Breaking For The Harvest Sermon At Flint Baptist
Rev M G Wil son evangelist opens revival at Flint Baptist church Sunday night with sermon Breaking For The Harvest. Local notes include Hillsboro visitors in Mobile and Pensacola and Eisenhower club meeting. Weather data from Knoxville reports Tennessee river levels and TVA temps. several local people mentioned.
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M. G. Wilson
Flint Baptist Church
Westside Baptist Church
Ruby Preston
Eighth Avenue
S.W
Hampton C. Hopkins
Red Strength In Korea Gains
U S Eighth Army commander General James A. Van Fleet said there are more than a million Communist soldiers in Korea a slight increase in recent months He warned Reds have ample stocks for an offensive but thought they would not attack this autumn He noted air attacks are damaging the enemy though supplies remain ample for possible moves Van Fleet also denied plans to reassign him within a month stating no news on rotating generals
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Seoulp
U. S. Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Korea
United Nations
van Fleet
Tokyo
Eisenhower Launches Peace Crusade As Campaign Begins
Dwight D. Eisenhower urged a nationwide reform to achieve world peace by ousting “wasters and bunglers” in Washington. Crowds in Philadelphia cheered as he unveiled a 10 point peace plan and prepared a midwestern tour through Illinois Minnesota Ohio Indiana.
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Don Whitehead
Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
America
Handcuffs and Red Shirt Tied to Escaped Convict
Police found handcuffs and a red shirt believed worn by escaped murderer David Taylor in a vacant South Birmingham lot. Taylor, 25, fled from a train during return to Kilby Prison, eluding a citywide manhunt after a mass Draper Prison breakout last September. He was recaptured recently in Chicago.
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Birmingham
David Taylor
Louisville & Nashville
Kilby
Chicago
Taylor
Walker County
Draper Prison
Draper
North Alabama 4-H FHA Talent Parade Draws 200 Plus
More than 200 youngsters filled the Coliseum as North Alabama FFA and FHA groups staged a nighttime talent parade led by district farm extension officials. State 4-H leaders Miss Ann Barr and Haney Logue assisted, with candle-light finale and Maids of Cotton from four counties adding to the show.
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North Alabama Ffa
FHA
L. L. Self
Farm Extension Service
Decatur
H. C. Culver
Madison
Limestone
Morgan
Cullman
Ann Barr
Haney Logue
Morgan County
Opal Collins
Margaret Ann Rice
Pleasant Hill
Shirley Graves
Austinville
Ted Poole
Flint
Jane Collier
Priceville
Clarence Prater
Moulton Heights
Coliseum Arena
Storm Offers No Land Threat
A severe Atlantic hurricane moves northward over open sea and poses no danger to land. The second storm of the season is expected to pass between Cape Hatteras and Bermuda, staying far enough offshore to avoid damage. Winds reach 110 mph with hurricane force winds extending up to 100 miles north and 70 miles south. The storm gains speed, moving north northeast at 16 to 18 mph, veering away from the U S mainland.
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Miami
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Bermuda
United States
Concrete Pouring Starts on Bee Line Link South of Lacon
Concrete work on the Bee Line highway link south of Lacon has begun. The road is expected to open between January 1 and January 15, reducing the distance between Decatur and Cullman and removing the dangerous curve on Lacon mountain.
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Lacon
Bee Line
Lacon Mountain
Decatur
Cullman
Adlai Readies All His Guns For Campaign Tour
Gov Adlai Stevenson flies to Denver to launch a nine state nine day campaign swing aimed at countering Eisenhower. He plans to answer GOP contentions and attack corruption charges while presenting his own program. Campaign manager Wyatt says Stevenson will address Republican slogans and foreign policy in San Francisco on Sept 9. Senator Smathers disagrees saying Eisenhower has made a big impression.
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Relman Morin
Springfield
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Denver
West
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South
Stevenson
Wilson Wyatt
San Francisco
Wyatt
Eisenhower
George A. Smathers
Florida
North Alabama Dairy Show Opens at Decatur Coliseum
The North Alabama dairy cattle show opened at the Decatur livestock coliseum with over 150 Jersey and Guernsey entries and total prizes of 1355. Morgan county entries led by James Stevenson Wade West Louis Parker and C A Poole Jr were shown yesterday and today judges are accelerating the contest. Winners advance to Birmingham for state honors and district 4H or FFA teams compete in a cattle judging contest. Sponsors include Liberty National Life Insurance the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and the Decatur Chamber of Commerce.
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North Alabama
Decatur Livestock Coliseum
Morgan County
Coliseum
W. J. Alverson
State National Bank
K. M. Autrey
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
FFA
Birmingham
James Stevenson
Hartselle
Wade West
Falkville
Louis J. Parker
Danville
C. A. Poole Jr
Decatur
Liberty National Life Insurance Company
The
State Department of Agriculture and Industries
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Local Representative Faces Multi Jurisdiction Driving Charges
State Rep. J Emmett Wood of Milky Alabama faced driving while intoxicated and without a license charges in Mobile Alabama and Pensacola Florida. He was arrested in Mobile about 3 pm August 24 by two patrolmen and separately by Florida officer O T Cason on September 1 near Pensacola. While jailed in Pensacola a hit and run warrant was served over a collision that injured William R Fritts a sailor riding a motorcycle on the Davis Highway north of Pensacola August 22.
