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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1948
Page
1
Considerable cloudiness dominates the outlook with scattered afternoon thunder showers and gentle to moderate southerly coastal winds. Other items note church events Kiwanis youth program, Morgan County Sportsman meeting, fish fry plans, medical visits, hospitality notices, and revival services across multiple churches.
Gov. James E. Folsom weighs a complex extradi tion hearing on a Georgia Florida murder case. Officials allege payoff men and two hired trigger men orchestrated the killing of John Frank Stringfellow in Fitzgerald Georgia in 1944 and buried him near St Augustine Florida. The case centers on Revels Allred and Davis facing murder charges and whether to extradite to Georgia.
In Dublin a letter in The Dublin Evening Mail seeks a wife for a California stationary engineer Bert Stone aged over 40. He describes an ideal wife aged 20 to 30 who can cook and manage a home and notes she should be educated. He promises a good car clothing money and return passage if unsatisfied.
Alabama manufacturing employment totaled 228,300 in June, up 0.1 percent from May and 3.3 percent higher than June 1947, according to the state department of industrial relations with U S Bureau of Statistics. Sawmill and blast furnace activity rose while textile mills were steady and shipbuilding dipped slightly.
Fort Knox July 28 Army Chief of Staff General Omar Bradley told newsmen he favored segregation of whites and blacks in the lower levels of the Army. He also backed combining units into larger formations and noted it would take 60 years to house the Army given current building rates.
Police report details a collision at First Avenue and Wand eee Street W on Tuesday at 5 15. J T Ramey driving a heavily damaged car entered Second Street from the north while O J Roberts in a cab traveling west struck the left side. Officers Carter McCall and Terry investigated.
An American B-29 from an around the world flight crashed into the sea off the South Arabia coast with 53 men aboard. One survivor, Sgt Gustafson, was rescued and taken to RAF hospital. Two other planes in the trio reported 18 and 17 crew aboard respectively.
James S. Killen head of the Allied labor section warns he will resign over General MacArthur's stance that 2,000,000 government workers may not strike for higher wages. The issue centers on collective negotiations and the creation of public corporations to control wages and employment rules in postwar Japan.
JASPER AL July 28 P Frank Hill 21 of Carbon Hill faced a life term after a Walker county circuit jury found him guilty of murder in the death of D F Burkett 72 jailer Burkett died in a Birmingham hospital June 2 from head injuries after a jail break. David Taylor 21 of Jasper is indicted for murder in the same case and to stand trial today both men were recaptured after the escape. Hill trial opened Monday and his attorneys pleaded insanity.
ABC Administrator Frank Bunkley announced a improved liquor stock in Alabama stores. He said total inventory now stands at 142 721 cases in the warehouse and 46 302 on order, down from 169 658 in warehouse and 61 568 on order over the prior three months.
State toxicologist Dr. C J Rehling testified about Mrs Christine Haynie's beating and sexual violation in the James Lester Lang murder case. Footprint testimony matched the defendant's shoe while photos of the battered body were shown amid defense objections.
The Lions club plans a large turnout for the 17th annual Tennessee Valley horse show with a Fireball harness pony exhibition and many entries from Alabama and seven other states. The event starts at 7:30 P M with parking, a refreshment stand, and prize money totaling 1685 dollars for winning entries. Proceeds benefit the Lions club sight conservation fund and city projects.
Western Allies countermanded two Russian efforts to seize Berlin's city government. The four powers blocked orders to oust police head Johannes Stumm and to appoint Paul Letsch, seeking alliance talks with Moscow while Berlin remains blockaded. Talks with Molo tov and a possible four power foreign ministers council loom as bloc issues persist.
In Belle Glade Florida on Torry Island Mrs Mable Foy living alone shot at four escaped Black convicts hiding near her home after they stole a car and fled. A 15 year old Roy L Williams was struck fatally by a .22 bullet. Williams was serving a life sentence for armed robbery. Convicts split up with two surrendering after encountering armed men on a highway. Bloodhounds found Williams' body a block away.
A conference is called for Wednesday night August 4 by Mt Tabor Church six miles east of Hartsell to discuss plans for a new church. All persons interested in the building project are invited to attend.
Thomas G Jones, 63, son of former Alabama Governor Thomas Goode Jones, died today at a veterans hospital in Montgomery after a three week illness. He was a contact representative for the Veterans Administration regional office in Montgomery and a brother of Montgomery Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones.
Defense Secretary Forrestal announced approval of a civilian advisory committee plan to reborn the United Service Organizations to meet expanding armed forces needs. Lindsley F. Kimball, former USO president, said peacetime reorganization should end by year’s end, with a broader basis for reactivation not yet detailed.
Senate Republicans agreed to a 24 hour delay before bringing up an anti poll tax bill. Senator Wherry warned any senator could trigger an immediate filibuster and disrupt plans. Leaders aim to adjourn soon while allowing voter choice on civil rights and inflation measures, drawing Democratic charges of sabotage.
A massive explosion and fire at the IL G Farben chemical plant in Ludwigshafen in the French zone killed between 500 and 600 and injured about 1,400. The blast, described as Europe’s worst since the war, sent flames and smoke two miles into the air and left most of the six story plant wrecked. Injured poured into Mannheim across the Rhine, with hospitals crowded and rescuers killed amid the heat and debris. The cause was unknown and officials cited a “nitrate building” as the blast site.
Police investigate a Saturday night theft of 65 dollars from Goidel's drug store. Chief Whit mire said officers found a broken back door and a sack of cash near the register during early Sunday rounds at 1 30 AM. Goidel said the burglar likely was locked inside the shop.
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