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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1945
Page
1
Mostly cloudy and colder this afternoon and tonight with low temperatures in the mid‑30s to near 40s, followed by partial clearing. The local bureau recorded a high of 43 and a low of 33, as military and civilian announcements highlight discharge and homecoming news from Morgan County and nearby towns.
Washington reports a mass resignation of legal counsel threatens to halt the Pearl Harbor probe. Senate Chief Counsel William D. Mitchell says hearings may stretch for months, while Chairman Barkley debates resignation. The labor committee ends hearings on a proposed anti strike measure as Christmas recess nears. In the House, Dirksen presses a substitute bill on federal employment policy with a 30 member national inventory commission proposal.
Morgan county residents have invested 83 percent of the eighth Victory loan quota totaling 641000 and must complete the final 17 percent by December 29. Leaders urge 2,000 citizens to buy $100 bonds to close the gap as Lacey's Spring reports meeting its quota and exceeding by 1200.
A letter from Slavko Vorkapich in Beverly Hills announces the Pathe-RKO news short on the Tennessee Valley Authority will be released this month. Vorkapich says everyone at Pathe is pleased with the TVA film.
SAN FRANCISCO December 15 District Attorney Edmund Brown launches a nationwide probe into the cremations and deaths of four elderly women whose names tie to ex-convict Alfred Leonard Cline. Brown cites a pattern as hotels, cremations, and forged papers surface, with estates totaling over 300000 linked to the case.
Field Marshal Montgomery announced that Josef Kramer known as the Beast of Belsen and ten others were hanged at Hamelin for crimes at the Belsen and Oswiecim camps. The eleven were moved from Lueneburg jail to Hamelin five days earlier. Nine teen others received prison terms. Three condemned without appeal included Elizabeth Volkenrath Juana Borman and Franz Hoeszler.
At Nurnberg trial of 21 Nazi leaders prosecutors present SS reports from ghettos in Warsaw detailing mass murder of Polish Jews. The Stroop reports claim 7,000 killed in battle and 5,000 to 6,000 by explosions and fires, with 49,000 exterminated in camps. Ghetto population dropped from 400,000 to under 100,000 by spring 1943.
The CIO plans a potential walkout of about 200000 workers in General Electric Westinghouse and General Motors electrical divisions across 75 plants in 16 states to demand a 2 per day wage rise. Union leaders say 86794 in favor 18216 against with returns due later. auto and steel strikes already affect 409000 workers.
Chicago police and state's attorney officials pursue the so called lipstick killer in the stabbing and shooting death of Frances Brown a 33 year old stenographer at the Pine Crest Hotel. despite hours of questioning scores of suspects were released with forensic tests indicating a male author of the lipstick message and a single blurred fingerprint found in the apartment. the motive remains unclear and medical exam shows no rape.
Mr and Mrs John G Self plan a New Year trip to Pasadena to watch their son Harold Self lead the Crimson Tide against Southern California in the Rose Bowl. They will travel from Decatur on December 23 and return about January 5, joined by Ed Self and H G Red Williams to visit relatives in California.
Manford Amos Chaffin, 38, was stabbed near the heart and shoulder during a confrontation on West Vine Street. Sammie Thomas Jr., Rufus Wilson, and Junior McDonald, all 18 to 21, were jailed on murder charges or held as witnesses after confessions indicated Thomas stabbed Chaffin with a switchblade and Wilson stabbed him on another side. Police reported two unidentified suspects were being questioned as the incident prompted a midnight inquiry and coroner Bev Howell noted Chaffin died after being taken to Decatur General Hospital.
Police chief said possible 10 to 15 bodies feared in the four story Glenwood hotel ruins after a midnight blaze gutted the brick building. Firefighters contained the fire by 2 am as walls collapsed into Main Street. hotel guests trapped on upper floors. The Bullock department store, Western Union and a coal office were wiped out. the hotel had 50 to 75 rooms and was fully occupied.
The attic post office and the Albany branch office will be open from 2 until 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon to handle Christmas packages, regular mail and parcel post, it was announced today by Post master R. T. Sheppard.
The atomic bomb is slated for an ocean test in the Pacific next spring. Truman urged a joint Army Navy test against warships, with five months for prep including target ships instruments and scientists. Logistics, policing, weather and radiation drift will shape the operation, likely far from populated coasts and fishing areas. The Pacific region is the probable proving ground though final site not set.
The first five Japanese to be tried in Japan for prison brutality face charges of murdering eight Allied nationals. An American military commission at Yokohama will meet Monday for arraignments among 300 defendants. No date yet for war guilt trials of Hideki Tojo and other leaders. China plans to repatriate Germans and Austrians in Shanghai under foreign affairs and interior oversight. Dutch reject UN involvement in Indonesia independence dispute as British and Dutch forces move to restore order in Java.
All members of Company F Alabama State Guard are invited to the armory at 7:30 for an annual dinner. Captain R B Freeman promises barbecued chicken and pork and an engaging program. Out-of-town guests include Major R L Almon of Moulton Captain W D Nipper of Florence and Captain Nathaniel Almon of Moulton along with others. Guard members may bring wives or dates.
Birmingham officials said all 30 students who left classes in protest were back in Ensley High School today after the suspension of student Charles Hubka.
Paul H. Eubanks won a $1 000 judgment in a damage case against Dennis McClendon and Lina Hodges McClendon in county court. Judge James H. Crow presided. Several defendants faced vagrancy charges with guilty pleas and fines. Multiple jury civil and criminal cases were continued or dismissed.
Gen. George S. Patton is reported in excellent condition in Frankfurt amid a medical bulletin. Temperature 99, pulse 64, respiration 24. patient had a comfortable night, alert and cheerful. scalp wounds healing normally and neurological status unchanged.
Washington December 14 The Pearl Harbor investigation faced major hurdles as the joint senate house probe sought to withdraw its entire legal staff and chairman Senator Barkley indicated he might resign. Mitchell said 60 more witnesses remained and the panel could take months, delaying the planned January 3 conclusion. Gearhart urged subpoena of enlisted Hawaii witnesses to get the real story of the attack.
Age 28, married veteran with three years service as gunner in 37MM anti aircraft unit offers skill in field stripping, bore sighting, and maintenance of weapons. Previously helped on a 180 acre farm. wants non farming work in Decatur. Contact Meredith Woodall at U & Employment Service. phone 167. Decatur Daily runs this Job Wanted series to connect veterans with jobs.
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