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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1949
Page
1
An obscure diary fragment titled Escatur Diary appears with a brief note on Dota Gumpses. The text hints at personal reflections and sparse references to daily events without clear dates or places. The item presents as a compact archival snippet from a historical page segment.
Weather outlook partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and coastal winds. Local births include Peggy Sue to Mr and Mrs W L Cole Jr at Hartselle hospital. Several hospital admissions and discharges at Baugh Wiley clinic. Post Office to close Labor Day with Parcel post service area changes. Several residents visiting kin in Decatur and nearby towns. Seven persons to be tried in recorder's court on traffic, disorderly conduct and related charges. See Diary on page 2.
Police Chief J B Whitmire and Officer C M Kennedy investigate the robbery at Swift Ice Cream Co last night. About $164.95 and six a.m. were cited in the theft with several employees or individuals named in the report.
President Truman signs a bill to arm Southern and Western farmers with machinery to trim cotton acreage to steady prices. The law authorizes 1950 cotton plantings at 21 million acres, with protections for wheat and new peanut growers. It outlines quotas, referendums, and farm-by-farm allotments based on history and recent planting trends.
Rep. Sabath says President Truman seeks early action on a permanent fair employment practices commission bill to outlaw employment discrimination. The FEPC bill is before the House Rules Committee. action urged after recess ends September 21.
Graveside services were held for Edward Ferguson, 40, a Lacey Spring farmer, at Oakland cemetery in Limestone county. He died from a shotgun wound to the left chest after an apparent self-inflicted shot earlier Sunday. The Morgan County coroner said Ferguson died at a Huntsville hospital and no investigation was opened. He is survived by his wife and five children. Burial arrangements were handled by Laughlin Service of Huntsville.
Five arrests by Sheriff C. B. Humphrey’s office in the last 24 hours include two charges of transporting untaxed whiskey. John L. Thomas, 24, of Decatur, was arrested by Chief Deputy J. H. Kirkpatrick on Short Alabama Street with five gallons of untaxed whiskey. Charles Johnson, 22, described as a negro, was arrested on a grand jury indictment for transporting untaxed whiskey. Other arrests include two for vagrancy and one for violation of the prohibition law.
Moscow dispatch says Izvestia claims American plan to marshalize France and ruin economic independence. It accuses De Gaulle followers of starting fires to persecute French communists and pave way for military dictatorship. Eighty two died in fires spanning a 20 by 30 mile region near Bordeaux last week.
Athletic officials announced strong public interest in selling season tickets for all stadium games in sections D and F. On the first sale day, 47 sets were sold, with buyers nearly securing preferred seats. To avoid delays, one year season tickets may be obtained at the city superintendent of schools office before Sept. 9, after which tickets revert to individual game sales.
The Wofford Oil division seeks $140.53 plus interest and a $50 attorney fee in a county court suit filed by Merrill W. Doss. The account allegedly was due October 15, 1946.
Labor and management weigh a Presidential fact finding board offer to mediate a wage dispute that could trigger a steel industry strike on Sept 14. CIO steelworkers and major steel companies consider the proposal, with replies expected by tomorrow from 63 firms. John A. Stephens, U S Steel VP, commented during hearings.
John W. Gibson assistant Secretary of Labor warned the nation faces a series of disastrous strikes unless the steel industry wage dispute is settled. Representing the CIO he said a failure to resolve vital issues could trigger strikes spreading to mass production industries including auto, coal, and rubber.
The board faces a difficult task as 63 companies and one union near an impasse over a 30 cent per hour wage increase for about one million steelworkers. Executives signaled they would resist panel recommendations, potentially setting a pattern for further wage increases in mass production industries. The outcome could affect other labor disputes. more details on Page 2.
