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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1947
Page
1
Alabama Weather And Local News Roundup
Partly cloudy with local thundershowers Wednesday and in the west this afternoon and tonight. Decatur cotton quoted 36.60 for mid dling and 35.60 for strict low. births, travels, civic notes and health clinic updates plus cadet training moves and community diary items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Decatur
Truman Prepares To Enforce New Edict
President Truman called in National Labor Relations Board members to discuss the Taft Hartley act and its administration. The Senate and House overrode his veto by large margins. Findings note the act curbs strikes, bans the closed shop, and expands NLRB duties with higher funding sought. Paul Herzog chairs the NLRB with John Houston and James Reynolds as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Charles G. Ross
Paul M. Herzog
NLRB
John M. Houston
James J. Reynolds
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Ives
N.Y
Labor Committee
Senior Ball
Minn
Appropriations Committee
National Coal Association
Taft-Harley
John L Lewis
Navy
N. H. Coal Mines
Decatur Area Not Seen Facing Gasoline Rationing
In a Midwest shortage context, Decatur fuel distributors say they do not anticipate voluntary rationing. Ten local agencies including Texaco, Sinclair, Standard, Gulf, Shell, Wofford, Lion, Poole, Pan Am, and Alabama Oil express confidence in steady supplies. Only Ben Poole of Poole Oil notes a possible Decatur impact due to rising aviation fuel demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Suh
Decatur
United
North Alabama
Associated
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Texaco
Sinclair
Standard
Gulf
Shell
Wofford
Lion
Poole
Pan- Am
Alabama Oil
Ben Poole
Poole Oil Co
Orr
Middle Western
United States
Wilbur Wise
Sinclair Co
Pan-Am
Frank Siebert
Wofford Oil
R. B. Odom
Alabama Oil Company
Alex
Alabama
Oil firm imposes summer gas rationing in 12 states
Standard Oil Company (India) today announced a summer allocation system for gasoline sales across 12 of its 15 states with retail outlets. Supplies will be equitably distributed among retailers who must determine consumer sharing methods, marking the first major oil company to take such a step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Oil supply outlook cited by Standard Oil and others
R W Orr of Standard Oil warned scarce supplies may hit the Midwest as demand for tractors trucks and oil heat rises. He cited 1939 1 42 billion barrels and 1947 2 092 billion as growth outpacing transport and refineries. Other executives predicted local stability with possible shortages for large buyers.
Wright Faces Parole Board Over Scottsboro Rape Sentence
Andy Wright, a Scottsboro case principal, appears before the Alabama pardon parole board in Montgomery to seek resumption of a 99 year rape sentence after a 1944 parole. He was declared delinquent last October for leaving the state but was allowed to return to work. Wright was among nine Negro men charged in the 1931 train rapes of two white women in North Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Andy Wright
Scottsboro
Alabama Pardon-Parole Board
Wright
North
Alabama
School Child Plays Bandit in Boston Shooting Clash
A 15 year old boy Edward Bancroft held on two assault charges after firing five shots at officers and using a hostage as a human shield in a Boston area incident. Patrolman James Bray reported a forearm graze and a riot gun clubbing stopped Bancroft after ten tense minutes. Bancroft, with prior juvenile offenses, had been sleeping in parks after missing court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John H. Cloran
Edward Bancroft
James Bray
William Rowan
Bray
Cloran
Bancroft
North Alabama Livestock Coliseum site visit and plans
Alabama agriculture commissioner Haygood Patterson and architect Moreland Smith surveyed the Courtland road site in Decatur on Monday. Patterson praised the location noting minimal grading and near perfect rail and highway access and anticipated construction starting within weeks. He also praised Decatur’s farm markets and processing plants and suggested inviting Atticus Mullins to view the development. The Natural Center Board and related fund contributions rose to 60 000 from county city governments and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haygood Patterson
Alabama
Moreland Smith
Montgomery
North Alabama Livestock Coliseum
Patterson
