Various Local News Briefs From Decatur Almanac
Partly cloudy today and tonight with a breezy coast as the weather outlook. Decatur cotton market noon quotation shows middling at M and street low at 30. Local residents update on health including W G Maze Jr undergoing tonsillectomy and doing fine. C M Hart called to Gulfport Mississippi for a month to adjust hurricane losses. Weatherford improving after appendectomy at Hamil clinic. Church revival and mid week studies announced at Central Baptist and First Baptist in Johnson City and Decatur. Public notices of meetings at Central Methodist Church and Sixth Avenue Church of God. Community members traveling, hospital transfers, and open house for Church of God parsonage scheduled. See DIARY On Page 2.
Pleasant Weather In Decatur Tuesday
Decatur enjoyed pleasant weather Tuesday after Labor Day rain disrupted celebrations Monday. The Decatur weather bureau logged 0.89 inches of rainfall in the past 24 hours. TVA readings showed 8 A M at 76 degrees rising to 84 by 10 11 A M and 84, with noon at 82. The Monday high reached 80 and the low dipped to 67.
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Decatur
Decatur Weather Bureau
TVA
Weather Bureau
Doug Creech Tops Dixie Motorboat Circuit Championship
Doug Creech of Charlotte North Carolina won the Etheridge high point scorer trophy for the Dixie motorboat circuit and took the Southeastern championship division in class B while finishing second in class C. The Wheeler Lake Yacht club sponsored the race amid heavy rains delaying starts and drawing over five thousand fans from Cisco harbor to TVA garage terminal.
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Doug Creech
Charlotte
N. C
Etheridge
Dixie Motorboat
Creech
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Cisco Harbor
TVA
Local inboard boat race crowns Decatur winners at Wheeler Lake
George LaBoon and Porter of Decatur and Cullman tie for first in the first local inboard race at Wheeler Lake Yacht Club regatta La Day afternoon. Eldridge Guiye placed third. E O Dyson of Guntersville won the second local inboard race with Dean Van Dyke second and Euel Garrison third. C A Bankston led the local outboard winners with Herman Free and Kenneth Harrison of Decatur finishing second and third.
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George
Tennessee River
Georges LaBoon
Porter
Decatur
Cullman
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Eldridge Guiye
Tur
E. O. Dyson
Guntersville
Dean van Dyke
Euel Garrison
C. A. Bankston
Herman Free
Kenneth Harrison
Florida regatta yields mixed results as five mile race cancelled
Rough five miles described by a racer as the roughest. Runabout and midget races were cancelled for lack of entries while hydroplane and local races continued. Tommy Hagood won class C, Doug Creech placed second in B. Jim Matlock won class A Southeastern, with Eddie Sklar second. Carl Davis third in C, Dewey Burris first in B, his son Carl Burris third in A. Mabry Ward won high point trophy but Mary Sklar did not attend. Start near the TVA terminal at the barge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Florida
Tommy Hagood
Doug Creech
Jim Matlock
Knoxville
Tenn
Eddie Sklar
Newport
Carl B. Davis
Chattanooga
Dewey
Carl Burris
Rockwood
Carl
Mabry Wards
Jacksonville
Fla
Mary Sklar
Edwards
St Johns Episcopal Church Breaks Ground for 20000 Expansion
Ground was broken today for St John s Episcopal church to cost about 20000. The plan includes a ten foot extension to the front, a new tower and steeple rising fifty feet above the current roof, and stone from Rockwood with steel fabrication in Decatur.Construction will take three months. Mrs Charles H Eyster chairs the Retin communies with F D Kles Mrs M E Edwards and Carol Smith. Mrs Lelia Seaton Edmundson donated 7500 for completion before her death, a leading member of the historic church.
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St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's
Second Avenue
Rockwood
Decatur Iron & Steel
Charles H. Eyster
F. D. Kles
M. £. Edwards
Carol Smith
St. John’s
Lelia Seaton Edmundson
Armed Gunmen Slay Detective and Kidnap Assistant Chief
Two armed gunmen killed Detective Nicholas Jacob and abducted Assistant Chief John Jackson after a seven hour ride through backwoods roads. Dale Simpson 26 of Salt Lake City Utah and H E Miller 23 of Monticello Mississippi were captured after a nightlong search in Gonzales Louisiana and surrounding areas.
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New Orleans
Jeff Lockey
Lockey
Gonzales
Here
Baton Rouge
Prairne N Antantian
John Jackson
Jacobs
Joseph Tardo
Miller
Simpson
Gulfport
Miss
Jackson
Fifty Voters Registered in Half Day Here
Fifty people registered to vote in upcoming elections as the Board of Registrars met from 8:30 a.m. to noon. T. H. Gunn announced the turnout was driven by the municipal elections on September 20 and the annexation vote in West Decatur on September 14.
