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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1950
Page
1
The report notes a cloudy outlook with showers in the south and rain in the north and cooler, wind shifts on the coast. Building permits issued include T. R. Skinner for a back porch at 1814 Fifth Avenue and Claude H. Mc Bride to add a room at 105 Sixth Avenue East.
Garner Pride, manager of De catur Gas Department, announced that 1 000 people have signed as potential natural gas consumers. The survey continues as canvassers revisit homes where occupants were away, to determine the design and extent of the local system.
A 26-year-old Black man was charged with murder in Gadsden Alabama after the shooting of 41-year-old Dick Hardy. Hardy died in a local hospital after a bullet wound to the head left him unconscious.
Western powers may impose a counter blockade to break the Helmstedt slow down and creeping blockade by the Russians. American British and French officials protested the delay at Helmstedt, while John J. McCloy said the Allied airlift could resume if a full blockade returns. About a quarter of West Berlin residents are unemployed.
Dr. Nelson Guthrie pastor of Central Methodist church will speak Sunday night in reply to Readers Digest piece titled Methodism's Pink Fringe. He stated the Methodist Federation For Social Action is not church endorsed and has no church funding. Public invited to attend.
Local employers are making inquiries to government agencies about the new wage rate. The wage and hour division at 1007 Commerce Building, Birmingham 3, Alabama invites interested employers to contact them in person or by letter for information.
In Athens Limestone County today Woodrow Moore and Bred Vickers waived preliminary hearings before County Judge D L Rosenal. Bond set at 500 dollars each with Vickers facing an additional ten day jail sentence for driving with an improper tag. Moore remains out on bond. Vickers unable to post by noon. The 10 ton bridge valued at 25 000 dollars was sold for scrap iron after removal last spring, parts found missing December. the bridge was intended to replace a rickety wooden span over Limestone Creek moving toward Piney Creek.
Rep Nixon called for another House probe into wartime communist espionage after quoting Whittaker Chambers claiming he obtained eight documents from the late Harry Dexter White. Chambers, a Red spy ring courier, testified in perjury trials of Alger Hiss, who was convicted and sentenced to five years. White died in 1948 denying 전달.
Bloodworth city recorder and local attorney says he will not run in the May primary for county solicitor. He thanks supporters but declines any candidacy and future offices.
Morgan Board of Revenue and Control received 85 right of way agreements for the Lacon to Hartselle segment of U S 31 amounting to about 80 percent of total needs. County commissioners will decide to sign or begin condemnation proceedings.
Civil rights advocates began a filibuster in the House over the cotton bill aimed at limiting acreage cuts under the 1949 cotton acreage allotment act. Lesinski leading delaying tactics by roll calls to keep a quorum, aided by Northerners backing a fair employment practice commission FEPC. The measure seeks to set minimum allotments and reallocate unused cotton land, with debate timed for three hours and no clear outcome yet.
Frank Troup reports the March of Dimes total at 1328 dollars 27 cents driven by two Decatur schools LaFayette Street 71 dollars 80 cents and Joe Wheeler 30 dollars 77 cents. Troup notes theft of funds from a collection box at Princess theatre earlier this week.
Rumors that Governor James E. Folsom purchased the Denbo farm in Lawrence county were described as premature. Clyde McRae said large earnest money was paid and a contract contemplated but no completion yet. The governor, in Washington, reportedly has 30 days to close. he emphasized family ties to the farm and desire for a plowable property.
Gov James E Folsom will bring his cabinet to Decatur Morgan County Court House on February 6 starting at 10 30 am Probate Judge T C Almon requested the venue through Sim L Howell Board of Revenue and Control. Expected attendees include Highway and Welfare department heads and other state officials.
The University of Alabama announces the appointment of Prof. M. Leigh Harrison as dean of the school of law. He takes over Feb and succeeds Dean William M. Hepburn who left to lead Emory University law school. Harrison, born in Opelika in 1907, has degrees from Alabama and Harvard and taught at SMU before returning to Alabama.
FBI agent testified Valentin A. Gubitchev appeared frightened and suspected he was being tailed after a meeting with Judith Coplon. The cross examination covered the Jan. 14 meeting and potential links to three gatherings cited in the alleged conspiracy to pass U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union.
Joseph B. Hall Kroger president and Nelson Robinson Nashville branch manager were honored guests at a noon luncheon at the Decatur Country Club marking Kroger’s entry into Alabama retail groceries. Hall, a Cincinnati executive with deep Chicago and Ohio banking links, has risen from bookkeeper to Kroger president and director, with extensive civic affiliations in Cincinnati and beyond.
A late January spring preview winds down as a bitter cold front from the Midwest pushes into the Ohio Valley and toward the Atlantic coast. Subzero readings persist in North Dakota and Minnesota while Montana nears end of deep freeze. Freezing rain dots Northern Arkansas and parts of the Northeast as cooler air spreads south and east.
Emmett O Neal Waddell aged 38 and Tommie Steele aged 39 received one year and one day probation after pleading guilty to transporting legal liquor in Morgan circuit court. Judge Newton B. Powell presided yesterday afternoon.
Northern and Western soft operators agree to talk with John L. Lewis about a contract next Wednesday with a suggested 2 PM EST hour. Lewis proposed 10 AM when UMW leaders face NLRB action in court. Senate panel defers Taft Hartley resolution amid ongoing negotiations and possible partial resumption of production.
Estes McDaniel has qualified with the probate judge as a candidate for legislative post number two in Morgan County. He resides on Somerville 2 and is a part of Union Hill School.
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