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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
2
Evangelist Porter Barrington cites Joshua and the tribes Canaanite Hittite Hivite Perizzite Girgashite Amorite Jebusite to teach sin deception and giants among us. He calls for revival prayer and warns of God destroying unrepentant nations. Evening sermon titled The Good Man Who Went to Hell and the Bad Man who Went to Heaven.
State Department officials note that only three advanced trainer planes and one small cargo plane were included in lend-lease aid to Yugoslavia. While much war matériel went to Russia, recipients could not sell but might lend to allies. A Trieste witness claimed a U S transport was shot down by Yugoslav planes, seen as P-51 Mustangs. About half of the 32 million dollars in lend-lease shipments were agricultural and industrial, with roughly 1.7 million in ordnance.
Official figures show a $10 000 goal for counties in North Alabama to back a district show. The plan requires self sufficiency, $50 000 from the state, $17 000 from the hosting county, and five acres of land. Advocates urge local support to spur future development for Decatur and Morgan county.
The U.S. Army announced that Lena Herz-Krupenko, a Russian secret police agent, spied in the occupation zone for almost a year. Posing as a German doctor, she obtained an UNRRA job and confessed to faking identities and reporting to NKVD superiors about displaced persons camps.
Accident summary from the State Highway Patrol reports injuries and property values. The AP notes multiple incidents with injury tallies and estimated property damage totaling thousands of dollars. The data appears garbled but references yearly totals and specific injury and property figures.
Newspapers reported a 7 day increase in supply by the end of July 1945 reaching 54 days on hand. The August bulletin notes a total 37 days supply on hand at the end of the period and marks the continuing rise in stock for the publishing houses.
The OPA outlined a phased plan to restore ceilings on meat starting live animals on Aug. 29 with further steps at packer houses and wholesale and retail levels through Sept. 9. It also announced investigations to curb black markets and warned dairy ceilings may return if milk and butter prices rise. Coal, oranges, fats, oils, and grains will follow specific restoration dates.
A sailor and his wife, Charles Edward Pippin aged 19 of Wilmer and Marjorie Lou Pippin, were fatally injured when their automobile left Alabama Route 45 and struck a tree north of Mobile. State troopers W. T. Mitchell and N. C. Stanley identified the victims.
New York records a sharp market slide as American Telephone falls more than 12 points. Steel, motor, rubber, rail, utility and industrial shares drop 1 to 8 points amid heavy selling. Transfers reach about 1.7 million. bonds ease. Chicago grain and cotton finish mixed, with corn up and cotton steady to down.
New York markets show heavy trading with American Telephone leading declines in stocks and bonds while cotton eases amid selling. Chicago reports strong corn prospects, firm oats, and hogs and cattle rising with top prices reaching $24.50 and $28.00 respectively.
New York reports nervous trading with heavy liquidation pushing values down about 2.00 a bale in forenoon. Mill buying and replacement demand later steadied the market as traders anticipated higher ceiling prices next month. October 1947 held firm with a 40 cent gain. closes ranged from 32.30 to 35.67 per bale amid mixed movements.
Nashville July 22 cattle receipts light with mostly thin grassy lots. Market largely steady to slightly better than Wednesday's average. cutters and low to medium steer and heifer prices range 16.00 to 14.50, cows 7.00 to 3.50, beef cows 10.00 to 12.50, bulls 9.50 to 12.00. Calves near 100 head with top up to 1.00 higher.
Seven Americans and three non Americans remain in Yugoslav custody ten days after a C 47 transport was forced down by Yugoslav fighters. Patterson traveled from Belgrade to Bled then to Geneva to meet Gen Clark while highlighting Yugoslav air force weaknesses and armor upgrades on captured Russian Sukhoi types.
A jury awarded D F Suits 25 50 against Mrs J W Williams of Williams Auto for a 1945 debt due Feb 22. Another jury found for L E Johnson in an ejectment appeal from a Justice court case Norwood Peach and Caddell for Johnson. Sherrod for Sherrod. B Denbo vs L E Baker and Charles Baker was dismissed. Judge W H Long presides. criminal cases begin Monday.
Good and choice dealers mainly 16.50 to 19.00. common 9.50 to 16.00. culls 8.50. Hogs top 23.00 at 160 lbs or more. stays steady under 160 lbs. Sows up 2.00. Barrows and gilts 120-155 lbs 17.50. under 120 lbs 15.00. Stags 14.00. Sheep 200 head. lambs 1.00 higher. good and choice 17.00-19.00. common and medium 9.00-13.00. aged slaughter ewes 5.50, down steady.
