Weekend patrols and notices fill local scene
Pre-Labor Day weekend sees seven public drunkenness arrests and two beer law violations by sheriff’s deputies in Morgan County while highway patrol records four reckless driving cases and three intoxicated driving charges. A fatal electrocution in Geraldine prompts funeral attendance and hospital admissions include Mrs. Gladys Owens and others. Birth announced for Raymond Thornton’s daughter at Decatur General.
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Highway Patrol
Morgan County
Sheriff's
Raymond Thornton
Loring Street
Decatur General Hospital
Pal
Americans Attacked in Salzburg Over Tank Proving Ground Dispute
In Vienna a U S Army report says several hundred Austrians attacked Sergeant William G Pennel and his wife Edwina in Salzburg after a crowd left a movie theater. The couple were assaulted as they parked, an Austrian policeman stopped Pennel from firing, and local and American police dispersed the mob.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S. Army
William G. Pennel
Turon
Kans
Edwina
Pennel
Adlai Favors Scrapping Taft Hartley Act
Gov. Adlai Stevenson announced in Detroit that he favors scrapping the Taft Hartley Act and replacing it with a new law. He said the present act is a tangled snarl and that a fresh approach is needed to improve labor management government relations. He did not call the act slave labor and described his position as a major labor policy pronouncement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relman Morin
Detroit
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Illinois
Labor Day
Adlai
Sergeant Fails To Find Girl
Marine Sgt. Hugh F. Kidd Jr. drove about a thousand miles in a vain search for his sweetheart Patricia Hayes from Baton Rouge to Boston and New York. He contacted 524 Hayes in the Boston directory with help from locals, police, and radio staff but found no relatives or a matching address before returning to North Carolina.
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Boston
Hugh FE. Kidd Jr
Baton Rouge
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Korea
New York City
Patricia Hayes
Sgt. Kidd
Hayes
Greater Boston
Miss Hayes
New York
North Carolina
Labor Day Parade in Decatur Draws Thousands
A Labor Day parade sponsored by the American Federation of Labor drew a large crowd in Decatur. Sen Lister Hill and EF J Barnett spoke at Delano Park after the procession from Bank and Church Streets to Second Avenue. About 4 000 people expected for a barbecue, with pork prepared by Bob Gibson. Bands from Decatur Leighton and Moulton performed. Mayor H R Summer and union officials joined the speakers in an open convertible.
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Decatur
Leighton
Lister Hill
E. J. Barnett
H. R. Summer
Bank Street
Bank and
Church Street
Delano Park
Moulton
A. F. of L
Senator Hill
EF. J. Barnett
American Federation of Labor
Barnett
Bank
Church Streets
Lee Street
Second Avenue
Bob Gibson
Accidents Mark Labor Day Weekend in Lawrence County
Two accidents in Lawrence County marked a quiet Labor Day weekend as Alabama total fatalities rose slowly. William Oliver Lindsey died when his car failed a curve near Rockford on Highway 11. his son William Edward Lindsey was seriously injured. James Alfred Baker died when pinned under a vehicle near Camp Rucker. Three Birmingham area deaths followed from a fallen power line incident involving David Reese Jr. and a separate 13,000 volt line accident. Horace Lawson of Adamsville also noted among victims.
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Lawrence County
Alabama
Anniston Ordnance Depot
Rockford
William Oliver Lindsey
Birmingham
David Reese Jr
Reese
Theft of 144 HP Elgin outboard from Robin Thomas home
Police were notified all morning about the loss of a green 144 horsepower Elgin outboard motor from the basement of 805 Line Street. Mr Thomas last saw the motor about two weeks ago and found it missing last night. A billfold found by M A Vaughn near 817 Sixth Avenue SE is at city hall. the owner may claim it by identification.
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Robin Thomas
Line Street
J. B. Whitmire
Thomas
Whitmire
M. A. Vaughn
Sixth Avenue
City Hall
Vote Theme Dominates Labor Day Speeches
Labor Day talks focused on mobilizing workers for the November 4 ballot. Union leaders urged participation while Americans pursued summer activities such as fishing, motoring, and picnicking, listening to politics during a holiday that blended rest with calls for civic action.
Senator Carlson accuses Kansas Democrat of campaign fund push
Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas charges Kenneth T. Anderson a Kansas Democratic leader solicited $100 campaign contributions from mail carriers with a threat of job loss under a Republican administration. Carlson a adviser to Eisenhower cited Anderson's letters as improper fundraising activity.
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New York
Frank Carlson
Kan
Kansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kenneth T. Anderson
Ike vows no civil service firings if elected
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told federal workers he will not authorize or condone dismissals. He said he is sore over a Kansas incident in which a Democratic leader allegedly pressured mail carriers for 100 campaign contributions with threats of job loss if the GOP wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas
Rural letter carriers urged to donations to political campaigns
In an interview at Topeka Kansas last Saturday Anderson defended soliciting donations from rural and other letter carriers statewide. He claimed the practice benefits rural districts and stated it is not illegal and is followed by Republicans as well. Page 2 contains Senator remarks.
