlines
la Guardia
Gram Central Parkway
Benton R
Lucky
Levin
Queens County
John A. Herlihy
Helena Klein
York City
Guardia Field
Grand Parkway
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Athens
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James CC. Braswell
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Decatur General
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Jesse Rogers
First Baptist Church
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Albert Sheppard
Clarksdale, Miss
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Auburn
Tau Beta Pi
R. L. Maury
East Gordon Drive
Charles B. Slaten
Somerville
I. M. Mitchell
Dot
Marvin Summerford
Decatur 1
Lawrence Miller
Fritz Miller
San Jose, Ill
L. L. McCulloch
Ninth Avenue
Leonard Mene
Fifth Avenue South
Ordnance Army Ground
Decatur 3
B. O. Stinnett
Johnston Street
James Davis
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Henry A. Turner
Sybil Gunn
Nashville
Henry Turner
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
L. A. Wilson
Third Avenue East
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Iowa
Fort Dodge
James Marlow
Iof Yuul Slavess
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