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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1947
Page
1
A compact note offers glimpses about community figures and events. It hints at local names and places, suggesting small happenings and relations within the town. The short item preserves a sense of neighborhood life without详细 sensational details.
Mostly cloudy conditions with possible rain tonight and Tuesday. Decatur noon cotton price set at 5.75 cents middling. temperature records show 60 high and 32 low. Local notices reportillness, Scout meetings planned, and community updates including hospital births and residents’ travel plans.
Rescue teams faced heavy fog gale winds and sub zero temperatures 95 miles north of Nome as they tried to evacuate survivors of a B 29 crash. Seven men aboard a C 47 and its glider were unharmed while two rescuers were left behind and several reports of a second emergency landing were clarified. Colonel Harry N Burkhalter said operations would resume when weather allows.
Prosecutor Phillip Shanks and defense attorney Norman Harris spoke with Judge Newton Powell but no hearing date was set. They seek additional evidence, with hearings having been continued twice this month. The original suit, filed in August, names Paul Robinson Charles H Eyster and D E Frederick as defendants.
New York City slowly returns to normal after a weekend blizzard that dumped 25.8 inches. Rail service nears normal, roads improve but ice persists. Mayor O Dwyer urged volunteers to clear streets as 64 deaths were tallied and removal costs projected at 3 to 7 million dollars.
Vittorio Emanuele II, the exiled Italian king, died of pneumonia at his Alexandria villa aged 78 with his wife Elena at his bedside. Once a Mussolini ally, he later helped unseat him as Allies gained control, and his abdication followed amid mixed Italian memories.
President Truman pledged to sign the GOP anti inflation bill but called it inadequate to meet the grave economic peril. He warned Congress must grant stronger tools or the nation faces a serious low mood as signing was delayed.
Gifford Florida December 29 at least 15 persons were injured when a southbound Greyhound bus collided with a truck parked on U S highway one about 5 25 A M EST two miles north of Vero Beach. Hospital attendants named two seriously injured Helen Morgan of Memphis Tennessee and Josefa of Miami Shores plus four treated and released: Mrs Kate Redmond Lynn Massachusetts Mrs Sophia Linkoss Miami Beach Olive Violet Hudson Bellows Falls Vermont and James Bush Delray Beach.
Deputy Pryor identified the deceased as 58 year old Robert L. Powell of Citronelle. Powell had been dead about 24 to 30 hours when H. G. Bass found the body while gathering firewood.
Government sources report a Greek relief brigade broke through rebel siege lines to reach Konitsa near the Albanian border. The operation supports a new offensive against guerrillas led by Gen. Markos Vafiades, with air support from Spitfires based at Ioannina.
About 3 600 half pint bottles labeled as a nationally advertised whisky were found to contain only water. The Capital Alcoholic Beverage Control Board was alerted by upset customers and the distributor recalled the product from wholesalers and retailers. Federal officials opened an investigation into how the watered liquor entered the supply, with a theory that distillery workers failed to drain a tank.
In Tampa Florida on December 29 three year old Tommy Weaver played with a toy pistol at a children’s home while his parents were killed. Detective Sgt Orris C Beynon said W F Weaver 33 killed his wife Margaret 23 with a revolver then shot himself. He left a Christmas Day note saying he would be better off away from both.
Kate Hill a 14 year old Thomasville Alabama student died in a hospital yesterday from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire from an open grate at home on November 28. She was brought to the hospital for treatment after the accident.
Geneva Alabama December 29 sheriff W P Register reports the 20 room Geneva high school was dynamited Christmas Eve with windows shattered and repairs needed before reopening after the holidays. He suspects a group of boys staged the blast as a prank and a deputy state fire marshal will assist in the investigation.
A deadly clash at Damascus Gate leaves at least 12 Arabs, two British constables, and one Jew dead. A Jewish taxi grenade attack sparked the violence near the gate and a mob firebombed a taxi. Additional killings include a British soldier and an Arab doctor in separate incidents. Tensions rise as Palestine fatalities reach 424 with broader Middle East toll up to 545.
The secretary of state lists 99 public officials including Gov. Maw and Seger resident as traders tied to September grain activity. The third release under Stassen led inquiry covers 80 federal workers and others in state or local governments.
Chicago December 29 Dr Alice Lindsay Wynekoop 77 released from prison after serving the minimum 25 year term for the murder of Rheta Gardner Wynekoop 23 wife of her son Earle The case involved a life insurance policy and a shot fired into Rheta on an operating table in the Wynekoop mansion Police described the killing as planned by the physician who later declined to answer if she killed Rheta The case remains a noted Chicago homicide as authorities recount the sensational trial and conviction.
Tokyo authorities declined comment on a Russian protest that American planes from Japan violated boundaries of the Kurile Islands held by the Soviets. Officials said any statement would come from the Army Department, with Washington noting it involved local issues to be settled by on site military commanders.
Wallace contemplates a third party run as Democratic leaders hope he will attack President Truman from a peace platform. Key figures expect a Chicago radio speech at 10 30 p m EST to frame his split with the two major parties over policy toward Soviet Russia. Senator Sparkman warns such a move may not greatly harm Truman in the long run.
Moulton police and state and county investigators probe a weekend safecracking at the L and J Motor Co on the Decatur highway. Two copper wire fragments and a single footprint are the only clues after the blast that yielded about five thousand dollars in cash checks notes mortgages and other valuables. Deputy Riley notes the event as Moulton’s first in 12 years.
Five Alabama Republican leaders endorsed the legislature’s self-starter amendment as Governor Folsom campaigned against it. The plan would allow self-convened sessions for up to 10 days, with at most two sessions in four years, while preserving the governor’s power to call a special session. The group argued it aligns with democratic control of state government and cites examples from other Southern states.
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