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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1948
Page
1
Weather outlook reports clouds and showers with coastal winds. Decatur observer notes 79 max 70 min and .35 inches rainfall. Local notices include hospital admissions births card party details and personnel moves in Decatur and area, with multiple residents visiting or returning from trips and family updates.
A foul ball hit by Grady Hatten struck a fuse box on a light standard at Sportsman's Park, plunging part of the stadium into darkness. The Reds vs Cardinals game was halted for 15 minutes before resuming, with the affected lights along the third base side near home plate.
Wolverine Tube Division of Calumet & Hecla presented its industry plan at an Associated Industries of Alabama session in Decatur. Frank Oakes outlined copper mining and Wolverine’s South and Southwest market strategy, using samples of native copper and products. About 500 industrialists attended, with John B. Turner closing remarks on Alabama opportunities.
Air Force officials said three C-54 transports from Brookley Air Force Base Mobile Alabama will fly to Germany via Westover Field to join Operation Vittles. They are expected to arrive within 24 hours as 33 planes have already been sent to Germany to airlift food and supplies to blockaded Berlin.
Mobile police arrested 19 year old Howard Carlton Branch who had escaped from North Carolina's central prison in Raleigh. He claimed he was one of several prisoners who escaped and was serving a 23 month term for carrying a concealed weapon.
Mr. Hudson reported a cougar or large wild cat spotted across Moulton Road from the negro cemetery near midnight Friday. Police found tracks larger than a dog’s on the highway approach. The cat may have clawed a mule near Trinity and Moulton Road Thursday night. Hudson urged witnesses to call him rather than hunt the animal themselves.
The Decatur Board of Education announced drawing for stadium seats starts at nine oclock on August 14 at the junior high building. Eligible are ten year and lifetime seat holders with current accounts as of August 10. About $16,500 of $100,000 invested remains unpaid, mostly current. Stadium construction proceeds with all steel due to be in place by weeks end. Concessions will be handled by the board and about fifty of the original 1,000 seats remain for sale via Walter M. Jackson, Superintendent.
Ex boxing champion Rocky Graziano reports a burglary at his Parkville Brooklyn home about 10 P.M. last night. Jewelry worth about 5 000 dollars and 100 dollars in cash were stolen along with four rings and a medal. Graziano and his wife Norma were on the front porch during the break in. this is the second break‑in at the residence within a year.
The Jews said they seized Lydda airport near Tel Aviv as fighting resumed after a four week truce expired. Arab leaders rejected a new ceasefire proposal, while UN mediator Folke Bernadotte pursued a path to a new ceasefire.
Washington and London warned of a prolonged costly struggle to keep their presence in Berlin if Russia rejects the demand to lift the blockade. Officials awaited Moscow's prompt reply as Western leaders stayed near telephones this weekend. Berlin hints suggested a possible rejection from the German capital.
In Tel Aviv area fighting continues as Jewish forces push a five mile front southeast of Tel Aviv near Lydda while Arabs counter attack falters. Moshe Shertok says Israel will issue ceasefire orders once Arabs accept. Diplomats in London doubt Western blockades and await Big Four talks.
Mrs. Marion Dobbins Wills a 23 year old nurse at the Alton medical center was killed when a car she rode in skidded and overturned on a highway near Toccoa Georgia. Patrolman J B Stewart reported she was a Wellford South Carolina native.
Alabama's 10 of 26 delegates caucused to nominate Senator Richard Russell of Georgia as president candidate with a plan to seize control of the state delegation. The split delegation aims to oppose Truman and may field Lister Hill or Roy D. McCord for chairman while preparations proceed for a second caucus.
Thirty indictments out of fifty two docketed cases were sent to circuit court by the Morgan county grand jury, which wrapped its session Saturday. The report praised jail sanitation and inmate welfare, thanked cooperators, and commended the sheriff's office. foreman C L Holland spoke of fair effort and noted Judge Crow was absent in Moulton.
Morgan county health officer Dr. L. R. Murphree said there is no reason for public alarm over any epidemic of disease in Morgan county. His statement followed examinations by Dr. Bishop and Dr. Worr, who found no pending outbreak and noted polio cases remain manageable with no foreseen surge.
Democratic factions unite behind Truman for president while VP picks stay unsettled at the national convention. Lawmaker moves and local caucus plans surface as James Roosevelt cancels Eisenhower support, and Western and Southern blocs weigh potential running mates and strategy.
Tennessee delegates arrive for the Democratic convention amid uncertainty after General Eisenhower’s surge ends the Ike balloon. Nashville delegate Cecil Sims says Tennessee is an unstable state with votes undecided as the convention opens.
In Philadelphia a White House backed idea of conciliatory Civil Rights language surfaces as a convention fight looms over a civil rights plank. Senator Myers confirms cabinet memoranda while Democratic leaders discuss reviving the 1944 plank and possibly adding a Southern states rights component without undoing civil rights aims.
James Clifton White of Moulton drove a trailer from the Huntsville arsenal to Arkansas when the 300 incendiary bombs laden truck overturned near the Morgan-Lawrence county line on wet pavement. He escaped injury as the six wheels faced the sky and the cargo was unloaded before the vehicle could be removed. The Tenn owned truck suffered damage.
Mayor H R Summerline announced cooperation to begin operation of parking meters Monday with a six month trial. Metered zones on Second Avenue Moulton and Bank Street charge one penny for 12 minutes, two for 24, nickel for an hour. Grants Johnston and Church Streets charge one penny for 24 minutes, two for 48, nickel for two hours. Double parking banned with instruction on meters. Traffic officers will enforce and assist, meters removable after trial if citizens oppose.
Roy Britt, 58, of Shelby Alabama was shot through the heart and killed at a soft drink stand five miles east of Columbiana. Deputy Hugh Sims said a disturbance preceded the shooting and a witness named O K Curlee reported Britt was an employee of the stand.
Southern Democratic leaders considered tentative paths to nominate a rival to President Truman at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. A committee was named to pick a candidate for the anti Truman caucus meeting tomorrow as leaders sought a protest rally with at least 170 of 238 Southern votes, though they doubt blocking Truman's nomination.
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas said no comment on accepting a draft or nomination by the Democratic National Convention. He planned no formal statement that day and suggested a possible statement Monday in Portland. Earlier he told Pendleton supporters he was not running and released Oregon’s delegation from backing him for vice president.
Delegates from Mississippi South Carolina Alabama Louisiana Florida Arkansas and Texas name committees to draft a states rights plank and plan a possible Southern Democratic convention in Birmingham. They threaten to walk out or bolt if Truman civil rights policies or presidential nomination appear in the platform.
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