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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1946
Page
2
The fragment notes a possible meeting for an organization and mentions joining Pine Nobel and a pub still with scarce riation and rationing. It references certificates, transportation charges and Tin plate manufacture at Fairfield Steel Works.
Chiang Kai-shek lauded General Marshall and urged world peace as he and allied leaders discussed a postwar framework. Chiang cited Truman’s praise of Marshall and urged negotiations with communist leaders, proposing joint talks with impartial observers to end hostilities and verify peace.
Army officer Short testified that misjudged foresight and slow War Department response left Pearl Harbor vulnerable. He cited not being informed of a crisis in time and that Navy surveillance could not intercept Japanese carriers in Hawaiian waters. Short noted a December 7 submarine sighting would have allowed dispersal of planes if known earlier.
Discharged Army sergeant Frank L. Stevens of Decatur receives Good Conduct Medal and ETO ribbon after 36 months service with 28 months overseas. Birth notice for William Lee Turner born December 20 at St. Joseph’s infirmary in Santa Ga to Mrs Catherine Anne Gillooley and Mr Herman L Turner Jr. in Decatur. Various holiday travels and hospital transports reported including moves by Howell’s ambulance and Brown’s ambulance. Honorary events include Harmony Boys show January 12 at Riverside High School. Rotary club meeting to feature A J Coleman speaker with Presbyterian Sunday School appointments announced.
Early New Year robbery at the John Randolph hotel lobby nets guests and cashier $65 to $75. Three armed youths flee in a car after forcing money from patrons. Police Captain J. H. Collie calls in state police to pursue the masked bandits.
Wrecker Henry Capt named as captain of the Liberty ship Fortis C Firestore was wounded from a fall on deck while Antwerp to New York transporting American troops. He was moved ashore in Cork for treatment as the vessel reached harbor after midnight, with transfer delayed by heavy seas.
The British navy ends administrative and operative control in Indo China waters with most headquarter staff leaving for Singapore. French forces will assume control as Royal Navy personnel stay to oversee transfer of two British brigades in Southern Indochina.
A preliminary hearing is set for January 16 for Gwen Wallis 31 charged in the love triangle slaying of Ruby Clark 24 a school teacher. The charges include murder in the Clark death and assault with intent to kill Don Wallis the husband.
The former Italian liner Conte Di Savoia, now troopship Monticello, docked in New York with 6899 returning servicemen. They stood shivering in the cold after a sea run of 350 miles and 20 hours of warm weather followed by a ten day voyage from Marseille to Camp Kilmer New Jersey. S Sgt John Mawhilley 27 of Pittsburgh left the ship by stretcher after an emergency appendectomy on Christmas Eve.
Funeral services for George E. Stover 70 who died suddenly at his Danville 2 home will be held at 2 PM Wednesday in Johnson Chapel. Burial in Johnson Chapel cemetery with Drinkard directing. Survived by wife Minnie one daughter Elsie two sons D and Irvin Stover a brother Lige Stover of Louisville sisters Emma Hawkins HIllsboro Hattie Hill and Pearl Hampton all of Danville 2 and three grandchildren
Harry Arisohn the New York cab driver who ferried six Marines from Los Angeles to the East last week began another westward run today with three servicemen aboard. He expects two more pickups in Chicago. A ceremony in front of his family hat shop marked the christening by Coralee Burson. Passengers include Corp Anthony Tupci of New York headed to Hamilton Field, Shipfitter James Powers of Brooklyn returning to San Bruno Navy base, and Photographer's Mate Angelo Ross en route from an East Coast Guard station to Los Angeles to await discharge.
Rudolf Hess was held in the Tower of London for three days after his 1941 flight to Britain. Gov. Col. E.H. Carbett-James said Hess, limping from an injured ankle, could not exercise and was under military guard during a reopened Tower visit as bombs fell elsewhere in London. Hess faces war crimes trial at Nuremberg.
Mexico City reports the ratification of four international pacts. The agreements include a sanitation treaty with Mexico, a whale-fishing regulation treaty with Great Britain, an extension of the coffee agreement with the United States, and aviation terms from the Chicago conference.
Terran and Chapel Sunday School leaders will take on new duties starting January 6, reflecting changes in church roles for the upcoming period.
De Gaulle said the government has already approved a 1.8 billion franc cut in naval credit and would not go further. He warned that a 20 percent assembly cut would make the task impossible and opposed reductions that would affect refits for demobilization, the standing army, and especially the navy. A new government would need additional credits.
Readers urged to keep letters brief and within 300 words. The Daily reserves the right to accept or reject submissions and to publish only letters bearing the writer's signature.
A Washington style note from Decatur Alabama dated January 1 1946 urges peace on earth and goodwill. The writer calls for living wages for labor and for cities to open opportunity to all skilled workers willing to sacrifice time and invest earnings to benefit mankind.
Four youths arrested and several policemen injured in a early morning melee at a suburban Atlanta night spot. The youths face inciting riot assault and battery resisting arrest and drunken and disorderly charges. An officer was struck, another had his blackjack seized.
Liberty National Life Insurance and Brown Service Insurance announce Lucian F. Bloodworth promoted from assistant secretary to secretary effective January 1. Bloodworth, a Decatur native, is the son of the late F A Bloodworth and Mrs Bloodworth and has been with Liberty National for several years after Liberty acquired Brown Service by purchase.
Reuters reports a 12-year-old boy in Czechoslovakia has been arrested as a possible son of Adolf Hitler. Authorities say the youth’s description matches a photo of the boy found with Hitler’s documents.
Atlantan Steve L Ham 54 Courier employee and Jim Arlington farmer died in separate crashes. A Macon man and a Valdosta resident were among the victims as a spate of automobile incidents left six dead and others injured across Georgia over the weekend. Authorities investigated two crashes including a bridge collision near Augusta and a highway crash near Jonesboro, while a coroner ruled a gas leak caused one fatality.
Colonel Metcalfe a West Point graduate and Birmingham native earned the Bronze Star posthumously for gallantry during the Normandy fighting on June 9 1944. He served in the 29th Division and was mortally wounded while aiding others, leaving a widow Rosa Pitts Metcalfe and a daughter in Pittsview Alabama.
Sir Stafford Cripps, president of the board, called for broader expansion of British scientific effort. He warned against repeating postwar slowdowns and urged ensuring university and research establishments are well equipped to avoid dependence on foreign instruments for education and research.
On January 1 thousands watched the Philadelphia Mummers parade along a three mile route past city hall. Mayor Bernard Samuel and veterans attended as clubs in elaborate costumes exhibited months of work and tens of thousands of dollars in preparation.
Gay Town charged to a spectacular closing rush to win the $2,000 added New Years handicap at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans. Sand Storm placed second, Triton third, about a length behind. The race, run in the morning to avoid Sugar Bowl conflicts, drew roughly 10,000 spectators.
Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten urged British troops in Southeast Asia to refrain from reprisals despite rising excitement. He said restraint and tolerance are needed to set conditions for Dutch and Indonesian talks and to avoid hatred and further violence that could harm Britain’s standing.
Miami reports jockey Job Jean Jessop finishing 1945 with 290 wins, closing near Jack Westrope's all time mark of 301. Jessop, starting 1946 at Gulfstream Park, expressed relief and hope to regain leadership in the new year.
The Tuscaloosa County grand jury told Circuit Judge Warren that the county jail has unsanitary conditions. They cited no bathing facilities in one ward, a bad furnace, no adequate laundering, dirty mattresses and bed clothing, and an unsanitary kitchen, urging immediate fixes.
Wanted rider to Midland Texas. Leaving Thursday morning in a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr. Call 523-W.
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