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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1948
Page
1
Alabama weather shows fair and cool with a warm spell coming Saturday. Decatur cotton prices quoted noon stable around 36 cents middling. Local notices report hospital transfers and patient updates at Decatur General. Road patrol notes no accidents. several residents receive medical care or attend events.
Thomas C. Lane reported his mother Mrs. Annie Lane aged 78 was burned to death in a fire at her Ambrose Georgia home in Coffee County. W. J. Lane, a son of the deceased, resides in Macon Georgia.
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Minister George Stratos says two guerrilla groups are fleeing in the Gammos mountains after a seven day battle at Konitsa ends with the government garrison relieved. A Balkan staff of Russian Yugoslav and Bulgarian officers directs the operation from Skoplje. Some units reportedly crossed into Albania.
Washington reports that President Truman's air safety board finds parachutes impractical for commercial airlines. The panel cites lack of proper instruction time before crashes and the high speed and altitude of modern jets, noting war plane conditions do not apply. Further study and possible reorganization of air safety efforts are urged.
A downtown Manhattan building fire forced eight firefighters to retreat as smoke spread through a West Side complex near Columbus Circle. A year-old woman reportedly escaped to safety via a life net amid the blaze.
OTTERVILLE MO Jan. 2 Missouri Highway Patrolmen combed through battered baggage and wallets to identify 14 dead in the New Year’s Day collision of two Missouri Pacific passenger trains near Otterville. Among the dead was former ambassador Alexander W Weddell and the Hollywood director Frank M Ryan family. Twelve injured with five serious. Collision amid heavy snow occurred when the second section rammed the rear Pullman of the first. All dead were rear Pullman occupants. Weddells were en route from Richmond Virginia to Tucson Arizona. State patrol cites possible negligence. railroad says signals were in order. Scene about 95 miles east of Kansas City.
A 25 year old man identifying as Don Tucker of Peru Indiana signed a statement admitting he shot and killed Robert Hutchins 20 and wounded his wife Shirley 20 near Denver Colorado. Tucker claimed Hutchins stole his wallet and he woke on a highway backseat before the shooting. Mrs Hutchins is in critical condition and cannot be questioned much by detectives.
Senate appropriations panel discloses that 17 Commerce Department employees admitted trading in commodities since July 1 1946. Under Secretary Foster sent two letters detailing the survey findings as the committee probes federal commodity dealing. Senator Knowland reports FBI inquiry rumors about Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham are unconfirmed and unclear in scope.
In Atlanta early today a two story tenement house burned, injuring two residents and causing 14 people to lose their homes. Clarence McCall and Mrs. Sam Vines were overcome by smoke. Vines fled with his granddaughter to safety and was injured jumping to an adjoining roof. Fire crews fought the blaze and moved to control the flames.
Four Decatur men faced a perilous New Year ordeal when their outboard capsized in rough waters at Lost Lake. Rescue by Leonard Moody, Herman Free, and George LaBoon took about six hours, with Jack Tankersley and Homer Tankersley treated for exposure and later declared stable. LeRoy McEntire Jr and Frank Troup assisted, crediting the rescuers for a near-tragic outcome.
The Fourth Army responds to a request from Atlanta Red Cross to assist devastated Northwestern Louisiana. Gen Thomas Handy says all facilities are available and the Tenth Air Force has airlifted a water purification unit and portable electric system to Shreveport. An Eighth Air Force C 54 delivered stoves tents and a kitchen from Fort Prolaing.
Senator Sparkman of Alabama said presidential appeal for a stronger rent control program is a forlorn hope and that Congress is more likely to extend than tighten rent controls beyond February 29. He noted hearings will begin after January 6, with the Senate Banking Committee examining extension of the law and possible corrections to its weaknesses.
Sen. Brooks of Illinois urges a businesslike management of European recovery funds by industry and labor leaders, with loans directed to industry and production rather than governments. He proposes a new agency or existing body, fully detached from the State Department except for a coordinating link, to spur coal and steel production abroad and ease domestic prices.
Crowds of about 200 greet fans as police patrol car Brown’s ambulance and Milam loudspeaker add to a New Year’s Texas style reception. Observers joke about New Orleans while reporters await their editor. the scene features Eyes of Texas songs and festive hats as the town marks the Sugar Bowl trip.
The White House announced President Truman has approved plans for a $15,000 family porch at the White House. Secretary Charles G. Ross said the porch will be on the second floor level to the South just outside the oval room.
Probate Judge T. C. Almon announced that December produced more marriage licenses than any month since the war with 90 issued by Morgan county. He noted an average of 55 per month and said many tried to beat the deadline. Beginning today both men and women must pass a blood test and a physical exam, previously required only of men.
In Bainbridge Georgia a young married couple Mr and Mrs E C Cook are jailed for robbing and shooting a taxi driver. Their two children aged seven months and three years were abandoned in a swamp. the girl died and the boy was found nearly dead. Mrs Cook is said to be an accessory as the brothers Eugene Cook and the two suspects fled by taxi and river boat. No charges filed yet for child abandonment.
Sheriff C B Humphrey said investigators expect multiple arrests soon in the Tuesday night killing of farmer and store owner A H Norris at the County Line store on the Morgan Lawrence county line. Witness Virgil Wimberly injured in the incident is in fair condition. he says two men wearing masks robbed the store after stopping there to gas up.
The Alabama Public Service Commission ordered the Alabama Gas Company to refund roughly $15,000 to subscribers in apartment and multiple housing units. The refunds cover bills paid through June 30 of last year and reflect a 10 cent rate adjustment approved by the commission.
State Senator J Bruce Henderson of WilcoxCounty released a letter accusing Gov James E Folsom of lying and hoaxing the elderly, alleging tax hikes and self starter amendments aimed at limiting the Governor. The letter, readied before a Greenville Kiwanis address, calls for a public meeting or radio debate and lists seven main accusations with cited legislative actions.
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