Courtland Road
North Alabama Coliseum
Decatur
Atticus Mullins
Montgomery Advertiser
Atural Center Board
Fourth of July Holiday Schedule Set by Chamber of Commerce
Charles Harvey chairman of the Retailmes Division announces the agreed Fourth of July schedule. Seer Stores will close for a half holiday on July 3. Stores will close all day on July 4 and reopen Saturday July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harvey
Retailmes
Chamber of Commerce
Seer
Harbert Leads Ferrier in PGA Final at Plum Hollow
Harbert of North Ch is one up on Big Jim Ferrier of San Francisco after three holes in the 36 hole final for the PGA Championship at Plum Hollow Golf Club. Harbert won the first two holes with birdies and Ferrier captured the third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbert
Detroit
Longi E
Northch
Big Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Professional Golfers Association
Plum Hollow Golf Club
Ferrier
Youth charged with slaying parents in Kentucky
Robert Bates, 25, of Tompkinsville Kentucky, is jailed on murder charges for the death of his parents Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Bates. The double slaying occurred Sunday night. a .22 rifle was found at the scene and Bates claimed amnesia. A Negro, Hall Bennett, was arrested with Bates in Nashville, Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomkinsville
Monroe County
A. P. Carter
Robert Bates
Bates
J. C. Bates
Felin Ford
Nashville
Tenn
Ford
Garner Robinson
Davidson County
Garner
Hall Bennett
Carter
Vernella Bates
Louisville
Decatur Men Escaped Serious Injury In TVA Substation Crash
Two Decatur men avoided serious harm Monday when an accident at the Tennessee Valley Authority substation near Cullman injured four others. Robert C. Arnold of Sheffield sustained severe shoulder and body burns, while Howard M. Wilder and H. S. Heslin were treated and released. Albert E. Cook of Tuscumbia had minor injuries. Witnesses said Arnold was handling a cable that struck a high tension wire. TVA investigators would not comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cullman
Howard M. Wilder
Cullman Hospital
H. S. Heslin
Robert C. Arnold
Sheffield
Albert E. Cook
Tuscumbia
Esca
Arnold
TVA
Prohi liquor referendum bill killed for session in Alabama
Senate votes to recommit the statewide liquor referendum to the finance and taxation committee a move that leaders admit will kill the bill this session. Prohibitionists argue morality over revenue while others warn of lost state liquor revenue around 13 million dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Senate
David Patton
Limestone County
Temperance
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
T. F. Burnside
DeKalb
Burnside
Henderson
Alabama
J.C. Inter
Finance Committee
Wilcox County
Temperance Committee
David, Patton
Limestone
Inter
Postmaster nominations sent to Senate after committee approval
The senate civil service committee approved 131 postmaster nominations and sent them to the senate for confirmation. Chairman Langer urged a full inquiry into possible political influence, with a $35,000 appropriation already approved for the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Civil Service Committee
Senate
Langer
N.D
General Motors Head Talks To Congress
Charles E. Wilson, president of General Motors, told Congress that the nation needs continuous, uninterrupted, efficient production and protection from monopolistic strikes that paralyze industries. He urged labor law provisions to block national strikes and outlined plans for postwar stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Congress
Joint
Congressional Committee On the Economic Report
Immedi
Poll tax issue resurfaces in House GOP bid against Southern Democrats
June 24 Washington Republicans move to revive anti poll tax legislation to target Southern Democrats who helped defeat tax cuts. Chairman Lecompte says hearings start next week with aim to pass before Congress adjourns, while Landis notes broader political aims beyond the tax issue. The House has previously approved anti poll tax bills but Senate has blocked them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Lecompte
Iowa
House Administration Committee
Congress
Iowan
Rep. Landis
R.-Ind
Senate
Lawmaker Reintroduces Major Income Tax Cut Proposal
Chairman Knutson of the Ways and Means Committee reintroduces a vetoed bill to cut income taxes by 4 billion dollars annually. The new version delays the tax cut to start January 1 instead of July 1 this year.
