Decatur Daily Diary Highlights Local Happenings
Weather outlook for the state shows partial clouds and mild trend with showers in the northwest late Sunday into Monday while the southeast turns cloudy Monday. Local notes report cotton prices at Decatur around 30.50 middle with 29.50 strict low. Births announced in Decatur area and hospital admissions listed, plus visits in Florida and Tennessee. Doctor Chenault improves at Mayo Clinic after operation. several residents noted in and out of Decatur General Hospital. Diary items focus on community life, illness, and travel as Quickies closes.
Tragic Hunting Death of Ex GI Student at Tuskegee
Robert E. Jordan 23 a World War II veteran and student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute was killed in a hunting accident near Bufford Swamp east of Tuskegee before 7 am. He was with three students including William T. Ward who found him after a heart wound from a .22 rifle. Jordan left a widow Olive Ward Jordan and a 20 month old son.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Robert E. Jordan
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Birmingham
Pat Evans
Jordan
Bufford Swamp
William T. Ward
Monroe Floyd
Webb
William S. Roden
Falkville
Ward
Evans
Sheriff Evans
H. H. Winter
Murray Smith
Olive Ward Jordan
Rupert C. Jordan
Many Issues Face Solons in New Term
Alabama lawmakers enter the 1947 session facing major decisions on poll tax repeal and reapportionment. Gov elect James E. Folsom shapes the program, with a January organization meeting testing his influence on House leadership. W M Beck of DeKalb County is named favored speaker by Folsom, while Senate dynamics under Lt. Gov J Clarence Inter may limit rapid liberal measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Thomas Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Folsom
House
Senate
W. M. Beck
DeKalb County
Beck
Charlie Norm Bullock
Ang
Eutaw
J. Clarence Inter
Gadsden
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
Kiwanis District Training Meeting Nears
Valley Kiwanis members arrive for the first division training session at Hotel Lyons. Ray Whee of Anniston will speak. Jon Buck of Sheffield leads as district governor-elect. Luncheon at 4. business at 1:15. Delegations from Tuscumbia Florence Huntsville Decatur Gadsden attend. officers and chairmen urged to be present.
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Etty
Valley 4S
Hotel Lyons
Ray Whee
Anniston
Alabama
Kiwanis
Jon Buck
Sheffield
Enant
Iwanians
Tuscumbia
Field
Florence
Huntsville
Hman
Gadsden
Manhattan Project may extend to 1948
The Civilian Atomic Energy Commission may delay full civilian operation by keeping the Army's Manhattan district until mid 1948. The War Department provides 375 million dollars for atomic service covering July 1, 1947, to June 30, 1948, as the civilian commission under Lilienthal prepares to take over.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Civilian Atomic Energy Commission
Army
Manhattan
Ng Peace Centre Atomic Energy Research and Development
Ann Treaminatingn Sau Hho
War Department i
Atomic Service
Les R. Groves
David E. Lilienthal
Navy
Army beats Navy 21 18 in final Blanchard-Davis era game
Army defeats Navy 21 to 18 in Philadelphia as Glenn Davis and Felix Blanchard bid farewell era ends. Notre Dame tops Southern California 26 to 6 amid Illness to coach Frank Leahy. North Carolina, Georgia, and LSU post major bowl berths with decisive wins.
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Harold Claassen
New York
Glenn Davis
Felix Blanchard
Army
Navy
Pi Delphia
Gee “Fitte Ely
Truman
Tom Hamilton
Blanchard-Davis
Notre Dame
North Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Georgia Tech
New Orleans
Charles
Choo-Choo) Justice
Tar Heels
Charles Trippi
Louisiana State
Arkansas
Dallas
Tulane
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Mitchell Brothers Acquire Alabama Furniture Co
A. L. Mitchell and M. D. Mitchell purchased the Alabama Furniture Co located at 115 East Moulton Street from Johnnie Goode. The firm operates under the new name Mitchell Furniture Co with the two brothers locally known for prior work at Alabama Hosiery Mills and Ingalls Shipbuilding during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Mitchell
M. D. Mitchell
Alabama Furniture Co
East Moulton Street
Johnnie Goode
Mitchell Furniture Co
Mitchell Brothers
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Huntsville
Bama Board Delays Pick for University Leader
The University of Alabama board of trustees adjourned a homecoming meeting without naming a successor to Dr Paty. They will reconvene December 14 in Montgomery with an executive committee to propose a Paty replacement. The panel also elected William H Key Jr to fill a vacancy from Senator John H Key's death and noted campus growth and rising income since 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama Board of Trustees
Georgia
Montgomery
Paty
William H. Key Jr
Russellville
John H. d. Key
MW Bare
Alabama to Establish Graduate School of Social Work
President Raymond R. Paty announced the establishment of a graduate school of social work at the University of Alabama to open early next year. He said the region needs the facility and that national social work associations and the state Department of Public Welfare have urged its creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Raymond R. Paty
Paty
National Associations of Social Workers
State Department of Public Welfare
Christmas Lights Burst Into View In Decatur
Decatur staged Christmas lights along Second Avenue and Bank Street to welcome the holiday season. The installation completed one day ahead of schedule and the displays will stay lit through the season, bringing cheer to shoppers and residents.
