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13 Nov 1952
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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1952
Page
1
Community News Roundup and Local Updates
Warmer afternoon and night with partly cloudy skies and rising humidity Friday. Dr James Y Hamil has recovered from flu. Pfc Howard E Hunter wounded in action in Korea. Local social notes from Auburn Sheffield Hartsville and Decatur events and hospital updates. See Diary on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Y. Hamil
Defense Department
Howard E. Hunter
Vinemont 1
Korea
Slow response to Community Chest drive continues
The Community Chest appeal for 41000 dollars shows 35058.39 raised, (85 percent) after letters from drive chairman John McGehee to 650 citizens. Only 22 replies today. executive secretary Mrs Nancy Worth Pinkston notes this is the final appeal to meet the goal or9 agencies aiding youth and elderly will lose funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
John McGehee
Drive
Nancy Worth Pinkston
McGehee
Chinese Says Stalin Doesn't Want A Truce
Nationalist China’s Foreign Minister George K. C. Yeh told the United Nations General Assembly that Stalin and the Communist bloc do not want a truce in Korea. He urged declaring communism a global threat and warned that prisoner repatriation efforts could be used to pressure inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Johnson
United Nations
N. Y
China
George K. C. Yeh
Stalin
Stooges
Korea
U. N
General Assembly
Yeh
Peiping
Governors Set for Southern Conference Opening in New Orleans
The first of 14 Southern governors arrive for a three day Southern Governors Conference in New Orleans hosted by Gov. Robert Kennon of Louisiana. Attendees include Browning Shivers McMath Murray and others with final group joining Sunday. Hugh White may skip due to a family illness. Early arrivals will attend the Tulane versus Vanderbilt game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Allen Shivers
Texas
Sid McMath
Arkansas
John Battle
Virginia
James Byrnes
South Carolina
W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Fuller Warren
Florida
Gordon Persons
Alabama
Elbert Carvel
Delaware
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
O. L. Patteson
West Virginia
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Lawrence Wetherby
Kentucky
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Hugh White
Mississippi
Jim Alford
Tulane University
Vanderbilt
Ex Kilby Warden Fined For Fishing On Prison Land
MONTGOMERY The former Kilby Prison warden was fined 1 by costs for fishing on prison property without a permit. Tennyson Dennis now chief clerk and director J M McCullough were involved though a letter dated a week after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilby
Montgomery
Tennyson Dennis
J. M. McCullough
Newsman on way back home in Tupelo after threats
Newell Anderson, former Tupelo Journal circulation manager, and his wife fled Tupelo after two hooded men roughed him Monday night and warned foreigners to leave. Anderson said anonymous threats had followed him for two weeks, and he planned to head to Fargo, North Dakota, for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell Anderson
Tupelo
Miss
Anderson
Fargo
North Dakota
Tupelo Journal
Tupelo, Miss
N. C
A. E. Wiken
Grand Forks
N. D
U N Urged To Clean House By Senator McCarran
Senator Pat McCarran urged the United Nations to clean its own house of communism and subversive activity after hearings into possible Communist ties among American staff. He said hearings should pause until the UN addresses concerns and external influences are clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pat McCarran
D—Nev
United Nations
U. N
McCarran
Senate Judiciary Committee
Internal Security Subcommittee
United States
Filipino Rampage Leaves 17 Dead in Manila Incident
In Manila a deranged assailant hacked 12 people to death before being shot dead. Four victims are severely injured as authorities investigate the carnage and secure the scene for further inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Eisenhower to Meet Truman in White House Conference
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower will meet with President Truman at the White House to project unity and discuss world problems. The session is set for 2 p m Tuesday and will not bind Eisenhower to Republican policy before inauguration. He plans to seek GOP views on Korea with Dewey and Congress members before the Truman meeting. See IKE on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Augusta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
White House
Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
GOP
Dewey
Congress
Korean
Korea
Ike
Polio Cases Dip to Three in Alabama
Alabama State Health Department reports three new polio cases last week, lowest weekly total since June. The 1952 statewide count rises to 271, compared with 660 in the prior year, with cases detected in DeKalb Marshall and Tuscaloosa Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
State Health Department
