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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1946
Page
1
Weather and Local War News Skim in Decatur Bulletin
Weather outlook reports scattered cold with distinct regional lows across North Central South sectors and a warm trend in the north later. Local hospital admissions and discharges accompany military discharge notices, holiday arrivals, and civilian docket actions amid ongoing postwar adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay
Peacemaker Role Booming Amid China Talks
General Marshall emerges as a potential peacemaker in China as he holds two hour discussions with Communist leader Chou En Lai in Chungking. Officials withheld details while signaling Marshall may serve as mediator in North China ceasefire talks and government peace proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Marsh
Chou En-Lai Jamid
China
Central
Comr Iously
Marshall
Aember
Troops Leave Iran and Allied Timetable Shifts
The last American troops have left Iran meeting the pledge to depart by January 1 as British and Russian forces prepare to quit the region. Deputies to the Big Five resume work January 7 to lay groundwork for peace treaties with Italy Finland and Balkan states. Assistant Secretary James C Dunn Byrnes deputy hopes the European peace conference may occur before the May 1 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Middle East
Italy
Finland
Balkan States
James C. Dunn
Byrnes
Louisville
Mark F. Ethridge
Tmadelic
De Gaulle Threatens Resignation Over France Defense Cut
President De Gaulle warned the cabinet would quit if the socialist communist driven 20 percent cut to army defense credits passed in the consultative assembly. The dispute followed a vote on the 1946 budget as the socialist party and communist bloc pressed to shrink military funding for the first quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Wilson
Paris
de Gaulle
Consultative Assembly
France
Socialist Party
Assembly
Communist Party
Vincent
Auriol
Bond quotas reach over two million in Morgan County drive
Final reports show Morgan County and the eighth war bond drive meeting all quotas with a total bond investment of 2 041 200 and local tabulations at 2 741 494 plus potential increases after Federal Reserve processing. Tyler E Bond quota 641 840 reached 673 224 with further gains expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Morgan
Federal Reserve
State War Finance Committee
Rescue Ends in Kentucky Mine Disaster After 24 Die
In Pineville Kentucky 24 of 31 trapped miners died after an explosion at Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company pit number one. Recovery halted as fires and gases continued. two more bodies found, seven of nine survivors treated, rescue turned relief with aid for families. District 19 UMW and Salvation Army aid efforts organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Kyé
Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Middlesboro
A. V. Wales
Gerald Case
Lexington
Salvation Army
Harry Thomas
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Pineville Community Hospital
Fund Approved for Macon Ocmulgee Monument Work
The Macon Telegraph reports a $500000 budget allocation for Ocmulgee national monument work, approved by the Interior Department but awaiting congressional action to finalize the appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Macon Telegraph News
Ocmulgee National Monument
Department of Interior
Decatur Welcomes New Year Amid Fireworks And Service
Decatur residents celebrated New Year with hats firecrackers and candles in a festive vigil. Watch night services were held across churches while light snow brushed the area. Officials observed the holiday as offices closed and stores stayed free. One accident reported involving Sidney Cargle and a Decatur Transit cab with no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Morgan County Area Price Control Board
Second Avenue
Sidney Cargle
Hillsboro 2
Woodrowne
Public burning of opium postponed in Peiping
In Peiping on New Year’s Day, a planned destruction of 29 tons of confiscated opium valued at 1.865 billion Chinese dollars was postponed. Gen Li Tsung Jen said the opium had not yet been fully checked by staff. Central government seizure totals 35 tons in recent months as Chiang Kai Shek’s drive to end opium smoking continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Shek
Marshall
China
Chou En-Lai
Chungking
Yenan
Manchuria
Peiping
Li Tsung-Jen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Short's Reply Has Study On Pearl Harbor Message Delays
Lt General Walter Short testified that if Washington sent the warning earlier he would have had about two hours to prepare for a surprise attack. Stark's statements conflicted with Short's views given to the Army inquiry board about warnings and duty to guard Hawaii. Short argued additional steps would alarm civilians and violate War Department guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Walter C. Short
Short
Adm
Harold R. Stark
Stark
Naval Operations
Admi
Pee Kimmel
William D. Mitchell
Mitchell
Seth W. Richardson
Barkley
D.ky
Richardson
Hoover
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Senate
Army Inquiry Board
George C. Marshall
Hawai'in
War Department
Navy Department
Martin resigns as vocational agriculture leader at Danville High
Frank E. Martin, longtime vocational agriculture teacher at Danville High School since August 5, 1928, resigns effective January 1 to focus on farming. Under his leadership the Ville area developed into Morgan County's leading livestock region with numerous fairs and sales conducted under his direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Martin
Danville High School
Martin
Ville
Morgan County
Truman moves to avert new steel strike across industries
The Associated Press reports about 382,000 workers idle nationwide amid ongoing labor disputes. President Truman names a fact finding board to study the CIO Steelworkers wage dispute and urges OPA to reconsider a price boost. Unions and employers evaluate wage offers while potential walkouts loom in components including communications and autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Truman
CIO Steelworkers
OPA
AFL
AFL Commercial ‘Telegraphers Union
W. U
War Labor ‘Board
CIO
New York
WLB
Western Electric Company
New Jersey
Lullin
General Motors
Company
United Auto Workers Union
New York Names Immigrant Laborer as Mayor O Dwyer
William O Dwyer, born in Ireland and arriving in 1910 as a day laborer, sworn in as mayor of New York City. Inauguration at city hall set for noon with Fiorello La Guardia expected to attend. O Dwyer rose from immigrant roots to police, lawyer, Brooklyn district attorney, and World War II brigadier general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William O’dwyer
Ireland
City Hall
Fiorello H. la Guardia
O'Dwyer
Queens
Brooklyn
O’dwyer
Murder, Inc
Sane
Oklahoma City double shooting ends in murder suicide
Police say Police Lt. J. W. Neuffer shot his ex wife Grace Neuffer in their home and then killed himself after their son-in-law Neal Beard intervened. Beard was wounded seriously. his wife Beverly, 21, was treated for shock and hysteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. W. Neuffer
Grace Neuffer
Neal Beard
Beard
Neuffers
T. R. Baughman
Art Livingston
Mrs Truman Leaves Independence for Holiday Trip
Mrs. Bess Truman wife of the President left Independence Missouri today with a traveling party for an undisclosed destination. The trip follows Mrs Truman's earlier engagements and reflects her customary public duties and private plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Jami
Bess Truman
Doushiar IS - Garet
Truman Dodges Chaplaincy Controversy
In Atlanta on January 1, Dr. Louie D. Newton reports receiving a copy of a letter said to be from President Truman. The note contains phrases about chaplains and policy, but Newton notes the President remains uninvolved in the chaplaincy dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Louie D. Newton
Druid Hills Baptist
Truman
Associated
Pree . Vaugh
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