Arrangements Complete For United Nations Delegates Visit
All arrangements are set for a three day visit by about 150 United Nations delegates to Tennessee Valley Authority sites. They will tour Muscle Shoals to Knoxville by special train and motorcade with overnight stops in Decatur and Chattanooga. Delegates from forty foreign nations and six international organizations will study TVA and regional development, guided by U S State Department requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley
United Nations
Lake Success
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Muscle Shoals
Knoxville
U. S. State
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Burma
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
el Salvador
Finland
France
French Union
Greece
Guatemala
India
Iran
Israel
Lebanon
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Philippines
Portugal
Sweden
Thailand
Turkey
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Venezuela
Alabama
Tennessee
TVA Public Safety Service
North
East
Decatur
Chattanooga
Robeson supporters plan buses for veterans parade push
Governor orders state police to Peekskill to command troops as Robeson backers assemble from New York City and beyond including American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars units. Westchester officials to be held accountable. local order duties contested after Judge Clancy denies injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Gaffney
Peekskill
Robeson
New York City
New England
Pennsylvania
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dewey
Westchester County
George Fanelli
Fred W. Ruscoe
Ruscoe
Westchester Parkway
Westchester
People’s Artists Inc
Westchester Citizens “Law and Order Committee
John W. Clancy
Fiery Cross Burning Set by Klan Protests Robeson Concert
In Tallahassee and Valdosta, KKK leaders announce a week of cross burnings starting tonight at 8 PM in protest of Paul Robeson’s Peekskill concert. The emergency claim, led by Bill Hendrix, vows support for veterans and condemns communism, framing the act as a crusade by the invisible empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thallahassee
Filia
Paul Robeson
Peekskill
Bill Hendrix
Tallahassee
Knights
KKK
Valdosta
Samuel II
Invisible Empire
Klan
United States
New York
America
Robeson
Markets Hold Steady As Bond Traders Hold Back
New York Sept. 3 Bond market players adopt a wait and see stance awaiting fall business conditions. Week's NYSE bond trading falls to 10.04 million, lowest in weeks since 1915, while Associated Press rail average rises marginally and industrial average holds firm. U S Treasuries rally to year highs in late week sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y H
Johnson
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
U. S. Treasury
Grain futures end mixed on quiet Chicago Board trading
Grain markets showed little trend with muted activity in Chicago. September corn dipped over a cent amid weakness while wheat held steady to slightly lower and soybeans remained near the prior close at 12.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Markets at a Glance Chicago
Wheat slightly easier in light trade. Corn September weak as cash grain arrivals increase. Oats steady except better European demand. Soybeans little changed with light trade. Hogs nominally steady. Cattle nominally steady.
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Chicago
Holiday Toll Climbs During Labor Day Weekend
A Labor Day toll report shows 97 deaths in accidents nationwide as 33 million cars carried vacationers. By Friday 85 died in highway crashes, four drowned, and eight in other accidents, with projections from the National Safety Council of 280 traffic deaths over the weekend. A state table lists deaths by state, with Michigan 900 and Illinois 501 among totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Chicago
Chicago Motor Club
Charles M. Hayes
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Idaho
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
Police Watch Leads to Arrest in Bremen Bank Job
In Atlanta officers used concealed devices to monitor Corrigan at his bride’s apartment after learning from a Thursday night conversation that a robbery was planned Friday. A Bremen bank theft of $24,000 triggered alerts with Bremen authorities who identified Corrigan, and police waited as he returned to his apartment early this morning.
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Atlanta
Bride
Corrigan
E. G. Fitzgerald
Bremen
Fulton
Fitzgerald
Klansman records deny hidden identities in orders
A fragment notes that members are identified only by number and that names are not kept in the organization’s records. It states that The Klansman publication lists the Southern and Northern Knights as not affiliated with the Federated Klans of Georgia or Lycurgus Spinks’s Alabama directed Klan.
