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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1949
Page
1
Weather and local notices mixed from Decatur area
Sunday outlook calls for mostly cloudy mild weather with showers in the north portion and moderate to strong southeast winds along the coast. Several local residents were moved between hospitals and clinics by Mutual Service ambulance, including Mrs W L Evans and Mrs C W Kelley with infant. People visiting Decatur included Mr and Mrs T R Olinger and Curtis from Ohio, and others announced in a Sheriff and Police log. A Chamber of Commerce board dinner meeting is planned at Hotel Lyons Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Board of Ee
Lyons
City Council Green Lights Water Plan Expansion
Decatur municipal utilities board gains approval to investigate funding options for water department improvements estimated at nearly 1,000,000 dollars. Council special meeting at city hall authorized the study and directed audit-style checks on utility tax transfers to the board of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Utilities Board
City Board of Education
Boykin protests ban on enlisted men at Berlin club
U S Rep Frank W Kin urged a full investigation into the barring of enlisted men from Berlin s Harnack House club after civilian members and American constabulary officers protested the action. Kin asked Defense Secretary Forrestal to open a nationwide inquiry into the private club s status and army support amid plans to reorganize Harnack House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Frank W. Kin
Dala
Berlin
Boykin
Defense
James Forrestal
Harnack House Club
American Constabulary
Gera Aie Yrds Nize Harnack Proposa Reorga House
Aes
Merger Vote Set Tuesday for Decatur Annexation
Property owners in a 40 acre area west of Second Street will vote Tuesday on whether to join Decatur city limits. This is Decatur's fourth annexation vote in 1948 49 with two approvals and one defeat. The election, called by Probate Judge T C Almon, will be held in the Decatur Nursery office from 8 AM to 6 PM with officers named Abner Clay Sample Mrs Gertrude Leila Appling Loyd Hosch clerks Iva D Sample Ia Merle Donaldson and returning officer Howard W Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Street
Decatur
T. C. Almon
Decatur Nursery
Abner Clay Sample
Gertrude Leila Appling
Loyd Hosch
Iva D. Sample
Ia Merle Donaldson
Howard W. Johnson
Country Club
Mortgage Hill
Wit City
Bayonne Soldier In Critical Condition After Crash
Brewton Alabama reports say Alexander Kurry, 19, from Bayonne New Jersey remains unconscious in a local hospital after an automobile truck collision three days ago. Doctors describe severe head injuries with no skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewton
Ala
Bayonne
N. J
Alexander Kurry
Negro Janitor Found Hanged in Belfry of Alabama Church
Howard Curry 43, longtime janitor of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Belfry, Talladega, was found hanged in the belfry. Rev Randolph Blackford and officers said Curry entered via a ladder, raised it through the trap door, tied the rope to the bell support, then jumped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talladega
Ala
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Howard Curry
Randolph Blackford
Carl Jackson
Walter Thackerson
J. M. Hughes
France and Britain to hold peace conference talks
Britain and France plan a two day peace conference to align on Europe’s future and measures against communism. Robert Schuman and Ernest Bevin will discuss a Western European parliament as well as Germany's political future, Italy’s colonies, the Atlantic pact, Israel’s UN admission, and colonial policy coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gavshon Losdon
Britain
Xance
West Europe
France
Robert Schuman
Ernest Bevin
Schuman
Bevin
Europe
Germany
Italy
Israel
United Nations
Far East
Africa
Hospital Site Survey Made for North Alabama Tuberculosis Hospital
Morgan county tuberculosis sanitarium trustees plan a $600,000 facility to begin by spring. J. N. Morris, a Montgomery hospital consultant, will lead the project. Carl Pattillo of Hartselle holds the site surveying contract. W. W. Dinsmore is secretary-treasurer. See HOSPITAL on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Morgan County
J. N. Morris
Montgomery
Federal Hospital
Carl Pattillo
Hartselle
W. W. Dinsmore
Treas
American Adventure debuts as a historical comic feature
The Daily introduces THE AMERICAN ADVENTURE, a new comic venture blending exciting picture strips with authentic human drama. It promises true stories of voyages, settlement, and nation-building from Jamestown to Plymouth, aiming to make history engaging for readers and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Plymouth
