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02 Feb 1948
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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1948
Page
1
Morgan County News Briefs Set For Tuesday Events
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy and warmer conditions with rains likely Tuesday across the western and southern portions. Local reports note a cotton market noon quotation with middling at 35.25 and strict low at 34.25. Community events include a Jaycee supper meeting Tuesday at Why Not cafe and a Morgan County high school leaders meeting Wednesday at Austinville high to discuss the basketball tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatiér
Morgan County
Austinville High School
S. M. Dollar
Austinville High
U S rejects Russian protest over warship visits to Italian ports
The United States rejected Russia’s protest that American warships in Italian ports violate the peace treaty. State Department noted Italy granted advance permission for each visit. Russia also complained about an air field in Libya and other protests involve Middle East and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
State Department
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Italy
State Départment
Moscow
Mallaha
Libya
Moscow Radio
Middle East
Japan
Iran
Morgan County Dems Aim 10 000 Ballots in Primaries
Morgan County Democratic Executive Committee unanimously backs The Decatur Daily drive to mobilize 10 000 voters for the spring primaries. Each beat chairman to appoint assistants to urge turnout and uphold civic duty ahead of May county officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Democratic Executive Committee
Daily
Rutledge Thomas
Beat
Thomas
Decatur Daily
Board of Revenue
Justice of the Peace
Board of Education
State Democratic Committee
A. A. Means
H. E. Owen
H R. Hamilton
Carrel Ryan
J. R. Holder
W. A. Pence
R. S. Ferguson
J. C. White
G.H. McClellan
J. Asie
H. F. Clark
R. E. Puckett
Este N. Dobbs
N. J. Hough
J. B. Patterson
W. O. Terry
W. D. Shaddix
College Aid Fund Sought By Truman Commission
The Truman commission requests 1.875 billion dollars in federal college aid for five years to support operating and building costs with tuition-free freshmen and sophomores. A split emerges as two Catholic members oppose restricting aid to publicly funded institutions citing dangers of state domination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Commission On Higher Education
Frederick G. Hochwalt
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Martin R. P. McGuire
Graduate School of University
Aoe
Igher
Germany
Italy
Japan
VFW Commander to Speak Here
A large group of Veterans of Foreign Wars from this area welcomes a national head, with State Commander Buster Bell and Junior Vice Warren Reeves Jr. accompanying the Pan-American arrival. This marks the first local visit of a national head of the VFW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Brannaman
Buster Bell
Huntsville
Warren 8. Reeves Jr
Montgomery
Bricker Returns as Darkhorse in Taft-Taft Faction
Washington Feb 2 Senator Bricker of Ohio reemerges as a republican darkhorse in the Taft faction. Backers seek him as a second choice if Taft fails to secure the GOP nomination. Bricker, former 1944 VP hopeful, has broad party ties and plans active campaign support for Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Taft
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Wallace Defends Campaign In Ohio Speeches
Henry A. Wallace told a crowd of 2,500 in Columbus Ohio that American communists do not seek to overthrow the U S government and challenged President Truman and other candidates to reject groups seeking civil rights limits or violence. He noted receipts totaling 26000 from nickels to 5000 and said he found no criminal wrongdoing in people holding differing social ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REDS
Columbus
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Truman
Wallace
Ohio
Tne
Two Die in Uniontown Fire Killing Gill Family
In Uniontown on February 2, two people died from suffocation in a house fire. Victims were David Gill, 55, and his wife Mrs Gill, 61. Coroner J A Rice said Mrs Gill poured kerosene on a stove fire, flames spreading through the home while Gill was injured in bed. The couple lived with a son who was away at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Aes
David Gill
Slaying Ends In Shooting and Self-Destruction in Duluth
