Eisenhower Draws Huge Alabama Crowd in Birmingham Visit
Dwight D. Eisenhower drew 40 000 to 45 000 at Woodrow Wilson Park and another 75 000 along his southern tour route as Alabama Republicans and Democrats weighed the visit. GOP leaders hailed the turnout while Democrats accused the party of corruption and warned of political divisions.
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Birmingham
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South
Washinton
Woodrow Wilson Park
Eisenhower
Charles L. Pierce
Eugene Connor
Curtis Adkins
Alabama
GOP
Claude O. Vardaman
Ben. F. Ray
Senate
Gessner T. McCorvey
Democratic
Mobile
Gordon Persons
Democratic Party
Persons
Montgomery
20Th Street
Connor
City Museum
Vardaman
Local News Briefs Highlight Church Services and Civic Events
Community notices report Holy Communion at First Methodist Church led by Rev. Bill Wright and a voter meeting at St. Pauls Lutheran. Births announced for a son at Colbert County Hospital and a Decatur General Hospital admission. Various court actions, veteran gathering, bowling league plans, and multiple hospital transfers and visits are noted with local residents named.
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First Methodist Church
Bill Wright
West Frankfort Dump Leads to Hospital Amputation Discovery
An early morning visitor found a hand and a foot at West Frankfort’s dump raising a suspected crime. Sheriff deputies reported the items came from a hospital amputation and were dumped.
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West Frankfort
Sheriff's Deputies
Apartment for rent on 8th Ave North West
Classified ad offers two large unfurnished units and a large downstairs unfurnished apartment at 413 8th Ave N W. Electrical heat and convenient access to bath. Working couple prefers red. Contact phone 181 and call 18 for upstairs units one block from Second Street.
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8Th Ave
N. W
Death of James Oscar Camp at Decatur General
James Oscar Camp, 71, died Thursday morning at Decatur General Hospital where he had been since suffering a heart attack Tuesday at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Brown. A longtime Decatur resident from Jacksonville, Alabama, he was an electrical contractor and inspector, and an active member of First Methodist church Rising Sun Lodge and Knight Templar. He is survived by his wife Mary Lee Camp, daughter Mrs. Bruce Byars, son Sam Brock Camp, and brother Robert Camp.
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James Oscar Camp
Decatur General Hospital
Brown
Mr. Camp
Decatur
Jacksonville
Ala
5Th Avenue NW
Mary Lee Camp
Bruce Byars
Sheffield
Sam Brock Camp
Birmingham
Robert Camp
Former official testifies on hidden payments in Carnation case
James A. Mullally, ex head of the Criminal Division, testifies he received 750 dollars from Gordon L. Eakle related to a Food and Drug Administration case against Carnation. Mullally says the payment was not a fee or compensation and he would not do it again. Eakle collected a 3000 dollar fee from Carnation in 1947.
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Caudle
James A. Mullally
Criminal Division
Gordon L. Eakle
Mullally
John Acker
Carnation
Acker
Food and Drug Administration
Buffalo
Eakle
Irvin Goldstein
Justice Department
U. S. Attorney At Buffalo
Concern
Fee
Vincent A. Kleinfield
James E. McInerny
Caudile
McInerny
Weather and local notices as gravel and church events
Tennessee river stages at 7 A M with changes through midnight Friday. Guntersville and Whitesburg levels noted with falls and fluctuations. Maximum yesterday 77 under TVA substation report. Rev George T Hubbard to deliver first sermon at Westminster Presbyterian Church next Sunday. Admitted to Baugh Wiley clinic were Mrs Richard G Parker Union Grove 1 and Mrs P E Johnson Hartselle 3.
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Tennessee River
U.S. Weather Bureau
Knoxville
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Decatur
Wilson
Florence
George T. Hubbard
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Richard G. Parker
Union Grove
P. E. Johnson
Hartselle
Mrs. Braswell Dies At Home Funeral notice for Mat tie A Braswell
Mrs. Mattie A Braswell 66 died of a heart attack yesterday at 11 39 A M at her Decatur home. Funeral services will be at Chapel Hill Methodist Church with Rev T N Kitchens and Rev Cabe Smith officiating and interment at Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include Bascom E Braswell husband four daughters six sons two sisters one brother and twelve grandchildren. Brown directing Brownwood TX.
