Three U S Carriers Strike Near Siberia in Korean War Raid
U S Navy aircraft from the Boxer Essex and Princeton hit oil refineries and an iron works at Aoji and Musan near the Siberian border in the Korean War air campaign. The attack involved 164 bombers and fighters and included a redded Soviet MiG intercept. The strike followed coordinated efforts with the Fifth Air Force Sabres to draw away MiGs, with reports of significant destruction and near-border visibility of the explosions.
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Sam Summerlin
Seoul
Korea
U. S
Soviet Siberia
U. N
Boxer
Essex
Princeton
Aoji
Siberian
Musan
Tumen ‘River
Manchurian
Navy
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Central
Sabre
Air Force
Richard Ayersman
Sacramento
Calif
Troy Cope
Norfolk
Ark
Bremerton
Chongjin
North Korea
Manchuria
Roji
Associated Press
Fred Waters
Siberia
Rashin
Adm
J. J.clark
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Decatur Schedule Update Heads Into Fall Grid
The schedule lists games on Sept 12 Athens at Decatur Sept 19 Ensley at Decatur Sept 26 Phillips at Decatur Oct 3 Butler at Decatur Oct 10 Sheffield at Sheffield Oct 17 Cullman at Decatur Oct 24 Huntsville at Decatur Oct 31 Florence at Decatur Nov 14 Moulton at Moulton Nov 21 or 28 Tuscumbia at Tuscumbia.
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Athens
Decatur
Ensley
Phillips
Butler
Sheffield
Cullman
Huntsville
Florence
Moulton
Tuscumbia
Ex salesman Emil Elder dies in Indianapolis
Emil R. Elder aged 60 a retired salesman died apparently of a heart attack while placing flowers on his wife’s grave in Indianapolis. Mrs Elder had died two years earlier according to the report.
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Indianapolis
Emil R. Elder
Amusements Today Showings At Local Theaters
Princess at West Point with Donald O Connor Lori Nelson and Alice Kelley listed for 1 35 3 35 5 35 7 35 9 30. The Longhorn at ROXY stars Wild Bill Elliott Myron Healey Phyllis Coates with showings 1 00 2 47 4 34 6 16 8 03 9 45. Bugles In The Afternoon at SUNSET with Ray Milland Helen Carter 8 05 10 10. Hatfield Athens Fixed Bayo nets with Richard Basehart Michael O Shea Gene Evans 7 15 9 05. Crazy Over Horses at STRAND Hartselle Bowery Boys 7 00 9 00. I d Climb The Highest Mountain at RANCH Hartselle Susan Hayward William Lundigan 7 15 9 00. My Favorite Spy at MARS Falkville Bob Hope Hedy Lamarr 7 00 9 00.
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Roxy
the Longhorn
Wild Bill Elliott
Myron Healey
Phyllis Coates
Remnants of hurricane sweep through Carolinas Virginia coast
The storm driven by a hurricane path battered coastal towns from Orangeburg to Charleston and inland to Greensboro and Danville before downgrading to an active low. Power failures, uprooted trees, shattered windows, and isolated communities prompted crews to restore roads and communications. The Mardin freighter ran aground at Charleston harbor but was freed by a tug. Labor Day vacationers returned to coastal resorts as danger waned.
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Orangeburg
Columbia
Greensboro
N C
Tar Heel Piedmont
Danville
Weather Bureau
Walterboro
Beaufort
Charleston
Parris Island
Marine Corps
Tornado and Hurricane Rage Across Virginia and DC Area
A freak tornado linked to a tropical hurricane unroofed houses and knocked out power in Virginia near Washington. Wind speeds reached 70 to 100 mph with gusts up to 63 mph in the capital, and 2.59 inches of rain fell in under six hours. The Franconia VA tornado was described as a rare occurrence alongside a hurricane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carolinas
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Franconia
Multiple accidents claim lives in Alabama and beyond
A Friday midnight crash near Birmingham killed a truck driver in a convertible. two companions were unharmed. A 2 year old, Ernest McElroy, died after a neighbor's car struck him in an Birmingham alley. A Jacksonville man, Harvey Murphy, 38, died in Pennsylvania when he fell from a bridge into a truck path. A Willys station wagon rolled on Alabama 20 near Courtland, burned after a pig incident. Richard Williams 17 and Talbert Kelly escaped injury. An Alabama 20 and 36 intersection crash involved Jackson Long, 25, traveling north on 36.
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Birmingham
Ernest McElroy
Pennsylvania
Harvey Murphy
Jacksonville
Rt. 1
Murphy
Lawrence County
Willys
Courtland
Tiahhey
Roy Thomas
Richard C. Williams
Moultrie, Ga
Talbert C. Kelly
Memphis
Thomas
Williams
Kelly
Alabama 20
Alabama 36
Jackson Long
Storm looms over Washington area as homes destroyed
A five room frame house occupied by Hazel W. Roberts was almost demolished. Two other houses were unroofed and a garage demolished. A car was hurled about 100 feet and a two by four tore through a wall. Two autos smashed into utility poles. Evacuations followed along the Anacostia River as the storm moved north into Maryland and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel W. Roberts
Washington Defense Department
Potomac
Maryland
Anacostia River
Washington
Cattle as Currency Among Historic African Tribes
In former times numerous African tribes valued cattle as a form of currency and seldom slaughtered them for food, using livestock to settle debts and relate status. The practice reflected social and economic systems where cattle wealth signified status and exchange power.
