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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1947
Page
1
Decatur News Roundup Highlights Local Festivities and Weather
Weather outlook for the state notes cool spells and frost in the south interior with gentle to moderate coastal winds. Decatur market reports middling cotton at 35.75 and strict low at 35. George Bloodworth of Atlanta to visit December 26. Local church gifts, Christmas programs and community notices about funerals, reunions, and holiday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Portion
South Portion
Decatur
George Bloodworth
Atlanta
Jimmy Bloodworth
Board weighs University of Alabama presidency
At Montgomery meeting, board members discuss selecting a new University of Alabama president after Dr Raymond R Patty’s resignation. The executive committee had been expected to back Dr Arthur S Adams of Cornell, but no decision was reached. Acting president Dr Ralph Adams also has notable backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgov
Ala
University of Alabama
James E. Folsom
Raymond R. Patty
University of Georgia System
R. E. Steiner Jr
Montgomery
Arthur S. Adams
Cornell University
Tuscaloosa
Ralph Adams
Paty
New Clashes in Holy Land Escalate Across Palestine
Baghdad sources report renewed Arab Jewish fighting beginning in Yazur near Jerusalem as Hagana units clash with Arab bands in retaliation for attacks on Jewish truck convoys. The toll rises with new casualties in Safad Haifa Jaffa Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as unrest spreads after the UN partition decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Yazur
United Nations
Holy Land
Hagana
Robert Stern
Palestine Government
Public Information Bureau
Manchester Guardian
Chicago Tribune
London
Safad
Upper Galilee
Palestine Police Force
Haifa
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Young Announces Goodyear Plans
Charles W. Young, superintendent at Goodyear Decature Mills, announced Goodyear Mills will observe Christmas holiday starting at noon December 24 and resume at 8 am December 26. The Christmas fete for children will run 1 to 4 pm in mill number three with gifts and goodies provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Young
Goodyear Decature Mills
Goodyear Mills
Goodyear
Nazis Sentenced in Krakow Trials for Auschwitz Officers
Krakow supreme national tribunal sentences 23 top ranking German S.S. officers to die for crimes against humanity linked to Auschwitz. Five others receive life terms, six get 15 years, two receive 10 years, and three are given five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krakow
Poland
Supreme National Tribunal
Auschwitz
Oswiecim
Dancer Patricia Schmidt Faces Prison Fate
Patricia Latiral Schmidt a Toledo born dancer billed as Laura was sentenced in Havana to 15 years in prison and a $5000 indemnity for the death of her lover John Lester Mee of Chicago. The trial's defense said Mee threatened her and the gun went off by accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Patricia Latiral Schmidt
Chicago
Patricia Schmidt
Audiencia Court
John Lester Mee
Toledo
Ohio
Laura
Patricia
Mee
Wallace Will Run Reported for Wallace Third Party Candidacy
Georgia Governor M. E. Thompson said Washington informed him Henry Wallace would announce as a third party candidate on December 29 likely in Chicago. Thompson questioned Wallace’s source and predicted the two major parties will remain, with Truman's Democratic Party returning to power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
M. E. Thompson
Washington
Henry Wallace
Chicago
Thompson
Democratic Party
Truman
Eli Nelson Bags His Deer on Hunting Trip
Athens Alabama December 22 Eli Nelson a young Athens man was the sole participant in a South Alabama hunting party to bag a deer. The other members Baylis Hightower Hill Hayes Lawson Draper Paul Gish Robert Gish P W Hendricks Carl Martin John Bitting Harold Kennedy and Dr B S Kennedy were unlucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Eli Nelson
South
Alabama
Baylis Hightower
Hill Hayes
Lawson Draper
Paul Gish
Robert Gish
P. W. Hendricks
Carl Martin
John Bitting
Harold Kennedy
B. S. Kennedy
Welfare agency reports Christmas for 123 foster children
State Welfare Commissioner Laula Dunn announced that 123 children placed in private homes in 1947 will have a real Christmas this year. Foster parents reported that although the children are young they are finding new significance in the holiday as plans for the celebration are confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Laula Dunn
Miss
Western Union Strike Averted By Fact-Finding Panel
Washington December 22 A threatened Western Union telegraph strike was averted after unions and company agreed to a three member fact finding panel. The panel will decide if the April contract can be opened for a new wage demand and interpret wage profit study terms. The dispute centers on a 15 cent hourly raise and the 1947 profit figure claimed by the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Ward
Washington
Western Union
Ang the
Uni
Bell Telephone
Cyril C. Ching
Ching
Opinion poll in aid plans weighs four year Marshall plan
Washington reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will seek input from prominent Americans on the four year 17 billion dollar Marshall plan for European recovery. Democratic Leader Barkley says hearings begin January 7 with Secretary of State Marshall likely first witness. Chairman Vandenberg wants a broad cross section of views. Conservatives push for a smaller amount and independent administration. House debate signals a Republican driven plan, with Herter proposal advocating a blank for the aid total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
Marshall
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Congress
Truman
State Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Harriman Comittee
Cport
Martin
Mass
Ongrange
Herter
Europe
House
Rep. Herter
Cash
Post Office Halts Window Service at Noon for Holidays