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The
Klansman
Southern and Northern Knights
Federated Klans of
Georgia
Lycurgus Spinks
Alabama
Stunt Night at Speake High Draws Big Crowd
Stunt Night at Speake High School Thursday night drew a full auditorium of parents and friends. Ticket sales at the door realized 6695 dollars, with 900 going to the winning classes and 57.95 reducing a school deficit of over 600 dollars. First prize earned five dollars for the seventh grade for a one act play Managing a Husband. Second went to the first grade trained by Miss Carrie Speake, earning three dollars after singing Humpty Dumpty Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater. Third prize of one dollar was awarded to the senior class for a boll weevil in the driver seats on the way home from the gin. Judges included Rev. S. M. Stabler, Danville Mayor J. Weatherwax, and John Wiley, Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speake High School
John Warren
Warren
Carrie Cae Speake
Humpty Dumpty
Peter
Pumpkin Eater
S. M. Stabler
Danville
J. L. Weatherwax
Moulton
John I. Wiley
Driving Care on Holiday Urged
Mrs. Marié Tucker of the Alabama Motorists Association urges holiday drivers to be safe during Labor Day weekend. She notes 20,000,000 passenger cars will be on the road Friday afternoon to Tuesday morning and offers four precautions: don’t speed, don’t weave, don’t drive tired or intoxicated, and start early to avoid bumper to bumper travel and search for overnight accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marié Tucker
Alabama Motorists Association
Eleanor Roosevelt Address At PAGF Conference
Eleanor Roosevelt will speak at an 8:00 p.m. Thursday session on The Declaration of Human Rights and the Community. Paul Williams of Richmond will introduce her. Cardinal Spellman’s education issue is not on the agenda. The event, non-secretarian, draws church groups in the Southern Regional Council. Mrs. Roosevelt will not attend Friday’s final day. Mrs. M. E. Tilly of Atlanta leads one conference pillar, linking to Truman Civil Rights work.
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Pagf One
Ial
Roosevelt
Paul Williams
Richmond
Cardinal Spell
Southern Regional Council
M. E. Tilly
Atlanta
Womens Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Tilly
Harry S. Truman
School City Limits and School District Boundaries
Fragmented text outlines boundaries for Lafayette Street, Joe Wheeler, and Ward I schools. Describes routes along Somerville Road river city limits Southern and L and N railroads Moulton Street and spur tracks with incomplete ends. Identifies boundary points at intersections and streets but ends with unfinished clause Sennen.
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Sixth Avenue
Prospect Drive
Somerville Road
Lafayette Street
Southern Railroad
L and N
Laurel Street
Eighth Avenue
Joe Wheeler
Moulton Street
L’and N
Moulton
Sennen
Funeral for Five-Week-Old Lowell Maddux Held at Union Grove
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 P.M. at Union Grove church for Lowell Maddux, five weeks old, conducted by Rev. Prickett. Interment followed in Union Grove cemetery. Mutual Service directed. The child died in Decatur General Hospital at 7 P.M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Maddux
Union Grove Church
Prickett
Frites
Union Grove
Decatur General Hospital
Slaying of Riles Near Bainbridge Believed Pre Meditated
White testified that the Decatur County farmer Riles was slain by unknown parties after a gunfire incident at his pond. Gordon and witnesses described four or five armed men shooting as Riles warned golfers and posted the pond before fleeing. A coroner's jury linked the death to unknown assailants and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to help with the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Riles
Decatur County
Bainbridge
Georgia
Gordon
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
New Storm Becomes Full fledged Hurricane Near Caribbean
A Caribbean disturbance intensified into a hurricane with 75 mph winds. Navy hurricane hunter reports an eye formed and propeller trouble on one engine. Center near 250 miles north west of San Juan and 900 miles east south east of Miami, moving northwest at 12 to 15 mph. Florida tracks earlier hurricane damage from August totals around 40 to 45 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Caribbean Sea
Navy
Hurricane Hunter
Miami Weather Bureau
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Grady Norton
Comdr
W. T. Harding
William Lean
Harding
Yean
Barbados
Florida
Gold Coast
Waddell Rites Held for Melvin Waddell
Funeral services for Melvin Waddell aged 49 will be at Rural Grove church at 3 p.m. with Rev. L E Toone and Rev. Foster officiating. Interment in Bishop cemetery. He died Friday at 7 p m at his home 1806 Fifth Avenue South. He lay in state at his brother Edward’s home in Decatur. He is survived by his mother Mrs Martha Kelly of Decatur. two daughters Martha Kelly Cordova Tenn and Hazel Jerden Memphis. five sons Luther Joe Erskine Memphis Raymond Natchez Miss and Adolphus in the U S Air Force in the Philippines. two sisters Mrs Mike Burleson Orlando Fla and Mrs A S Burleson Decatur. three brothers E T and W H of Decatur and E O of Orlando. Pallbearers are Norman Burleson Adrian Jones Oneal Waddell Johnny Waddell and Ralph Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Waddell
Rural Grove Church
L. E. Toone
Foster
Bishop Cemetery
Peck
Waddell
Fifth Avenue South
Edward
Decatur 2
Martha Kelly
Decatur
Cordova
Tenn
Hazel Jerden
Memphis
Luther
Joe
Erskine
Raymond
Natchez
Miss
Adolphus
U. S. Air Force
Philippine Islands
Mike Michael
Orlando
Fla
A. S. Burleson
E. T
WSCS Cotaco Meets for Burma Discussion
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Cotaco met August 6 with Mrs. Leroy Murphy hosting and Mrs. Earle Eden presiding. A group song opened the session. Murphy offered the opening prayer. Discussions on Burma followed, with closing prayer by Murphy and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service of
Cotaco
Leroy Murphy
Earle Eden
Murphy
Maddox Family Mentioned in Obituary Line
Surviving relatives listed include parents Mr and Mrs E F Maddux of Falkville and grandparents Mr and Mrs J C Green.
