Bishop Homer Tomlinson Announces 1952 Presidential Candidacy
Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson general overseer of the Church of God announces he will seek the presidency in 1952 claiming the government needs a man of God. speaking at the churchs 45th general assembly in Red Bay Alabama he declares a holy war against communism and asserts the church can influence world governments with Christ. born Westfield Indiana he studied at Cleveland Tennessee and the University of Tennessee before dedicating himself full time to church work.
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Red Bay
Ala
Homer A. Tomlinson
Church of God
New York
Man of God
Church
J. Tomlinson
Paul
United States
Christ
Christ Jesus
Russia
Tomlinson
Westfield
Ind
Cleveland, Tenn
University of Tennessee
Marines push for expanded force and joint chiefs seats
Ex Marines in Congress McCarthy charge Acheson Johnson clash over State and Defense roles. Mansfield and Douglas plan bills to raise Marine strength to 300000, add four divisions and air wings, create an assistant Navy secretary for Marines, and place the commandant on the joint chiefs. Marines aim for 200000 with reserves mobilized. Public apology from Truman spurs veterans to target Acheson and Johnson.
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Nixon
McCarthy
Rwis
State Department
Secretary of State
Marine Corps
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
Mansfield
D-Mont
Douglas
D-Ill
Joint Chiefs
Navy
Mr. Truman
Stalin
Marine Corps League
State Acheson
Defense Johnson
For Sale Brick Home on Corner Lot with Garage
For sale one and a half story brick residence on a 75 ft corner lot. Includes tile bath and a two car garage. Address reads 717 Jackson St with additional details cut off in ad.
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Jackson St
Markets Farm Markets In Decatur Report
Cotton Middling 39 strict low 372. New crop yellow corn ear 1.49. Broilers 25 delivered. Hens Heavy 18c. Hatching Eggs 80c per dozen. New crop yellow corn shelled 1.55. New crop white corn ear 1.94. New crop white corn shelled 2.00. Corn basis 1.54 moisture percent. No 2 new wheat onion free 2.27. No 2 new oats onion free 71l. Other grains basis 13 42 percent moisture.
Markets at a Glance Reuters Style Summary
New York stocks rose with rails leading gains while bonds attracted strong rail buys. Cotton climbed on demand and lower crop estimates. Chicago wheat held steady, corn rose on cooler Midwest weather, oats unchanged as supplies remained light. Hog prices rose up to 25 cents, cattle steady to firm. In Atlanta North Georgia live poultry market stayed steady with good demand and strong weekly clearance. farm prices for broilers and fryers ranged 29-31 cents, mostly 30.
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New York
Chicago
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Cotton futures rise on lower crop outlook in New York
New York Sept 8 Cot ton futures gained over 4 a bale after a government crop forecast reduced the 1950 crop estimate to 9,882,000 bales. The figure undershot official August estimates and private surveys, sparking heavy covering before trading quieted in later dealings.
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N. Y
New York
Department of Agriculture
Grain prices rise on Chicago board after early surge
Closing on September grain contracts shows wheat up 1 4 to 3 4 cents to $2.22 to $2.23, corn up 1 6 to 1 5 8 cents, oats 3 8 5 8 higher, rye 3 8 3 4 higher, and soybeans 1 1 2 to 2 cents higher with November at $2.46 1 2. Lard gains 12 to 20 cents per hundred pounds to $14.75 for September.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Apportionment Study Pushed In Alabama
Twelve Alabama lawmakers met in Montgomery to weigh reapportionment plans for the legislature. The committee, created for the recess, heard views and a report from Charles Cooper. Chairman Earl McGowin said a concrete plan could follow after further discussion as the state supreme court weighs constitutional bases for districting.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Charles Cooper
Legislative Reference Service
Earl McGowin
Butler County
State Supreme Court
James Folsom
James Adams Jr
Jefferson
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
Eighty Six Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Birmingham
A federal grand jury in Birmingham indicted eighty six persons in four cases, with thirty six additional cases invalidated for lack of evidence. Indicted individuals will be notified by deputy marshals and their identities kept confidential until arrest, according to U S Attorney John D Hill.
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Birmingham
Ala
U. S
John D. Hill
Five Accidents Reported in Decatur and Surrounding Areas
Rainy weather contributed to five traffic accidents across Decatur and nearby districts. No injuries were reported though property damage occurred. Incidents included a Dodge pickup colliding with a Greyhound bus at Church and Ferry and a two-car crash at Cherry and Bank Streets.
