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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1952
Page
3
Joe DiMaggio says he will fight to keep custody of his 9 year old son Joe Jr after his ex wife threatens a move to gain full custody. The baseball great already has partial custody and spoke to reporters in New York yesterday.
A flag ceremony in Wisconsin Dells honors Belle Boyd a famed Confederate spy buried there. The Bonnie Blue Flag Stars and Bars and Virginia colors were raised with color guards from Harold B. Larkin Post and the Richmond Elliott Grays Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy leading the observance.
Circuit Judge Eugene Carter sentenced William W. Cain, 27, and John E. Shuey, 28, to five years each for the attempted robbery of a Montgomery grocery on New Year’s Day. The pair were repelled by grocer Curtis Massey with a meat cleaver and were arrested after their getaway car crashed into a telephone pole. They will begin the new terms after completing current Madison County sentences.
Dorothy Arnold announced in Los Angeles on Wednesday she would pursue full custody of her son. She criticized a swimming outing the previous week involving Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, and the boy, saying it was not proper for the child.
City police investigated two unusual car accidents. A parked excavating machine behind City Hall was struck by a John D. Wyker and Sons 1950 truck, likely slight damage. Earlier, Bobby Boutwell’s 1949 Plymouth rolled over at Gordon Drive and Fourth Avenue East, with heavy car damage but no injuries.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carey Thrasher 46 of Austinville will be held Saturday at 3 P.M. from Old Liberty Methodist church Lawrence county with Rev. George Ricker and Rev. Walker Myhand officiating Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery Highsmith of Moulton in charge Survivors include husband J H Thrasher daughter Hilda Thrasher Warren Thrasher parents Mr and Mrs F T Terry sister Mrs P C Sullins brother Roy Terry and granddaughter Mary Nell Thrasher Pallbearers are Claude Thrasher Winfred Thompson Alvie Lee Terry P C Sullins Vernon Terry and Marshall Terry The deceased was a Methodist church member.
James Delashaw age 65 of Moulton died Thursday at 9 32 A M at Irwin Dyer infirmary Funeral services set for Aldridge Grove church of Christ Saturday at 10 A M directed by Hershel Patton Survived by widow Inez two sons Neal Chattanooga Prince Moulton one daughter Mrs J H Thompson Lima Mississippi two grandchildren two brothers R B Delashaw Moulton Marvin Delashaw Haleyville Pallbearers named Interment Aldridge Grove cemetery with Highsmith in charge
Rev Judson King principal of Trinity Negro High in Athens speaks to the Decatur Negro High School senior class. He has directed Trinity’s educational program for eight years. The program starts at 3 30 P M in the high school gymnasium.
A county reports an arrest in connection with a serious assault case. Details indicate the suspect faced charges of assault with intent to murder after an incident at a local location. The investigation continues with authorities confirming the arrest.
Miss Willie Collier of Decatur has been named an American Airlines stewardess based in New York City. She completed Chicago training on flight theory meteorology and navigation, and studied airline schedules. A 1944 Decatur High School graduate and Alabama alumna, she previously worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding.
In Newark New Jersey authorities say neighbor Annie de Nike 36 admitted strangling four year old Mary Louise Warco after a scuffle with de Nike s own child. The body was found in a pillowcase dumped in a vacant lot. Deputy Police Chief Hugh O Gorman said de Nike would be charged with murder.
Newport Beach California Henry R Sutter was booked on suspicion of murder after he shot Samuel H Davis a desert innkeeper in a motel near Palm Springs Davis had threatened to have him jailed Police say the killing followed a trip to Laguna Beach to raise funds for a 320 dollar spurious check Sutter 45 was arrested following Davis disappearance reported by his wife
Attorney Z Alexander Looby addressed Trinity high school seniors in Athens last night urging integrity ability work and religion in social life. An over capacity audience applauded as two new $50 scholarships were announced by Limestone County PTA and by Louise Allyn alumni friends with Johnnie Washington and Georgetta Cosby among recipients.
Registration opens Saturday at 8:30 A.M. for children ages 3 to 16 at Central Baptist Church. Mrs. C S Whitmire, principal, says after registration attendees will attend joint services, then a parade with a fire truck and police escort. Activities run 8:30 to 11:30 daily including games, Bible study, crafts, and a special intermediate workshop led by Mack Douglas.
The Hartselle Christian church will start a series of evangelistic services Sunday led by minister T. V. Hatchett. Guest speaker John Hibbard with Lyle Jesse and Paul Walker will join as evangelists. Evening services run 7 30 each night except Saturday with a Sunday 11 00 morning service and youth programs announced.
Dr. Frank A. Lorenzo, 72, longtime president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, died today. He led the organization for 30 years and was a national figure in Groundhog Day celebrations.
Ithaca NY Cornell University suspended 25 students for a year after a group seized WVBR radio and aired fake war bulletins for eight minutes. Ten masked students overpowered staff. 15 others admitted participation. Broadcast claimed European cities bombed and an approaching air armada. No panic reported. Names were not disclosed.
A man in Thousand Oaks was hospitalized after three deep gashes from a tiger at the Jungle Compound animal training center. The incident occurred yesterday as part of routine tiger handling at the facility. Separately, in 1951 the American Bible Society sent 941,241 Bibles to U S armed services.
Roy Best suspended yesterday after 22 years as warden of the Colorado Penitentiary at Canon City.
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