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Ter
Anderson
Topeka
Kan
Eisenhower to speak in Birmingham on city hall steps
Birmingham Alabama Republican chairman said he has no idea what General Eisenhower will say on his two hour stop. Eisenhower will speak at City Hall at 12 30 pm and travel by open car through downtown after arriving from Tampa. He is the first presidential candidate in a century to come to Birmingham personally seeking votes.
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Birmingham
Claude O. Vardaman
Alabama
Dwight Eisenhower
City Hall
Tampa
Fla
Little Rock
Ark
Kay Large
Alabama League of Young Democrats
L Eisenhower
FEPC
Vardaman
John Sparkman
Eisenhower
Remnants Of Ist Blow Move To Capital Area
The first hurricane of the season neared the Virginia Washington area while a second storm may be forming. A Miami Weather Bureau forecaster said a suspicious area east of San Juan prompted a hurricane hunting plane to search for tropical storm status. Hurricane Able battered the South Carolina coast, causing two deaths near Hardeeville and Beaufort with power and tree damage but relatively light property loss.
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Ist Blow
Capital Area
Charleston
Virginia- Washington
Miami
Cecil Gentry
Miami Bureau
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Frittjof Nansen
Gentry
South Carolina
Beaufort
Hardeeville
Beufort
Civil Air Patrol
Death Toll Rises Past 300 in Labor Day Travel
Reported traffic accidents from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday 10 a.m. claimed 304 lives with 27 drownings and 44 from other causes, totaling 375. The tally trails the NSC forecast of 480 highway deaths for the holiday weekend, as homeward travel peaks. State tallies show Alabama to Wisconsin with various fatalities in traffic and other causes.
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National Safety Council
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Truman Kicks Off Campaign Aiming at GOP
President Truman opened his campaign tour aboard the Truman train en route to Milwaukee, accusing Republicans of abusing Democrats and mudslinging. He predicted victory for Stevenson and a Democratic win in Pennsylvania, telling a Pittsburgh crowd that Republicans have no stance but to throw mud.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Truman
Milwaukee
Adlai Stevenson
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Grid Tickets On Sale For 1952 Football Season
Football tickets for the 1952 season go on sale Sept 3 at Gordon Bibb school 8 AM to 4 PM through Sept 13. Ten year season ticket holders may pick up and pay taxes then or at the stadium tax booth. Amusement tax five cents and 3 percent sales tax total 8 cents per ticket per game. Seven home games with Butler moved to Decatur. One year season tickets $7 including tax, seats near the 40 yard line. Individual pre game tickets $1 including tax, sold Thursday afternoon to Friday 4 PM. See GRID on Page 2.
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Gordon-Bibb
Butler
Huntsville
Decatur
W. T. Jordan
Three Hurt In Head On Crash On 12th Avenue SE
Three local residents sustained head injuries in a head on collision last night between a 1947 Ford and a 1938 Pontiac on 12th Avenue SE near 11th Street. All were treated at Ellis-Meyer hospital. The Ford driver was T C Hill and passengers included Mrs L W Hill. The Pontiac driver was L P Roden with passengers Mrs Luther Hass and Charles Roden. Police reported tire marks and positions at impact and Brown s Ambulance transported the injured.
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12Th Avenue
11Th Street
Ellis-Meyer Hospital
L. W. Hill
Riverview Avenue
Ford
T. C. Hill
Luther Hass
Charles Roden
Pontiac
L. P. Roden
Hartselle
A. F. Miller
Louis Landers
Brown’s
Handcuffed Man Escaped Guard At Birmingham
A convicted murderer, David Taylor 25 of Walker County, escaped from a Louisville and Nashville train in Birmingham while being transported to Kilby State Prison. He outran police, eluded a patrol, and had prior escapes from Draper Prison and Atmore Prison Camp. Taylor faced 34 years for second degree murder, grand larceny, forgery and petty larceny.
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Birmingham
Kilby State
David Taylor
Walker County
Louisville and Nashville
Taylor
Draper
Chicago
Kirby
Paul Sextion
Montgomery
State Corrections Department
Atmore
Sparkman Attacks Taft-Hartley Amid Labor Day Speech
Senator John J. Sparkman denounces the Taft-Hartley Act as a subtle attempt to sabotage union organizing at a CIO picnic near Whittier California. He cites Senator Nixon’s views and argues the law delays labor elections and hinders bargaining. Sparksman presses that Republicans avoid open anti union stance, preferring back door tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittier
Calif
John J. Sparkman
CIO
Richard Nixon
Alabama
Nixon
Sparkman
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Ruth
Tulsa
Okla
Tennie Ferrell
Marian Bloodworth
Charlotte
Queens College
Doris Davis
Giles County
Tenn
VFW
Lee Deal
Albertville
Donnie Lee Edins
Geraldine
Madie Gordon
Gladys Owens
Fifth Avenue
S.W
Esty Powell
Sixteenth Avenue S.E
Randolph Nebrig
Endlam Blvd
R. A. Missman, Jr
Eighth Avenue S.E
Mollie Vaughn
Fifth Avenue West
Lawrence Co
Horace Lawson
Adamsville
The
Associated Press
By Douglas B. Cornell
Ike
Carolina
GOP
Kilby
TH Law
Ken Reynolds
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