Groveland Case: Three Black Defendants Convicted in Florida
In Tavares Florida on September 3 a white mob sparked demonstrations across Groveland after three Black men Samuel Shepherd Walter Irvin and Charles Greenlee were found guilty of raping a 17 year old white farm wife by an all white circuit court jury. Greenlee received mercy consideration while sentencing for Shepherd and Irvin faces the electric chair. Greenlee but defense motions postpone sentencing. A fourth suspect Ernest Thomas was fatally wounded by a posse earlier. The trial followed two days of testimony with guards deployed to restore order as confrontations erupted in the Groveland area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavares
Fla
Florida
Charles Greenlee
Samuel Shepherd
Walter Irvin
Greenlee
Truman G. Futch
Ernest Thomas
Futch
Shepherd
Irvin
Jesse W. Hunter
Groveland
Florida National Guard
Orlando
Alex Akerman, Jr
Thomas
Greenless
James L. Yates
Plaster of Paris
Yates
Harry McDonald
Groveland Night
Driver Fends Off Knife-Wielding Robber on Highway
Injured arriving passenger allegedly pulled a knife on the driver and forced a money withdrawal and ride toward Court land. Golden then armed himself with iron and attacked the robber, regaining the money. The passenger was left in Lawrence county. driver returned to Decatur. Officials said they had not been notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland
Golden
Lawrence County
Decatur
Highway Patrol
Aeronautics Unit Meeting Scheduled for September 13
Hayden Brooks chairman of the Alabama Aeronautics Commission announced that a meeting of the commission will be held on Tuesday September 13 at ten A.M. in the office of the state aeronautics Mont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayden Brooks
Alabama Aeronautics Commission
the State of Aeronautics
Mont
Local hospital dismissals and court activity noted
Continued from page one lists dismissals from Decatur General and Hamil Clinic hospitals including Mrs. Gene Entrekin and Mrs. John Montgomery along with Master Dwaine Allfrey. In recorder's court Saturday fifteen persons faced charges of disorderly conduct traffic violations public drunkenness driving without licenses and prohibition violations. Visitors and residents connected to Trussville and Athens are also mentioned with local addresses and hospital admittances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
Gene Entrekin
West Gordon Drive
John Montgomery
Dwaine Allfrey
Leon Allfrey
Athens
O. C. Adcock
Recorder’s Court
Manager Held In Theft Here
R M McKinnies manager of Swift and Companys ice cream unit is held in city jail in connection with a office robbery. He told police he needed money to pay debts and had gambled heavily. He admitted taking 164.95 from the office and said he threw away over 40 in change near the railroad tracks. He was questioned Saturday and arrested at 1110 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. McKinnies
Swift and Company
J. B. Whitmire
McKinnies
Whitmire
R. A. Troupe
Peter
Paul
Troupe
Solons Consider Action as Legislature Stalls
Governor Folsom faces six days to act on bills. senate plans a Thursday committee of the whole to speed House-passed bills stalled by filibusters. Senate rules panel will vote on Gov. Folsom appointments at 4 PM. Amendment battles and education funding proposals loom as lawmakers clash over voter qualifications and free textbooks through grade nine. Senator Lister Hill visited, praising work and referencing past filibusters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Rules Committee
Folsom
Senate
Chambers
House
Alabama
U. S
Lister Hill
Hill
Car dealer killed in Alabama vehicle crash
In Clanton Alabama a Birmingham used car dealer died from injuries sustained in an auto bus collision near Verbena. Vincent Davey 53 died after being rushed to the hospital. Investigating patrolmen Sir Hendricks and M P Brasgell reported the fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clanton
Ala
Birmingham
Verbena
Highway Patrol
Vincent Davey
Sir Hendricks
M. P. Bras- Gell
Record Flight Day Sets Speed Marks Across Aircraft Types
Maj Vernon A Ford leads a fast day from Muroc to Salina averaging 529.6 mph in an F-84 Thunderjet for 1993 miles total. De Bona, Mantz, Wittman, and Reaver set multiple Goodyear and Bendix class records while Navy jet racing debuts on the carrier deck at Midway. Fuel issues and canopy mishaps interrupt some runs.