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Mattie A. Braswell
Brown’s
Braswell
Decatur 3
Decatur General Hospital
Chapel Hill Methodist Church
T. N. Kitchens
Cabe Smith
Roselawn
Brown
Bascom E. Braswell
Decature
Vaughn Holland
Lucille Braswell
Clifford McDonald
Decatur
Irene Ramsey
Oklahoma City
Murray
Gorman Braswell
Guy Braswell
Tacoma
Wash
Leon Braswell
J. O. Braswell
Hope
Garland Braswell
U. S. Army
Mary
County Holds Negro Farmers Dairy Show at Coliseum
The district show for Negro farmers closed at the coliseum yesterday afternoon with 1100 in prizes awarded across six classes. Sixty two dairy cattle entered by farmers, with overall quality improving over last year according to Bill Sims, secretary of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, host for the exhibits.
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Coliseum
Bill Sims
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Independents To Be Designated By That Name Only
Secretary of State Agnes Baggett will place an independent slate of presidential elector candidates on the Alabama ballot under the label independents. The group, initially unpledged and anti Truman, endorsed Eisenhower but seek to be called Eisenhower Democrats.
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Montgomery
Agnes Baggett
Alabama
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lea Harris
Independents
Two year old scatters money on La Porte road
Roberta Van de Veer, aged two, rode with her mother in a La Porte car and emptied $90 from the handbag into the street. The final $5 vanished as the mother halted and checked the road, yet no money was found after a prolonged search.
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Laporte
Ind
Roberta van de Veer
Roberta
Bradley to Leave Washington for Allied Military Maneuvers
General Omar Bradley will depart next Thursday to observe Allied military maneuvers in Europe. He chairs the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff and serves as the American representative on the NATO military committee.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Europe
Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Accidents Compared in Montgomery Yesterday and Last Year
State Highway Patrol reports show yesterday there were 23 accidents with 10 injuries one fatality and 16900 dollars in property damage. Comparable day a year earlier logged 26 accidents with 16 injuries two deaths and 7580 dollars in property damage.
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Montgomery
State Highway Patrol
Stevenson aides frame South tour as not worrying governor camp
Stevenson boosters hedge on Eisenhower crowds in the South noting large GOP support and a farm speech drafted with Brannan and farm leaders. They cite McCormick's Chicago Tribune stance as a potential break in Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Iowa. They anticipate GOP voter caution in November and study Ohio for signals amid Taft Lausche race tensions.
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Stevenson
Eisenhower
Wyatt
Kasson Farm
Brannan
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Midwest
McCormick
GOP
Congress
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
Tribune
Truman
Taft
Chicago
Damsel Kidnaps Moroney Child in May 1930 Case
A well dressed young woman posing as a social worker abducted Mrs. Moroney's child on May 15 1930. The kidnapper allegedly told the mother by telephone the girl would be taken to California and returned in two months to avoid suspicion.
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Moroney
Explosion Hits Fort Worth Warehouse Injures Nine
An explosion at Bell Aircraft Plant No. 1 in Fort Worth injures nine people when water is poured on a magnesium fire in a warehouse. None of the wounded are believed to be in serious condition.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Bell Aircraft Plant
Explosion destroys Marseille soap factory kills nine
Police opened an official inquiry into the blast that wrecked a Marseille soap factory near the city center last night. Nine people were killed and more than twenty hurt as firefighters feared additional victims may lie in the debris.
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Marseille
France
Public Health Service Notes No Major Change in Polio Cases
The Public Health Service reports no major change in polio incidence after a week of record activity. Last week 3,503 new cases were reported across the 48 states, the heaviest weekly outbreak in the agency's history.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Blaze Damages Historic Railroad Hotel in Alexander City
A Tuesday night fire heavily damaged the old Railroad Hotel in Alexander City. Built in 1830 and now known as the Pope House, the inn famed for quail dishes and once on Cook's tour is a noted Alabama landmark.
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Alexander City
Ala
Alabama
Horn-bill nesting ritual seals mate during incubation
Horn-bills nest in hollow trees and the male seals the entrance with clay to trap the female inside while she incubates eggs. He then feeds her through a small hole until the chicks hatch.
Stevenson Tour Opens Amid Election Pressure
Eisenhower rivals aim to win Ohio's 25 electoral votes as Taft supporters may abstain. Stevenson preps for a Western swing with Denver stop and answers a Labor Day charge of coercion by Eisenhower the letter to Ruml insisting on contributions without promises or threats. Democrats report under a million dollars raised and spent so far.
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Eisenhower
Ohio
Taft
Stevenson
Denver
New York City
Beardsley Ruml
Democratic Finance
Ruml
Markets in Decatur Sell Farm Commodities Promptly
Market notes from Decatur show cotton middling at 39.25 cents and strict low at 37.50. No 2 mile priced at 3.10, No 2 wheat new crop 1.95, No 2 oats new crop 0.80, No 2 yellow ear corn 1.83. Hogs bring 19.00 cents in Decatur.
