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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1946
Page
1
Partly cloudy with afternoon thunder showers likely through Wednesday. Temperatures reach 84 high and 71 low. Local items report cemetery decoration day at Chil ders near Oak Ridge on July 13 and various visits, illnesses, and events across Decatur, Hartselle, Falkville, and surrounding communities. DIARY Page 2.
At Fenway Park on July 9 the American League raced to a 6-0 lead over the National League after six innings as four hits including a fifth inning rally produced three runs off Brookyln’s Kirby Higbe. Charlie Keller and Ted Williams homered delivering the early advantage.
John Steele national commander of the American Legion says the organization grew from veterans returning to poverty and neglect and pledges nonpartisan action for veterans. He notes criticism of the Veterans Administration was not a personal feud with Omar Bradley and references unity in service. The Alabama department convention ball followed an afternoon session where leaders urged fighting communism and universal military service.
Charles T. Stephenson 74 died at his Bethel Road home in Hartselle after a heart attack. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Bethel Church with Rev. Bunyan Smith and two other ministers officiating. Interment follows at Peck Cemetery. He leaves two daughters Foster Sanders and Prince Jones, a son A. H. Stephenson, a sister Mrs. J. L. Beap, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Deacon pallbearers from Bethel Church include O. H. Reeves and Wade Hall. He was a longtime resident active in church and farm life.
A Mobile union official said the Mobile Building Trades Council tied to AFL would press for a Senate investigation into the Ideal Cement company 拟 mispractices at a government built auxite extraction plant funded by the War Assets Administration.
The senate military committee backed a White House plan to pay about 14 million war veterans for accrued furlough time using government bonds and cash. The plan limits leave accrued after Sept 1 to 90 days and would pay cash under 50 and bonds in 25 denominations for larger amounts. Estimated cost ranges from 2.75 to 3.0 billion dollars as a measure to curb inflation.
Former Army officer testifies that Erie Basin Metal Products charged $19,213 in 1944 war contracts as liquor and gifts, including six pen sets and two cigarette lighters. Knutson notes the gifts were disallowed and notes nominal charges for entertainment are allowed in doing business with suppliers.
The Darleen Shop ladies ready-to-wear store in Decatur will use electric heating this winter, a first for a retail store in the state. The system also converts to air conditioning in summer with thermostat control for year round interior temperature, aiming for automatic climate management via electric power.
Heavy rain early Tuesday flooded Hartselle reaching two and a half feet in the business district. Water swirled around cars and into basements, damaging the Citizens Bank and several shops. Traffic and trains were halted about an hour. Police and volunteers fought to save goods as damage was widespread and no total loss estimate given.
Moss Funeral home employee in Culman reports Lacon submerged by rain water around 5:30 AM. Cullman and Moulton correspondents note light damage, though heavy rain and electrical storms occurred with no further reported damage.
Two 18 year old soldiers from Fort McClellan are charged with robbery after abducting physician Dr Joseph Stamm near Gadsden Alabama. They forced him to drive to the Gadsden Chattanooga highway and ordered him from the car. Police say the suspects were arrested in a Birmingham hotel where the stolen auto camera and money were recovered.
James E. Folsom Democratic nominee for Alabama governor announced from Cullman that he opposes the 3.75 billion dollar loan to Great Britain. He urged Alabama voters to tell their congressmen how they stand on the issue and to oppose the loan with every resource.
The foreign ministers council ends a four day deadlock on invitations to a 21 nation peace conference opening July 29 in Luxembourg. France will issue invitations to nations drafting peace treaties with Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria and Finland while rules of procedure are drafted. Russia's policy toward Germany remains unsettled with theories ranging from a federalized central admin to denunciations of Britain and the US.
The U S public health service reported 1856 infantile paralysis cases in the first 26 weeks of the year, the highest since 1934. Texas and Florida show ongoing increases, with 292 and 282 cases respectively, while California and New York report 219 and 103 cases.
Gov Edward J Thye won the Republican senate nomination in Minnesota as Harold E Stassen backed him. Thye defeated veteran Sen Henrick Snipstead by more than 50 000 votes with nearly half the state reporting. Stassen support helped Thye and boosted Stassen 1948 presidential hopes while Luther Youngdahl also led in the governor race. Primary results also reshaped other states with Gossett Radcliffe Willis and Jorgenson among noted outcomes. See STASSEN on Page 2.
Senator Wiley proposes delaying revival of price controls to let free enterprise prove itself. Wherry aims to exempt meat and poultry from any new ceilings, with Barkley warning the move could widen decontrol to dairy and other goods. Debate centers on meat prices and OPA’s fate as senate eyes a first vote.
Mrs. Tobe Fling has set aside her butter dish and the sugar borrowing cup in a light hearted note likely reflecting household changes. The column by Bill Baldwin records domestic items becoming symbols of a shift in daily routines.
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