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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
1
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Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Friday with scattered showers and east to southeast winds. The state records a high near 85 and low around 67. Local items include wills probate hearings, military discharges, church activities, hospital admissions and dismissals, travel updates, weddings and funeral attendees, with various Decatur and nearby addresses noted. See page 2 for diary.
Australian Foreign Minister Evatt plans a showdown on the U N veto at the General Assembly after a bitter UN Security Council session focused on Spain. Soviet Russia used the veto three times blocking British Australian proposals, as Britain and Mexico sparred with the council president.
Key labor-regulating proposals were dropped as prospects for new measures faded. Senate action stalled as Chairman Murray urged a long range study while noting lawmakers face pro and anti labor pressures amid campaigns. House rules postponed action on a minimum wage bill.
President Truman said the Hobbs anti racketeering bill has not reached his desk yet and he will not decide on a veto or signing until it arrives. He noted surveys of various agencies are underway as the Senate sent the measure to the White House. The bill targets union interference with interstate farm produce shipments.
Lawmakers' bid for a suitable plan dies as Rep. Cox notes the minimum wage bill, Truman's emergency strike control proposal, and the vetoed Case labor disputes bill are all dead. Backers had sought revival by tying Case provisions to the Presidential plan or the wage bill. See LABOR on Page Two.
The Hartselle city government commends The Decatur Daily for its Sunday profile of Modern Industries, a $100,000 furniture plant that puts Hartselle on North Alabama’s industrial map. Mayor W. T. Stewart and council members pledge full support and invite further contact as the plant grows.
The House moved to ticket three Truman administration plans to reorganize federal agencies, signaling tense relations with Congress. Chairman Manasco indicated likely passage before nightfall, while Senate hearings continue without a disapproval resolution. The reforms take effect July 16 unless both chambers dissent.
London June 27 Bread will be rationed throughout Great Britain beginning July 21. Food Minister John Strachey announced in the house of commons that flour also would be rationed. The basic bread ration is nine ounces daily for adults with 15 ounces for manual workers and 11 ounces for expectant mothers.
The American Legion committee announces plans for the dedication ceremony of Lelia Cantwell Seton Hall at 10 a.m. on July 4. Morgan County Post No. 15 will officially accept the former bank building gifted by Mrs. Lelia S. Edmundson and hold fitting national holiday ceremonies.
Chicago authorities said fingerprints on the Susanne Degnan ransom note did not match Thomas, casting doubt on his involvement in the six year old girl’s kidnapping. The Degnan case remains tied to a serial context with the Chicago area investigation ongoing.
The Western Allies rejected two Soviet proposals to resolve Trieste. Molotov suggested autonomous Yugoslav rule or joint Italy Yugoslavia sovereignty, but Britain United States and France called them unworkable. Some British circles saw Moscow willing to bargain.
The nation faces a meat shortage with fresh meat scarce in butcher shops nationwide. The National Retail Meat Dealers reports about half of shops closed while restaurants see higher burdens. NY officials plan to fight meat and poultry black markets as shortages persist. Clyde F House notes limited beef and scarce pork in New York wholesale markets.
The Alabama Supreme Court denied Huey R. Lee Jr.'s petition to reopen his life sentence for patricide while upholding William Edgar Alston's death sentence. It also partly affirmed and partly reversed a Mobile conspiracy case and ruled the Court of Appeals cannot reopen a case after the Supreme Court decision.
Rufus Wilson, a Decatur Negro, was found guilty of first degree murder for killing Manford Chaffin, a white man, and given a life sentence. The verdict came seven minutes after the jury retired amid testimonies from five state witnesses and two from the defense.
The cotton market in New York surged five dollars per bale on June 27 amid buying sparked by hope that price controls will be largely removed. Mills led early buying, followed by New Orleans and commission houses, as prices rose to 31 cents a pound for the first time since the 1923 24 season.
Senator Moore opens the second day of debate on a compromise OPA extension with a 13000 word speech denouncing price controls and the CIO PAC. He aims to talk OPA to death while Senator O'Daniel plots a lengthy filibuster to block the bill as Senate eyes a Sunday expiration.
Pearl Robertson alias Pearl Robinson, a Negro, was found guilty in a safe robbery at the Elliott Transfer Co on Church Street. The defense claimed he was home from 11 p.m. to around 7 a.m. while confession stated the break in occurred about 2 a.m. on April 19 and the safe was forced open with money taken. Witnesses placed Robertson at Owens home the night of the crime, though Owens and his wife testified otherwise. Robertson’s work records were disputed by W M Lanier.
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