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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1946
Page
4
Local items highlight Bob Feller pitching records and airport development efforts in Decatur. FAA and ABC activity, Ringling Brothers tour coming to Emporia, Troy State Teachers College football revival, and a gambling ship incident off Los Angeles feature in this miscellaneous column.
Marshall Keith a seven year highway patrol veteran and former license examiner moves to start a private business in Huntsville. He has many friends in Decatur where he once lived who wish him success in the new venture.
FBI reportedly identified several Georgia mob members connected to the killings of four Negroes though Georgia officials deny the report. The piece notes distrust of legal outcomes and adds that ex GIs will receive terminal leave pay mostly in bonds, with small cash depending on claim amounts.
The Florence Times quotes a statement asserting that race barriers and government systems cannot suppress human urges to travel and mingle. It argues that openness will ease suspicion and international tensions, referencing news from Moscow about nine citizens being sent to unspecified destinations.
A humorous office scene mirrors the slow grind of the Paris peace talks where shifts in advantage between Russia the United States and Britain are rapid and unclear. The sage notes progress will be slow but steady with each conference adding to a historic push for global peace. One headline alone cannot settle the issue.
Hugh Barr Miller, a WWII hero awarded the Navy Cross, Purple Heart, and Gold Star, launches the Hire A Veteran campaign to urge employers to hire veterans. He cites 45,000 unemployed Alabama veterans and 1106 in Morgan County, calling for United States Employment Service to place veterans back to work.
The United Nations may set a probationary period for applicants before full admission. Eight nations have applied with four seen as controversial. Albania faces Greek opposition. Mongolian People’s Republic is China opposed but supported by Russia and Poland. Sitam receives tentative Western support but French opposition over Indo China issues. Trans Jordan faces Pan Arab opposition to Jewish migration. Afghanistan Ireland Portugal Iceland Sweden are likely to be accepted.
The government says it will expel foreigners who threaten national safety. A statement citing Axis nationals released from relocation camps claims the regime has precise information on their activities.
Northern Democrats celebrate the defeat of Rep. Slaughter as a Ways and Means vacancy looms. Conservatives seek a Slaughter-like replacement while leadership debates the next steps in caucus and House floor votes. Slaughter chairs the panel probing surplus property disposal.
CAPITAL BITS WASHINGTON The Post Office Department will issue the new 3 cent air mail stamp about Oct. 1. The central design probably will be a four engined plane.
Washington anonymous letter sparked the senate war investigate committee’s probe into the Garsson munitions combine. The letter is missing from committee files, and George Meader the committee counsel says some persons tied to the case knew the committee had received it.
Washington plans include crewless B-17 drones from Hawaii to California and a 10000 mile B-29 flight over the magnetic North Pole from Honolulu to Cairo. Chicago reports say rockets may reach 6000 miles within four years with possible jet aircraft carrying atomic bombs by 1950.
Business groups cheer President Truman's picks for the price de control board calling them conservatives. Two bankers and one industrialist will face their first test on August 20 as ceilings on dairy products grains livestock cottonseed and soybeans auto adjust unless exempted. Navy officials foresee civilian attire authorization for off duty personnel later this fall.
The American Meat Institute reports current production allows four pounds of meat per week for the average shopper, an all time high. Meat experts warn a shortage may return in a month or less.
Tuesday covers South Carolina gubernatorial and house races with Democratic primaries. Vermont and Wisconsin hold senator, house, and governor primaries, featuring La Follette's bid for the Republican nomination. Wednesday notes Delaware Republican convention to select senatorial and house delegates. Saturday lists a party primary to name delegates to the state convention.
Walter Winchell recalls Capone era figures including Al Capone and Jim Colosimo. He describes Capone's business ventures and absence from active rackets, Colosimo’s public image, and the journalist’s role in chronicling gangland killings and publicity stunts.
A sheltered farm woman travels to the city for the Fourth of July to visit her son. In a taxi she objects to the driver signaling with his hand outside the window and warns him to drive safely. A Martinsville junk shop advertises buying cars with a bold sign. A pair of motorists misidentify a town as Aberdeen and trick a boy for a sixpence.
A humorous courtroom exchange unfolds as a motorist claims deafness while contesting a police stop. The judge acknowledges the protest but jokes about hearing in the morning, highlighting a lighthearted moment in a legal setting.
A compact reflection on tolerance highlighting viewing others’ viewpoints, letting people be happy in their own way, and refraining from bias or fault finding. It notes listening to opposing ideas without conversion pressure, recognizing everyone has faults, and granting fair impartial trials to criminals or enemies.
W L King arrives in Twin Cities to discuss the Iron Clad hosiery mill. W M Bailey opens a boys department. Col Tennis Tidwell returns from Nashville and Horn Springs. Sarah Thomason returns home from Guntersville. Mrs M E Cagle and grandson Hugh Terry visit Huntsville and New Market. Broine Smith and Lester depart for Florence. Sarah Blackwell hosts a rocky party. Charles Bethany heads to Palm Beach with Eula Nelson. Joe Brown embarks on a Georgia trip. Mrs A Worley hosts a surprise dinner for her mother Mrs W T Seamons.
A reflective piece on tolerance and prejudice urges patience and full fact gathering before judging. It contrasts common rush to conclusions with an imagined street encounter where a shaken driver cannot recall a clear car number, while noting a colorful description of a woman in a tweed suit and periwinkle hat.
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