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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1948
Page
4
Mr. Truman vows no nomination and predicts victory while others doubt Eisenhower's bid for the Democratic nod. Alabama counties review election results, with Madison County’s grand jury urging election machinery overhaul. The piece notes rising electricity in Madison and promotes dairy farming as financial stability.
The Morgan County Disabled American Veterans chapter plans a memorial for World War II dead. They have raised about 1600 of 6000 needed and ask the public to contribute. They favor a lasting monument in the courthouse yard or Delano Park over a living tribute.
In 31 years ago Lieut. Commander John H Boesch commanded the Orion off Ponta de Gada Azores when a German submarine fired on the port. American guns replied and the sub dived without hits. Locals later offered Boesch a loving cup, but U.S. law required governmental clearance before such a gift could be accepted.
The article relays Truman recounting his failed oil ventures in World War I and notes Tito boasting of Red Army arms and an alleged atomic bomb. It covers Tito’s worries about Yugoslav refugees, accusations against Truman, and his pledge to defend Yugoslavia with a strong army and Soviet backing.
Michigan Senator Arthur Vanderberg, amused by the Dewey ticket, says he aimed to block the nomination and did not seek a real run. He laughs outside his hotel as bystanders offer sympathy for not winning. He defends his stance, noting his role was to stop Dewey, not to win.
A secret speech by Marshal Tito to senior Yugoslav communists in Zagreb has been smuggled out of the country, signaling a possible political breach amid internal party maneuvering.
People of Pont del Gada planned a loving cup presentation for Lieut Commander Dean Boesch. The cup was eventually presented to the American officer, and Boesch stands as the sole surviving officer who can claim the cup with a simple line about loyalty.
The speaker warned of domestic reaction after strikes by mountain bandits and their sympathizers, accusing couriers of spying for London and Washington and calling for drastic measures to end Western scrutiny regardless of democracies’ view.
Minnesota congressman John Blatnik received a personal compliment from President Truman after steering the roadless area wilderness bill through Congress. The plan would create 500000 acres in northern Minnesota for a roadless, canoe accessible park that could join Canadian lands as a war dead memorial. Senator Joseph Ball joined Blatnik at the White House.
Athens Alabama reports completion of tennis courts at Athens Junior High. A benefit softball double header at the Fairgrounds next Friday will raise funds to pay for the courts with junior teams and PeeWee players participating.
A used car dealer was killed early in the incident in Jasper Alabama on July 3. The report provides sparse details but confirms a fatal shooting involving a local car dealer and police are investigating the scene.
A prayer asks Almighty God to protect the United States, stir citizens to obedience and brotherly love, and inspire justice mercy and temper. It pleads forgiveness for national sins such as waste of wealth and neglect of communities, invoking Jesus Christ and a private devotion collection.
Brady Thomas Black, 32, was pinned beneath his pickup when it overturned on a curve two miles from Jasper. Emergency crews responded but he did not survive.
In a special report observing the Cominform blast, Yugoslavia faces sanctions and signs a softwood trade deal with Britain. The pact would let Belgrade spend timber revenues in the sterling area on consumer goods and machinery. Britain and Yugoslavia previously agreed on hardwoods.
The State Department is poised to name a diplomatic representative to South Korea. The envoy would depart for Seoul once Seoul forms its new government and the political transition is complete.
Navy fighters the North American FJ Fury jets will compete in the jet division of the Bendix cross country race, opening day feature of the national air races. Air Force jets participated in the two prior races.
Washington notes the B-36 could make its inaugural cross country flight to mark Idlewild New York's new air terminal opening at month end. The Navy also may deploy its largest plane the XB-60 capable of carrying 186 passengers.
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin is expected to accept a new seat in the Commons from a safe labor district. The move would quiet retirement rumors and sidestep a possible Lords elevation as his current constituency undergoes redistricting.
Canada begins carrying by air all first class mail under one ounce without fanfare. The move follows long discussion and recommendations from two major inquiry boards in the United States and Canada.
London reports that the Warsaw Pact message from Russia and seven satellites is privately analyzed by British officials as partly genuine and partly propaganda. The document includes a mix of factual claims and political framing.
Officials describe an implied push for new Big Four discussions on Germany as extremely clever. France reportedly wants talks too, risking a split between France and Anglo-American governments.
Retired officers and enlisted personnel who served in the aviation branch of the Army will be listed on the rolls of the United States Air Force. This transition marks a formal recognition of their service as the new national air arm evolves.
British French and Benelux foreign ministers will meet in The Hague July 19 and 20 to discuss Western Europe military arrangements amid postwar alignment.
Ten days after Taft required bodyguards to push through delegates reporters and photographers crowded the GOP convention scene. National chairman Carroll Reece held center stage at the platform, then resigned after Taft failed to win the presidential nomination. A reporter’s visit to Taft’s Senate office ended with Reece waiting unseen.
Oklahoma voters prepare for Tuesday primaries to nominate candidates for the U S Senate Moore seat and eight U S House seats plus state legislature races Run-off is set for July 27 in the battle for control of Congress and state government
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