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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1948
Page
2
May De Sousa once lit Chicago's tenderloin scene and toured globally before dying in Cook County Hospital. Coroner records list her as Mrs. May O'Hara, 66, after a life marked by fame ends in poverty and unclaimed remains.
The heaviest fighting since the U N cease fire began was heard from midnight to dawn in Jerusalem. U N observers were increased by 50 to help restore peace as Ark Folke Bernadotte observed the scene. A Tel Aviv source predicted Jerusalem and its Arab quarters could be annexed within two weeks.
Oil issues helped a late comeback after a broad decline on August 11 in New York trading. Turnover approached 1.4 million shares, a volume near the top for about three weeks.
Cattle market active with yearling steers and heifers in strong demand. weights under 700 lbs mostly 24.00 to 30.00 with bulls and cows showing varied steady to strong trends. Calves steady with good weight calves 25.00 to 31.00, sows and hogs mixed. lambs and ewes trading lower and lighter weights selling up to 26.50 for light hogs and 23.50 for springers.
New York market news reports lower stocks with expanding volume as bonds ease. Rails in supply. cotton weak with heavy liquidation.
Market report shows corn steady and exports steady while oats trade lower on weak government projections. Hog futures rise with active trading and uneven movement, as investors weigh livestock demand against broader commodity trends.
Person seeks a ride to Birmingham to make a 3:30 planed departure Friday afternoon. Call 46 or 1000 Ra 2 P.M. or 1357-W after 2.
The Madison County board of commissioners discussed building a boat harbor on the Tennessee River about 11 miles from Huntsville with TVA land acquisition for roughly 40 acres. Plans include a service building, docking, floating boat houses, slips, an overlook island, picnic areas, parking, and a new road elevated to avoid high water.
The latest market notes show prices 75 cents higher for top cattle at 30.25 and steady to 50 cents lower on the calves with a top of 41.25. Strong demand supported gains in the upper end while average cattle held steady.
North Georgia poultry market remains fully steady within unchanged price range as demand holds. Fryers toda y offered to 34 cents per pound for New Hampshire Reds and Barred Rock Crosser at 31 to 33 cents, with most at 32 to 33 cents. sizes 2.45 to 2.65 pounds.
Trade buying and short covering in the final hour lifted values from the day’s lows. Futures closed about 1.10 higher, with most active contracts finishing near 31.00 to 32.00 per bale, amid mixed daily ranges and scattered gains across months.
Soviet planes flew in two formations over Western Berlin at 4000 feet triggering excitement among residents. Air Commodore R N White said the protest would go through the four power Berlin air safety center. Few Westerners registered for the Soviet feeding offer as British and American authorities warned Moscow aims to extend economic pressure to oust the Allies.
Secretary Symington said the Berlin airlift could operate on a large scale through winter if needed. He arrived with Gen. Vandenberg and Lt. Gen. LeMay to confer with Gen. Clay. Western Allied officials accuse the Russians of suppressing Western publications to choke information.
Neues Deutschland cites measures to draw Western Berliners into East rationing and claims allies cannot supply food by air. Western supply reportedly matches levels at blockade start while East blocks fuel and industry. U S officials Symington and Van denberg arrived in Wiesbaden with top aides for talks.
Gov Thurmond left the national meeting as Dixiecrats claim 11 Alabama votes 9 Mississippi 8 South Carolina 10 Louisiana 5 Florida and Texas 23 for a likely Truman opposition. They list probable Georgia 12 Arkansas 9 Tennessee 12 Florida 3 and possible North Carolina 14 and Virginia 11 votes.
Democratic sponsors outlined plans to organize Truman Barkley clubs nationwide to support the national ticket. Delegations visited the DNC before meeting at the White House with President Truman and Senator Barkley. Clubs already formed in Minnesota California Kentucky Missouri Oklahoma Colorado Indiana Illinois Ohio New York and Maryland operate independently with coordinated activities.
Officials sparked talk that their visit signaled American determination to keep the air lift moving through winter if Moscow talks fail to end the blockade. The remark hints at high-stakes diplomacy amid stalled negotiations.