Postmaster R T Sheppard announced that window service at the Bank Street post office and Albany station will close Wednesday at noon for clerks to shop. The offices stay open Sunday afternoon and close all day Thursday for Christmas. parcel post delivers continue until parcels are cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Sheppard
Bank Street
Albany
Sheppard
U. S. Scholarships and Goals of Higher Education Commission
Washington reports the Truman administration backed more than 300000 scholarships for needy students as part of a broader commission plan to equalize access to higher education. Proposals include expanding adult education, repealing segregated schooling laws in the South, removing enrollment barriers, and extending veterans benefits under GI funding. Four Southern members dissented, warning such changes hinder progress toward equal opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Commission On Higher Education
Commission
South
J T
Rge F. Zool
American Council of Eduction
Christmas Seals Sale Nears Close In Morgan County
Marvin R. Rankin reports about 3500 dollars raised so far in Morgan County for the annual Christmas Seals sale. Seventy one percent stays in county programs against tuberculosis with 19 percent for state and national use. Rankin says 6600 letters went out and about 2000 responses received. those who have not sent in donations may obtain seals at Rankin's Johnston Street office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin R. Rankin
General County
Morgan County
Rankin
Johnston Street
Britain Charges Communists Inside Labor Party
Britain’s Labor Party accuses internal communists of infiltration and plotting to split unions in a US inspired campaign. Labor officials warn of saboteurs undermining factories while communists dispute the charges blaming U S State Department backed plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton D. Pattie
London
Britain
Labor Party
France
Italy
Mor-gan Phillips
Communist Daily Worker
U. S. State Department
American Federation of Labor
Phillips
Paris
Communist General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Communist Party
Cominform
Moscow Radio
Federal Crop Insurance Agency Reports 1947 Profit
G F Geissler, manager of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, says 1947 operations likely show a profit of about 15 to 18 million dollars. Premiums exceed losses in four of five commodities. corn losses expected due to a poor season. Final figures pending, public announcement withheld until estimates are confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal
Congress
G. F. Geissler
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Rep. Stockman
R-Ore
Geissler
Stockman
Hunters Bag Six Wild Hogs After Mississippi Hunt
Harry Lowther and Troy Martin killed six wild hogs near Decatur after a hunting trip to Mississippi. The hogs dressed 160 to 200 pounds each and a seventh was not retrieved. A dog was chased two to three miles before being shot, and the men expect to have Christmas hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lowther
Ninth Avenue W
Troy Martin
Johnston Street
Decatur
Mississippi
Mr. Martin
Mr. Lowther
First Winter Day Warm Over Nation
The first day of winter brought unseasonably mild weather across most of the nation. Only the East border saw wintry conditions with temperatures from zero to 10 degrees above. Rain fell in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest while Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and Northern Illinois faced rain turning to snow and colder temperatures were forecast for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Eest
Pacific
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Big Traders Listed Today by Anderson
Washington reports the number of large speculators on commodity markets rose from 66 in October 1946 to 230 by October 31. Secretary Anderson released 771 big traders to the Senate Appropriations Committee amid probes of insider information. Edwin Pauley remains the sole government employee on the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anderson
Edwin Pauley
Secretary of the Army
Senate Appropriations Committee
Pauley
Army
Royall
Se R Bridges
R-Nh
Senate Group
Pace Urges Pauley Resignation Over Grain Trading
Representative Stephen Pace urged Edwin W. Pauley to resign as special assistant to the Army secretary in a grain market controversy. Pace called for a broad inquiry by House and Senate committees and for tighter controls akin to stock market regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Stephen Pace
Edwin W. Pauley
Truman
Pace
Pauley
Secretary of the Army
House
Senate
Immigrant Maria Formicola Faces Deportation Ruling
The 21-year-old Italian woman Maria Formicola, who arrived to marry a dead fiancé, awaits a decision from U S immigration authorities after a New York hearing. If allowed to stay, Yonkers veteran Alfidi appears the likely fiancé amid widespread public sympathy and offers of help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Maria Formicola
United States
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Sait
New York
Maria
New York Immigration Board
Vulcania
James McIntosh
Guerrant
McIntosh
Italy
Immigration Service
Frank Alfidi
Yonkers
N. Y
Alfidi
Ellis Island
Meter Trial Postponed in Alabama Meter Case
At the request of Norman Harris and Phillip Shanks the 9 A M meter test suit hearing was continued to Saturday with Judge Newton Powell presiding. The defense cited inability to ready the case and an appeal to the state Supreme Court on meter legality is considered probable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Harris
Phillip Shanks
Decatur
Harris
Newton Powell
Sit Court of
Alabama
Traders list shows 296 speculators in 1947 futures
The Oct 31 1947 futures list totaled 296 traders including 296 speculators and hedgers, with long positions in oats and cotton seed oil. Anderson said later lists will add smaller traders, and some were hedging or spreading. Congress published names to probe possible insider gains and food-purchase links. Senator Ferguson calls this a first step in deeper inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauley
Anderson
Bridges
Ferguson
Mich
Spe
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