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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
1
Local notes report weather outlook with 91 high 70 low and scattered thundershowers. Huntsville residents visit relatives while church and civic events fill the week including WMS conference attendees and Kiwanis delegates.
A House subcommittee praised the Tennessee Valley Authority for its 1945 cash payment of 12.6 million to the Treasury and urged a plan for full modernization within 40 years. The panel approved a 1946 47 budget of about 25.9 million, reduced from requests, by deferring two dam projects and outlining future construction and transmission work.
Bryan McAfee, Decatur attorney, was appointed register in chancery to succeed Marvin West. Griffith said the vacancy arose from West's death. McAfee, a 1927 University of Alabama graduate, has practiced law in Decatur since 1927 and served nearly three years in the armed forces. He has been visiting his sister in the Rio Grande Valley and is expected to return Monday to assume office.
Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko condemned a compromise plan to refer Spain to the General Assembly and warned it would set a dangerous precedent. The council adjourned with the Spanish question undecided as members weighed action versus referral.
The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company advances rural lines in Morgan County with 150 to 200 applications expected. Morris Dean works from Hartselle collecting service requests and right of way while 600 telephones will connect to the Hartselle exchange. O'Brien notes cooperation from landowners to place poles, and material ordering will follow canvassing and staking as construction proceeds.
The House Judiciary Committee found no sufficient evidence to act in the Jackson Black dispute. Chairman Hatton W. Summers said there is no current plan to investigate and noted the panel’s jurisdiction is limited to legislation and impeachment matters. He left open the possibility of action if new evidence emerges.
Washington June 13 A conference claiming 40 000 000 members of consumer and labor groups voted to urge President Truman to veto the OPA extension bill now before Congress The group also urged maintaining price controls and appointing the Budget Bureau recommended appropriation while the Senate works toward a final vote today
The royal palace announced King Umberto departed Italy for exile in Portugal aboard a Savoia Marchetti plane from Campino airport directly to Lisbon. Premier De Gasperi gained new powers as acting head of state amid Italy's political crisis after the plebiscite vote to end the Savoy monarchy.
A former garage owner and a 25 year old woman died within minutes of each other after leaping from a ninth floor room at the Lafayette hotel near the White House. Police described Millison and Mrs. Dorothy Cox Mahoney as Washington residents. Millison had sold an auto repair business stake.
Senator John H Bankhead dies at 73 in Bethesda Naval Hospital ending a 60 year family Capitol Hill run He will be buried in Oak Hill Alabama after Friday funeral in Jasper His death ends a legacy as an advocate of farm and cotton legislation and closes a line of Bankhead lawmakers across generations.
June 13. Gov. Chauncey Sparks favors an interim appointee then a November election for the unexpired Bankhead term. Alabama law pins a special election "forthwith" after a vacancy, while another law allows a temporary senator. Sparks to seek AG ruling as party official delays statement on a special democratic primary.
Bankhead born July 8 1872 in Moscow Alabama stepped aside for Truman in 1944 to pursue Senate career. He served in state legislature and U S Senate after defeating J Thomas Heflin. The House adjourned on Rep Hobbs announcement, noting almost 60 years of service ended.
Florence Alabama reports the 35th poliomyelitis victim in the current outbreak. A four year old Limestone county boy is the latest patient. Lauderdale county has 31 cases with others in Colbert Calhoun and nearby counties.
Police seized five 50 gallon stills and 200 gallons of beer mash in a Morgan County raid. ATU investigators W.S. Lamon and T.C. Burgess and Alabama Law Enforcement Officer P.H. Sandin participated in the operation near La Cey's Spring, five miles east.
Young J. Boozer of Dothan and Montgomery was named deputy director of the U S Treasury Department Alabama savings bonds division. A former University of Alabama halfback, he recently returned to Montgomery after 34 months as a naval officer and previously worked on the state insurance and banking department staff.
Hundreds of Cullman residents view the Army air forces display in a mobile caravan led by Major James H. Hayden. The exhibit showcases a modern air corps focus on safety, prevention, and aviation history, drawing crowds amid mud and rain concerns.
Washington reports a tentative agreement on the maritime strike hinges on wording of a few points. CIO President Murray and government officials compress talks as 200,000 seafarers prepare to walk out and 62,000 AFL Seafarers may join in a united front.
The University of Alabama has taken over a hospital in Montgomery Alabama as part of a broader expansion. Officials said the move will integrate medical services under the university system and expand local health care capacity.
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