Mrs Ella Hitt Admitted To Decatur General Hospital
Mrs Ella Hitt of Trinity was admitted to Decatur General Hospital today according to the latest hospital report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Hitt
Trinity
Decatur General Hospital
Six Finalists Compete In Continental Motors Trophy Race
DETROIT six finalists remain in the $20,000 Continental Motors trophy race for midget planes at Wayne-Major Airport. The 10-lap Labor Day event covers about 24 miles on an elliptical course and is set to start at 2 52 p.m. EST barring weather or accident delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wayne-Major
Carer Ends Up Overbank After Reversing Truck
A 1951 Chevrolet driven by Long backed over a bank while attempting a turnaround on Highway 20. The car landed on its back. Thomas estimated $500 in damage. Long was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 20
Thomas
Long
Accused Negro To Be Charged In Burglaries
James Eddie Taylor a 20 year old Decatur Negro will be charged with first degree burglary and transferred to the county jail. Police say he admitted entering the Austin house and burglarizing three other places. Police Chief J B Whitmire praised Officer Richard J Hyde for coordinating the capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Eddie Taylor
Decatur
J. B. Whitmire
Taylor
Austin House
Whitmire
Richard J. Hyde
Hyde
Police Department
Carlson assails labor threats at letter carriers convention
Senator Carlson spoke before the National Association of Letter Carriers as Eisenhower prepared a nine day campaign week. He condemned a federal employee firing threat attributed to Anderson and pledged no post office job losses under a Republican administration. Eisenhower planned a two day South sorties with stops in Atlanta Jackson Miami Tampa Birmingham and Little Rock.
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Carlson
Eisenhower Speecch
National Association of Letter Carriers
Anderson
Congress
Republican Party
Eisenhower
South
Atlanta
Jackson
Miami
Tampa
Birmingham
Little Rock
Stevenson outlines new labor law and national emergency strikes
Adlai Stevenson criticizes the existing labor injunctions as biased and politically inspired. He proposes five broad points for a new labor law including methods to settle strikes during national emergencies and warns against shutdowns that threaten national safety. He speaks in Grand Rapids on foreign policy and plans Coast-to-Coast travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Pacific Coast
Grand Rapids
Farm Markets in Decatur Report Corn and Hog Prices
Markets roundup from Decatur shows cotton middling 38.75 cents with strict low 36.75. No 2 wheat new crop at 195, No 2 oats undetermined, No 2 yellow corn at 1.83. Hog price paid in Decatur noted at 19.50 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Owner of Famous Blarney Stone Will Become Bride Soon
In Cork Ireland Mrs Penelope Hamilton owner of Blarney Castle and the legendary Blarney Stone says she will wed Maj Jack Hilyard a childhood friend who proposed after kissing the stone. Hilyard told a reporter he believes in the legend.
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Cork
Ireland
Penelope Hamilton
Blarney Castle
Maj
Jack Hilyard
Labor Day Politics Split AFL CIO Call for Vote Mobilization
AFL President William Green urges eight million members to political action on Labor Day as the coming elections loom. CIO leaders pledge Democratic support and stress democracy against military threat while urging a big November voter turnout and continued support for New Deal and Fair Deal programs.
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Congress
AFL
William Green
American Federation of Labor
America
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York City
George Meany
Stevenson
CIO
Philip Murray
James B. Carey
Sandusky, O
Labor Migration Main Topic For League Meeting
The National Urban League opened its annual meeting with focus on mass labor migrations. About 1,000 delegates are expected for the five day gathering, as the league outlines its role in promoting equal economic opportunity with 60 offices in 30 states. The discussion centers on the movement of Negroes from South agricultural areas to industrial centers and toward the Far West, and its potential impact on future American settlement patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Urban League
League
South
Negroes Recently Have Moved To the Far West
America
Reds Protest POW Wounding in Korea at Panmunjom
In Munsan Korea North Korean general Nam I protests the wounding of 12 Red prisoners in a United Nations POW camp last Thursday. The U N Prisoner of War Command says 16 Reds were injured at Koje Island Saturday while guards moved out work parties. One prisoner was found dead from hanging in another Koje compound. Col Charles V Caldwell assumes command of the U N POW Command amid ongoing truce talks.
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Munsan
Korea
U. N
Nam I
U. N. Prisoner of War Command
Red
Panmunjom
Mark Clark
Tokyo
Pusan
Koje Island
Charles V. Caldwell
Seattle
Haydon L. Boatner
Koje
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Donald O’connor
Lori Nelson
Alice Kelley
Ray Milland
Helen Carter
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Crazy Over Horses
Leo Gorcey
Bowery Boys
Hartselle
Susan Hayward
William Lundigan
Mars
Bob Hope
Hedy LaMarr
Williams H. Abel
Central National Bank of Mineola
N.Y
T-Set
Charles Buggy
Sioux City
Winnebago
Neb
Charles, Jr
Buggy
Kathleen
Charles
Adlai
Hamtramck
Pontiac
Flint
H. R. Summer
Lister Hill
E. J. Barnett
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Barnett
Delano Park
Lackland
Henry Meadows
N. Stewart St
Lackland Air Force Base
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Fla
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