Local notices and church services fill Decatur schedule
Mrs Herman Leeman and others return from Toledo to tend a ill sister Mrs Malcolm Ownes. Misses Elaine Reed and Edna Jackson head to Alabama College for Women Montevallo. Morgan County Young Democrats meet 7% tonight in Decatur City Hall. Christian Walk sermon by Rev Franklin at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist. Westminster church building fund meet 2 PM Sunday. Bethlehem Baptist hosts Happy Five quartette Sunday. Revival progress at Austinville Methodist led by Rev J K Rodgers with services Sunday and next week. See DIARY On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Leeman
Jasper Kelley
Willie Holt
Toledo
Ohio
Malcolm Ownes
Elaine Reed
Edna Jackson
Alabama College For Women At
Montevallo
Morgan County
Young Democrats
Decatur City Hall
Sam McClendon
Lee Franklin
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Austinville Methodist Church
J. K. Rodgers
Rodgers
P. D. Wilson
First Methodist Church
Wilson
Cars Bump On Vine and Madison Streets
A 1950 Plymouth owned by Charles E. Cottingham and a 1941 Ford driven by Jim A. Donald bumped rear ends while backing from curbs on opposite street sides at Vine and Madison. Left rear fender of the Plymouth suffered slight damage. Officers L. L. Landers and Garland Nuby investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vine
Madison Streets
Charles E. Cottingham
West Court Apartments
Jim A. Donald
East Church Street
L. L. Landers
Garland Nuby
Hershey Warns Some Rejected 4F Men Will Be Recalled
Washington Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey says some men rejected as 4F will be tapped to meet the armed forces goal of 1,200,000 for the coming year. He criticizes psychologists for contributing to high rejection rates and mentions “other sources” for manpower. Hershey spoke at the American Psychological Association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
American Psychological Association
Armed Forces
Army
Union Under Senate Fire
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee described the DPOWA union as under Kremlin influence and urged perjury actions against its officers who signed non Communist affidavits. The report recommends tougher laws to bar Communists from union roles and offices. Arthur Osman of Brooklyn and others named as Communists refused to answer questions about membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Kremlin
Justice Department
Internal Security Subcommittee
Office Workers of America
DPOWA
Arthur Osman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Osman
Communist Party
UNION
Conscientious Objectors Begin Civilian Assignments in Alabama
Alabama selective service officials assign first conscientious objectors to civilian work. The initial group is sent to the Alabama State Hospitals in Tuscaloosa as Col. J. T. Johnson Jr. confirms the allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Selective Service
Tuscaloosa
Col. J. T. Johnson Jr
County Cattle Compete At Morgan County Show
About 42 animals were slated to compete in eight classes for blue ribbons and 324 dollars in prizes at the Morgan county dairy cattle show held at the Decatur Livestock Coliseum this afternoon. The exhibit was to begin at 3. Winners will advance Morgan county entries to the district competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Decatur Livestock Coliseum
Talent Show Schedule For FFA Bands And 4H Members
Four hours of acts unfold with FFA bands and quartets serenading business districts from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM before a 7:00 PM talent show at the Coliseum featuring 4H and FFA members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Dairy Show Opens at Coliseum With County Cattle Entries
Dairy show begins at the coliseum with cattle from Cullman Colbert Lawrence Limestone Franklin Madison Morgan and Winston counties competing. Prizes totaling 1355 will go to top animals in the North Alabama show, with winners advancing to Birmingham for the state dairy cattle show. A parade of all entries is planned tonight at 7 o clock at the coliseum followed by 4 H FFA and FHA members activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Colbert
Lawrence
Limestone
Franklin
Madison
Morgan
Winston Counties
North Alabama
Birmingham
FFA
FHA
California housewife linked to Chicago kidnapping case
Chicago parents of Mary Agnes Moroney expect to meet California housewife Mary Beck McClelland who may be the missing child kidnapped in 1930. Police and scientists cited fingerprint, blood type, and dental similarities, while a California physician questioned the match. The case remains unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
Mary Beck. McClelland
San Pablo
Calif
Michael Moroney
Mary Agnes Moroney
Stevenson Outlines Five Major Campaign Speeches
Gov Adlai E Stevenson announced a plan for five key speeches starting in Denver and Kasson Minnesota then Seattle San Francisco and Los Angeles with a Southern tour possible in October He will address independent voters farm policy and foreign policy and will not engage with Eisenhowers campaign yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Adlai E. Stevenson
Denver
Wilson Wyatt
Kasson
Minn
Wyatt
Seattle
Illinois
Stevenson
San Francisco
Los Angeles
McGrath Named Next Witness in Justice Dept Probe
The House investigation faces an open date as former Attorney General J Howard McGrath is slated to testify in public on September 15. T Lamar Caudle remains under closed session, with tomorrow’s meeting expected to reveal more on the recent gift of 750 to a government attorney after a Carnation Milk Co. case was dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. Snyder
Washington
House
Justice Department
Chelf D-Ky
Aty
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Truman
T. Lamar Caudle
Wadesboro
N. C
Candle
