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For more information, please contact [email protected]. — teee v_ sP , ?.MBER 3, 1054 !Seeded As A Best All Round Kentucky Community Newspaper Largest Largest Circulation In The Circulation In The City; Largest City; Largest Circulation In Circulation In The County The County nited Press IN OUR 75th YIAR Murray, Ky., Saturday Afternoon, December 4, 1954 MURRAY POPULATION 8,000 Vol. LXXV No. 287 LECIONS HELD ON CITY EMPLOYEES 'Slain Star Witness AN ATTACK AGAINST McCARTHY unization Was Coincidence IDemo Leaders genton Girl Police Chief And Fire Chief. s!' PHENIX CITY, Ala Ile --Au- At Early Date thorities said the slain star wit-!Work To Head Grave Shown Are Renamed. Changes Made ness of the Albett Patterson mur- der case was in mortal fear but Important maintained today that his fatal Off Battle By Father In a three hour season late ted for the posviot, of city judge. stabbihg was a coincidence. night. the Murray City Council The council dote; not elect a city The witness., Johnnie F. Griffin, ----- held an election of city employees judge in case of the death of the By Callowsy Coiner ..NEW ORLEANS ea Democratic 35. told an official before he was BEN'FON rlis —A 11-year-ald and purchased a new police car judge, but may if it wishes, make Health Department leaders worked feverishly knifed in a street fracas two days today farmer has admitted burying his Several other itt,rns of business recommendation to the Governor ago that he wished he had "never to head off a battle real over "Early immunization is one of 12-month-old foster daughter in a were also attended to., of the state who makes the ap- seen what I saw," presumably at the chioce of a new National the most important things parents military foot locker in a 'table, All Water and newel System pointment. the scene of Patterson's essassina- Committee chairman Can do for their children, but to end one of- Marshall ounty's the Last night the council could no. eon. employee, were re-elected by nice& booster shots are continued most baffling mysteries. , agree on a suitable candidate. so Military official enforcing mar- A flurry of caucusing was ex- council. This system !s headed by at regular intervals parents may The foster father. Charles Ray John apparently will make no recom- tial rule said a 16-year-old Negro, pected during the morneig in ef- Robert Mute, superintendent, face the danger of communicahle Downing, made the confession menadtion to Governor Wetherby. Jerry C. Washington, charged with forts to head oft a free-for-all M. Trotter, Mildred Williams. diseases at e later date," J. A. while in jail awaiting trial for Applications for the posttest murdering Griffin, convinced them fight on the floor of the Demo- John Buchman, James B. Buc- Outland, M. D. Director of Cello- murder in connection with the thus far are Wade Crawford, Ray- by his confession that the knifiag cratic National Committee meeting hananan William Diuguid. Mose way County Health Department mysterious death of little Nancy mond Rhodes, C. A. Hele, John hed no connection with Griffin's to name a successor to National Pearson and Lee Roy Btu rett. states. Jo Clover in 1951. Rudy (Jury, John Clopton, Nolan witness role Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell 0111s Warren was re-clected as He told ' a searching party Robertson, Will Ryan. Immunization to r ctiptheria, A court house official who asked Billy Aratkins City Police Chief. The police staff This is the that time in a quar- headed by Sheriff Other business of the council whooping cough and tetanus that his name not be used seid where to find the body, ouried Si X other thar. Chief Warren i, now as ter-century that the Democratic included the agreement to install (triple antigen) may be given at Griffin, in talking with him about feet undergrourd in a stable follows: Novel McReynolds, Char- party has found itself le such a street light at Broad on the same time. The best age for six hours before the stabbing, Downing and his wife once rented lie Nair, Rob Lamb, 0. D. War- riple predicament. Heretofehe they al- more An ordinance was passed to antigen is during infancy, pointed to his chest and said, "I've MAKING PUBLIC the text of his speech In censure debate against between Gilbertsyille and Brier's- ren, Norman Levine Alter' Brant- ways had a Democratic president prohibit parking on the south side rem two to six months A booster got a feeling in here they are go- Senator Joseph McCarthy (Re Wisconsin, Senator