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Mobile
J. Emmett Wood
Milky
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
Wood
Alabama Highway Patrol
Florida
O. T. Cason
William R. Fritts
Ellyson Field
Davis Highway
Fritts
Lieutenant Governor Urges Amendment to Remove Parole Board
Lt. Gov. James B. Allen of Gadsden urged an amendment to a 1951 law intended to remove the pardon and parole board from politics. He criticized that the governor still selects full-term members, leaving the board influenced by executive power and timing. Frances R. Robinson was named to the board, replacing James N. Bloodworth who resigned near the end of his term.
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Gadsden
Gadsden P
James B. Allen
Pardon and Parole Board
Allen
Frances R. Robinson
Prattville
Gordon Persons
James N. Bloodworth
Decatur
New Law
State Supreme Court
Alabama Court of Appeals
Probe on whether child died before train left Chicago
Louisiana authorities pursued whether five year old Ann Teresa was dead before a Louisiana bound train departed Chicago. Investigators tied the mother Mrs Ann McSherry Snee and grandmother Mrs Arthur McSherry to the case as autopsy in New Orleans found death by starvation and linked the child to a funeral home in Hammond before burial and a sought death certificate.
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la P
Chicago
Tom Sanders
Ann McSherry Snee
Ann Teresa
Sanders
Snee
Arthur McSherry
Southeastern
Louisiana
New Orleans
Two Women Burn To Death In Tar Gravel Crash
A convertible and a dump truck loaded with blazing asphalt collided head on near Las Vegas New Mexico. Three women died, two teenage passengers buried in hot tar and gravel. Victims were Mrs Georgena A Seline 54, her daughter Linda 17, and Carroll Holling 17 all from Denver Colorado.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Georgena A. Seline
Linda
Carroll Holling
Denver
Colo
Sparkman Counters Critics During New Mexico Swing
Sen John Sparkman of Alabama toured Rio Grande Valley towns in New Mexico urging voters to back his vice presidential bid He criticized Eisenhowers foreign policy warnings and cited Eisenhowers Moscow statements and a 1945 congressional hearing to claim poor judgment and shifting foresight Sparkman urged a strong optimistic policy toward Russia and promised stronger U S leadership See SPARKMAN on Page 2
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Santa FE
N. M
John Sparkman
Alabama
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Russia
U. S
Moscow
Congressional
Sparkman
United States
Congressional Committee
Famed Violinist Kreisler Setstle Tax Claims for 1944
Fritz Kreisler and his wife Harriet agreed to a $300000 settlement with the Internal Revenue Service over taxes totaling $1384513 for 1926 to 1929 and 1934 to 1940. Officials cited age of the case complex proof and Kreisler stock losses. The musician blamed innocent errors and advisers while Harriet quipped that he can only fiddle.
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Washington
Fritz Kreisler
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Kreisler
Bureau
Charles J. Foley
Harriet
Postmaster Sheppard Improves From Heart Attack Friday
Postmaster Robert T. Sheppard who suffered a heart attack at his Cain Street home early Friday morning was reported steadily improving at noon today. He is a patient at Decatur General Hospital.
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Robert T. Sheppard
Cain Street
Mr. Sheppard
Decatur General Hospital
Beauties enter final Miss America prelims in Atlantic City
Atlantic City reports five finalists in two Miss America preliminaries with all leaders currently brunettes. Neva Jane Langley of Macon and Jo Hoppe of Chicago won last night in talent and bathing suit among six leading contenders. Langley, 19, a music student, performed Khachaturian and wore a pale blue gown in evening wear.
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Atlantic City
Georgia
Neva Jane Langley
Macon
Chicago
Jo Hoppe
District of Columbia
Iris Anne Fitch
Alabama
Gwen Harmon
Birmingham
California
Jeanne Shores
Azusa
Miss Langley
Hoppe
Aram Khatchaturian
Langley
State Personnel Board reviews state pay scales
The State Personnel Board in Montgomery reviews the annual salary scales for state employees as routine. Members say large changes are unlikely since the current scales were adopted only months ago. The board includes Mrs. Albert Thomas of Auburn, Gerrard Harrell of Talladega, and Rush Stallings of Montgomery.
Three More Migs Shot Down By U N Sabres In Korea
U N Sabre jets claimed victory over North Korea as three Communist Migs were shot down and others damaged in seven dogfights. The week two tally reached 16 destroyed or probably destroyed plus six damaged. Allied air activity targeted a mining center and ore processing at Sinhung as ground forces fought near Bunker Hill with heavy artillery and counterattacks.
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Seoul
U. N
U.S. Fifth Air Force
U. S
North Korea
Bunker Hill
U. S. Eighth Army
Sunup
Sinhung
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Panmunjom
No Prowlers In Area Reported
Chief J B Whitmire said no suspected prowlers have been reported for almost a week. The J B Austin home at 710 Canal Street was entered last Friday night and James Eddie Taylor 20 year old Decatur Negro was arrested in connection. The only break in last weeks period was Brock and Spight Wholesale Grocery where cigarettes were taken after a rear door was found open. Call police immediately if prowlers are suspected to avoid alarming them.
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J. B. Whitmire
J. B. Austin
Canal Street
James Eddie Taylor
Decatur
Austin
Brock and Spight Wholesale Grocery
Whitmire
Police Department
Thagard Appointed Judge of Second Judicial Circuit
Governor Gordon Persons named State Senator T Werth Thagard of Greenville as judge of the Second Judicial Circuit on the day of the appointment.
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Montgomery
T. Werth Thagard
Greenville
Gordon Persons
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