Carnation Milk Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Elevator Fall Injures Two At Hunter Furniture
Robert Noble and P. S. Swoope were riding a loaded elevator with stoves when it fell from the third to the first floor. Noble suffered a broken rib while Swoope's injuries were not serious and both were listed in good condition today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Noble
Hunter Furniture Company
Noble
P. S. Swoope
Swoope
Near Record Sabre Jet Wins Against Communist Migs
U S Fifth Air Force reports Sabre jet pilots shot down 12 and crippled 3 Migs in a day near record performance. A large Sabre force supported fighter-bombers attacking frontline positions as Superfortress strikes hit the Changjin hydroelectric plant. An unidentified U S pilot bailed out over neutral territory amid weather relief and continued air action across North Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U. S
North Korea
Changjin
Panmunjom
U. N
Bunker Hill
Reds Of France Urge Front To Defeat Yanks
Paris reports show France's Communist Party calling for a strong national front to defeat American aims as Moscow-backed Popular Front drive advances. Jacques Duclos delivered the appeal while Maurice Thorez rests in Russia after a paralytic stroke. Thorez is expected to return by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Communist Party
Europe
Popular Front
Moscow
Western Europe
Far East
Jacques Duclos
Maurice Thorez
Thorez
Russia
Reds
Question Of Storms Course Still Is Not Answered
Miami dispatch reports the hurricane’s path remains uncertain as two Navy planes suffered mechanical trouble and ships provided little data. The 11 a.m. advisory placed the center 620 miles east of Daytona Beach with winds up to 110 mph and a northwest drift, hinting at a possible turn northward and slower forward speed within 12 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
United States
Daytona Beach
Fla
Mercury Records Low Temperatures Across Alabama
A cool snap brought fall football weather as Birmingham logged an all time daily low of 50 degrees, matching other cities like Anniston and Tuscaloosa. Montgomery and Mobile also posted record lows for early September, with expectations for continued chilly conditions tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Weather Bureau
Anniston
Tuscaloosa
Mercury
Montgomery
Mobile
Sparkman Attacks Eisenhower Campaign in California Tour
Long Beach California crowds hear Senator John Sparkman accuse Eisenhower of “giving away the Republican platform” by promoting social security reforms. He recalls Houston two years ago comparing social security to servitude and aligns with Stevenson on civil rights. Sparkman foresees limited GOP votes south and plans a Santa Fe speech tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
John J. Sparkman
California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Sparkman
Houston
Tex
Alabama
Atlanta
Stevenson
Santa Fe
N. M
Montgomery appoints Kyle as State Conservation chief publicity
George Kyle of Montgomery is named chief publicity man for the State Conservation Department effective September 15. He succeeds Tom Ford of Mobile who resigned after long service in the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
George Kyle
State Conservation Department
Tom Ford
Mobile
Despondent mother of eight stopped by 12-year-old son
In Birmingham Pratt City a 12-year-old son prevented his mother 30 year old Bernice Grizzell from killing herself with poison after she said her husband left and she could not feed the children. Police and welfare officials began aid efforts for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Bernice Grizzell
Pratt City
Camp's Jitters Wiped Out By Dixie Crowds
Eisenhower formally opens his presidential drive in Philadelphia with a vigorous southern tour. The trip calmed jitters in his camp, boosted lieutenants, and set up a two fisted push. Gov Sherman Adams said the campaign will be hard hitting. Eisenhower spoke of making friends and smiling as he returns to plan foreign policy vs the Truman record. He planned stops in Philadelphia Chicago Kasson Cleveland and Indianapolis with a brief remark on race in Little Rock Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt
Stevenson
Texas
Louisiana
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Sen
John Sparkman
Don Whitehead
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Mason- Dixon Line
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
South
Pennsylvania
Truman
Chicago
Kasson
Minn
Adlai Stevenson
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Little Rock
Aox
Tampa
Fla
Audi See
Prostitution and gaming raids net Russell County arrests
In Russell County Alabama two raids led to multiple arrests including William Griffin 30 charged with operating a house of prostitution and violating the ABC Act and Cliff Entriken 46 charged with operating a house of prostitution. Three soldiers were detained and turned over to Fort Benning authorities. Six men and seven women faced charges of prostitution gaming and vagrancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phenix City
Ala
Russell County
H. Ralph Mathews Jr
William Griffin
Cliff Entriken
Mathews
Fort Benning
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Carswell Air Force Base
Ft. Worth
Luther Hampton
Hartseller
N. F. Lahr
Cooper, Wells and Company
Ill
Voice of Public Forum
Conrad Strickland Sr
Building Fund
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Memorial Chapel
Happy Five
Bethel
Bethlehem Baptist Church
I. M. Pike
John C. Darmer
Harvest
Decatur General Hospital
Mason Harrison
A. A. LeCroy
Bonnie and
Paula
J. D. Harrison
Jimmie Dale
Jacksonville
E. W. Isley
Dan Turney
Augusta
Georgia
Patricia Hayes
Bronx
Hugh E. Kidd, Jr
Baton Rouge
Kidd
Camp Lejuene
Korea
Boston
Miss Hayes
High Command
By Jack Bell
Ihe
Dixie
Russell Co
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