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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1946
Page
1
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Thursday with scattered thundershowers. Coastal winds rise to southeasterly. Max 88 min 2. Local social notes list Mrs Grady Young near Baughs infirmary and Mrs J W Couch visiting Decatur from Washington DC. Also Ada Endorsed events and court actions, church service at First Presbyterian, and police docket items.
Palestine police reported Maj. H. B. Chadwick missing, possibly the sixth Briton kidnapped amid widespread disorder. British troops blocked roads in Tel Aviv and nearby areas, searched Jewish settlements, and tightened controls as authorities fought to locate Chadwick and five other officers taken by an armed group.
In Tampa on June 19 Detective Capt. D. D. Stephens reported a husband beat his wife to death with a hammer while his son-in-law was killed in a nearby cottage. The husband Tucker fatally wounded by a detective after striking him. daughter Dorris 13 and son Keneath 19 witnessed the events.
Decatur residents watched the new 1947 Studebaker at Pryor Motor Company, with owner Nathan Pryor noting strong excitement as the car is described as lower, wider, and more streamlined than earlier designs. The model marks the first 1947 Studebaker to be exhibited in Decatur.
Virginia Formby won 2000 against W J Williams and Ethel R Williams doing business as Decatur Transit in circuit court for injuries from a Jan 28 1945 crash at Fourth Avenue East and East Gordon Drive. The jury also ruled for Coner Hammett in a separate suit. Judge James H Crow Jr presided as criminal docket and capital cases set for June 24 to 27.
Gov. Chauncey Sparks announces the appointment of O. F. Angwin of Ensley to a five year term on the Alabama state embalmers board. He succeeds Coroner Joe L. Hilderbrand of Birmingham.
Haenigsen Germany 15 miles northeast of Hannover a massive explosion followed a fire in an ammunition dump. More than 100 Germans and displaced persons are feared dead as 10 000 tons of explosives remained in the mine. British troops evacuated the area and rescue teams prepared to enter as soon as possible.
Mon day’s tornado left 14 dead and millions in damage across Detroit and Windsor area. River Rouge called on residents to aid the homeless while Canadian agencies mobilized for relief. Clothing and kitchens came from Toronto and Camp Borden to Windsor. troopers patrolled River Rouge to deter looting as power was restored and Ford Canada halted production.
Governor Chauncey Sparks said he could allocate about $729000 by executive order to expand veterans education. He suggested focusing on personnel rather than new housing or classrooms and indicated contracts with private schools could educate additional students next year.
Rep. Walter G. Andrews shifted on a 18-year-old draft plan while aboard the USS Panamint near Bikini tests. The revised proposal supports a conditional moratorium with youths 18 to be drafted only as a last resort, speeding a conference on extending the Selective Service act. Agreements aim to extend the act to March 31 with raises and a four-tier manpower plan, while restricting 18-year-olds from early induction unless certified as needed.
Great Britain pledged fullest cooperation with the United States to shape a complete plan to outlaw the atomic bomb as a war weapon and to punish violators of the international scheme of control. Sir Alexander Cadogan, British U N atomic energy commission representative, warmly welcomed the U S plan in a speech to the commission.
Dr. Oscar Lange, Polish UN atomic energy delegate, will present Poland's plan on atomic energy shortly. An unnamed informant says Poland has a plan viewed as simple and startling, but details are not disclosed. See POLISH Page 2.
Georgia’s infantile paralysis quarantine against Florida travelers hits Florida’s tourism. Daytona Beach hotels report many cancellations and two thirds of guests leaving early or canceling. Florida officials dispute enforcement and scope, while epidemics prompt calls for militia or stricter measures.
Senator Eastland calls for open hearings to probe Supreme Court discord and pushes a constitutional amendment to retire four Roosevelt appointees. The plan would leave Black, Reed, Frankfurter, and Burton on the court while the four Roosevelt appointees would be replaced.
At the Paris talks the Big Four foreign ministers faced a continued deadlock on Italian reparations while shifting to less contentious parts of the peace treaty. Molotov offered to move Yugoslav Albanian and Greek claims to a 21 nation conference, but Russia’s main payment demand remained unresolved. Ministers planned to tackle the border questions and the proposed Allied treaty inspection commission amid other Italian treaty items.
A barber spokesperson announced a price rise in the meter work scale effective Friday June 21 due to higher living costs and increased material expenses. The exact amounts were not disclosed.
Mrs. Mabel Roberson fifty nine, 39, dies of rabies at her Moulton home five weeks after being bitten by a mad fox while picking berries near Samson Alabama. The fox head tested positive in Montgomery. Surviving husband Franklin Roberson daughter Ann Moore and parents and siblings. Funeral at Moulton Methodist Church with burial in Pineymer e cemetery in Samson.
Secretary Wallace warns against weakening price controls as OPA extension talks begin in Congress. He says inflation hurts small business and strong controls prevent boom bust cycles, while conferees weigh proposals from Wolcott and Crawford on costs plus profits and discount protections.
Washington dispatch reports a pre recess jam blocked house navigation and flood control bills. House-passed measures would fund hydroelectric, irrigation and flood control projects totaling nearly two billion dollars, though no money is provided yet. Debates stalled as GOP and Democrat members clashed over use of funds and emergency materials before final action.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration agreed to dispatch a representative to Huntsville Alabama to negotiate a temporary lighting arrangement for the airport. The delegation from Huntsville met with S A Kemp assistant regional administrator of the CAA to set the week after next as the start.
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