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Board of Registrars
T. H. Gunn
West Decatur
Gunn
Probers Seek Aid of Groves in Spy Hearings
Washington reports that Maj. Gen. Leake R. Groves is being sought to aid House investigations into possible atomic secrets leaks to Moscow. Rep. McDowell said Groves will testify publicly after the committee reopens Sept. 15 as it aims to uncover third spy rings and review the Condon affair and Hiss-Chambers issues.
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Washington
Congressional
Leake R. Groves
Russia
Rep
McDowell
R-Pa
House
American Activities Committee
Edward A. Condon
Condon
Federal Bureau of Standards
Commerce Department
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Moscow
Whittaker Chambers
Trains May Be Halted Through Decatur
Southern Railway plans to file a petition on September 13 to discontinue locals 7 and 8 through Decatur. The move follows a $78,710.74 loss in the last 12 months while trains 35 and 36 with Pullman cars would continue, serving Chattanooga to Tuscumbia Sheffield.
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Southern Railway
Southern
Decatur
J. E. Smither
Ashington
D. C
Chattanooga
Tuscumbia
Sheffield
Smither
Alabama Public Service Commission
Republican Talk to Be Heard by Jaycees
W. E. Brooks Jr the Montgomery managing editor will voice the Republican party claim to Alabama’s electoral votes at a Jaycees event today. Brooks is identified as Bett Brooks’s son and former state labor director, reflecting party activity in the Montgomery Junior Chamber of Commerce context.
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Montgomery
W. E. Brooks, Jr
Alabama
Bett Brooks
Holiday Toll Over Estimate
The nation’s toll from violent accidents over the Labor Day weekend neared 400 with traffic deaths at 271 between Friday 6 PM and Monday midnight. Fifty eight drownings and 52 other deaths occurred. Canada’s toll was 35 with drownings and traffic fatalities. The 1947 Labor Day toll was 451 with 293 traffic deaths, 81 drownings and 77 miscellaneous deaths.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Canada
Alabama
Georgia
Lollipop Bomber Reinforcements Reach Berlin Aid
A C-47 piloted by Capt. Charles A. Rawls carried over 1,000 handkerchiefs and candy from Brookley Air Force Base to Westover Field for Lt. Gail S. Halverson. The supplies aid Halverson’s Berlin candy drops using handkerchief parachutes as part of the so called operations vittles effort. Brooklyn airmen gathered more kerchiefs and sweets after learning Halverson was low.
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Mobile
Berlin
Charles A. Rawls
Jackson
Miss
Brookley Air Force Base
Westover Field
Mass
Gail S. Halverson
Operations Vittles
Brooklyn
Halversen
Stassen Reply To President Is Due Tonight
The article notes Harold E. Stassen will deliver the Republican reply to President Truman's Labor Day addresses from Detroit at 8 p.m. EST with Gov. Thomas E. Dewey blessing the speech in Albany. Truman criticized labor unions and Taft-Hartley while planning whistle stop tours. McGrath and Tobin commented on GOP absence at rallies.
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Stassen
Associated Press
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
Detroit
Thomas FE. Dewey
Albany
Dewey
Michigan
Ohio
Pontiac
Cadillac Square
Toledo
Washington
United States
Charman J .Howard
McGrath
Labor Tobin
Akron
Congress
National Association__of_Manufacturers
Agriculture Brannan
Stas
New City Dump Planned for Decatur Area
Mayor H R Summer announced plans for a new modern city dump for Decatur. A location has not been set yet but will be off the road away from communities. The plan calls for a landfill using trench disposal instead of the current incinerator method, addressing smoke complaints from the Austinville area.
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Decatur
H. R. Summer
Austinville
U. S. Army
Boundary Lines of Schools Districts Outlined
Patrons of city elementary schools in Decatur are asked to note district boundaries and enroll children accordingly. Transfers require a patron letter with reasons. outlines for Somerville Road intersection to Prospect Drive, Sixth Avenue, river boundaries, and Gordon-Bibo routes are given with streets and rail lines.
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Decatur
Somerville Road
Somerville Raad
Prospect Drive
Sixth Avenue
Sixth Ave
Tennessee River
Gordon-Bibo
Eighth
Laurel Street
6Th Avenue
L & N Railroad
Somerville Street
City
States Rights Democrats Build Obstacle Course For Truman
States rights democrats in the South push a ballot fight as Truman faces possible ballot exclusion in Alabama, Georgia and other states. Thurmond electors threaten to derail Truman with no statewide slate in several states, while North Carolina and Virginia show full elector lists. Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina may block Truman electors, forcing court battles and separate ballots. Georgia electors to be named later.
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Atlanta
Truman
Dixie
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
South
Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
National Democratic Party
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Joseph Langan
Mobile
Mr. Truman
Young Veteran Will Head Financial Drive Here
James Nelson Bloodworth, a Decatur attorney and war veteran, will lead the annual Community Chest campaign. The drive funds nine local agencies, with a budget committee led by Marvin Rankin meeting to draft the 1948 49 budget.