Foreign Policy Attack Likely Under Acheson
Washington January 8 Critics of the Marshall Lover diplomacy expect pressure on the State Department to reverse itself on major issues after Dean Acheson and James E Webb assume foreign policy direction. Truman says the switch will not change policy but observers foresee Acheson pursuing a potentially different approach. Key early issues include Germany and Japan operations aid to China and U S relations with Western European nations amid Indonesia tensions. GOP anger grows as Democrats gain eight seats on the Foreign Relations Committee leaving Republicans with five. Senate critics pledge resistance to administration proposals. Marshall and Lovett have enjoyed broad support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
State Department
Dean Acheson
James E. Webb
Truman
George C. Marshall
Acheson
Marshall
Germany
Japan
China
United States
Indonesia
GOP
Senate
Congress
Capeart
R-Ind
Robert A. Lovett
Truman Budget Plan Draws GOP Fire in Congress
Republican Rep Eck of Indiana blasted President Truman's spending plan as unfulfillable and dangerous to the republic. Senator Capehart warned against the bi partisan foreign policy stance, while Senator Vandenberg urged a full review of Dean Acheson as Truman’s nominee for secretary of state. The coming budget, expected to request about 41.9 billion dollars for the next fiscal year, would mark the largest peacetime total in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Representative Eck
Indiana
Capehart
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dean Acheson
Socreta
Sleck
Congress
Rea National Committee
Haleck
Tuskegee Lynching Report Omits Alleged Danville Threat
The 1948 Tuskegee lynching report erases mention of a claimed mob threat against Charles David Price, arrested in Danville for Andrew Coleman’s death. Police and Danville sources deny threats were involved, with Walter L. Grant of The Danville Register and two others providing statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
Danville
Charles David Price
Andrew Coleman
a_ le Institute
Walter L. Grant
Danville Register
New Vote Curb May Replace Boswell Act
Alabama moves to tighten voting rules after a federal court struck down the Boswell amendment. Lawmakers study new measures aimed at restricting black voter access while some officials call for a statewide registration overhaul and a potential constitutional amendment. Ballot law action draws mixed reactions ahead of a Supreme Court appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Mobile
U. S. Supreme Court
Mobile Court
James E. Folsom
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Blackbelt
Supreme Court
Preston Clayton
Barbour County
Givham
Walter C. Givhan
Dallas
Camden
J. Miller Bonner
Frank Dixon
China seeks peace as civil war intensifies at Nanking
The Chinese government reportedly pressed for peace mediation as Communist forces attacked near Nanking. Ambassadors from the United States Great Britain and France were summoned to the foreign office amid reports of a mediation or United Nations appeal being considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Miles Nanking
China
Nanking
Yangtze
United States
Great Britain
France
Foreign Office
United Nations
Hwai River
National Commander to Attend Alabama Legion Meeting
Perry Brown of Beaumont Texas national commander of the American Legion will attend the Alabama department annual mid winter recess in Montgomery. He will address past commanders and discuss veterans relief Americanism child service and other welfare topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Legion
Montgomery
Perry Brown
Beaumont
Texas
American Legion
Alabama Department
William S. Perry
PD Ae
Brown
Alabama
Winter Blizzard Grips Mid-Continent As Cold Wave Spreads
A fresh blizzard and Arctic cold snap sweep from Canada into Montana and Wyoming, with forecasts for the Midwest including Chicago. The storm follows a week of severe weather that left dozens dead from tornadoes and blizzards and caused widespread crop losses in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Associated Press
Montana
Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Denver
Colorado
Chicago Weather Bureau
Upper
Michigan
midWest
Arkansas
Louisiana
California
Minnesota
Dakotas
Chicago
Poll Tax Reminder Sets Feb 1 Payment Deadline
Tax officials announced a new reminder that poll taxes must be paid by February 1 for eligibility this year. Exemptions apply to those over 45, war veterans, and National Guardsmen. In Alabama the tax is cumulative and must be paid in full at the tax collector’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guardsmen
Alabama
Woman Held In Mother's Death In Mississippi Indictment