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Vernon A. Ford
Air Force
Muroc
Calif
Salina
Kas
de Bona
Paul Mantz
Bill Brennand
Oshkosh
Wis
Bill
Steve Wittman
Fox
Billie Robinson
Pacoima
Robinson
Goodyear
Navy
Midway
Dan Laird
Loomis
Cleveland
Stanley H. Reaver
Glendale
Herman Salmon
van Nuys
Bendix
Salmon
Reaver
D. E. Buzzart
Nashville
Tenn
Leland Cameron
North Hollywood
North Platte
Neb
Vince Perron
Burbank
Grand Junction
Colo
Baber Family Reunion Returns After War Time
The Baber family held a reunion on Sunday August 28 at Finley Island, their first gathering since the war. Attendees included J M Baber W A Baber Buster Walter and many relatives such as Nell and Shirley Thompson Nina Terry Dan Sims and Mary Joe Hames, with attendees from Decatur Hillsboro Birmingham and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baber
Finley Island
J. M. Baber
W. A. Baber
Buster Walter
Ge. & Thompson
Nell and
Shirley
C. T. Neville
Howard Hovis
Baby
Dempsy Rogers
Gail
Susan
Felton Woodard
Herbert McCaig
Joe Crutchfield
Nina. Terry
Dan Sims
Joegend
Brenda
Namie Toliver
S. A. Hill
J. J. Hill
Evelyn
Patricia Ann
Ola Grace
Myrie Williams
William Whitehead
E. M. Whitehead
Mas Hallmark
CIA de Hallmark
Betty Jean
Elmer Bradley
Neice
Mary Joe Hames
Decatur
Jo Hames
Frankie and
Jerry
Clara Hudson
Glenn
Shelia
Zella Lou Haymes
Hillsboro
J. H. Baker
Billie Baker Chaney
Vicky Sue
Terrell Wayne
Charles B. Baber
Charles Olbert
G. S. Dowdy
Jane
Birmingham
S. J. Baber
Bud
California
Tragic Goodyear worker dies in layoff incident
A Goodyear Mill employee, Cothern aged 44, was killed after a layoff. The coroner arrived around 8:30 AM to remove the body as relatives gathered. Funeral services will be announced later, with survivor Mrs. Dollie Cothern, a daughter Clara Mae, two step-daughters in Decatur and Riverside, and one step-brother Gaynor Waldrop in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen
Cothern
Goodyear Mill
Dollie Cothern
Clara Mae Cothern
Paul Thompson
Decatur
F. J. Baker
Riverside
Cal
Gaynor Waldrop
Arkansas
Bolivian Revolt Deepens as Loyalists Advance
Bolivia's revolution entered its second week with heavy casualties across scattered fronts. Government troops claimed Riberalta, a northern rebel stronghold, fell, and reports said Potosi, another key redoubt, had been taken by loyalist forces. Pope Pius XII urged Polish Catholics to defend the church, while U. S. press in Belgrade faced questions about its accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Belgrade
New York
Pius XII
Poland
Bolivia
Riberalta
Potosi
Rome youth dies after motorcycle collision
Richard Watters, 16, a Black youth, was fatally injured Friday night when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Paul H. Cannon in Rome Georgia. Ollie L. G. Roe was the rider of the motorcycle, and Police Chief Smith Horton verified the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome. Ga
Richard Watters
Ollie L.g.ro
Rome
Paul H. Cannon
Celanese Employe
Smith Horton
Political wrangling over swift tariff bill and cooperation
Democratic leader Lucas urged rapid passage of a bill extending presidential authority to cut import duties, while Republicans warned of injuring domestic industry. Malone labeled reciprocal trade as a faulty 1934 construct, and the House already extended trade authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas
Congress
House
Senate
Europe
British dollar crisis shifts aim to exports and talks
The United States and Britain brace for a crucial dollar conference at the State Department. Britain must cut imports paid in dollars and boost exports while devaluation proposals await British initiative. An American loan is not on the table, and officials sense a shared crisis for both nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Bevin
State Department
Snyder
Acheson
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
Gen Walter C. Smith dies at 69 in Dallas Bulletin
Gen Walter C. Smith, Army commander at Pearl Harbor during the December 7 1941 attack, died at 9 32 p m CST in Dallas He was 69 and doctors cited a chronic heart ailment as the cause according to Dr John Chapman Short's physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Walter C. Rt
Pearl Harbor
John Chapman
Short
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Valley of United Nations
Wall Street
Eleanor
Wscs of
PAGF
Aeronautics
Bape Gt
J. W. Davis
Trussville
Walter H. Todd
East Church Street
Edward Summers
Hartselle
Hamil Clinic
Mary Hill
Avery Tapscott
Third Avenue South
C. E. Tull
Jackson Street
Solons
Major Ford
Middletown
San Francisco
E. Newman
Mason City
Heb
L. E. Moon
Kamiah
Moon
Harry M. Lester
Gambier
Franklin Rizzer
Syracuse
Peoria
Ill
Nell Corttrell
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