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Decatur
Highway Patrol
Church and Ferry
Clyde Forg
Elkmont
Greyhound
D. L. Parham
Lonnie Pettey
Louis Landers
Ford
Cherry
Bank Streets
Carl Sykes
Bank
Talmadge W. Layton
Fifth Avenue West
Pettey
Landers
Falkville
Lacon
U. S. 31
Mildred Cheatham
Hartselle Hospital
Limestone County
Cal Edgeman
Horace T. Minor
Union Springs
Bascom N. Gaines
Nashville
Edgeman
Gaines
Minor
Cullman County
Break-In Here Nets Nothing At Blackwell Motors
Police Chief J B Whitmire reports a break in at Blackwell Motors between 6 P M Thursday and 7 A M today netted nothing. A hasp lock was pried, a money drawer opened with only uncashed checks found, and a second file cabinet showed attempted entry. The burglary was found by Fred King. Officers J H Collier J P Self Seldon Hill Ernest Bowman J T Broadrick and O J Price investigated.
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Blackwell Motors
J. B. Whitmire
Fred King
J. H. Collier
J. P. Self
Seldon Hill
Ernest Bowman
J. T. Broadrick
O. J. Price
Scientist Faces Deportation in Communist Ties Case
Federal agents detain jet propulsion scientist Hsue-Shen 40 held without bond for deportation after charges he entered the United States illegally as part of a group advocating government by communism. The case follows the perjury conviction of Dr Sidney Weinbaum.
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Los Angeles
Sidney, Weinbaum
Jet Propulsion
Hsue-Shen 40
U. S. Ae Service
4-H Candlelighting Ceremony Planned in Auburn
Auburn Alabama September 8. Seven hundred 4-H members and leaders attend a candlelighting ceremony at the amphitheatre of Alabama Polytechnic Institute during a statewide meeting. Joan Clements, a 16 year old Piedmont farm girl, wins the Alabama 4-H baking championship with her rolls. Barbara Thompson and Mary Adams of Selma win the dairy foods team contest. Robbie June Wilcox of Talladega is the individual winner.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Piedmont
Alabama
Joan Clements
Barbara Thompson
Mary Adams
Selma
Dairy Foods
Robbie June Wilcox
Talladega 1
Battlefront turmoil surrounds Taegu and Yongchon fronts
Allied forces push to hold ground near Taegu as air support is delayed by weather. Yongchon changes hands amid heavy fighting between North and South Koreans. Red forces claim Taegu while Soviet-backed broadcasts report Korean losses. overall frontline casualties mount in the southwestern sector.
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Red Radio
Pyongyang
Yongchon
Anyang
Red
Pohang
Sea of Japan
MacArthur
Tokyo
Reds
Pusan
Nam River
Masan
Moscow
London
US. Defense Department
U.S
Five Babies Born in Decatur Hospitals This Morning
Decatur residents announce four newborn sons and one daughter across local hospitals. Carl Lee and Leon L. Smith couples report sons at Decatur General. Loyd Hays and Evan Breeding families reveal a son and a daughter at Hamil Clinic and Hart selle respectively. Woodrow Greenwood and spouse name daughter Cheryll Eleshia born Sept. 5 at Decatur Geneva hospital.
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Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Carl Lee
Decatur 2
Leon L. Smith
Fourth Avenue East
Hamil Clinic
Loyd Hays
Ninth Avenue East
Evan Breeding
Hartselle
Decatur Geneva Hospital
Woodrow Greenwood
Fourth Avenue West
Cheryll Elethia
Soviet Test In UN Debated At Lake Success Monday
The United Nations Security Council will discuss Russia's demand to invite a communist Chinese representative to sit during debate on Red Chinese accusations against the United States. The council approved considering the invitation after a Soviet proposal.
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Stanley Johnson Lake
United Nations Security Council
Russia
United States
U. S
Formosa
U.S
Manchuria
Jacob A. Malik
Council
Korea
U. N
Lake Success
Yugoslavia
Malik
Red China
Peiping
America
Air Guard Put On The Alert
Air National Guard units in five southern states are alerted for a call to active federal service around Oct. 10, Brig. Gen. J. L. Riley announced. The 54th wing commander said some units in Georgia Alabama Florida North Carolina and South Carolina are being called in, with parts of units in other states, while Mississippi and Tennessee have no calls. Headquarters units may be inducted, with security notices by local or state commanders.
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Atlanta
Air National Guard
J. L. Riley
Riley
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Tennessee
Scout Group Heads to Camp Westmoreland for Weekend
Decatur explorer Scouts and adult Scouters from Kaskanampo lodge of the Order of the Arrow travel to Camp Westmoreland for a weekend of outdoor living. They plan a camp development project a stone amphitheatre by the lake, with material value around 2500 dollars and cement and sand costs under 300 dollars.
