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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1948
Page
4
Planning and fan enthusiasm target a 10 000 turnout for the Raiders opening game between Decatur and Birmingham. The piece also notes local farm meetings, TVA malarial control work in Whiteside, and reflections on postwar politics and electoral politics in the South.
Dr. J A Keller celebrated ten years as president at Florence State Teachers College highlighting major campus growth. New facilities include gymnasium library student lodge president home dormitories and expanded housing. Enrollment rose from 750 in 1936 to 1509 in 1948 and faculty grew from 42 to 66.
Alabama Senator Langan proposes a complex scheme to adjust electors by delaying pledges until after the November vote. He suggests bargaining with Truman and other candidates to leverage southern votes, potentially tying up Democratic electors and altering the 1948 race dynamics.
The real estate lobby, tightly allied with congressional allies, drafted speeches for Senate Majority Leader Kenneth Wherry to oppose a public housing bill. Two writers worked overnight, and a GOP ghost speech mocked Democrats with a banana metaphor. Wherry rejected the ghost text and sought a new version from Cal Snyder and aides. Harry Cain is noted as a regular research client for speeches.
At a closed door GOP senate caucus Senator Charles Tobey urged granting President Truman full control. He recalled a prior remark by Indiana's Bill Jenner that the best way to kill Truman was to give him the controls he sought.
Veterans of Foreign Wars spokesman says President Truman interrupted their plea to sign the Taft-Ellender-Wagner public housing bill. Truman notes Rayburn signed and cites his press conference as part of the push. AmVet cites juvenile delinquency tied to slum conditions the bill would address. The note adds real estate lobby and Taft's shift led to a veto of slum clearance and public housing at the special session.
Senator Howard McGrath sought to mend ties with Southern Democrats by hosting a harmony party at national headquarters and promising politics off the program. A Southern bloc led by Senator Olin Johnston stayed away, others attended and sang Dixie as Pepper toasted Truman.
A wilderness tale recalls a seeker praying to Providence during a bear confrontation. The speaker asked for aid only if it would spare the animal, expressing reliance on higher help before proceeding.
Washington reports the house committee probes a sensational spy plot as George Splevin testifies under guard about a supposed pro American presence in the White House and other departments. The witness describes bizarre figures and farcical schemes amid ongoing interrogation by Commissar Boris Slupp with possible indictment under the Marcantonio Taylor act.
Senator Connally cites witnesses who doubted positively identifying a man as the killer. The old Negro witness conceded uncertainty after a jail visit and serenades interrupted proceedings with songs for McGrath Barkley and Senator Connally.
The Nation surveys Cold War espionage moves from Gouzenko in Canada to Tito’s Yugoslavia and U S cases. It notes Gouzenko hid documents, sparking North America’s largest spy ring prosecutions while Yugoslavia, once aligned with Russia, split with Moscow. It also references Elizabeth Bentley and subsequent investigations.
Morgan County Board of Education in Decatur Alabama invites sealed bids by August 24 at 2 pm for constructing an auditorium gymnasium at Cotaco High School. Plans and specs available for twenty five dollar deposit with refunds on return. bid requires bid bond and bonds and insurance. board may reject any bids and bids may not be withdrawn for 30 days.
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