J R Moore of Decatur visited on business. Weather reported 83 high 72 low with .02 rain. One drunkenness arrest reported by city police. Mrs R E Catlett traveled to Birmingham to meet daughter Mary visiting in Montgomery. religious services and meetings planned at Central Methodist Church Beech Street Church of Christ Westminster Presbyterian and Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. T F Adams attended Aberdeen Angus Field Day at Greenbrier. Fred Sparkman greeted in Decatur. Mrs Albert Jones admitted to Hamilton Clinic. Mrs Robert Powell and Mrs Howard Head noted as patients. Virgil Glasgow and Herman Evans mentioned with travel and vacation. William Burgess admitted to Decatur General Hospital.
Brig Gen Charles H Grahl asserts the National Guard will fight the annexation proposal to Congress. A state guard concept would replace Guards with a locally based force drawn from deferments and overage personnel to meet modern warfare needs and home defense.
Hal Boyle profiles the American First Army born in 1918 under Pershing and now based at Fort Jay New York. The piece recalls its battles from Normandy to the Siegfried Line and the Bulge, highlighting its leadership under Bradley Hodges and its enduring prestige.
Farm committee representatives from Sheffield Board of Trade and agricultural leaders in Decatur discussed locating bred Jersey heifers for a farm program. Tennessee Coal and Iron Company pledged assistance to Sheffield citizens in obtaining the bred cattle. Attendees included Dwight Somerville, Richardson, Ed Moreno, Floyd Weidrich, Casto Jarvis, Bill Sims, Maynard Layman and others at Hotel Lyons.
Last rites for Mrs Rosa A Black 71 of Athens were set for 2 PM at the Athens Church of Christ with A J Rollins officiating. Interment in Athens City cemetery. She died Tuesday at Limestone hospital after a three day illness. She leaves six sons, three daughters, one brother and 16 grandchildren among others.
A farm tour departs the Chamber of Commerce office at 7 A M. Interested persons should call the Chamber, dial 63, or write to Mr. Sims for details.
The committee cites evidence that a senior Soviet official gave Elizabeth Bentley two thousand dollars in 1945 after she exposed communist links. Bentley reportedly turned the money and a Red Star decoration over to the FBI, amid charges of a prewar underground in Washington linked to Henry Collins and Alger Hiss.
Dorothy Lively Pressley formerly of Decatur died Tuesday afternoon in Akron Ohio. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Mutual Service. Her body will arrive in Decatur Thursday and be taken to her parents home on Trinity Road. She is survived by husband Horace Lively, parents, three fishy one brother and a grandmother.
United States naval authorities in Moscow ordered an investigation into the death of Cabell W. Bowles of Covington Virginia a chief petty officer who died in his room at American House after illness. An autopsy has been performed and memorial services are planned tomorrow.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Neill Holland 66 will be Thursday at 4 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Revs Otis E Kirby and G M Davenport officiating. Interment in City Cemetery. Brown's directing. She died Tuesday at 11 p.m. after two weeks at Decatur General Hospital. Survived by two daughters Mrs M H Lindell Houston and Edna Holland Decatur. son Wesley Holland Rome Ga. sister Mrs L L McCulloch Decatur. two grandchildren R W Holland and Kathleen Holland. multiple nephews. Pallbearers named by Circle 3 of First Methodist.
The 1949 Decatur Community Chest budget will be set at budget committee sessions September 8 and 9. Rutledge Thomas led the quarterly board meeting at the Hotel Lyons with board members and agency reports. A chair for the October drive was tentatively discussed with no public name announced.
In Tokyo on August 11 1945 the Soviet representative Maj. Gen. A P Kislenko urged General MacArthur to withdraw his suggestion to ban strikes by government workers and to revoke orders outlawing collective bargaining and strikes. He argued the move conflicts with the Potsdam declaration and Far Eastern Commission policy on Japan after surrender.
National Guard units were ordered to withdraw from Polk County Tennessee after election violence left three dead and several wounded. Col. D L McReynolds said withdrawal would begin at noon and peace duties would shift to county authorities.
In Paris on August 11 Premier Marie won his third victory in the national assembly with 325 votes to 215 for his financial reform bill. The measure grants Marie and his centrist coalition broad powers to trim government expenses and raise production amid France’s financial crisis.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stewart of Madison received word that their son, Cpl. John Wesley Stewart, is being shipped home from overseas. He was killed in action on December 1, 1943, in Australia. Funeral will be announced.
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