Decatur Skies Cold With Patchy Showers And Local News
Weather outlook for the state shows showers this weekend with cooler temperatures and northeast winds along the coast. Decatur reports 49 high and 36 low as cotton prices hold steady mid and strict low. Community notices include church sermons, hospital births, and road crews working on damaged streets amid a thaw. Local officials discuss driver licenses, ambulances transfer, and a rabies calf case. a diary item and quickies column wrap the day with political notes.
South Shows Firm Defense Against Plan
Washington report says Southern senators resist civil rights concessions hampering Truman bid. Democratic leaders McGrath and Schwellenbach discuss possible paths to peace with Truman withdrawal seen as only decisive move. The 1944 platform offers vague equality goals without addressing poll tax or anti-lynching measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Labor Schwellenbach
Mr. Truman
McGrath
Two Dixie Senators Denounce FEPC Code in Senate Report
Senators Ellender and Hill in a minority report denounce the federal employment practices code as laden with strife. They argue the measure would aid communism restrict private enterprise growth and be unworkable and unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FEPC
Washington
Dixie
Ellender
D-La
Hill
D-Ala
Senate
Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Pope
Ives
Ds Ellender
Communist activity in Miami spotlighted by congressional panel
A two day hearing by a congressional subcommittee on un-American activities found communist influence in Miami and Miami Beach “of serious proportions.” It named labor, religious groups and at least one educational institution as sites of cells and cited Transport Workers Union officials linked to the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Miami Beach
Charles N Smolikoff
Transport Workers Union
Communist Party
Richard Vail
R-Iil
TWU
Edwin E. Waller
Waller
Vail
Mey
Plan Return Of Accused Callahan From New York
In Montgomery Alabama Sheriff Mosley said two deputies will fly to New York to bring back 16 year old William Callahan who confessed to killing his father Travis Callahan with a .22 rifle on Feb 3. Indicted on murder charges, the youth told police he wants to return to Montgomery to face the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
G. A. Mosely
New York
William Callahan
Mosely
Callahan
Travis
W. W. Callahan
Scottsboro
Henri Schwab
Mosley
Czechoslovakia Praises Bloodless Revolution
Prague reports foreign minister Jan Masaryk praised the bloodless revolution and unity with the Soviet Union. He declared Czechoslovakia must stand with Russia and warned of enemy Germans on the borders while expressing gratitude for the new historical phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Masaryk
Thomas Masaryk
National Defense Ministry
Bac
Germany
Russia
Not Rabid Dog Found After Decatur Bite Incident
Dr. a Mrs. M. E. Edwards learn their five year old son Bingham Edwards will not require anti rabies treatment after a dog that bit him in East Decatur was located. The dog was caught after the bite and confined but escaped before testing could confirm rabies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Edwards
Bingham Edwards
East Decatur
Prisoner slashes Fayette officers in Alabama
Fayette Sheriff Travis Lawrence and Deputy Oscar Watkins were slashed by a prisoner in Fayette, Alabama. The assailant Vester Penley, also called Berry, faced an assault with intent to murder charge, with three others arrested on a drunkenness charge. Both officers sustained non fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Ala
Travis Lawrence
Oscar Watkins
Vester Penley
Berry
Lawrence
Penney Eee
Stormy attends LSU lecture disrupted by campus melee
Stormy the stripper billed as liberal arts instructor at Louisiana State University sparked a campus incident. Stacie Lawrence from New Orleans presented a brief strip-tease before a male audience, prompting jeers, a scuffle, and the campus police substation retreat. The band’s piano and a marching truck were damaged as students vandalized the scene. Some students resented the performance in front of coeds, and officials later questioned student identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Stormy
Stacie Lawrence
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
LSU
Lawrence
Studen
Rail Express Thefts Bared In New York Case
Ten New York men were charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing about thirty thousand dollars in merchandise from the Railway Express Agency. Police also questioned ten others in a scheme involving drivers swapping parts of a load in garment district to hide the theft before delivering the rest to the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Railway Express Agency
Garment District
Escapees Recaptured After Jail Break Near Savannah
Two prisoners escaped from Ware county jail Wednesday night were recaptured in Augusta on the South Carolina side of the Fifth Street bridge over the Savannah River. George W. Solesbee aka George Bush, 26, is under a death sentence for murder. Dick Roland, 36, was captured unharmed with no resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
George W. Solesbee
Dick Roland
Ware County
Solesbee
George Bush
Roland
South Carolina
Fifth Street
Savannah River
Foreign Help and Taxes Dominate Solons Agenda
Congress debates tax cuts and foreign aid as Senate and House consider extensive measures. Republicans seek a veto friendly package while business groups push for relief. President Truman opposes reduced revenue. Senate debates foreign aid deepen GOP divisions amid overall push to cut government spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Korn
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
National Association of Manufacturers
Don G. Mitchell
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Byrd
D-Va
Senate-House Economy Committee
GOP
Ball
Durant Seeks Jail Release From Looted Jewels Case
Former Army Col Jack Durant and wife Kathleen Nash Durant face federal habeas corpus actions after a 14 year sentence for looting the Hesse crown jewels at Kronberg castle near Frankfurt Germany. Bruce Woodruff, Durant’s attorney, plans to challenge jurisdiction and terminal leave issues ahead of a federal hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Army