Edwin C. burg The body was uncovered ley. James Witherspoon. Leo Alex- the chairman himself o continue protection should also ing to get me" who named Johnson (1D). Colorado, declares "the taunt, the name-calling, the yesterday. antler and Vichy:1rd Morgan. e given every one to two years. Russell County Sheriff Lamar and nu choice was merely ap- guilt by association, the pompous derision are the stock in trade Downing then pleaded guilty to All policemen were re-elected Commit- °remit your family physician Murphy said Griffin called him by proved by the Selection of the totalitarians, the gmermental systems which free men voluntary manslaughter and was with the exception ot Neul Mc- r advice as to the age your telephone shortly before the stab- tee. si despise." Senator Johnson is vice chairman of the Watelna com- sentenced to 10 Years in risen. His Nutt and James Brown. ilia should have his immunize- bing. imploring Murphy to see him mittee, which recommended censure /international Soendphoto) wife. ,Wanda, who was tried first Five other applications were on and also the once. Front runners for the post were length of time at on the murder charge, was con- also listed for the position as he had been Paul Butler, committeeman from which he should be given a "I asked him if victed and sentenced to seven policemen. ter. threatened," Murphy said. "He Indiana, former price administra- years in prison recently Fire Chief Flavil Robertson was "Many people do not under- said, 'It's important. I've lot to tor Michael V. DiSelle, and James Downing was taken to Eddyville re-elected as Fry Chief of the stand that a booster shot is not see you." Finnegan, preps:tent of Cie Phila- This Week's Balance Sheet - State Penitentiary today. Mrs. local fire department. Logan the petitions' dosage but is a John M Patterson, who replaced delphia City Council. Mitchell has Downing will be taken to the Bland. presently a eremen. Was necessary. follow-up dosage later his slain father as state attorney said nothing will keep him from Women's Prison at Pewee Valley asaistiet fire gh.ef. to insure a permanent resistaree general nominee and afterward resigning on Jan. 1 et elected as In The Hot And Cold Wars tomorrow. The t emaining members of the against these communicable aise- was elected unopposed, said Grif- The Downings were arrestad at Loyalty Pledge Shelved • we department new we aa fol- ases and tetanus" fin had cpme to his office the Fort Wayne. Ind. last July on e D.1110C I ts beileved they lows: Roy Las4.ter, Coed Odtland, Communicable diseases are an morning of the same day in an at- murder charges The prosecution had safely disposes' of thc explo- By CHARLES M. MeCANN 'meeting in MOYeOW agreed to re- A. J Marshall J C Maupire evelt-preoent throat. Dr., J. A. tempt to see hun. charged at the mother's trial that pledge issue with a United Press Staff Correeporieenti arm Eastern Germany and to form Winifred Allison, and Paul Lee. Outland stresses and parents Irma sive loyalty the child died of pneumonia as a The week's geod and bad 4,440144an Eastern Zur military al- re-elected was be Wail* ad not, decision of the Rules Advisory result of severe beatings at the Carey fireman -tot on the IntrenfflOrnif-failseeta mete-. If wireld=rnans re- Two ap- t heir ofgorts tar Coninaittei. Friday to 1MB we hands of the Downengs. Mac Wayne King. ather armed It Was 2 retort. made with Kentuckians. The best oriel.," is way other Man pledges to get toe The Downings denied .7tetating plicants were listed for the posi- The Good the speed possible only in coun- t, • delay but we your l'arteje party nominee on tne •ballot of the child but told conflicting tion as firemen. I -The United States signed a tries where free speech and pet- 'o an or local health depart- WASHINGTON in —Senators *Very state stories about the burial place The Jimmy Billingtcn was re-elected mutual defense treaty with Nation- tical opposition are outlawed, to Want today were alarmed today over disclo- 1 foster father had insisted the child as 3 truck driver for the city He alist China Under But a new montey wrench was the treaty. the the Allied determination to ratify sures that government Investlgs- United States will defend Formosa was buried in a church yard at has other dutme also.-One other ELI %It DOORES RECEIVES tossed into the still - explosive the West German armammt treat- tors have sometimes run -mail and its neighboring Pescadores Is- Paducah, but claimed he could applicant was listed for this posi- 111 I.