Joe A. Contanzi, a 52 year old Minnesota storekeeper, opened fire on the Elmer town board after a license denial. He killed three members, wounded a fourth, and killed himself. A fifth member escaped and hid in a snowbank during the incident at the license hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Joe A. Contanzi
Minnesota
Elmer, Minn
Frank Svoboda
Emil Makela
Albert Bernsdorf
Sam Owens
St. Louis County
Cantanai
Record cold wave sweeps across the Midwest brisk with disruptions
A severe cold wave swept from North Chicago through the upper Midwest causing gas and fuel shortages to idle about 250 000 workers in the East while warmer air moved in from the west. Minnesota Dakotas and North Carolina reported heavy snow and ice with cities like Henderson Tarboro and Wilmington hit hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mid- West
Weather Bureau
North Central
Dakotas
Minnesota
Forks
N. D
Minneapolis
Mercury
Tennessee
Pulaski
Columbia
Virginia
North Carolina
Henderson
Tarboro
Wilmington
William O’dwyr
New York
Blast Rocks The Palestine Post Building in Jerusalem
A bomb blast in Jerusalem injured at least 20 and damaged The Palestine Post building, triggering a fire that threatened a city block. Reports disputed blame among Arabs, Jewish extremists, and Britons, with shattered windows across Zion Square and Ben Yehuda Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter L. Davidson
Jerusalem
Olce
Palestine Post
Zion Square
Ben Yehuda Street
Post
Ted Lurie
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Nehru frames peace as test for new India after Gandhi death
In New Delhi Nehru tells the constituent assembly that restoring peace in the troubled land is a defining issue for his government. He laments Gandhi's death and vows to combat the climate of violence, saying India cannot deserve its government if it fails to protect Gandhi’s legacy. Bloodshed at the Jumna memorial scene follows Gandhi's assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian Constituent Assembly
Mohandas F K. Gandhi
Jumna
Gandhi
Indian Union
Ype
Gandi
Nehru
Gandhiji
India
Hindu Mahasabha
American Woman Charged in Budapest Espionage Trial
Miss Elizabeth Preisl Pallos an American citizen with Hungarian roots faces espionage charges in Budapest. Former Socialist Leader Karolx Peyer and 12 others will be tried. Peyer appears in absentia after fleeing to London. The case centers on alleged cooperation with a U.S. Army captain and activities tied to arming Nazi troops and forming an exile government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Elizabeth Proiszl-Pallos
Pit
Karolx Peyer
Peoples’ Court of Justice
Peyer
London
Preiszl-Pallos
Associated Press Bureau
D Armiazi
Adashina
Austria
Groundhog Sees Shadow in Decatur for Six More Weeks
In Decatur the groundhog emerged with bright sun and shadow confirming six weeks more winter. Punxsutawney reports the sun at 8 46 a m and the groundhog retreated, while Quarryville’s hibernating governor noted shadow sighting despite sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania
F. A. Lorenzo
Groundhog Club
Charles Hess
Groundhogs
Quarryville
Food Strikes Extended Across German Zones
Nearly three million German workers join a 24 hour protest from Hamburg to Stuttgart over reduced food rations. White collar workers in the British zone and vast memberships in Württemberg Baden join importunate strikes while Hesse remains largely silent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Americas
Hamburg
Stuttgart
Wurttemberg-Baden
Hannover
Hesse
Phillips Announces Candidacy for Democratic National Delegate
Jerome Phillips of Birmingham announced his bid to be a delegate from the state at large to the Democratic national convention. He described himself as aligned with the Truman coalition and signaled support for Senator Lister Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Birmingham
Jerome Phillips
Truman
Coalition
Lister Mill Sor Vine
Promise Seen To Help GOP In Veto Fight
Washington report says Rep. Doughton predicts enough Democrats will join Republicans to override a Presidential veto on a tax bill. He warns a large cut risks Treasury red, favors a moderate reduction without an excess profits levy. Debate centers on whether Knutson plan or Democratic substitutes best meet fiscal goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gop
Washington
Rep
Doughton
D.N. C
Aia
House
Truman
Coughton
Congress
Treasury
White House
Senate
Rep.Knutson
Minn
Knutson
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Lloyd L. Lively
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By Ken Reynolds
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Edna Beeler
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