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James N. Bloodworth
Decatur
James Nelson Bloodworth
Chest
Chest Board of
Marvin R. Rankin
John A. Troxler
Joseph H. Calvin
Coats Off Drive Ends Tuesday
The Junior Chamber of Commerce campaign known as Coats Off officially ends Tuesday. Members may attend a meeting at 7 PM at the Why Not with coats and not be fined. Athens and Florence Jaycees will be guests, with Billy Leavell and Ted Merriam among the expected speakers.
Negro Returned to Indiana State Pen After Capture Here
Archie Jones a 32 year old negro is being returned to Indiana state prison after an escape ended in Decatur police capture Saturday Police Chief J B Whitms said Officers Kilgore and McCall arrested him A prison guard came to Decatur Monday afternoon to take the fugitive back They departed Monday night on train number 4 Jones is serving a two to five year term for second degree burglary.
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Archie Jones
Indiana State Prison
Decatur
J. B. Whitms
Jones
Kilgore
McCall
Street crash at Avenue and Johnston causes little damage
No injuries and little damage resulted from a collision at Avenue and Johnston Street Saturday at 4 P.M. A 1948 Studebaker driven by Norris Hunter of Columbia Tenn. collided with a 194? driven by E. M. Wise of Decatur. Officers Kennedy and Johnson investigated.
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Avenue
Johnston Street
Studebaker
Norris Hunter
Columbia
Three Strikes Are Continued Across Industries
The nation faces a potential telephone service tieup as three major strikes in oil, trucking, and shipping persist without settlement. The CIO ACEW set September 17 for a Bell equipment workers strike over higher pay and better conditions, with 25,000 members in 2,200 locations.
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Associated Press
CIO Association of Communication Equipment Workers
Bell Telephone
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Montana
New York
Jersey City
N. J
AFL
New Jersey
Injuries Prove Fatal to Man Powell Dies After Creek Accident
Funeral services for McKinley Powell 47 Hartselle will be held Wednesday at Salem church at 3 P M. He was injured Monday along Flint creek suffering a head injury after a fall. He died about 8 45 A M today at Decatur General hospital. Interment will be in the Salem church cemetery. Powell is survived by three brothers J H B N and B H Powell of Hartselle and three sisters Mrs L Robinson Hartselle Mrs J H Fines Cullman and Mrs E C Crow Decatur.
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McKinley Powell
Hartselle
Flint Creek
Salem Church
Powell
Brock Clinic
Drinkard’s
Decature General Hospital
BH. Powell
L. Robinson
J. H. Fines. Cullman
E. C. Crow
Decatur
Soviets Break Into U S Office To Seize Police
Western Berlin police guarding city assembly faced Soviet backed German police who seized the U S military government liaison office. Demonstrations sparked clashes as anti communist officials scheduled Nov 14 elections while 20 000 American troops conducted large maneuvers in the U S zone.
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U. S
Berlin
London
Russia
Western Zone
U. S.S
Germany
Robert Schuman
National Assembly
James F. Byrnes
American Bar Association
Seattle
Wash
Europe
Manila
Luis Taruc
Hukbalahaps
Talladega Man Returned by Sheriff After Arrest
Alvin H. Hopkins alias J. C. Slaughter was taken to Talladega for non support and is held for esse after his arrest to Monday according to Decatur Police Chief J. B. Whitmire. Sheriff E. O. Howell went to Decatur Monday night to retrieve the prisoner. Hopkins was arrested by Officers Sandlin Taylor and Self Monday morning per Chief Whitmire.
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Alvin H., Hopkins
J. C. Slaughter
Talledega
Esse
J. B. Whitmire
Talladega
E. O. Howell
Decatur
Hopkins
Sandlin, Taylor
Self
Whitmire
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W. G. Maze Jr
12Th Avenue
Decatur Clinic
C. M. Hart
Huntsville
Jimmy Weatherford
Hamil Clinic
Paul Roberts
The
Central Baptist Church
Johnson City
First Baptist Church
A. L. Davis
Decatur 1
Christian Brotherhood
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Board of Christian Education
Ot Central Methodist Church
Workers Council of the Church School
William
Finch
the Daily
Decatur Rotary Club
Rotary International
Robert Jervis
Aobert J. Smith
Falkville 1
Decatur General
Gardy’s Cave
Brown's
Arden_ Strickland
Decatur General Hospital
Wheeler Lake
E. D. Roberson
Inson
General Hospital
Fifth Avenue S
Monda
Jessie Jones
BE. Moulton Street
Brown's Ambulance
Velda Humphrey
Sybil Gunn
Rerrine, Fila
Church of God
Sherman Street
H. T. Statum
By Ken Reynolds
Hagood
Doug
Groves
Probers
Jaycees
Campaign
Truman White House
Charles Barrett
Morgan County Cancer Control
Decatur Community House
Morgan County
E. M. Chenault
Ben L. Britnell
Ainslie Wyle
Marvin Rankin
Nina Wood
J. Stanley Wyatt
Wyatt
Coats
Indiana
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Jerusalem
United Nations
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Palestine
Security Council
Belgium
France
European Assembly
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