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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1946
Page
1
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Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers and gentle to moderate easterly winds along the coast. Maximum 87 and minimum 72. Local society and hospital notices list baptist class meeting, births, medical moves, and a court date in Athens. Public events include Civitan meeting and election coverage by The Daily.
In Chicago on July 29 the jail guard was intensified after Sheriff Mulcahy reported a note found in a cell believed to show 17-year-old William Heirens contemplated suicide. State's Attorney Touhy awaited official word on a possible confession to Degnan and Brown cases with talks about conferring for life in prison.
Charles Sherman Thomas, 15, drowned Sunday afternoon in the Tennessee river backwaters near the Alabama Flour Mill after stepping into deep water. Homer Banks retrieved the body after 40 minutes. Jim Roberson aided with artificial respiration. Dr. A M Roan pronounced him dead around 5 PM. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs W F Thomas, two brothers John L and Raymond, and sister Mrs G T Johnson. Funeral plans to be announced by Mutual Service.
Cullman city council approves sale of 200000 water works revenue bonds to retire 75000 outstanding bonds and 125000 for plant improvements. Bonds will be sold to the highest bidder with Gaines and Co of Birmingham handling the bid. The council also approves sale of 150000 hospital revenue bonds by the Cullman hospital board.
Governor-nominee Eugene Talmadge said there will be a minimum of such atrocities during his four year term starting in January. He issued a statement from Atlanta after returning from a West trip, commenting on last Thursday’s lynching of four Negroes in Monroe Georgia.
David Niles met July 29 with a group led by Professor Max Yergan of the National Negro Congress to focus on last week's Georgia lynching of four Black men. Edgar Brown of the National Negro Council walked out after failing to secure a personal audience, demanding troops be sent to Georgia. White House officials said the President had no direct involvement in the inquiry.
Former Governor Talmadge says no lynching occurred in Georgia during his three terms and expresses regret that a lynching happened under the current administration. He extends sympathy to the present governor. Gene referenced on page 2.
The agricultural committee of the Hartselle Board of Commerce announces the opening on August 1, 1946 of a new livestock sales barn. Payne Bros constructed and will operate the market, designed to provide Morgan County farmers with price competitive outlets for farm animals.
Henry W. Davis, 92, prominent Athens resident, died Sunday after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Spry's chapel with Rev. B. T. Waites officiating. Interment in Athens city cemetery. Survived by a daughter in law, three grandchildren, and several relatives. Pallbearers named. Spry Funeral Home directing.
The senate banking committee approved Truman's nominees Roy L. Thompson Daniel W. Bell and George H Mead for the price decontrol board. Mead and Thompson split along party lines, Bell unaffiliated. They will be paid $12000 yearly with August 20 as the key decision date on restoring price controls for hundreds of products including meats dairy and textiles.
A mid river crash near Caruthersville Missouri involving a ferry and two loaded oil barges left at least one dead and many missing. Authorities say seven to twelve are unaccounted for with divers en route and coast guard search efforts ongoing as bodies are recovered from the river.
Washington July 29 Comptroller General Lindsay Warren denounced the practice of Army officers taking lucrative jobs from war producers whose contracts they helped draft while in service. He named cases and said the GAO has widened its scrutiny of contractor ties, criticizing officials who accept favors. The Senate committee plans deeper probes into war profits and procurement abuses.
Alabama voters head to the polls for a special senatorial election to replace John H. Bankhead. Five candidates sought support with last hour radio appeals while turnout expected to be below gubernatorial levels, with estimates under 300,000. Runoff possible August 27.
Flake E Farley of Opelika became the first manager of the veterans administration sub regional office in Decatur as announced by M E Head of the Alabama regional office Montgomery Samuel M Slaton who led the Decatur office will remain in charge of contact in Montgomery He is a former Major with the artillery and a Auburn API graduate who entered the cotton business before service Head said several officers from the vocational rehabilitation division are assigned to Decatur in the near future.
The Daily invites the public to its election party Tuesday and will use the Associated Press wire for senatorial results from across the state. Returning officers should telephone box results to The Daily after counting, with The Daily covering long distance charges. Polls close at five in rural areas and six in urban areas. Leased wire opens at six p.m. Returns begin soon after.
Investigation continued Monday into the taxi slaying of Wallace Clyde Bean a Cullman driver found dead Friday night about three miles north of Holly Pond with a bullet wound in the back Police reported fingerprints had yielded new clues and an arrest may come late tonight Bean 38 of Patterson taxi company left Cullman around 7 30 p m and was shot about 8 10 p m near Virgil Sizemore’s residence three miles north of Holly Pond
The 21 nation peace conference opened at Luxembourg palace led by France’s President Georges Bidault who urged a peace to end war as delegates from Allied nations pursue treaties with Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Finland. Byrnes pressed for open negotiations and hearings for all nations. Attending states include Australia Canada Great Britain New Zealand South Africa United States USSR Czechoslovakia Poland Ukraine Yugoslavia Belgium France Netherlands Norway Greece China India Brazil Ethiopia.
The American military government announced that U S food imports to feed Germany averaged 7200 tons per day, an increase of 800 tons over the previous two weeks. The report covers the latest two week period in Berlin and specifies the daily average.
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