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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1948
Page
1
Decatur Cab company halts service for about two weeks pending upgrading its communications system and securing a permit from the Public Service Commission to operate beyond the three mile limit. Claude B. McRae announced the temporary suspension.
Miss Earle Joyce Lee of Decatur describes witnessing a political riot in Italy during a sightseeing trip with a group that included art galleries and museums. The University of Alabama student details escape from Rome to Genoa and then Nice, noting the contrast between luxury and turmoil.
Ralph Charlie Dutton was released on bond from Morgan County jail after being charged with leaving the scene of an accident. The incident in Hartselle left John Leonard Rackley and John D. McClanahan with serious injuries while riding a motorbike. The boys were reported resting well at Decatur General Hospital as Highway Patrol Sgt. W B. Little said the investigation was completed.
Wallace accepts the progressive presidential nomination at a Philadelphia rally as Paul Robeson and Vito Marcantonio urge a Washington march to oppose indictments of communists. Wallace says there would be no Berlin crisis under his presidency and calls for peace by removing troops from Berlin. See WALLACE on Page 2.
Alabama says it will appeal a circuit court decision that meals served to employees during work hours are not sales and thus not subject to sales tax. The state will seek review by the state supreme court.
A Duluth baseball team bus collided head on with a large truck near St Paul causing at least five deaths and 14 injuries including three critical cases. The bus carried 17 Duluth players en route to St Cloud for a game. Names listed include George Treadwill and James Greelich with others tentatively identified and missing.
Congress opens a special session as President Truman outlines major bills including price controls and housing. Republicans plan hearings and a wait and see approach while Southern Democrats vow filibusters against civil rights measures. Senate House GOP leaders meet to chart plans as Truman uses the yacht to shape his message.
Orr will serve as master of ceremonies at the Tennessee Valley Horse Show at Benson Field this Thursday night. Lions Club workers prepare the arena for top horses from eight states. Notable entries include Courageous Fashion and Double Trouble from Murfreesboro and Beg Your Pardon in harness. Midnight's Mary Rose from Clarksburg and Lady Allen from Paris are among out of state contenders.
Governor Clarence W Meadows told Dixiecrats it is too late to place their slate of Presidential electors on West Virginia's ballot. He noted Thurmond called and explained that more than 7 200 voter names would have needed filing by May 10 to qualify for the ballot, a date passed.
Atlanta July 24 A states rights ticket directed by Gov. Strom Thurmond will run in all states with Gov. Fielding Wright as vice president and George McNabb spokesman announcing the plan. Thurmond said the ticket aims to preserve Jeffersonian democracy and preserve federal and state constitutions.
Governor hopeful Herman Talmadge and three companions were injured in a crash near Dublin as their car overturned several times after a car cut in front of them. George Stewart suffered a broken shoulder while others received bruises. All were treated at Claxon hospital.
Weary police pressed a five day statewide manhunt for convicts who escaped in four separate breaks at Draper and Kilby prisons. Four men remain at large including Haywood Patterson, 75 years old, linked to the Scottsboro case. Yesterday two escapees James Lawson and Melvin Goodman were captured near Rockford after dogs tracked them from a road work convoy.
Jacksonville Democrat Helen Hunt West said most of Florida's Democratic presidential elector nominees oppose Harry S. Truman. She noted a pledged statement outlining their course will be released after all nominees review it. West emphasized the pledge and signatories will not be made public until consensus is reached.
Col Rushton Bates a longtime Alabama Democratic National Committeeman released a letter to The Montgomery Advertiser announcing his resignation from the national party body. He said his first allegiance lies with Alabama Democrats and that he cannot abandon his credentials without client-consultation and authority. He notified Senator McGrath he “ceased to function” and tendered his resignation to the State Democratic Executive Committee.
MONTGOMERY Alabama July 24 Alabama's 39 cases of polio this year have been confined to 19 of the state's 67 counties. The State Health Department announced today. Jefferson leads with 8 cases followed by Mobile 7 and Etowah 4 with several counties reporting two cases and many others one case each in Casherokee Crenshaw Escambia Greene Limestone Morgan Pickens Russell Talladega Napoosa and Washington.
Auburn athletics manager Jeff Beard announced all allotments for the Georgia game in Columbus on November 13 and for the homecoming clash with Louisiana Tech on October 2 are sold out.
Alabama Democrats face internal strife as Marion Rushton resigns over a rights platform while Ges sner T McCorvey seeks to block Truman support. Senator Langan plans an independent pro Truman slate and calls a Montgomery meeting August 16 to name electors, inviting Hill and Sparks to attend. See warning on page 3.
Mrs D Webb Speake’s stake in Speake Warren and Ratliff department store is bought by Rufus S Warren James Ratliff and Mrs Maxie Burleson. The store closes July 27 to 31 for inventory and the transaction then reopens August 2 with no staffing changes. The firm founded in 1925 is among Decatur’s oldest and largest stores.
President Truman said the United States must maintain the leading position in atomic weapons and noted improvements from tests at Eniwetok Atoll. He also expressed hope for international control, though Soviet opposition blocks progress, stressing civil authority over all atomic activities.
American experts rushed to London Saturday to coordinate a Western position on Berlin. Concurrently the U S and Britain move to expand air bases in Western Germany to support combat aircraft while diplomats seek a peaceful solution.
A twin engine American transport plane carrying flour and supplies crashed into a street in the U S sector of Berlin. Two bodies were recovered after the crash, with no residents reported injured and no passengers believed aboard. The cause was not immediately known.
A German survey shows Western airfields expanding for bombers jet fighters and massive airlift transports. Gen. Lucius D. Clay promises to double Berlin airlift to 4500 tons daily. British commander cites Soviet currency moves as a bid for a communist Berlin. Andre Marie wins mandate to form a conservative government excluding communists. Paul Hoffman notes Marshall Plan coordination lacking before EOEC talks. See continuation on Page 2.
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