Sun-bathers win backing in Memphis court ruling
General Sessions Judge William Bacon upheld the right of women to sun in their backyards in abbreviated attire and admonished a neighbor who complained. A 58-year-old motherly woman was placed on a $50 peace bond for six months for threatening to apply itching powder and stirring neighborhood unrest. The judge warned the complainant to stop enforcing the law herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Terin
William Bacon
General Sessions Court
Bacon
Strike Ended by Taft Law at Savannah Shipyard
The Savannah Machine and Foundry Co. said a five day jurisdictional strike by AFL Boiler Makers and the IA Machinists Union ended after it threatened prosecution under the Taft Hartley law. About 150 union members walked out. 800 workers remained. The unions agreed to return to work with contracts due to expire in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Savannah Machine and Foundry Co
W. Ll. Mingledorff Jr
AFL
Boiler Makers Union
International Association of Machinists Union
Mingledorff
Jim Williams Elected Morgan Legion Post 15 Commander
Jimmy Williams a World War II veteran was elected commander of Morgan County Post 15 at Legion Hall after a 158 vote count in a three contender race. Bill Evans and Clifford Green won first and second vice commander posts with Tom Harvey returning as adjutant. Leo Wright became finance officer and Billy Sittason sergeant at arms. Rev. John A. Troxler chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Williams
Morgan County
Legion Hall
Bank Street
Williams
Bill Evans
Clifford Green
Joe Ragsdale
Tom Harvey
Leo Wright
Billy Sittason
John A. Troxler
Westminster Presbyterian Church
City Electric Department
Legion
Sam H. Wheat
Springs Elected Railway Director
Elliott White Springs of Lancaster South Carolina textile maker was elected a director of Southern Railway succeeding the late G H Milliken Ernest E Norris president said May net income totaled the same as last year with nine six six six figures while first five months showed a profit of five million two hundred ninety three thousand dollars equal to three dollars twelve cents a common share compared with two million four hundred eighteen thousand two hundred fifty eight dollars or ninety cents a share in 1946 period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elliott White Springs
Lancaster
S. C
Southern Railway
G. H. Milliken
Ernest E. Norris
National goal strike looms a possibility
Rep. Smith proposes extending plant-seizure provisions of the Smith Connelly act for one year to guard against a national disaster if a coal strike grows. He cites Taft Hartley as possibly insufficient while soft coal miners hesitate during a spreading walkout amid turmoil after the veto override. National leaders warn of a nationwide shutdown as the 10 day suspension nears July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smith
D.-Va
House
Congress
Truman
Virginian
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Sonny Bass
Hillsboro
Camp Ocoee, Tenn
Rutledge S. Thomas
Alabama League of Municipalities
John T. Cooper
Hartselle
Y. H. Harrison
Mr. Cooper
Moulton Heights
Lena Harvey
Central Baptist Church
C. W. Strother
R.C. Strother
Nashville, Tenn
Columbia, Tenn
W. T. Jordan
Decatur Senior High School
Seed of Alabama
Pfc
John Clifford Strother
RAF
Keesler Field
Randolph Field
Texas
L. W. Reed
Buagh’s Infirmary
Tenth Avenue East
Howell
L. D. Lanier
Baugh’'s Infirmary
Fifth Avenue East
Bill Gillespie
Knoxville, Tenn
James W. Gillespie
Line Street
Haleyville
Knoxville
H. W. Head
Hamil Clinic
Medical Arts
Birmingham
Brown's Ambulance
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Sandra Kay McBride
Sparky
Daily
L. D. Aldston
East Church Street
Floyd McCann
Fourth Avenue West
James —— Cullman
By Ken Reynolds
Daily Want Ac
R. W. Orr
James Francis Summers
Judy Marie
Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Chincoteague
Chincoteague Naval Auxiliary Air Station
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Jim Williams
Springs
CNCLE
Bill Baldwin
Isso
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