Weather and social notes from Decatur area
Partly cloudy this afternoon to night and Wednesday with gentle to moderate easterly winds along the coast. Fort Worth visitors Ralph and Dike Anders arrive to see their parents in Moulton, joined by Harold Watkins. Local gatherings include Decatur Junior Chamber supper meeting at Why Not cafe and Cub pack No 91 at Delano park. Births and hospital notices involve Mrs. Loyd Shelton’s daughter, and multiple hospital admissions and discharges. See page 2 for more.
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Ralph and
Dike Anders
Fort Worth
Texas
J. H. Anders
Moulton
Harold Watkins
Mrs. Anders
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Why Not
The
First Christian Church
Delano Park
End Of State Of War Too Is To Be Sought
The United States Britain and France announced they would permit a Western German government to organize mobile police formations to handle subversive communist activity. The Big Three set decisions to give Germans more control and prepare them to join the Western community while pledging strong UN support against Soviet threats.
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John Hightower
New York
United States
Britain
France
Acheson
Robert Schuman
Ernest Bevin
General Assembly
Soviet Russia
Rail strike threatens Birmingham steel output
A Birmingham Southern railroad walkout by firemen and engineers idled the line linking two major steel plants. The strike, backing a 40 hour week demand, affects 450 workers and risks piling up steel products beyond warehouse capacity while the dispute goes to federal mediation in Washington.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham-Southern Railroad
Tennessee Tron and Railroad Co
Fairfield
Ensley
Hugh E. Parker
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Birmingham Southern
Washington
Probation Revoked By Judge J. H. Crow
An 18 year old Negro youth, Roy Lee Alexander, had his four year probation for burglary revoked by Circuit Judge James H. Crow Jr. He now faces a two year sentence for July 1949 meat packing railway car burglary after prior misdemeanor arrests by city and county authorities. Alexander was one of two youths found guilty of the incident.
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Roy Lee Alexander
James H. Crow, Jr
Alexander
Western defense ministers summoned to form central army
Defense ministers of Britain and France were unexpectedly called to New York to organize a quick formation of a central Western army. Government officials said the British and French ministers would likely fly to the United States later this week and arrangements for the parley were not yet finalized.
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London
New York
Paris
United States
Germany pact warnings vow to defend West Germany and Berlin
The report states the three powers warned the Soviet Union that any attack on the federal republic or Berlin from any quarter would be treated as an attack against them. Details indicate a strong collective security stance with immediate retaliation implied. Further specifics appear on page two.
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Germany
Soviet Union
Federal Republic
West Germany
Berlin
Four Suits Put On File Here
Morgan circuit court filings include damage suits totaling 15000 arising from traffic accidents. John W. Wilkerson seeks 5000 from Ruth V. Houser for injuries from a July collision on Alabama 67 near Decatur, including four broken ribs and a punctured lung. Doris Jane Holmes seeks 10000 from Mrs Neal Aycock for injuries from a Falkville crash, including a broken leg. A third suit involves a 350 promissory note due to M. O. and H. M. Parker.
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Morgan Circuit Court
John W. Wilkerson
Croton Farmer
Ruth V. Houser
Somerville
Wilkerson
Harris and
Harris
Doris Jane Holmes
Broncoe Holmes
Neal Aycock
Aycock
Falkville
Woman Questioned In Fort Lauderdale About Killing
Miami officials say two nations police questioned a Fort Lauderdale woman about the 7 year old murder of Sir Harry Oakes at Nassau. Assistant Bahamas police Supt Augustus Roberts and Fort Lauderdale Chief Roland Kelly conducted the inquiry at the home. The woman's identity remains guarded. No significant results reported.
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Edward Majave
Oakland
Calif
Sir Harry Oakes
Bahamas
Miami
Fla
Fort Lauderdale
Harry Oakes
Nassau
Augustus Roberts
The
Roland Kelly
Kelly
Segregation Suit Filed Against Atlanta Schools
About 200 Black students and parents filed a U S district court suit seeking an end to racial segregation in Atlanta public schools. The action claims the Atlanta board of education violates the Fourteenth Amendment by enforcing separate schools for whites and Negroes. The suit seeks a permanent injunction to require equal access to public education.
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Atlanta
U. S
Atlanta Board of Education
Board of Education
Sales Tax Gets Study No Vote At Board Meet
A packed City Council hearing debated a proposed one percent sales tax with merchants urging the city not to impose it, but no action was taken. City Attorney John Caddell spoke on legal aspects while W M Bailey praised merchants and Mayor H R Summer defended the city. A public hearing on two zoning changes proceeded unopposed amid other council actions including sidewalk paving near new schools and drainage plans.
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John Caddell
W. M. Bailey
Bank Street
H. R. Summer
West Vine Street
Fourth Avenue
Council
Eleventh Avenue
Seventh
Eighth Street
School Board
Somerville Road
Riverview Avenue
Eleventh Street
Prospect Drive
Tenth Street
Moulton Street
West Decatur
Gas Department
T. M. Guyton
Condemnation Hearings Set for Beeline Highway Section
Condemnation hearings for the Lacon Hartselle Beeline highway right of way will be held at 10 AM Wednesday in Probate Judge T C Almon's court. The hearings affect 113 pieces of property. Judge Almon will likely name commissioners to assess compensation for relinquished land.
