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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1949
Page
1
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in the south this afternoon and Wednesday, with the north portion tonight. Winds moderate and variable along the coast. Local entries report visits, births, hospital admissions, church activities, and legal notes, including seven persons set for recorder's court today on traffic, drunkenness, prohibition, DWI, and larceny charges.
City bus riders will pay more starting August 15 after the Decatur Transit request was approved. Fares rise from five to ten cents. tokens move to two for 15 cents. School riders stay at a nickel with free transfers. July transit was 23 percent under 1948. The council also approved a coliseum contract and addressed gas, milk, radios, lights, and street issues.
The City Council reaffirms it will not obligate the city to build a costly gas distribution system until natural gas is secured. Jimmy Goodwin of a Birmingham firm discussed plans, possible line reach, and costs. Goodwin noted a 1946 construction estimate of $900,000 and discussed city ownership versus private operation, while Mayor Summer urged caution pending a firm gas supply contract.
In Mobile on August 2 a senior grocer, John J. Stauter, was beaten and robbed of 94 by two Black men after he unlocked his shop. A customer found him semi conscious. one thief in khaki shirt and greasy pants entered alone to buy sugar, then a second thief rifled the clerk’s clothing and stole the money.
The Treasury reported a July deficit of 1.488 billion dollars, the first month of fiscal 1950, with spending at 3.434 billion and receipts of 1.946 billion. The total national debt rose above 253.902 billion by July 29, the first time in months.
Nashville police named Earl David Bircham as a suspect in a $27,985 Nashville bank robbery. Witnesses described a man resembling Bircham, reputed as a nation’s public enemy number one, who has ties to prior daylight stickups in Nashville and Alabama and an escaped gun-toting wife linked to the crimes. Bircham, 47, previously served time for a 1932 Dresden bank robbery and has a history of daylight robberies carried out with a car and a female driver.
Editors from many U S states converge in Kentucky dam as first stop on TVA tour. They will visit Morgan County Farm Bureau in Decatur then Clarksville Nashville Hermitage Columbia Florence Wilson dam Muscle Shoals Wheeler dam Belle Mina and Tennessee Valley Cooperative before returning to Hotel Lyons. A Morgan County Farm Bureau dinner awaits and the tour continues toward Murfreesboro for a barbecue at Hutchinson & Co.
Police report notes minor injuries to M. H. Cagle his daughter Jane Cagle and Miss Onida Dawson after a collision between a 1935 Chevrolet driven by Cagle and a 1941 Dodge driven by Samuel E. Alexander of 610 Eleventh Avenue West. Officers Standridge and Hyde investigated Monday evening around 7 30.
In Montgomery Alabama the House defeated Gov Folsoms 80 million road bond measure by 48 to 46 failing to reach the 64 vote threshold. A companion one cent gas tax bill was indefinitely postponed while a Martin Benford 40 million bond bill was debated and later placed back on the calendar after amendments. The administration backed 67 Senator reapportionment faced delays as Senate action proceeded amid other calendar battles.
Decatur's baseball club will award five to ten gifts to each Legion player Thursday night as merchants show appreciation for the season. The event, sponsored by the Decatur Rotary club, precedes the game with Acipo of Birmingham at 8 p.m., starting at 7:30 to avoid delaying the contest.
Ambassador Harriman told the house foreign affairs committee that the 1400 million dollar foreign arms program will strengthen European recovery. He urged quick approval to protect the growing generation from war while indicating no disaster to coordinated action among nations.
Cornelius faces 10 years in the penitentiary for burglarizing the Cooper home last December. Found guilty by a Morgan circuit jury. Attorney E C Nix requested probation. A hearing before Circuit Judge James H Crow Jr is set for August. On trial today is John R Holmes for first degree arson. Holmes accused of setting Susie Holmes home ablaze last fall. Indicted by the November 1948 grand jury. Matthew Horton, 27, not pressed on two receiving and concealing charges after pleading guilty to a third and receiving three years. Eugene Stover pled guilty to grand larceny, three years. Willie Ice pled guilty to manufacturing illegal liquor and possessing a still, probation hearing set for August 31.
DETROIT Aug 2 A husband faces possible imprisonment on mail fraud charges after using change of address cards to trace his wife. John Lanager 44 filed notices listing relatives to lure letters, bringing his wife back from Niagara Falls and Harrisburg before she left again. He pleaded guilty in federal court to obtaining mail by fraud and deception and awaits sentencing.
The Associated Press reports Communist forces advance in Hunan Kiangsi and Kansu provinces outflanking nationalist defenses and cutting the Canton Hankow railway. A battered Amethyst escaped gunfire on the Yangtze as British Hong Kong prepared a welcome. Chiang Kai Shek reportedly to discuss a Pacific Pact with Syngman Rhee in Seoul.
Washington Aug 2 The White House will be renovated rather than replaced Congress has appropriated 5 4 million dollars The commission chaired by Senator McKellar D Tenn reported after a White House session President Truman favored preserving the dwelling for sentimental and historic reasons while the option to debuild was discussed but rejected by the panel
The United States consulate in Shanghai closed to the public today and likely will remain shut until demonstrations by former American Navy employees end. Local officials did not specify a reopen date.
Alabama's top Ku Klux Klan leader Morris was ordered back to jail for refusing to produce records for a grand jury. Bailes pressed him and forfeited a $500 bond after Morris claimed the records were stolen and unavailable. The case drew sharp comments from State Attorney General Carmichael and prompted plans to appeal.
District Commander J E Drinkard praised the Decatur American Legion for driving district membership efforts with LeRoy McEntire confirming receipt of a telegram this morning. Drinkard notes the membership lead is slight.
A historical public card presents the maxim Liberty without obedience is confusion but obedience without liberty savery. The phrase emphasizes balance between freedom and discipline in civic life.
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