Jack Durant
Bruce Woodruff
Durant
WAC
Kathleen Nash Durant
Kronberg Castle
Frankfort
Germany
Chicago
General Meyers Turns Firefighter
Washington March 5 Firefighter act by Gen Bennett E Meyers who is a retired Army Air Force officer. He turned in an alarm after a secretary smelled smoke and helped fight flames with extinguishers until firemen arrived. Mrs Hazel Hamilton the widow of Judge J M Casey Hamilton of Fort Tow was killed in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Army Air Force
Stoneleign Court
Meyers
Hazel Hamilton
J. M. Casey Hamilton
Fort Towa
Costa Rica War Minister Seeks Citizenship in United States
Costa Rica's war minister Rene Picado Michalski, brother of the president and longtime security official, announces plans to travel to the United States to obtain citizenship amid Central American political turmoil. He says he is tired of regional violence and intrigue and will pursue naturalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Rene Picado Michalski
United States
Jurors Weigh Echols Fate In Car Death
In Morgan circuit court the Willie Echols case begins deliberations while Jesse Oldacre stands trial for first degree murder. The hearing features testimonies about a hit and run that killed 16 year old Nella June Maples, with Echols claiming he did not know a collision occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie-Echols
Jesse Oldacre
Morgan Circuit
Oldacre
Harriet
Black Gal) Ross
C. B. Humphrey
Crawford Row
Valley Coal Company
Humphrey
James Bloodworth
Echols
Nella June Maples
Decatur
Nella June
Ralph Blankenship
George Johnston
Phillip Shanks
Noble Russell
A. Lynne
Morgan County Red Cross Campaign Nears Goal
About $700 more was added to Morgan county Red Cross fund, but the $13,500 goal remains short. The total this morning stood at $9,700 with county reports still pending. Campaign chairman Robert McNelly urges all workers to submit donations promptly to reach the quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Morgan County
Robert McNelly
McNelly
Morgan County Red Cross
Ex Union Official Given Sentence In Perjury Case
Harold Christoffel former CIO officer in Milwaukee received a two to six year prison term for perjury after denying under oath communist ties. Judge Curran denied a new trial request. Christoffel former president of local 248 at Allis Chalmers Milwaukee plant convicted on six counts for false statements about his links to the Communist party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold Christoffel
CIO
Milwaukee
Christoffel
Edward M. Curran
United Auton
Allis-Chalmers
House Labor Committee
Communist Party
Finns Near Red Decision Amid War Talks Across Europe
The Finnish government weighs accepting a treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with the Soviet Union as political groups advise. In Italy, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, and Canada unrest runs high with Western Europe delegates in Brussels opposing communist expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Dicker
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Germany
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Brussels
Europe
Finland
Juho Paasikivi
Stalin
Izvestia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Papers in Condon case withheld by Commerce Department
Washington reports the Commerce Department refused to provide loyalist records on Dr Edward A Condon to the House committee. Secretary John T Towne demanded the papers but did not produce them or answer questions about their contents during the subpoena hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
House On
Edward A. Condon
John T. Towne
Department
Natchez Hits Bridge Piling in Mississippi
Thirteen crewmen were missing after the 180 foot towboat Natchez rammed a bridge on the Mississippi River near Greenville. Eleven survivors were brought to safety by the Sohio Latonia. two bodies recovered. The disaster occurred amid high water with swift current and the boats were carrying crude oil from Mayersville to St. Louis. Captain Howell described the sinking as the river’s worst in 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Miss
Natchez
Mississippi
St. Louis
Louis Keeling
William A. Howell
Federal Barge Lines
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Civil rights row blocked in GOP led committee vote
The Republican controlled house appropriations committee rejected adding an anti discrimination provision to a large funding bill. A subcommittee led by Rep. Keefe Wisconsin sought equal educational and job opportunities but failed 25 to 6. The clause was placed in a labor department budget bill awaiting debate. An effort to restore the provision will occur next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Rep
Keefe
Wis
Labor Partment
Federal Secure Agency
House
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Eugene Chenault
Edward Davies
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
G. M.davenport
Central Methodist Church
Julian Bibb
Jackson Street
Rmn
Roy J. Grubbs
State Highway Patrol
Grubbs
Department of Public Safety
R. T. Sheppard
Birmingham
W. B. Edmondson
J. A. Jordan
D. L. Rice
Decatur General
Decatur 2
Howell's
Lewis Clark
Austinville
Howell’s
Greer West and
Hamil Clinic
Carl Brown
19Th Avenue E
Hartselle
Brown's
Marine Corps
E. G. Wallace
Decatur 3
Decatur General Hospital
W. P. Dozier
the Highway Patrol
Decatur Branch
Elbert Weaver
James H. Abrams
Jimmy
Whitmire
S. C
M. C. Etheridge
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
South
Dean Conley
Viola McFarlin
Johnson County
Paintsville
Jasper Blair
Rail Express
Solons
Lee
General Meyers
Jimmy Bloodworth
George C. Johnson
Jasper Graves
Thomas H. Hamilton
Ard Belser
William O. Rice
T. Claude Hallmark
John H. Livingston
Emmett Mullican
Richard C. McWhorter
J. Luke Reeder
William E. Swaner
William
Frederick Webster
James West
Big Jim
Alabama
James E
Big Jim” Folsom
Chrisine Johnston
Cullman
Tideland
The
Associated Press
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Communist-Socialist Popular Front
de Gasperi
Condon
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