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Decatur
Nashville Livestock Prices Quiet Amid Small Supplies
cattle prices mostly nominal with a small supply steady. baby beef at 26.00. utilities and cows 15.50 to 18.00. calves and vealers steady with prime veal 27 to 33. hogs moderately active 25 cents lower. sows steady. barrows and gilts 19.50 to 19.75 for 190–230 lb, 18.00 for 160–180 lb. sheep scarce with breeding ewes at 9.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Live poultry prices in North Georgia farms show steady tone
Atlanta report notes USDA North Georgia live poultry markets stay about steady with unders tone unsettled. Supplies moderate and about equal to fair demand as prices for broilers or fryers under 3½ pounds range from 30 to 32 cents per pound, mostly around 34 to 44 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Eisenhower in South Urges Cooperation on Civil Rights
In a Little Rock address Eisenhower cites equality claims and warns against state overreach. He urges cooperative steps to tackle group problems and signals a hard driving campaign style aimed at broad national appeal for November votes.
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Eisenhower
Little Rock
Washington
South
Services To Be Held Friday For Jim King
Funeral services for Jim King age 75 who died at his home on Falkville 2 will be held Friday at 11 o clock from Cedar Plains Christian church with Rev Paul E Walker officiating Interment in Herron cemetery Peck of Hartselle directing He is survived by his wife Annie King a sister Sally King a brother R H King and other relatives The body will lie in state at the church tomorrow from 10 until services Pallbearers are Glenn Bramlet Leon Radford Elton Hardin Warren Hardin Buck England and Edward England
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Jim King
Falkville 2
Cedar Plains
R. H. King
Falkville
Glenn Bramlet
Leon Radford
Elton Hardin
Warren Hardin
Buck England
Edward England
Funeral arrangements made for Mrs Viola Moore
Funeral services for 65 year old Mrs Viola Moore of Chattanooga are being arranged with Peck Funeral Home in Hartsville. Services will be announced later by the funeral home.
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Viola Moore
Chattanooga
Peck Funeral Home
Hartselle
Tent Revival at Ninth Street Methodist Proves Vital
The tent revival led by visiting evangelist Rev. O B Lansbury draws capacity crowds at the Ninth Street Methodist church. Over 500 attend nightly with many joining the church and dozens converted. Final sermon Friday evening precedes next Sundays membership day and rally.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
O. B. Lansbury
Lansbury
Union sees Communist ties in CPOWA probe
A House subcommittee report on the CPOWA union reveals that Osman and others labeled as Communists signed non Communist affidavits to qualify for NLRB certification. It urges copying hearings to the attorney general for possible perjury prosecutions and backs McCarran’s bill to bar Communist members from labor offices and allow firings of those tied to subversive groups. McCarran accuses CPCWA of aiding the Communist cause and exploiting Negro workers and small businessmen.
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CPOWA
Osman
Communist Party
National Labor Relations Board
McCarran
Congress
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Subcommittee
CPCWA
Civitan Club Hosts Safety Film Event at Lyons Hotel
Glenwood Pierson of Pierson Motors showed the safety film One Day In Court at the Civitan club meeting and spoke on safety and the upcoming safety campaign to be sponsored by the Decatur Automobile Dealers Association. The club will run the promotion for one week and the best promotion will win a $100 prize from the dealers group.
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Glenwood Pierson
Pierson Motors
Decatur Automobile Dealers Association
Civitan Club
Lyons Hotel
Civic Club
Evening Showings Across Hartselle Theaters
The notes list multiple cinema programs with titles and cast, showing times at venues including Hartselle and Athens. Films feature Belles On Their Toes Myrna Loy and Debra Paget, plus Man in the Saddle Randolph Scott and Hartselle billings like Cross Winds and Cattle Drive.
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Roxy
Jeannie Crain
Myrna Loy
Debra Paget
Jeffrey Hunter
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Disabled American Veterans Chapter 11
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Mary Penn
Eighth Avenue
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Enolam Blvd
Charles Mitchell
Decatur 1
Mary Huskey
Fred Linley
Market Stret
N. E
Willie Hitt
Trinity
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Elaine Kenny
Shelia
Alton Moore
Marie
Pvt
Hal L. Moore
Columbia
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Pvt. Moore
Fort Jackson
S. C
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Providence Hospital
D. F. Hickman
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Town Creek
Gen. Eisenhower
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John Lemley
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Eleventh Avenue
William Maddox
Athens
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McGrath
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TVA
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Georgia
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Louisiana
Dora Lee Livingston
Mississippi
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William Bendix
Virginia Gasman
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Capitol
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