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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1946
Page
3
British authorities announced that two of five kidnapped British officers from the Tel Aviv officers club were freed within yards of the hotel. The remaining three officers were still in captors' hands as Irgun Zvai Leumi is linked to the abduction.
Mr and Mrs Walter Cole hosted a Sunday dinner honoring their son S Sergeant Blanton R Cole of California It was his first Alabama visit in seven years Attendees included multiple Cole family members and his wife and child remain in Pasadena California while he serves.
Moshe Shehiok head of the Jewish Agency political department urged immediate release of abducted officers after four were seized and forced into taxis. Maj. Chadwick escaped captivity by leaping from a window in Jerusalem. The raids followed attacks on Jordan river bridges and Haifa workshops, with 25 dead, many Jews. Voice of Israel Hagana urged release, calling detention contrary to national interests.
Kenneth L. Patrick of Decatur serves aboard the USS Appalachian an amphibious command ship slated to participate in the Bikini atoll atomic bomb tests. The vessel will transport civilian and Navy journalists photographers and radio commentators to the test site.
A local feature traces Modern Industries in Hartselle from a child’s tooth incident to a $100,000 furniture venture. Hubert Mitchell, R. D. Stackhouse, and F. C. Rozear form a partnership, producing Baby Delite play pens and high quality dressing tables with 75 percent veteran workers and jobs for North Alabama. Production began March 1 in the former Ford building, with a full wood fabrication and finishing process and shipments to homes nationwide.
In Reidsville Georgia on June 22 4 Leland Harvey a 39 year old noted escape artist and two other prisoners fled the state prison after threatening a guard with a knife but were recaptured shortly after by a posse Deputy Warden W D Wallace confronted the escapees firing on their truck Harvey and Turner fled Richardson surrendered and was returned to the prison then Harvey and Turner were hunted down in the woods by a posse
Birmingham police say four youths including Woodlawn High football captain Eugene McQueen were arrested on reported incident charges. The group, aged 17 to 18, met two women who rode with them to a cafe then to a highway spot before being released in East Lake. Warrants issued for three youths and McQueen.
A prank at De Lanno Park covered a slide with red powder similar to cake coloring. Children slid down before discovery, their clothes turning yellow when damp. A mother vowed to watch the slides more closely after her child returned smeared.
Rumors that liquor card registration would be suspended after Friday prompted Huntsville Times to report that registration will continue indefinitely. Hours are nine to five on weekdays and nine to one on Saturdays. applicants must bring their number three ration book or serviceman qualification form.
Plans for an all day singing at Mt Tabor church three miles east of Hartselle on June 30 have been announced by Gilman Sanders. The annual event will feature singers from the Vaughn School of Music and will include a dinner on the grounds with invitations extended to all.
Befana is the Italian term used for Santa Claus, associated with Epiphany gift giving.
Mitchell, originator and director of the manufacturing plant, outlines plans for Modern Industries to scale up production. He notes a safe design with rounded corners and no metal brackets, allowing easy rolling between rooms. The product, Baby Delite, ships in neat canvas bags and weighs 24 pounds.
Roland Guyse was released on two bonds of 500 dollars each after arrest Saturday morning on charges of assault with intent to kill and using obscene language, according to Sheriff T. Willoughby. Deputies Dunlap and Willoughby assisted, with whiskey seizure involvement by Law Officers Sandlin and Pierce. Leon Johnson, a Black man, was taken from Morgan county jail to Birmingham.
A non rusting gasoline bay crafted from plastic glass is described as solving paint issues faced by filling station operators. The text also notes wrestling as a universal and primitive sport and mentions a federal charge against an individual sought by Deputy Marshal H A Fowler.
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