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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1948

Page

3

UN Takes Up Partitioning Palestine and India

United Nations debates partition plans for Palestine and India this week. The Palestine commission prepares for secret sessions to draft enforcement of the Nov. 29 partition decision. Jewish Agency urges immediate action while Britain contends for continued mandate. India Kashmir dispute tops the security council agenda with claims of Pakistani support to invade. Kashmiri Muslims outnumber others, but Maharaja Hari Singh has aligned with India pending a plebiscite.

Lake Success Palestine India United Nations Palestine Commission General Assembly Holy Land Jewish Agency Britain U.N Kashmir Maharaja Sir Hari Singh

Public timber in U S largely owned by government

About 42 percent of usable commercial timber in the United States is publicly owned, reflecting extensive government control over forest resources and affecting management and policy considerations.

The United States

Moscow denials and Stalin’s hold over world balance

Mackenzie argues that Western capitals would welcome Stalin remaining in control as a stabilizing factor amid Soviet and Western clashes. He cautions that removing Stalin could risk missteps and wider conflict, noting his forceful leadership, strategic genius, and central role in building communism and directing wartime strategy.

Moscow Stalin Balkan Wy Stalin Russia

Two Fatal Traffic Accidents Near Anniston

Verdice Pate age 33 of Blue Mountain died and his wife was critically injured when their auto collided with a Louisville and Nashville train at a grade crossing four miles northeast of Anniston. Harold McCullars age 13 from near Anniston was killed when his bicycle struck a car on the Charche e Alexandria road.

Anniston Ala Here Verdice Pate Blue Mountain Louisville and Nashville Harold McCullars Charchee-Alexandria

Wit and Whimsy From a Quiet Newspaper Page

A mixed jumble of jokes and quips lands across a small town column. Bits include kitchen banter about eggs, a preacher's fundraising cue, a quip on education, and humorous observations from Lane Ganeway and others. The piece closes noting Mt Katahdin as Maine’s tallest peak.

Cullman News Hosts Card Club and Obituaries

Robert Rosson hosted a card afternoon at her Cullman home with guests and spring flowers. The note lists attendees and survivors, including Miro F. Otte in Arkansas Simeon F. Otte in Virginia and Charles L. Otte in Kentucky. Obituaries mention Columbus S. Blankenship age 47 and Mrs. E E Hubbard age 73 with service details and burial at Mt Zion and Simcoe churches respectively.

Robert Rosson G. W. Bledsoe H. O Thompson W. R. Griffin M. .L. Robertson Leonard Lumsden George Stiefelmeyer JA. Dunlap Harry Parker Henry White Dillard Kin Ing Miro F. Otte Arkansas Simeon F. Otte Virginia Charles L. Otte Kentucky

Otte Funeral Held Today

Funeral services for Frank J. Otte, 74, who died January 10 at 210 4th Ave N.E., were held Monday at 10 a.m. from Sacred Heart Church with Fr. Marion Schwalbe officiating. Interment followed in the Catholic cemetery with Mass Service directing.

SFOR Columbus’ Blankenship Columbus S. Blankenship Cullman_5 Mt. Zion Church Williams Birmingham Frank J. Otte 4Th Ave N. E Sacred Heart Church Marion ™ Schwalbe

Red Kate Called Home After A Long Activist Life

Kathleen O Hare Cunningham known as Red Kate, 70, died at her Benicia home after a life of socialist activism. She ran for vice president in 1916 with Debs, was jailed for espionage in 1918 for calling WWI mothers brood sons, and had sentence commuted in 1920. Her prison reform crusade shaped California policy for years.

Benecia Calif United States Eugene V. Debs Red Kate Kathleen O' Hare Cunningham Debs Wilson California

Hartley to Retire From Congress After Term

Washington report says Chairman Hartley of the house labor committee announces he will not seek re election. He cites personal decision and final conclusion about future political plans. The brief note adds a statistic noting the nation’s forest coverage.

Hartley Washington Jan House Labor Committee Congress

Timber land ownership and anti communist rhetoric noted

The passage discusses pride and later rejection of a name linked to communists, followed by a statistic on privately owned U S timber areas: about 40 percent is farm woodlots and another 40 percent consists of tracts not exceeding 5,000 acres.

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