DeKalb
Marshall
Tuscaloosa
Night Battle Flings Allies From Pinpoint Hill
Chinese forces drove Allied troops from Pinpoint Hill on Sniper Ridge in a fierce night engagement. Rivers of fire and gas followed as Reds overran the height, with South Korean defenders forced back to lower positions amid ongoing heavy fighting on Sniper Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Pinpoint Hill
U. S
Sniper Ridge
John Randolph
Republic of Korea
Triangle Hill
Avea Probers
Bricker seeks explanation on Mid Pacific atomic test secrecy
Senator Bricker questions if secrecy rules for Mid Pacific atomic tests were tight enough and whether they were properly enforced. He plans to push for an official explanation and may seek an investigation after returning to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Bricker
Senate
House Atomic Committee
Columbus
Ohio
Bricker
Picket Lines to Reopen at H Bond Project Monday
About 200 members of the American Federation of Technical Engineers strike at the H-bomb plant after firing of six workers. Union demands rehiring by Miller Electric Co. of Jacksonville, with a Monday deadline. Plant employs 37,000. dispute sparks new picket lines and possible work stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
American Federation of Technical Engineers
AFL
Tha Ninkat Linac Ware
Withdeem
4Uc
LaAce Mets
Joseph Garvin
Philadelphia
Ince
Miller Electric Co
Jacksonville
Fla
Garvin
Get Authority Build Church
The First Presbyterian Church building committee was authorized to proceed with plans for a new auditorium. At a joint meeting of 30 elders and deacons, J W Wyker Jr presided. Ray Childs, low bidder, discussed plans and the committee was instructed to let a contract after final plan review and available funds, with an estimated investment around $150,000 for construction and furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Thority
J. W. Wyker Jr
Ricca Again in DOJ Spotlight Over Parole Controversy
Former Capone lieutenant Paul Ricca heads two Justice Department probes. Attorney General McGranery aims to uncover who sent a posturing telegram to Otto Kerner Jr. instructing not to re imprison Ricca. He orders Kerner to pursue re jailment on a 1944 extortion conviction while an internal inquiry tracks the telegram’s origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capone
Paul
Ricca
Justice Department
Atty
McGranery
Kerner
Criminal Division
Typhoon Hits Batanes Then Heads Toward Formosa
A 115 mile per hour typhoon battered the Batanes island cluster off northern Philippines and moved into the South China Sea toward Formosa. No loss of life or property damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Batanes Island
Philippines
China Sea
Fromosa
Batanes
New Iran Crisis Formula to Free Oil Flows
State Department officials near a new approach for Iran energy talks aim to restart oil output and funds without awaiting a full legal settlement with Britain over nationalization. President-elect Eisenhower and aides plan discussions with Truman next Tuesday to prep for a smooth transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Eisenhower
State Acheson
Eden
New York
Iran
Britain
Middle Eastern
Sen
Lodge
R-Mass
Wildcat Strike Shuts Down Woodward Iron Co
Birmingham reports the Woodward Iron Co was shut down by a strike affecting about 3000 workers. USW local president Jack Grantham said union officials urged a return to work after a union meeting ended with members refusing to work. District director R E Farr called on workers to return. Woodward president B C Colcord said the company is seeking reasons for the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Woodward Iron Co
Union Steelworkers
CSO
Jack Grantham
USW
Woodward
Grantham
R. E. Farr
Caenet
B. C. Colcord
Coroner Rules Murder and Death by Self-Inflicted Shot
William Ray a 35 year old Limestone County man who had just been acquitted of assault with intent to murder killed Mary Johns 32 at his farm near Elkmont then shot himself in the heart. There were no witnesses and Ray's wife was away at the time. The coroner ruled the deaths murder and death by own action. Ray had been out on $500 bond and recently faced prior assault charges. The shooting occurred on Ragsdale Creek NE of Elkmont near the Tennessee line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ray
Limestone County
Mary Johns
Ray
Elkmont
Wallace Coleman
Coleman
Ardmore
Board Considers Anti Communist Oath for Publishers
State Board of Education may again tackle a proposal to require textbook publishers doing business with Alabama to sign an anti Communist oath. The measure, introduced by Supt. W. J. Terry, faced delay after concerns raised by publisher Harry M. Ayers of The Anniston Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Board of Education
W. J. Terry
Harry M. Ayers
The
Anniston Star
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Dwight Parker
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U.N
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Trigger
By Ken Reynolds
Daily Want
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