Weather and community notes from Decatur area today
Fair today tonight and Tuesday with gentle to moderate southerly winds along the coast. PTA city council meets Tuesday at 10 A M in the junior high school auditorium. Several local residents and visitors attend and update on hospital moves and family announcements. An infant son was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Messenger of Miami.
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Robert Messenger
Miami, Fla
Western calves to be studied for Morgan county youths
Thomas F. Adams of State National Bank L T Wagnon Morgan county farm agent and W H Gregory extension service live stock specialist depart Decatur Tuesday for Grand Island Nebraska a 1000 mile trip to evaluate Western beef calves. They plan to buy cattle for Morgan county farm youths to raise feed and show next spring.
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Thomas F. Adams
State National Bank
L. T. Wagnon
Morgan County
W. H. Gregory
Grand Island
Nebraska
Decatur
Soviet Forces Increase Violations Along American Zone Border
German border police report rising Soviet incursions into American occupied Hesse Germany with gunfire on border crossers. Wiesbaden authorities will add 150 officers to the 450 already manning the Hesse Thuringian line to curb violations.
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Bagdad detains American Skymaster plane at Basrah
Iraqi police still detain the American Skymaster that forced landed at Basrah airport Aug. 26 with 59 aboard. The plane en route Paris to Australia landed due to fuel. eight passengers had passports and visas while many travelers were Jews from Poland and Czechoslovakia. Names were withheld.
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World War II Hero Walks to Death at Savannah Beach
Joseph Churchill Strong, 30, a World War II veteran and four time recipient of official theater awards, walked unclad into the Atlantic at Savannah Beach after church services. Police say he traveled a quarter mile to the water, left his possessions, and was pronounced dead after a three hour revival effort. His parents and three sisters survive.
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Savannah Beach
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Oklahoma man Clare nce Fuller killed in collision
Clarence Fuller of Drumright was killed in an automobile collision in Muncie. Mrs. William Gleason and Moe Wesley Zumwalt, also of Drumright, were injured while attending a funeral.
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Oklahoma
Clarence Fuller
Drumright
William Gleason
Moe Wesley Zumwalt
Storm brings death and vast property losses in Florida and Georgia
Two African American children are dead and several injured as tornadoes and high winds sweep Northwest Florida and Southwest Georgia. About 500000 dollars in property damage includes eight homes and nine tobacco barns in a tobacco farming area. Crops such as peanuts pecans and other produce suffer across Grady county while storms hit Meigs Doles Worth and Thomas counties and the Albany region.
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Thurmond in Florida Campaign Denounces Party Loyalty
In Wildwood Florida on Labor Day J Strom Thurmond the states rights presidential nominee urged that only his states rights party can preserve constitutional government He warned against civil rights planks as a doorway to tyranny and predicted three versions of a civil rights law in January referencing Truman Wallace and Dewey.
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Three Killed in Carolina Wreck on Wet Road
A Sunday collision near Salisbury North Carolina left three dead and seven injured. W. D. Dickson and Robert D. Price of Greensboro and Robert Allen Armstrong of Winston-Salem died. Armstrong children Daniel Brown 3 Nancy Lee 10 Mary Alice 15 and others remained in fair condition.
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W._D. Dickson
Robert _D._Price
Greensboro
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Armstrong
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Nancy Lee
Mary Alice
Joe Conich
Jim Roach
Ronde Smith
Four Crashes Reported During Labor Day Weekend
Four automobile accidents since midnight culminated in a Labor Day weekend total of seven while 35 Trinity high school students escaped injury after a bus collision on Alabama 20. Tennis Alexander Milam drove a car that hit the bus entering from Fox Creek Road in rainy slick conditions. two women Marie Bailey and Laura Armstrong suffered minor injuries and were treated at Decatur General Hospital, with other incidents involving Donald Irvin and Russell Baker under investigation.
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Labor Urged By President To Fight GOP
President Truman urged organized labor to resist Republican body blows and defend democracy as a bulwark against communism. Speaking in Detroit on Labor Day, he warned a reactionary administration could threaten wages, living standards, and free enterprise amid the Taft Hartley Act. He warned of a boom bust cycle if Republicans gain power and noted Congress cut taxes after elections.
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Air Mark Test Postponed Due to Rough Air
The Air Force postponed its world speed record attempt over 1.86 miles at Cleveland on Sept 6 14. Col Albert E Boyd Wright Field said conditions were too rough with light showers. Maj Richard L Johnson anticipated speeds near 670 680 mph in the second attempt.
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Insurgent killed in Perak state gunfight with British forces
British forces killed a communist in Perak during a sharp gunfight today, wounding one Briton and capturing three others. The operation followed the seizure of an insurgent camp believed to be an important center, which was burned after British withdrawal into the jungle.
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Traffic Toll Still Climbs Across States During Holiday Weekend
The nation’s Labor Day toll rose to 2 27 with 171 traffic deaths as crowds packed highways. California reported 20 traffic fatalities and one drowning, North Carolina 17 total deaths, including three traffic and eight miscellaneous. Pennsylvania ranked third with 13 traffic deaths and one miscellaneous. Partial state breakdown shows Alabama 100, Florida 120, Georgia 6, Mississippi 300, South Carolina 70, Tennessee and others.