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Decatur
Camp Westmoreland
Kaskanampo
Order of the Arrow
Ed Price
Marvin Yarbrough
Bill Hine
Ned Frazier
F. W. Kennedy
Lilbourne P. Hall
H. S. Sheffield
W. J. Brown
Dan Collins Nelson
Mack Graham
Frank Blackwell
Tom Fitzpatrick Jr
James Emens
Walter Bolin
Cotton harvest acreage shrinks to 1886 lows amid delayed maturity
The department notes August cotton yields fell sharply in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Tennessee and parts of Texas due to delayed maturity from showers and below average temperatures. Final seed production will await May 1951 ginnings, with lint to seed ratios suggesting 4,011,000 tons versus 6,613,000 in 1949. Census data compare 1949 states Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi South Carolina figures.
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Oklahoma
Louisiana
Tennessee
Texas
Department
Cotton
Census Bureau
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Farm to Market Road Plan Faces Funding and Condemnation Hurdles
County officials express cautious optimism about the Falkville-Era road project under the farm to market program. They warn condemned right of ways may delay construction by 60 to 150 days, risking federal funding amid world tension. County Engineer Robert W. Skidmore says final road plans will be completed today.
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Howell
Robert W. Skidmore
Decatur News Roundup Notices and Personnel Updates
Local items note permits issued for two single room additions at 452 Sherman and 1301 Ninth Avenue East. A. C. Turner will join Johnston Street fire station Monday as new fireman replacing Paul Kilgore. Sgt Otto Fischer Jr now in Tokyo promoted to sergeant first class. Austinville Baptist to welcome Rev George Ricker September 17 as new pastor.
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Robert McWhorter
Sherman
E. H. Gunn
Ninth Avenue East
A. C. Turner
Sixth Avenue East
Johnston Street
Paul Kilgore
Otto Fischer, Jr
Decatur
Tokyo
Japan
Austinville Baptist Church
George Ricker
Scottsboro
Gulf hurricane devastation hits Florida coastal towns
Storm from an erratic gulf hurricane left three dead and hundreds homeless as Cedar Key and Yankeetown suffered near total damage. In St. Petersburg Clearwater area 40 homes were destroyed while high tides battered beaches. The storm then moved inland across six states Georgia North and South Carolina Tennessee and Alabama.
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Florida
Cedar Key
Tampa
Yankeetown
St. Petersburg
Clearwater
Georgia
Jacksonville
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Ruling on Welfare Payments in Alabama
Alabama Attorney General A A Carmichael says federal funds may be used to equalize welfare payments as requested by Welfare Director Broughton Lamberth. In a separate opinion he says Monroe County may contract for adding a courthouse annex without competitive bidding.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
A. A. Carmichael
Carmichael
Broughton Lamberth
Lamberth
Monroe County
Willard King Completes Ordnance Automotive School
Private Willard M. King of Battle Creek Michigan completed the ordnance automotive school at Atlanta Depot USA on September 7 1950. He enlisted in October 1949 at Decatur and trained at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
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Willard M. King
U. S. Army
E. L. King
Seedorff St
Battle Creek
Michigan
Ordnance Automotive School
Atlanta
Depot
USA
King
Decatur
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Sermon Series on Life After Death at Central Methodist
Dr. W. Nelson Guthrie announces a Sunday night sermon series at Central Methodist on life after death. First sermon題 What Happens To The Soul At Death followed by topics on heaven, communication with the dead, and prayer for the dead amid wartime questions. Youth and adult choirs will provide music. services begin 7 30 PM each Sunday with public invitation.
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Central Methodist Church
W. Nelson Guthrie
Bill Wright
Court action over odors from rendering plant in Athens
The Triangle Radiator Service and Triangle Motor Co. sue Lifford French owner of the rendering plant over noxious odors from cooking dead animal carcasses into tank age used for feed. The court grants creation and allows testing equipment to reduce odors. French ordered but not arrived. writ of injunction not served as he is out of town. Sheriff says he will be back soon. Also notes 500,000 Korean Christians.
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Triangle
Charles Black
Colonial Courts
Austin
Bernard Neiderwriter
Triangle Motor Company
Lifford French
Frenc
French
George Coffman
John Sandlin
Athens
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H. C. Sharp
Clifton Phillips
Lucille Hawkins
Royce Sims
Judy
Tonie
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Acrom
Postoffice
Five Mile Gap
Central America
Air Guard
Decaturs Diare
Arthur Parker
Daily
Don Blend
Frank Oakes
Wolverine Tube Division
A. L. Johnson
Alabama Flour Mills
H. R. Leeman
Oscar Napps
Ben Bloodworth
Tuscaloosa
Associated Press Continuing Study Committee
P. D. Wilson
Ambassadors For Christ
First Methodist Church
S. H. Malone, Jr
James F. Taylor
Willard King
George Wallace
Storrs-Schaefer Tailoring Stylist
W. M. Bailey
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