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Beeline
Lacon-Hartselle
T. C. Almon
General Marshall to Answer Stooge Charge Before Senate
General George C. Marshall faces questions from Senate critics today as he testifies before the Armed Services Committee on his plan for the Defense post. Senator Saltonstall demands that Marshall prove he will be independent of Secretary Acheson and act as defense secretary in his own right.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Defense
State Acheson
Marshall
Senate Armed Services Committee
Louis A. Johnson
Truman
Senate
William O’dwyer
New York City
Mexico
Acheson
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Stooge
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Nurse of Dr Sander Hunted In Hooksett Woods
HOOKSETT N H September 19 A pretty blonde nurse Helen A Maciolek 25 of Dr Hermann M Sander is missing after leaving with her dog Laddie The doctor who was acquitted of murder last March joined 50 firemen and volunteers in a search as Mrs Maciolek reported she had not returned home Helens father described her as emotionally upset in the days before her disappearance The dog returned without Helen two hours later with no trace of her whereabouts
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Laddie
Hooksett
Helen
Johnson Leaves Pentagon Without Fanfare Paving Way For General Marshall
Secretary of Defense Johnson departed the Pentagon quietly with no ceremony as President Truman moved to replace him with General George C. Marshall. Civilian service heads sought a farewell but failed to secure approval, and Johnson left by his private elevator and car without a staff.
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Johnson
Pentagon
General Marshall
C. Yates McDaniel
Washington
Defense Johnson
Truman
George C. Marshall
Branches of
Armed Services
Navy-Air Force
Munitions Board
Hubert E. Howard
Howard
White House
New Controls Called Vague
Mildness of the inventory controls on 32 commodities this week leaves industry unimpressed. Critics call the curbs vague and hard to enforce while some purchasing agents say the rules are fair and as expected. Others doubt hoarding will fall without priority rules and note high production reduces need for large inventories. See NEW On Page 2. Johnson resignations shake White House staff as Hubert E. Howard steps down amid shift. See JOHNSON On Page 2.
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New York
National Production Authority
NPA
Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky Arrives for U N Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky arrived in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth for the United Nations General Assembly. He smiled for reporters and said the Soviet delegation would push for strengthening peace, cooperation, and friendship among peoples, calling for goodwill and resolve to act in universal peace and security of nations.
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New York
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
Vishinsky
Viet Minh Troops Armed in China Reported at Dong Khe
Saigon Sept 19 French army communique says Viet Minh units newly armed in China attacked Dong Khe on the Chinese frontier. Town fell after a three day fight with four battalions plus artillery and mortars, attackers not fully identified. Possible Chinese Communist help noted but no evidence confirmed.
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Saigon
Indochina
China
Dong Khe
The
Fron
Marketing cards delay hit local cotton market
Cotton ginners in Decatur complain farmers cannot market harvested cotton due to missing marketing cards from the production and marketing offices at Hartselle. Officials cite unfinished work since June hindered by bad weather while acreage checkers must verify fields within cotton allotments.
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Hartselle
Decatur Ginners
River Crossing Becomes UN Force Hurdle at Seoul
Allied liberation forces raced upriver to bridge the Han at Seoul before communist reinforcements seal the capital. Marine-led units push toward the river crossing as Red withdrawals retreat toward the second front, with Sherman and Pershing tanks forming a protective ring on Seoul's southern outskirts.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Han
Second Front
Army captures Russian guns for use against Reds
U S artillery units prepare captured Russian artillery for action after preliminary surveys show North Korean forces abandoned at least 74 pieces and large mortars along the Naktong east bank. A tremendous stock of Russian ammunition exists, with one regiment seizing 200 tons. A special unit is planned to operate the captured guns.
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Naktong River
Reds Near Seoul Advance In Korean War Report
Advanced Reds Near Seoul Advance Red columns reported within hours drive of Seoul Seventh division infantrymen Americans and South Koreans streamed from Inchon into positions across the main way into Seoul from the South Marine vanguard driven into Yongdongpo Seoul suburb on the Han's Southwest bank Leatherneck force seven miles southwest bank of the Han Reds northward flight Allied forces punched ahead Waegwan fought into Ka san hilltop walled city and crossed the Naktong River bridge center of the old See RIVER
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Seoul
Seventh Division
Inchon
Yongdongpo
Han
Waegwan
Kasan
Uut
Naktong
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Tennie Brasseale
Gadsden
Rosa Brasseale
Luke Robertson Hartselle
Charles Rankin
M. R. Rankin
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Darlington School
Rome
Georgia
Darlington
C. R. Wilcox
E. L. Wright
B. E. Isbell
West Texas
D. T. Wilson
Benny
Irene Scott
San Angelo
B. D. Isbell
C. K. Rhodes
Alpine
Charlie Martine
Odessa
Bert Peet
Athens 3
Hamil
Clinic
M. L. Turner
Eighth Avenue South
Decatur General Hospital
Loyd Shelton
Ninth Avenue West
Hamil Clinic Hospital
Winnieompson
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Emblem Club
Hardy Davis
James Moore
Fifth Avenue South
Hamil Clinic
J. H. Crow
By Jack Bell
Dr. Sander
BY Sam Dawson
Red
U.S
Uae
Dan Burleson
Defense City
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