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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1950
Page
3
Eleven players have dominated the U S amateur golf championship in recent years while political differences linger. Herring and others fought over titles weeks ago as the field narrowed.
River traffic on the Tennessee River in April reached 121 500 tons and 45 640 000 ton miles, the second highest on record. First four months totals show iron and steel gains with 48 000 tons versus 1 700 last year. grain shipments 16 000 tons in April. Guntersville leads terminals in tonnage as public-use facilities approach a record year.
The Morgan County Board of Education fixed August 21 as the opening date for county schools and announced a three week cotton crop period when schools will close to allow children to work in the fields. The board also approved a three day pre school conference before opening. The report notes seven of Arizona’s 10 football games in 1950 will be night contests, including five home games.
In Montgomery Alabama Vaughan Hill Robison, an attorney and former reading clerk, defeats Charles Stakely in the state senate runoff with 6,366 votes to 6,105. Other legislative runoffs see James Hall beat Luther Ingalls and Clyde Sellers defeat John Ward for the remaining seat. The Montgomery delegation will be entirely new as incumbents Cater Lightler and Busby do not seek reelection.
In Anniston Alabama former Senator Elvin McCary won another term in the state Senate from Calhoun county after defeating Henry Booth in a runoff. Unofficial totals showed McCary with 4348 votes to Booth 2930. The vote also reshaped Calhoun's delegation as Tom Blake Towle lost in the May 2 primary and changes occurred in the House with Charles Thomason beating Howard Bagley for the vacated seat and John Howell losing to Lewis Tumlin.
President Truman approved transfer of about 90 acres of TVA land near Guntersville Lake to the City of Guntersville Alabama. The move follows CAA approval of the city's airport development plan and operations and complements land already acquired from private owners.
A satirical slice shows a stenographer relaying telegraph news from Dallas to Houston and New Orleans while a boss jokes about letting a reading reader. Jokes cover exaggeration in fashion, a farmer’s profit worry, a fortune teller’s money, a dentist’s payment, and playful banter on marriage and aging.
The passage presents a string of quips and lines about love sickness mumps letters and money threats. A joke contrasts a violinist and a fiddler with hair length. A missionary inquiry about a predecessor ends with a cannibal chieftain’s curt reply.
First Lt. Carey L. Demotte, 32, was killed at a Bessemer veterans club while on leave from Ft. Benning. Eugene Herring Jr., 30, charged with manslaughter and released on bond. Investigators, at the family's request, continued the probe with claims of self-defense and unexplained knife wounds.
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