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Decatur
Second Avenue
Bank Street
Two men wounded in Alabama exchange of pistol fire
In Linden Alabama at about 2 PM yesterday H A Bradford 30 and George Hays 41 were shot and wounded in a gunfight on Bradford property. Bradford four bullets in mouth body and limb. Hays one bullet in breast. Bradford hospital Demopolis. Hays at Kilby prison hospital. Hays charged with assault with intent to murder. Sheriff Wilmer Shields said no mob action planned.
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Kilby
Montgomery
Hays
Bradford
Here
Rotary Plans Set for Ladies Night at Greystone Cafe
Rotary announces full plans for the annual ladies night to be held Monday at seven o clock at Greystone cafe. The committee promises a lively party and urges attendees to enjoy the event for its success.
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Rotary
Greystone
Rotary Anes
Cotton Problem To Be Discussed Here
A meeting is planned Monday night at 7:00 at the Morgan county courthouse to discuss cotton quality, production standards, marketing, and the overall cotton situation with emphasis on Morgan and neighboring counties. Hosted by the National Cotton Council of America and the Decatur Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee, invitees include farmers ginners and merchants from the region.
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Morgan
Morgan County
National Cotton Council of America
The
Agricultural Committee of the
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
An Anyman
Carl Sea John H. Davis
Withers Peebles
Cotton Coun
U S Enters Red Priority Plea on Atomic Plan
The United States and Soviet Russia urge the United Nations to give the atomic bomb top priority in world disarmament efforts. Britain opposes a veto tied disarmament plan and calls for equal treatment of weapons with other modern means of warfare. The U N political committee continues debate with a December 11 deadline.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Russia
United Nations
U. N. Assembly
Council
U. S
General Assembly
Power Bowl Thanks From Decatur Civitan Club
Alvis Briscoe, president of the Decatur Civitan club, thanked officials and supporters for a successful first Power Bowl played on Thanksgiving Day. He praised 11 Decatur businesses, hotels, school officials, the Decatur band, local newspaper, Milam Radio Shop, police, and the 3,500 ticket buyers for making the event possible.
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Alvis Briscoe
Decatur Civitan Club
Briscoe
Decatur
Lyons
Cornelian Court
University of Alabama
University of Missouri
Civitan
Decatur Band
Decatur Daily
Milam Radio Shop
Decatur Police Department
Bo Bagley
District
Texan Walden Tours State Capitols On Horseback
Tex Walden, a 29 year old Dallas resident, travels by horse to visit all 48 state capitals. He reached Decatur Saturday night en route to Montgomery as his sixth stop. With Hank the pinto, a pack mule, and a pet monkey named Lady, he plans to finish in about two and a half years.
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Tex Walden
United States
Dallas
Decatur
Montgomery
Walden
Austin
Tex
Baton Rouge
Jackson
Miss
Little Rock
Ark
Nashville
Marion
Lady
Pine Bluff
Truman Gets Full Backing for Finish Fight With Lewis
President Truman wins broad backing from Democrats and Republicans in Congress for a non compromise showdown with John L. Lewis. House Republicans vow to push anti Lewis measures if the coal strike continues. Senator Elbert Thomas suggests a welfare fund as a possible compromise while warning against concessions. Page 2.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Chieftain
Lewis
House
Congress
Senate
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Government levies retroactive fines on miners for coal strike
The government moves to impose daily retroactive fines of 1 to 2 dollars for each day of idle work during the soft coal strike. Payments would be deducted from miners’ wages and go to the union’s Nana fund. John L. Lewis and UMW counsel vow further legal action, seeking appeals if rulings go against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Nana Fund
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Uthern
Hare
Edw Q
Lewis
Burke
John D. Small
Paducah
John Welsch
Illinois Central Railroad
N. H. Collisson
Ads Ae
Strikeo
Two German Generals Sentenced to Death in Rome
British military tribunal condemns Col. Gen. Eberhard von Mackensen and Lt. Gen. Kurt Maeltzer to death by firing squad for the Ardeatine caves massacre of 335 Italians near Rome in 1944. Sentencing follows a grim court session as spectators reacted with mixed cries and applause.
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George Bria
Rome
Ardeatine
Eternal City
Eberhard von Mackensen
14Th Army
Anzio
Kurt Maeltzer
von Mackensen
Maeltzer
von Mackensen Ie Tee Tan
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Mr. Woods
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Frank Longino
Salvation Army
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