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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1946
Page
1
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Friday with scattered thundershowers Thursday and Friday. Coast winds gentle to moderate. Max 90 min 73. Discharges, travel, patrols, hospital admissions, and local police actions populate the Decatur diary with civic notes and daily routines.
The Federal Works Agency approved a 16800 advance to prepare plans for a 200 bed tuberculosis hospital in Morgan County. The 660000 project would serve 12 counties with matching funds from state and county sources. Plans begin before construction. authorizations hinge on the Hill bill and house action.
Army officials studying the Mount Tom B17 crash found a pilot’s leg with a penciled note about fire on engine two and engine temperatures. The undated entry mentions Mitchell Field oil pressure low on No 2, smoke from a cylinder head, and a line reading fire on.
After more than seven hours of dragging the Tennessee River near the American Oak and Leather Co, 13 year old Billy Turner was found in Huntsville visiting his mother. The Decatur State Highway Patrol reported the boy's location at 2 30 pm ending operations near the river slip. He had been missing since his swimsuit and belt vanished and a clothing fragment was found on the riverbank. His father is O A Turner of 342 Johnson Street. TVA workers and private boats assisted in the search.
A federal petition filed in Brunswick Georgia charges a state wide conspiracy to disfranchise Negro voters in Coffee Pierce Atkinson and Ben Hill counties. Judge Frank M Scarlett issued a temporary restraining order blocking registrars from disqualifying Negroes pending a hearing on a permanent injunction set for Saturday.
A Brooklyn widow, Barbara Davis, spared three gunmen from the death penalty after telling Kings County Court Judge Leibowitz she opposed capital punishment. Judge Leibowitz sentenced John Romano Vincent Giarraffa and Russell Donohoe to life imprisonment for the November barroom murder of her husband Al Davis.
The July 11 transcript before the Senate War Investigation Committee shows Rep. May of Kentucky urging a production cutback for a friend of his, Henry Garsson, in the Batavia Metal Products eight inch shell order. May claims no personal profit, while Gen. Roswell Hardy notes Kaiser cutbacks were larger.
City Clerk Joe Pettey issued permits totaling 24700 for Decatur projects. Major item is a 14000 permit for G C Crae to build an auto dealer and farm equipment building on Lee Street. Also approved are 1000 for Thompson's Drug interior repair and multiple new homes: Criscoe at 1501 15th Ave East for about 2000, Hallmark at 1300 Eighth Ave East for 3000, Lowther at 1518 Eighth Ave East for 3200, plus a 1500 four room garage apartment for Irwin Watkins at 1108 Sixth Ave East.
Five crewmen died and a sixth injured when a TWA Constellation training aircraft caught fire and crashed a mile north of Reading airport. Capt. Norman Nilsen of Norfolk Mass. died shortly after admission to Community General hospital. Fire officials and witnesses described a long burn and a final crash in a alfalfa field during a routine training flight from Reading base.
Soviet delegate Andrei Groymko told a UN subcommittee that Russia rejects Australia’s call for an autonomous atomic energy body. He argued the UN Security Council should oversee all atomic control, stating the charter places peace and security there and that veto rules would not apply under his plan. The discussion followed Australia’s demand for a General Assembly review of the veto rule.
Birmingham reports Rep. John Sparkman has secured the CIO-PAC endorsement for the U S senate bid. AFL had already backed his candidacy. Huntsville representative leads, with support from Frank Boykin of Mobile and State Sen. James A Simpson of Birmingham. First primary set for July 30.
Large scale disorders hit Trieste as thousands of striking workers closed shops. Police used pistols to disperse crowds and injuries were reported. American and British military police controlled the city as shops halted and traffic stopped. Bloodshed warned by Police Inspector Magnelli if passions rise.
Montgomery Alabama July 11 Chief Clyde Sellers of the State Highway Patrol blamed improper display of lights by stationary vehicles and inadequate head and tail lights for most night crashes. He said safety check campaign is underway but lighting remains a hazard to night drivers.
Critics backed a proposed amendment requiring Britain to post collateral for any U S credit advance on the 3.75 billion dollar loan. Rep Dirksen of Illinois said he would offer the amendment and back the loan bill if collateral is demanded. A final vote is scheduled for Saturday.
Winners named in a contest to title two streamlined trains for the Louisville & Nashville and the Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis railways. Mrs. Versil S. Crenshaw won $1,000 for "The Hummingbird" for the Cincinnati to New Orleans route, and Francis X. Quinn won $1,000 for "The Georgian" for the St. Louis to Atlanta route. Second and third prizes awarded as well, with a total of 202,267 names submitted.
Washington July 11. The Senate rejected a Hawkes amendment to allow immediate 5 percent rent hikes and another 5 percent later, as final action neared on an OPA revival bill. Barkley pressed for action despite veto threats, while House GOP leaders warned of continued battles over price controls and government reorganization.
Uncle Bud Says Bill Baldwin reports the Archie Ayers couple married recently in a private ceremony with limited details disclosed. The event draws notice from local readers familiar with the couple’s history and community ties.
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