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Pennsylvania
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Georgia
Mississippi
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One Man Killed Three Hurt In Bus Car Collision
A collision on U S route 40 twelve miles west of Springfield Ohio killed John Robert Clifford a 20 year old of Rushville Indiana. Three occupants of his car P M Cox 19 Walter Baker 20 and Robert Van Bibber 20 were injured and taken to Miami Valley hospital Dayton. Alton Stone 44 of near Bridgeport Indiana drove the Greyhound bus eastbound from St Louis to Pittsburgh and was not injured. Coroner Austin Richards of Clark County identified the deceased.
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Clark County
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Rushville
Ind
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Pittsburgh
Alton Stone
Bridgeport
Clifford
P. M. Cox
Walter Baker
Franklin, Ind
Robert van Bibber
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Salvation Army Capt. Fuller and wife leave Decatur for Griffin
Captain Oscar Fuller and Mrs Fuller receive farewell orders from Dixie division head Col John A Morrison. A farewell service is set for Sunday at 7 30 PM conducted by Major W B Purdue. An audit and a banquet for Red Shield boys club after Monday will be announced later with Salvation Army board members and Boys club committee in attendance.
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Salvation Army
Dixie Division
John A. Morrison
Atlanta
Georgia
Decatur
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Red Shield
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Championship Races Delayed By Early Rains At Regatta
Damp skies delayed the Southeastern championship motor boat races in Decatur Alabama but clearing weather allowed the event to proceed with two heats in each division. Local drivers from Decatur Guntersville and the Tri-Cities compete alongside hydroplane and inboard classes with Red Cross volunteers on hand.
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Alabama
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John Patterson Dies Beloved Citizen Laid to Rest
John Patterson Sr a longtime Alabama public leader dies at home after four months illness Funeral services set for Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev John A Troxler officiating Pallbearers listed Interment in city cemetery Survived by wife four Decatur based children three grandchildren and siblings from Illinois and Canada
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City Cemetery
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Decatur
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Aileen West
Wilma Jane Patterson
Lewis H. West
Dan H. Easter
Margaret Heiber
Chicago
Helen Patterson
Robert Lawson
Province of
Saskatchewan
Canada
Strike Spreads In New Jersey Amid Truck Labor Walkout
A five day old truck strike spreads from New York City to North Jersey with 4300 drivers joining 10,000 already off. Local 478 Newark and Local 807 NYC drive the expansion as fears of supply tiedown grow and milk deliveries dwindle amid slowed city stores.
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Three Prisoners Dig Their Way Out Of St Louis Jail
Three prisoners escaped from a St Louis jail using a dug passage through a weakened wall. Sam Mastari 21 and Brietic 20 from Wilmerding Pennsylvania were held on $0,000 bond for first degree robbery, while J Richard Key 32 of St Louis was held on burglary suspicions.
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S. Louis
St. Louis County
Sam Mastari
Brietic
Wilmerding
J. Richard Key
Four Youths Rob Amish Deacon Near Lancaster
Lancaster state police report four youths held up and robbed Deacon Menne Fisher as he drove home in a horse drawn buggy near his farm. One assailant brandished a gun demanding money or the horse. Fisher handed over $9 after pleading to keep papers of value to him. The gang fled in a car. investigators seek further details.
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Menne Fisher
Fisher
State Prosecutor In Heywood's Trial Dies in California
Owen M. Van Duyn former Idaho attorney general and prosecutor in the 1905 Heywood murder trial dies at 63 in California. Funeral in Redwood City. He served as deputy San Mateo county district attorney and earlier as Ada county district attorney when Governor Steunenberg was assassinated. The Heywood case and two Western Federation officials were acquitted with Borah assisting.
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Calif
Owen M. van Duyn
Big Bill
Heywood
Idaho
van Duyn
San Mateo County
Ada County
Frank Steunenberg
Western Federation of Mining
Dunn
United States
William E. Borah
Boise
Wildcat Strikes Condemned by British Unions
Margate England September council meeting of 188 unions and nearly 8 million workers condemned unauthorized wildcat strikes as damaging solidarity and hindering Britain's economic recovery during the 80th conference.
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Margate
Eng
Trade Unions Council
Britain
India to develop Kandia port on western coast
The official gazette announced that India will develop Kandia on the Gulf of Caten as a major port to replace Karachi for servicing its hinterland and for strategic purposes. Karachi is the capital of Pakistan.
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India
Government of
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Gulf
Two American Pressmen Hurt In Berlin City Hall Raid
Communist led demonstrators smashed into Berlin city hall injuring two American correspondents and damaging equipment. The riot, aided by Soviet controlled police, aimed to topple the anti communist government as military governors meet nearby to address the crisis.
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Amercan
Action Committee
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Associated Press
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Ernest Leiser
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Leiser
Burroughs
Joseph Evans
Wall Street Journal
Evans
Thirteen Are Killed on Norwegian Plane
A Norwegian air force Catalina flying boat crashed one mile from Bergen in fog today killing 13 aboard. Two were saved, one unhurt. Eleven bodies recovered as rescuers search for two others. Wreckage scattered on a mountainside on Sotra island, and the main section burned after the crash.
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