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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1946
Page
1
Weather outlook calls for cooler trends in the south today with a high of 83 and a low of 60. Decatur reports a busy local scene with church sermons, rabies vaccination reminders, Labor Day office closures, and various residents visiting, traveling, or handling permits.
James B Harris 26 held without bond in Lawrence County jail in Moulton on first degree murder charges in Clyde Jeffreys death. Jeffreys 34 found dead Aug 20 on Joe Wheeler highway with head crushed after a possible hit and run. Autopsy awaited, Jeffreys had attended a cattle sale earlier, Harris says he pursued after him before another man advised he was hit.
Paris dispatch reports Soviet foreign minister Molotov charging British and American interference as Greece seeks support in the Greek Albanian border dispute. He defends Greek governance while accusing foreign powers of meddling and warns of trouble in the Balkans. The peace conference voted to discuss the border issue next session amid Greek claims to Northern Epirus.
Six candidates qualified for the congressional race at the office of Probate Judge T. C. Almon. The list includes Wallace H. Meadows Decatur Jim Smith Tuscumbia Bob Jones Scottsboro Harold Pounders Florence Bradley Twitty Allsboro George Johnson Athens Jeff Smith Huntsville and Jim Saliba Florence all announced their intent but had not qualified here today. Under the law district office candidates must file with the probate judge in each county and with the party chairman.
Judge Charles P. Almon of the eleventh circuit died in Florence after a three year illness. Born in Moulton, he studied at Southern University Greensboro and the University of Alabama law school. Survived by wife, children W L Almon Martha Nance Charles P Almon Jr and three sisters. Funeral set for 3 p m Saturday at First Methodist Church Florence.
In Gadsden Alabama on August 30 Mrs Willie Kitchens 52 was fatally struck near her home by a car driven by her son Austin Kitchens who had been summoned over domestic trouble. He was leading a police car with officers J S Bankston and C S Higgins present when the accident occurred the coroner ruled the event unavoidable.
Funeral services are planned for Miss Lucy Bell city missionary in Decatur for 20 years. The service will be held Saturday at First Methodist Church with Rev. T L McDonald leading, assisted by local ministers. Bell died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital after recent operations and relocates for burial in Texarkana. She directed the Community House on West Market Street and led Girl Scout troops. Surviving relatives include her mother and two sisters. Brown's funeral home in charge.
Ernest L. Jackson announces Labor Day events in Decatur with a parade forming at 10:30 AM on Monday October 2 marching along Second Avenue Lee Street and Bank Street led by Huntsville Businessmen's brass band. The group will proceed to Delano Park for speeches a picnic band music and baseball games with Mayor H R Summer scheduled to speak.
Tokyo reports say the occupation will extend beyond the military phase as American forces remain to anchor an anti Soviet line. Analysts foresee a prolonged ideological contest between Soviet and Western systems with Japan and its islands as pivotal in Asia.
Colbert county and allied chambers withdrew Sheffield bid for the North Alabama Livestock Show and Sales Coliseum and pledged support to Decatur. The move cites Decatur as the central hub to serve all North Alabama counties and notes Decatur has hosted the center in past years.
The Civil Aeronautics Board considers the largest proposed airline mileage allocation in a region. Examiners urge four feeder networks and five trunk lines across the Southeast with hearings held in 1945. Final ruling expected in three to six months, with delays sought on Mississippi feeders and Birmingham Mobile and Winston-Salem Jacksonville trunk lines. See continued on page 2.
Melvin Hutson is named by Governor Chauncey Sparks to the eighth judicial circuit to succeed George Johnson who resigned. The appointment covers the unexpired term ending in January and includes Morgan Limestone Cullman and Lawrence counties.
OPA tagged cotton garments with another price boost today and warned it may not be as large as the new increase. The agency said prices at textile mills will rise about two to four percent and retail cotton apparel could rise one to two percent, with a total basic fabric jump over 30 percent since March. An official said stabilizing prices depends on raw cotton costs, which have risen, and noted reviews will occur monthly. Other moves released include removing price controls on sterling silver flatware and certain obsolete auto parts, while price ceilings on livestock are being drafted.
Soviet Union asks United Nations Security Council to determine numbers and positions of Allied troops and bases outside former enemy territories. The move follows Greek complicity accusations in Albania border incidents and criticism of British troops during Greece plebiscite campaigning.
Mrs. Stella Hudgins 34 of Morgan county is charged with assault with intent to murder after arsenic was found in food prepared for her husband Elbert Hudgins. Sheriff W T Willoughby reports a glass of milk and corn bread with a pink bottom and highly contaminated arsenic. Hudgins held in county jail with no bond.
Probate Judge T C Almon led a nationwide effort to halt the death sentence of Marion R Brown 19 Danville 3 paratrooper convicted of rape by a Japan based Army court martial. He sought a full review urging clemency with support from Senator Hill, Representative Sparkman, Governor Sparks, Jim Folsom and veterans groups while awaiting the record.
Howard E. Lovelady crash landed his Aeronca Champion in Hillsboro after striking two TWA power lines carrying 154 000 volts each. He exited before attending the Decatur State Guard meeting as a six minute power outage hit North Alabama between Decatur and Wilsonam. The plane valued at a total loss.
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