U S district court in Rome lists 48 witnesses subpoenaed for the November term in a federal case alleging violations of constitutional rights of seven Negroes in Dade County near Hooker Ga The sheriff and four deputies are among 12 indicted The late Samuel Green imperial wizard of the Georgia Ku Klux Klan is among summoned witnesses Walter Arp of Rossville Katherine Rogers of Atlanta and Clarence Rogers of Tennessee Klan officials named include Arp and Rogers
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan acknowledged receiving campaign money in 1946 from business figures he aided in government dealings. He named William Helis and John Maragon as donors, denied any improper motive, and was pressed to reveal all contributors and amounts. The Senate investigates subcommittee recessed Vaughan’s testimony until 9 A.M. Wednesday as the probe into five percenters continued.
Senator Connally proposed a compromise to win overwhelming approval for Truman's arms aid plan. Details were held for study by bipartisan senators from foreign relations and armed services. The dispute centers on European military aid under the Atlantic pact, with Truman requesting 1.16099 billion and Senator Vandenberg seeking 1 billion.
A six hour blaze at a Frisco Safeway Stores Inc warehouse caused an estimated 4 million dollars in damage. Division manager G H Branlund described the black square warehouse as worth 1000 dollars and provided initial details before the fire was brought under control.
In Osaka the provost marshal's court of the U S 25th Division investigates a case linked to a poster campaign allegedly run by communists. American soldiers face accusations of raping Japanese women during the incident.
The Census Bureau reports total state tax collections at 8.3 billion dollars for the past year, up 7.1 percent. Louisiana leads in increases with a 51 percent jump, while Nebraska posts the lowest per capita tax revenue at 36 dollars. the national average is 57 dollars. Sixteen states show sharp increases, including unemployment compensation levies.
Rhode Island law allowed an uncle and his niece from Brooklyn to wed in Providence at Ahavath Sholom. Mendel Rosenbloom, 55, and Regina Porstrong, 36, were married by Rabbi Morris G. Silk. They cited Rhode Island as the only state permitting a Levitical approved union. Both spouses survived World War II tragedies.
Surveying started today on Cullman’s planned city built pool with shower rooms and equipment. Mayor said the facility, costing about 35 000, will be ready for use next summer and is designed to serve residents with amenities.
Morgan county court ended its first day of trials with six suits continued to the next term. One suit was dismissed at defendant's cost, one by default for the plaintiff, and a non suit in another. Contested cases include McFerrin v Williams and Randolph v Johnson among others. Pacific Fire Insurance Co. v Thomason dismissed at defendant's cost. Lorance v Wall non-suit. Orr v Handy judgment for plaintiff by default.
A Tennessean train struck and demolished a stalled 1941 Plymouth at Trinity Crossing Saturday night. Glenn Tatum, 25, a metro student, and companion George Ruff Wood tried to move the car but failed to signal the locomotive in time. No accident report was available.
The city commission adopted a budget of 15,961,623 for the upcoming fiscal year. Revenues are projected to exceed expenditures by 3,112, and officials say the budget is higher than the current year.
Prague reports six plotters to be executed and others given life terms for high treason and spying. The government said the conspiracy aimed to overthrow the communist regime and had set a date for revolt. One death sentence went to Josef Charvat, former Prague security police chief, with the mastermind linked to a police official aligned with the ousted regime.
London Aug 30 Soviet Russia in a new note to Belgrade accuses Premier Marshal Tito's Yugoslavia of acting only on instructions of its Western masters. The Moscow radio broadcast notes the clash is the eighth in a series of bitter exchanges between the two communist nations. The monitor says the note replies to Yugoslav charges of Aug 20 that Moscow double crossed Yugoslavia by dropping claims on Austrian territory at the June Paris conference.
The government outlined a plot to liquidate key communist figures seize public offices dissolve parliament and suppress papers. President Truman’s Philadelphia remarks pleased Britons and American Legion listeners as dollar crisis talks begin on September 7.
In Greenville Alabama on August 30 Butler county voters faced a local option referendum to legalize whiskey and beer sales. The dry county has voted against such measures for 41 years, with no prior local approval in state or federal elections.
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