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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1946
Page
9
President Truman voiced optimism for European peace treaty progress and a united world seeking lasting peace. He compared postwar tensions to the post Civil War era, spoke beside Gettysburg Peace Monument, and wished aloud for a signed peace treaty during a Gettysburg visit.
The Cullman Democrat reports a large catch by local residents Dewey Henke and A C Barnett catfishing below Wheeler Dam. At about midnight Barnett battled a 25 minute fight to haul a bullhead catfish 27 to 12 inches long weighing over fourteen pounds, with a string of catfish from three pounds up also landed.
In Gettysburg, Byrnes told reporters of a four power foreign minister agreement and a likely general peace conference in Paris this July. He expressed optimism that a peace treaty may be near, noted the battlefield view by the Virginia monument, and reflected on Pickett’s Charge while citing park guides to verify details.
Lost ring of Keyes missing a 6 inch ring with reward offered. Also for sale a New International truck with small wheelbase. See or call Leo Johnson, 59, contact phone 1464.
Governor Sparks's rent freeze proclamation affects only 26 counties in Alabama that had OPA regulations on June 30, per State Rent Administrator Charles M. Cooper. He said fair rent boards are to arbitrate in areas without prior controls, and noted rents have surged 50 to 100 percent in Flomaton where controls never existed. Counties named include Baldwin, Calhoun, Cleburne, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Dale, Houston, Coffee, Etowah, Chambers, Mobile, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Colbert, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Lee, Dallas, Pike, Tuscaloosa, and Russell.
AP News reports Dr. Ernest Carroll Faust of Tulane warns exotic epidemics are largely eliminated in the United States. He notes native diseases like marine typhus and malaria remain concerns, with malaria largely controlled by atabrine and plasmoquin, and filariasis subsiding without lasting damage once home.
James Jenkins, a Decatur Negro, had bond set at 1500 during a habeas corpus hearing before Judge James H. Crow Jr. on Saturday morning. He was indicted by the grand jury for breaking into property owned by J. H. Kelso. Noble Russell defended Jenkins while George Johnson and Newton Powell represented the state.
Final rites for Hobart S. Haynes aged 31 are set for Sunday at 3 p.m. in the First Methodist church of Falkville with Rev. W. K. Groves and Rev. M. H. Harper officiating. Interment will be in the city cemetery. Haynes was killed June 30 when struck by a vehicle five miles south of Mobile while inspecting a residence with his fiancée Miss Anne Carpenter. Surviving are three brothers, Gary Navy, Milton Haynes of Mobile, and Buddy Ray Haynes of Falkville, and one sister Mrs Oscar Murphy of Falkville. Flowers will be provided by the Falkville Methodist Missionary Society.
Historical note claims spaghetti began in China and spread to Europe through Italy during early trade led by Marco Polo, shaping Italian cuisine. The assertion links noodles to Chinese origins and Polo’s travels to popular European adoption.
Oscar Norton, of Caddo, will speak at both morning and evening services at Memorial Drive Church of Christ today. He will discuss The Prince of the World Cometh, And He Hath Nothing in Me. Morning services begin at 11 o clock and the evening service at 7 30 o clock. Everyone is invited.
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