Ruth Thompson Dickins, of Greenville, Mississippi, indicted by the Washington county grand jury for murder in the November 17 slaying of her mother Idella Long Thompson in Leland. She was arrested after the indictment, released on $10,000 bond signed by her husband and others, and her attorney said she will plead innocent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Miss
Washington County Grand Jury
Ruth Thompson Dickins
Delta
Idella Long Thompson
Leland
Dickins
Hugh Foote
Deer Creek Drive
Foote
Mrs. Dickins
John Dickins
Hilton Waits
Shields Hood
Ben Wilkes
Wilkes
Rollins College
Time to Prepare Short Declares Air Secretary
Air Secretary Symington warned there is none too much time to prepare and reiterated support for a 70 group Air Force as part of a four year program to reach readiness by 1952. He noted large costs and urged steady resolve with annual defense budgeting to sustain the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air
Symington
Air Force
German wagon driver fired as Berlin blockade tightens
German police shot at a wagon driver who tried to run the Soviet blockade of Western Berlin. Two bullets hit his leg and the incident followed Russians digging trenches to stop smugglers. Lord Mayor Ernst Reuter praised the Allied airlift as a miracle and said Berlin could be held by stubborn determination. He doubted an early end to the blockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brack Curry
Berlin
Ernst Reuter
Reuter
Europe
Russia
Boozer Begins Alabama Governor Campaign Outreach
Judge Elbert Boozer of Aniston campaigns across Alabama as he plans a grass roots organization in every county and beat. He says he will boost industrial and agricultural growth and is running again after finishing fourth in the prior gubernatorial heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Boozer
Anniston
Alabama
Boozer
Decatur
Judge Boozer
Britain protests shooting of five British planes over Egypt
In New York Britain lodged a strong protest to Israel over the downing of five British aircraft on the Egyptian front. Sir Terence Shone delivered the note to Israeli representative Arthur Lourie at his Riverside Drive apartment and handed a copy to Dr. Ralph Bunche, acting Palestine mediator. The British note was described as strong and was to be released in Tel Aviv by the British foreign service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Britain
Israel
Terence Shone
United Nations Security Council
Arthur Lourie
Lourie
Riverside Drive
Louri
Shone
Tel Aviv
Ralph J. Bunche
Palestine
Bunche
Manhattan
Rhodes
British Foreign Service
Stone
Laurie
Haleyville Sees Third Self-Inflicted Death Funeral Planned
Haleyville mourns as three men die by their own hand in a week. Tollie Miles an electrician at Haleyville Manufacturing was found in his car after seeing the body of fellow victim Johnson. Ful ler a prominent businessman who built the Fuller Hotel was found shot in the hotel heating plant. Funeral services set for Miles with burial near Winfield as families and associates describe a wave of tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Haleyville
Tollie
Miles
Hatryville
Guin
Cc. O. Johnson
L. C.fuller, Sr
Fuller Hotel
Jay Thornton
Robert L. Shirley
The
Johnson
Winfield
Marion
Joe Kilgore
Margaret Ann
Fuller
Missing man Andrew Kermish still not found in Athens
Police report Andrew Kermish a 31 year old White Swan diaper service driver from 901 Riverview remains missing since Wednesday. His truck was located Friday on E Market Street. His wife suspects amnesia and says he may be in St Louis where the couple honeymooned. Description notes five feet six inches about 130 pounds black hair and brown eyes. Contact his wife at the provided number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Kermish
Riverview
Athens
Frank Johnston
Kermish
E. Market Street
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Diana Se Oe
W. L. Evans
Decatur General Hospital
Sixth Ave
James E. Berry
Sherman S
Veterans Hosps
Nashville
George Woodruff
Baugh-Willey Clinic
Curtis
Chardon, Ohio
W. .G. Maze
Woodrow
Clabhorn
Hillsboro
J. A.watson
Moulton
Aaron Maze
Somerville
C. W. Kelley
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Eighth Ave. E
Brown's
Tom Noblitt
Tanner
Brown’s
H. A. Kaufman and Son
Champlain
N. Y
Sadie Gillespie
Line St
C. B. Humphrey
J. G. Whitmire
Smo Hiliow
Trinity
Glutie Bloodworth
Ben Bloodworth
Idus Smith
Vinemont 2
Modie Henderson
Mike Crain
Meadow
Gold Dairy Company
Mow
Hartselle 1
Dee
Council
Decatur Board
Utilities Group
City Electric Department
Board of Education
Electric and Water Departments
Walter Jackson
James H. Johnson
By Ken Reynolds
Hospital Ori Rege
Truman Plans
Lee
Air Secretary
Egypt
Tollie Miles
Mary Williams
Ama
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Soula Ser
Stee
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