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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1946
Page
1
Readable fragments describe local events and notices in the community page style. It mentions nearby places and civic happenings with brief notes suitable for a daily card. The item offers a snapshot of neighborhood concerns and activities without sensational detail.
Cloudy with rain this afternoon and tonight and colder in the southwest. Saturday partly cloudy and colder in the west at night. South winds on the coast shift to west and diminish tonight. Rev George A Rice will speak on Faith In God at Memorial Drive Methodist Sunday morning. Navy discharges list names and medals for several sailors including Richard N Morris Mark Hannah and Cecil E Webster. The sermon: The Faith Of A Realist by Rev W W Glass at First Presbyterian Sunday evening. Community notices include fellowship dinner at Westside Presbyterian and Bible class at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist. Local remarks cover visitors, police notes, and a pre induction testing trip to Fort McClellan for Jerry Compton Jr. Tumble Inn hours extended Friday and Saturday. Continues on Page Two.
The attack focused on the secret ballot method used to elect the assembly president, with Spaak of Belgium elected by secret ballot and debates over nominating candidates from the floor. Officials discussed headquarters location and vice presidencies as part of broader UNO preparations.
Rain dampened the gulf coast from Texas to Alabama and moved north through Oklahoma and Arkansas and east through Western Georgia. The weatherman forecast 10 to 15 degrees cooler tomorrow with snow in the Northern plains but not heavy. Early readings showed a mix of mild and cool temperatures across many cities including Miami 71 and New York 38.
Tokyo reports Premier Kijuro Shidehara likely to remain in office as the cabinet seeks to resolve its political crisis through reorganizing. Some ministers submitted resignations in line with General MacArthur's purge directive, though counts were not disclosed.
Gov. Sparks announced Morgan County judge James H Crow Jr. is named to the eighth judicial circuit. Crow succeeds S H Lynne, who became U.S. district judge, and Julian Harris who served during Lynne’s absence. Crow resigns as county judge to await gubernatorial appointment.
Arthur Britnell who is shop foreman at Motor Supply Company gave a $50 donation to the Salvation Army building fund drive as it opened in the business district this week. F. O. Smith said the early returns are encouraging and the canvass will target business districts Tuesday to collect funds. He urged employers to call Salvation Army for pickup after employees are solicited. The Decatur drive aims to raise $10,000 to construct new centers to handle expanding Army work.
Eighteen persons were injured when a Greyhound bus skidded off the road into an embankment and sideswiped a Georgia Highway Express truck. The collision occurred a mile north of Hogansville on a widening stretch of highway 29.
Food retailers in Alabama must choose their OPA price group by January 31, with possible reclassification based on 1945 sales. Four groups define ceilings: group one independent stores under 50 000 dollars, group two independent 50 000 to 250 000, group three chain stores under 250 000, group four stores 250 000 or more.
James Rogers a 17 year old Negro confessed to taking an electric razor a red corduroy coat and a carton of cigarettes from a car parked in front of the Roxy theatre on Bank Street. Police recovered the razor and coat and Rogers also admitted stealing flashlights two quarts of whiskey and a finger tip coat from other vehicles. He will be tried in city police court this afternoon.
The White House announced that President Truman has chosen Rear Admiral Mills as chairman of the U S Maritime Commission. Mills will be nominated for promotion to vice admiral and the nomination will go to the Senate when Congress reconvenes next week.
At the fifteenth annual Decatur Chamber of Commerce meeting the audience heard C W Bailey of Clarksville Tennessee discuss why the Decatur area with its growing diversity of agriculture and industry is a mystery. The gathering reported agricultural returns of 8 619 095 08 and industrial payrolls of 6 950 952 84 for 1945 with agriculture slightly ahead.
The surplus Property Administration forecasts greatly increased aluminum use after a settlement with the Aluminum Company of America. Reynolds Metal will lease two government plants in Arkansas Hurricane Creek and Jones mills to produce alumina from low grade bauxite and then aluminum metal. The plan aims to supply low cost alumina, aid sale of other plants, and end ACAs hold on patents.
GI demonstrators in Frankfurt press for Eisenhower to clarify the Army demobilization program as Congress weighs hearings. Royall warns against hysteria over homeward push risking occupation policy while Ike tours Canada. A joint hearing may seek his testimony next week in Washington.
Chicago mourners attend the funeral of 6 year old Suzanne Degnan as detectives continue a five day manhunt for the killer. Police release two janitors after no charges, while a 20 officer detail is assigned to pursue new leads in the saucy case.
Rev. Robert Glenn of Falmouth Kentucky will assume duties as pastor of the First Christian Church in Decatur around February 1. He has led churches in Florida Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky and held leadership roles in state Christian organizations. He will preach his first sermon in Decatur on Sunday February 3.
At Nuremberg, 21 Nazi leaders face charges as prosecutors describe Hjalmar Schacht as instrumental in building wartime Germany. A memo Schacht sent Hitler in 1939 is cited to show complicity in Austria and Czechoslovakia, while testimonies note his view of Nazi policy and his financial prowess aiding rearmament. The trial proceeds with the prosecutor issuing a restrictive order as evidence is presented.
Labor department officials weigh government seizure as ACEW and other unions stage broad picketing of AT and T exchanges across the nation. Wage talks at General Motors also move toward a fact finding board proposal while CIO UAW leaders review the panel's 17 12 percent wage increase recommendation.
Bishop J Lloyd Decell head of the Mississippi Methodist conference dies of a heart attack at his Jackson home. Funeral set for Galloway Memorial Church. Native of Brookhaven and bishop since 1938, he led Alabama and Georgia conferences before returning to lead Mississippi and Memphis conferences. Survivors include his widow and daughter.
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