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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1949
Page
1
Mostly cloudy and mild today with Sunday and Monday cloudiness and scattered showers. Northwest regions turn colder Monday with Southeast areas late Monday. winds shift from Southeast along the coast to a northerly breeze by Monday afternoon. Local notes report hospital ad admissions births and mumps cases plus five Morgan county arrests and fire calls in Decatur.
British reinforcements were ordered to Aqaba yesterday to bolster the garrison after Trans-Jordan and Israel signed a ceasefire. Israeli columns denied incursion while Britain and Trans-Jordan dispute a Jewish outlet to the Red Sea.
Jim Latham a Decatur resident aged 103 renewed his Daily subscription on the sidewalk outside The Daily office. He arrived in a mule drawn wagon due to an old back injury making stairs difficult. The paper wishes him many more years of visits.
Negotiations progress on a plan to keep employment near 190 at the Cooper-Wells hosiery mill. The furlough of 45 workers, set for Monday, would be deferred for at least one week. A new wage schedule for the knitting department is under review, with company vice president N. F. Lahr from St. Joseph, Michigan, consulting with workers.
Sylvester V. King 74, a retired farmer, was found dead in his Cullman County jail cell around 6 a.m. and Coroner Grady Moss ruled suicide by hanging. King had been in jail since Monday on breach of the peace charges. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. at Center Grove church with Rev. J. B. Schultz officiating and Mutual Service in charge. Survivors include his widow Mrs. Clem King two brothers A. J. King Vinemont and A. P. King Cullman seven, and sister Mrs. Vain Shikles Birmingham.
Jesse Stegall describes his setter that eats only meat and voraciously grows fat. He complains the dog weighs about 70 pounds, has a brown end and two brown ears, and consumes all meat offered, refusing bread. He laments the load on his household.
A dark suited gunman killed Herman Weintraub and Howard Robinson and wounded Fielder Jackson during a holdup at a South Street liquor store in Philadelphia. The assailant fled as shoppers scattered and police searched the area for the fugitive.
T. J. Martin, 35, charged with grand larceny in a cow theft near the Cey's Spring community. Deputy sheriffs Nuby and Barnes arrested him Saturday afternoon on a warrant sworn out before Judge W. H. Long.
Frank Morrison former secretary emeritus of the American Federation of Labor died in Washington at age 89 after illness since mid-January. A printer by training he served as AFL secretary for 43 years guiding growth from 250000 members to over 4 million.
Trinity residents sign a petition to extend the corporate limits adding about 350 acres to the town. Backers cite expanded water and sanitation services, school support, and zoning protection for builders. The method remains undecided with local act or referendum options. council to meet Monday to choose.
Mayor William O Dwyer alleged a plot to wiretap city officials. Kenneth Ryan a 45 year old ex detective fled from city hall during arrest. District Attorney Hogan said evidence would go to a grand jury and subpoenas named attorney John G Broady and aide Clendenin Ryan as involved. Edward Jones a former agent admitted hiring and naming prominent figures. Jones later retracted some statements claiming broader exposure.
Birmingham jury convicts G. B. Parsons, former nightclub operator, in the $67,000 Perry Jewelry Company robbery. Punishment set at 20 years in prison after a two hour deliberation following a 5 p.m. start.
More than 50 000 railroad workers felt the impact of John L Lewis order directing United Mine Workers to stay out of coal pits for two weeks. Railroads announced furloughs and layoffs totaling thousands as a coal stoppage and wage dispute spread, with Railway Express down and clerks union protests ongoing.
A Louisiana jury found 15 year old Charles Sartalamacchia guilty as an accessory after the fact of murder in the slaying of six year old Fundles Landry. Due to a law, he cannot be sentenced and must be tried again as a juvenile or released. Charles turns 16 next Friday.
A motion for a new trial was denied in a hearing before Judge J H Crow Jr. Saturday morning. Al Flanagan had been found guilty and challenged jury instructions claiming the 1943 incident and 1945 indictment for second degree manslaughter violated the statute of limitations.
Washington march 12 administration forces rush to rally house democrats for a showdown on rent controls next Tuesday. A 15 month extension is debated with a 90 day limit hoped to be set, as the bill faces a tight, near even vote and stiff opposition from Republicans.
Three weeks of circuit court will open in Lawrence county Monday with Judge J. H. Crow Jr. presiding. On the civil docket at Moulton are trials including Bettie Bryant v. Almon Bryant et al and J T Owens v First Baptist church.
Snow flurries and cold air swept into Montana from Canada last Saturday night and moved toward the midcontinent. By Sunday night the mass was expected to overspread Iowa Wisconsin Nebraska Kansas Northern and Western Oklahoma Eastern Wyoming and Colorado South and North Dakota and Eastern Montana. A blustery snowstorm struck central and Northern New York with about five inches of snow and winds to 48 mph. In Northern New York more than 10 inches have fallen since Thursday with Buffalo near 11 inches in 48 hours. Temperatures were forecast to drop to near zero to five above in parts of the region and as low as 18 below in Nebraska. See CANADA on Page 2.
Rep J B Richardson of Moulton seeks injunction against a special three mill courthouse tax levy in Lawrence county. Hearing before Circuit Judge J H Crow Jr in Moulton on May 5. He argues the tax exceeds amount needed to retire $130 000 in bonds. Tax levied in 1936 for 17 years. Coffer holds $66 568 47 adequate to retire $55 705 principal and interest due April 1953.
The Decatur forecast hints at a spring return with bright sunshine and warmer readings. The weather bureau records show a low of 33 for Friday night and a high of 54 for the day, signaling milder conditions than recent extremes.
North Alabama prepares to build a tuberculosis sanatorium serving twelve counties. Federal $210,000 and state $200,000 awaits local matching of equal amounts, with one third from each level. Counties pledged funds totaling multiple amounts. local money is the sole remaining requirement to begin construction.
President Truman signals a settlement to end the Senate filibuster as talks intensify among Democrats Republicans and Dixie leaders. Lucas and a cross party group plan a Sunday conference to craft a compromise to halt the two week talkathon. Byrd Eastland and others insist on assurances amid a rule change debate. See Lucas on Page 2.
Dr. W. D. Jackson, a major in the medical corps and active member of the Officers Reserve Corps, will depart Monday for Orlando Florida for a two week active duty tour with the Army. He previously served 3.5 years in World War II at Sheppard Field Texas and Camp Beale California, returning to Decatur in 1946 and slated to come back the first week of April.
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