Milton Hall of Moulton visited Decatur yesterday while J E Holmes and W E Beasley of Florence were in town today. Mrs Jessie Shelton was moved to Decatur General Hospital by Mutual Service ambulance. Dorsey Turner was moved to Baugh's infirmary by Mutual Service ambulance. Faye Nesmith was moved to Decatur General Hospital by Howell's ambulance. Community singing at Church of God tonight at 7 45 with Salem quartet and others. Rev G M Davenport to preach at Central Methodist on Sunday mornings and evenings. Married couples invited Sunday night. Mina Hargrove moved from Baugh's infirmary to her home. Mrs D Morgan dismissed from Baugh's infirmary. James Wynn dismissed from Baugh's infirmary yesterday. American Legion Auxiliary Evening of Games at 8 at Legion home on Bank Street. Nathalia Douthitt visiting New York and Philadelphia. Dr Jesse M Rogers to speak at First Baptist on The ABC of Love. GI terminal leave pay blanks available at Decatur post offices. Robert C Smith a Decatur business visitor. Mrs James Johnson recovering from a cold at 218 East Walnut. Fines: $50 for reckless driving, $15 cash bonds for two disorderly conduct cases, $100 cash bond for carrying a pistol without a permit, other case untried. Five cent air mail rates to take effect Oct 1. Neb Shackelford home from Columbia Military Academy. V Ray Pool to return tonight after Pacific service. Mr and Mrs Paul C Davis and son James back from a week in New Orleans. City building permit issued to F F Plant for $1,000 used car lot on Lee Street.
The United States issued a sharp ultimatum to Yugoslavia over two incidents involving unarmed American planes. Washington demanded the release of imprisoned airmen and access for diplomats to investigate a second downed craft near Marshal Tito's summer home. If unmet by 10 PM EST Friday, the U.S. would seek UN Security Council action, testing the council’s role amid Big Five veto power. Secretary Byrnes ordered Undersecretary Acheson to prepare the case for presentation.
District Attorney C C O Weathersby said two Negro girls withdrew charges that two white boys attempted to rape them near Collins. Ernest Earl McDonald and Oscar Moore pleaded guilty to creating a family disturbance. The DA will investigate and may present the case to the grand jury.
Dr Ralph McDonald director of higher education for the National Education Association will discuss problems facing schools and colleges at a three day leadership conference opening Sunday at Camp Mac. The Alabama Education election sponsors expect Alabama educators to attend.
New York stocks fell sharply with American Telephone dropping over 12 dollars a share on heavy selling. The decline spread to steel, motor, rubber, rail, and utility issues as liquidation intensified then eased. About 1.7 million shares traded. blame lay on bearish financing plans and a wary market amid foreign tensions and a soft labor outlook.
Kardelj told reporters in Belgrade that the Yugoslavia shootdown was not deliberate but noted the transports had been signalled to land. He added that failing to land left Yugoslavia with no choice but to shoot them down.
In Portland Oregon a Negro couple welcomed quadruplets two boys and two girls at Multnomah County Hospital. The newborns totaled 20 pounds 13 ounces with the smallest weighing four pounds eight ounces. The birth occurred about a month early. The mother is reported to be in fine condition along with the children. The father listed as unemployed is L D Tigner.
An itinerant Veterans Administration contact representative, Janey Brown, will be at the selective service office in Courtland each Thursday. Samuel Slaton announced Brown's schedule, noting she previously served at Moulton on Thursdays and Fridays and will stay there on Fridays.
Citizens of Trinity contribute 634.50 in cash and a large amount of materials for a Baptist church in the community. Construction is expected to start once 1,000 is on hand.
Media records show July newspaper advertising lineage at 131,279,664 across 52 cities, up 29,447,982 or 60.289 percent from July 1945. Year to date lineage reaches 940,162,948, ahead 189,036,666 or 25.2 percent of the 1945 period.
A B McFerrin of Montgomery was elected president of the Alabama Seedmen's Association today, succeeding Preben Ibsen of Mobile in the post. The election took place in Montgomery on August 22.
Thomas Augustus Parker 55 native of Virginia and president of Parker Products died after a brief illness in a Birmingham hospital. His company handled insecticides and disinfectants and was established several years ago. Parker had lived in Birmingham about 20 years.
The first barber of Rome was commemorated after death with a statue raised in his memory.
All survivors who are eligible should apply immediately to the Social Security Administration in Decatur Alabama to secure needed benefits and avoid delays.
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