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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1946
Page
1
A compact look at local happenings shows community groups meeting, volunteers organizing events, and small business openings. The note highlights neighborhood efforts, upcoming dates, and places where residents can participate or attend.
Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with scattered thunder showers in south and central portions and extreme south Monday. Not quite as warm in north and central portions Sunday afternoon. Gentle to moderate variable winds, mostly westerly on the coast. Several local notices follow including hospital transfer for Gene Jones, visits by Athens residents, and family updates. shows a day-to-day snapshot of community events and movements with names and places such as Ft. McClellan and Decatur General hospital.
Eighth district Democratic executive committee to meet at the Lyons hotel in Decatur to draft recommendations on primary and run off plans for a new representative after Sparkman moves to the Senate. Attendees include Patton Collier Brown Bell Price ONeal Caddell Crawford with Patton and Collier likely absent.
Italy's Premier Alcide De Gasperi denounced the proposed peace treaty as punitive and beyond Italy's capacity to fulfill calling for a one year delay on Trieste and frontier settlements. He urged postponement as Molotov and delegates debated Albania with no immediate action.
Senate war investigating committee unearthed evidence that former Treasury employees received favors from brokers who steered contracts to desks and chairs brokers, with profits up to 955 percent. Two men and a woman in the lend lease division were fired for accepting favors. trips were financed by brokers for officials and secretaries. About 5 million dollars in contracts were examined, including one let to an individual for 22849.70 and then farmed out to a manufacturer.
In Long Beach California Tony Cornero Stralla failed to gain a temporary restraining order to resume running the Bunker Hill gambling ship. Superior Judge Leslie Still denied the injunction to free impounded water taxis used to shuttle customers to the ship eight miles offshore. The judge set August 16 for arguments on a permanent injunction.
The Daily reports a local Hire A Veteran campaign by the United States Employment Service and American Legion Post 15. Hugh Barr Miller Jr. led talks to civic groups and employers as Mayor Summer proclaims a three week Hire A Veteran period. The effort aims to place Morgan county’s 1106 unemployed veterans in suitable jobs and expand statewide.
Jeff D. Smith of Huntsville announced he will enter the eighth district congressional race to challenge John Sparkman. A 32 month Army veteran and solicitor of the 23rd judicial circuit since 1938 except for service, he vows to campaign in every county and has drawn attention for combatting organized crime in Madison County.
Several committee members oppose handpicking a nominee and weigh the proximity of the general election. Concerns center on whether there is enough time to call a election campaign possible runoff and certify a winner before ballots for the November election are printed. Congressman Sparkman had already been nominated to succeed himself as representative in the eighth district after his nomination to succeed Senator Bankhead. Some attorneys express views.
In Gorham New Hampshire twenty people were injured when a flat car derailed at the 600 foot level near Mount Washington summit and struck an upbound passenger train. Two passengers suffered broken backs and the train, carrying 24 bound for the Tip Top Inn, was halted. A manager suggested a prank or curiosity may have released the safety devices.
Decatur citizens and leaders from many groups plan a 10 a.m. meeting at Hotel Lyons to push Decatur as a site for a cattle barn to be allocated to North Alabama by the state agricultural center board. The plan aims for presentation to Montgomery on August 28.
Britain announced unofficially that warships would search and arrest any foreign vessels transporting Jewish immigrants to the Holy Land. A cabinet statement outlining Palestine policy was expected soon as London prepares a Europe wide crackdown on illegal immigration amid tens of thousands moving across wartime Europe.
Gen Omar N Bradley, veterans administrator, said America provides the most generous benefits for war veterans. Congress has allocated about 12.61 billion dollars in cash or benefits, with 13 million new veterans since the war. He urged shifting focus from quantity to quality of opportunities and cited concerns over subsistence allotments under the G I Bill.
Funeral services for Ike J. Kuhn, Nashville business leader and former Decatur resident, were held in Nashville after a brief illness. Burial followed in Temple cemetery. He co founded the Kuhn chain with brothers Lee and Gus. stores spread across four southern states. Survived by Sol Kuhn, a Nashville sister in law and several nieces and nephews.
Friends of Dr. Frank L Chenault Decatur physician were glad to learn he was very much improved Saturday evening. He had been ill at his home at 450 Jackson Street since August 1 suffering an infected foot and could not continue practice during the past week. Relatives said he was feeling much better now.
Mrs Gid Purtle surveyed the town for sheets and then wrote to Mahatma Gandhi to learn where he sources his materials. The fragment hints at local curiosity and a quirky letter to a renowned figure.
Walter O Harris 41 of Hillsboro 7 was found hanged in his barn after being seen on the porch. Coroner J H Highsmith ruled death by own action due to ill health. Friends discovered the body about 4 30. Parents A C Harris and Mrs Harris were away at church. Brown funeral company to announce funeral arrangements.
In Nanking Aug 10 the United States top envoys General Marshall and Dr John Deighton Stuart issued a pessimistic statement on Chinese peace prospects amid ongoing civil war. They warned that peace through negotiations seems unlikely while clashes continue and U S Marines face train wreckers in North China.
In historic Athens Alabama a 1 30 pm Saturday riot saw white bands roam the business district chasing and beating Negroes. Police arrested two white men after a cafe altercation and a theater manager cleared the Ritz balcony seeking the Black man, sparking a jail storm as crowds protested perceived injustice.
Limestone officials held eight youths and men in connection with street fighting in Athens. Those in custody include C. T. Robinson 17 George Aycock 18 James Smith 19 Allen Lemay 17 Freddo Huntsville Seat 18 D Cooke address not listed Lewis Robinson 18. Col Jim Saliba State Guard and Major Bob Almon arrived at 7 15. State Guard mobilized kept at armory. Huntsville and Florence patrols alerted. Fifty highway patrolmen and 30 cars patrolled Athens. Surface calm by 10 30.
Mayor R H Richardson Jr hurried home when called as a mob surged up the stairs four times. A patrolman fired at the crowd after a pistol misfire, wounding no one. The two boys under arrest and their father faced no named officials, while real estate man Carlos Starkey urged calm and was struck. The mayor finally offered to release the jailed men if the crowd dispersed.
A 15 year old delivery boy Hollis Birdwell pulled Vernon Wright from beneath a freight car after Wright slipped on the Nashville switch track. Wright was crushed but later reported better at Decatur General Hospital. Police say Birdwell acted quickly to free him and summon help.
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