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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
1
Quiet Christmas period reported by Morgan county coroner with no violence. Local sermons, baptist and presbyterian services listed, plus community updates on births, travels, re enlistments, and visitors.
Washington reports Secretary of Agriculture Anderson ordered an investigation into yesterday's butter price break. The probe will examine consumer complaints of price manipulation to keep January milk prices at December levels of 5.46 dollars per hundred pounds.
Butter prices showed a sharp rise in the New York wholesale market after a steep drop the day before, while Chicago moved only modestly. The federal probe into market manipulation kept focus on the divergence between the two centers as demand rose overnight in New York and buyers looked to the East.
Funeral services are set for Pvt Wilbert Clifford Harding 24 of Joppa killed when struck by a car in Washington Georgia. Mass Service directing funeral at Brazier chapel near Joppa with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by wife Lois and parents Mr and Mrs Lee Harding of Joppa plus eight siblings.
Retail stores in Decatur will be closed all day January 1 and will begin regular Thursday half day closings on January 9 through December. Weekday and Saturday hours remain unchanged for 1947, with full-day closings on major holidays including January 1 and Christmas Day. If a nationwide WWII ending holiday is sanctioned, it will be added to full closing dates.
An event honoring World War II and World War I veterans, especially Purple Heart receivers, is set for Monday evening at Riverside High School. Families are invited to attend as veterans enjoy a program featuring solos and a guest from out of town, with a dialect artist introducing honored guests. The theme song is That’s What I Like About The South.
In Atlanta on December 27 M E Thompson, lieutenant governor elect, held a strong lead in the AP poll to succeed the late Eugene Talmadge. Herman Talmadge gained late support as second day returns showed 41 Thompson, 24 Herman, 21 noncommittal, three for a special election. Roy Harris boasted pledges to back Herman.
An extensive manhunt is active for Rufus P. Thomason a 36 year old described as dangerous by FBI agent R J Abbaticchio Jr. Thomason a convicted Army deserter shot and gravely wounded officers after the slaying of Mrs Bodie Welch near Belgreen Mississippi in November He escaped from Fort McClellan hospital on Christmas night after being allegedly freed by a guard Maj E A Sallee confirms the guard is in custody and Thomason remains at large amid the North Hills hideaway start date cited December 27 1940s report
President Truman accepted the resignation of George E. Allen from the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion effective January 16 and appointed John D. Goodloe as his replacement. Allen urged drastic RFC act revisions to drop wartime powers and consolidate authority under one law.
Probate judge elect Roy L. Malone said name checks on a petition to legalize liquor are nearing completion with an election call expected in days. Limestone voters may ballot liquor sales alongside the county’s election to choose Robert E. Jones. The petition was filed with the county probate office by D. A. Patton of Patton & Patton.
The New York Herald Tribune announces price increase to five cents on weekdays and 15 cents on Sundays due to rising publishing costs during recent years.
A Washington State Department spokesman said no Soviet ultimatum was issued to the U S Navy courier ship at Dairen. Cmdr Edgard L Yates reported a 20 minute deadline and a warning of consequences if they did not leave. Soviet troops appeared at the dock as the ship stayed two days.
Macon, Ga. officials could not determine the cause of a $150,000 Lanier hotel blaze that injured three and displaced 75 guests. Fire Chief Moseley said evidence did not confirm arson, as investigators continued the three way probe with visitors from the Southeastern underwriters board and the National Board of Fire Underwriters arriving to study the fire.
A 35 year old woman Cereta Parker Thomas and a mother of a little girl was found dead in a suburban field near Seaboard railway shops. Fulton county police hunt for the Christmas night slayer while authorities say bruises suggest struggle but not a fatal blow. Her husband was questioned but released with no charges filed.
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma urged an immediate halt to all immigration into the United States arguing too many people are here. He said no race or nationality should be distinguished and warned it could take years to stabilize the domestic economy.
Six cars of the Panama Limited left the rails north of New Orleans. Forty to fifty passengers aboard the Chicago to New Orleans flyer were injured. One cook was seriously hurt with a broken collar bone. several others reported possible injuries. Ambulances rushed to Hammond and Pontchatoula hospitals as track damage and a derailment disrupted the run.
Rains eased after a two day storm that dumped up to five inches in some Pasadena areas. One man drowned and eight died in traffic accidents, bringing Southern California’s Christmas and New Year’s Eve toll to the high forties.
Bill Baldwin writes a brief fragment noting a spouse’s lapse and a confused moment. The piece conveys a domestic miscue and family context without full details.
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