Cloudy Skies and Warmer Temps Across State Sunday
North and central portions will see considerable cloudiness and higher temperatures Sunday with scattered showers. Moderate southerly winds along the coast accompany the unsettled weather.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1949
Page
1
Folsom Plans Test In New Alabama Session
Alabama lawmakers return to work to battle over Governor Folsom’s spending program and proposed taxes. The clash pits a Senate economy bloc against Folsom’s $30 million annual tax plan and funding for pensions, roads, schools, and expanded state services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Senate
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox County
Rep
Earl McGowin
Butler
House
State Supreme Court
Vernor
Duncan Jr. Named Director of Cotton Unit
Decatur cotton broker W. J. Duncan Jr was elected director of the American Cotton Shippers Association at its Daytona Beach Florida convention. Everett R. Cook of Memphis was elected president, with Arlarke Taylor of Dallas named vice president as a new board was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Duncan, Jr
Decatur Cotton Broker
American Cotton Shippers Association
Associated Press
Daytona Beach
Fla
Everett “R. Cook
Memphis
Tenn
Alarke Taylor
Dallas
Texas
ent.Association
Power Crews Vote Strike In Mobile Alabama
Mobile Alabama power workers vote to strike on a day set by a statewide IBEW negotiating committee. D W Burns says Mobile division workers voted unanimously for the walkout as the union faces stalled contract talks after the expiring March 1 agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Alabama Power Company
D. W. Burns
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
IBEW
Mobile Division Electrical Workers
Burns
Power Company
Governor Folsom Tax Plan Faces Skepticism in Legislature
The Montgomery Advertiser reports lawmakers oppose new taxes. Of 42 replies, 16 are against, 11 conditional, and 5 definite against. Voters reject higher sales and gas taxes, and many oppose a $40 million road bond. only 33 back the road issue if statewide. Senator Henderson signals cautious openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advertiser
Folsom
Will Soan
J. Bruce Henderson
Wilcox County
Henderson
Air Force curtails Pacific defense ending central command
The Air Force will terminate its Pacific air command on June 1 leaving the central Pacific defense to naval and Marine aviation. The 81st fighter group will move to the mainland, leaving no tactical air units in the central Pacific. Guam serves as the nearest major base with other units in Japan Okinawa and the Philippines. The Navy trims ships and shore stations as Atlantic strategy grows, leaving about 96 fighting ships including five aircraft carriers in the fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Central Pacific
Air Force
Pacific Air Command
81St
Guam
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
Pacific
Greyhound Bus Hit by Truck in Cobb County Crash
A pickup truck collided head on with Greyhound Sunshine Limited between Atlanta and Marietta, killing two truck occupants and injuring six bus passengers. The bus, carrying 31 people, sustained severe damage and was towed. The truck drivers were J H Gearin of Atlanta and J C Perkins of College Park. bus driver was James Robert Sutherland of Chattanooga. Six injured passengers were taken to Marietta Hospital, with two suffering broken noses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Greyhound
Miami
Chicago
Sunshine Limited
Marietta
Cobb County
mes-Ames Bates
E. B. Hamby
J. H. Gearin
J.C. Perkins
College Park
Mariettaospital
Emma Hermann
Eagle River
Wis
Francine Richards
Richard Farmer
Jasper
Tenn
W. S. Topham
Tradd Street
Charleston
S. C
Florence McGuire
Lillian Oliver
West Palm Beach
Fla
Topham
McGuire
Adams Park horse show draws 150 entries May in Atlanta
More than 150 of the Souths finest horses are entered for the fifth annual Adams Park horse show May 13 to 15 in Atlanta under the Cascade Civic club. Edgar W Wilson chairs the three day event with entries from Georgia Alabama Florida and South Carolina already received. The American Horse Shows Inc sanctions the event with pre entries closed May 3 and post entries accepted. Zoe ribbons awarded in open classes and six ribbons in all championship classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
South
Adams Park
Cascade Civic Club
Edgar W. Wilson
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
E.R. (Jimmie) Seashore
American Horse Shows, Inc
Eatries
Wilson
Acwee
Zoe
Reading mother rescues son from ten foot cesspool
In Reading Massachusetts on a Friday Mrs Frances Dugan saw 21 month old Dennis fall into a neighbor’s ten foot deep cesspool. She jumped in up to her head in sewage and pulled the child to safety passing him to a nearby neighbor who witnessed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Mass
Frances Dugan
Dennis
Two Injured in Beeline Wreck North of Athens
Two persons were injured Saturday in a car crash on U S highway 31 north of Athens and taken to Powers hospital in Athens. Mrs Rose Hillman of St Joseph Michigan received first aid and Mrs Engberg of St Joseph was reported to have a broken collar bone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Highway 31
Athens
Powers Hospital
Rose Hillman
St. Joseph, Mich
Engberg
St. Joseph
Compromise Offered as TH Battle Rages
A three step plan for national emergency strife was unveiled by Rep Jacobs. It calls for a Presidential appointed fact finding board to hear disputes, set operation thresholds, and issue recommendations for settlement subject to presidential review. The proposal blends features of the Lesinski and Wood bills amid a tight party fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Dobson Washington
House
Rep. Jacobs
Dind
Labor Committee
Lesinski
D-Mich
Rep
Wood
D-Ga
Jacobs
Cachident
Morgan County Legislators Seek Two Local Measures
Morgan county delegation to Montgomery will introduce two local bills. One expands the Decatur Municipal Utilities Board powers to approve purchases up to 10 000 and set the secretary salary. the other expands Trinity corporate limits. Senator Noble Russell and Representatives Harris Stewart and others head to the capitol for a likely long session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Alabama
Municip Utilities Board
Decatur
Trinity
Noble Russell
Morgan
Lawrence
Montgomery
Norman Harris
William Stewart
Morgan Group
Municipal Utilities Board
Decatur City Council
James H. Johnson
Harry Wyatt
Perio Shelton
Electrical Appliance Show Here Called Great Success
The Electrical Appliance Show staged Thursday and Friday in the armory drew strong interest despite bad weather. About 3,000 visitors attended the two days and roughly 2,600 registered at the City Electric booth. Prizes were awarded including a pop-up toaster, an electric percolator, a floor lamp, and a piano, with winners named from Decatur, Sterchi, Hamilton, and Forbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Pliance
Wi Sh
Booth Channefelt
Decatur
Ines
Eighth Avenue West
Rickenbacker Motor
A. M. Fifth Avenue
Pride Appliance Company
S. H’ Malone
East Vine Street
Sterchi
Sixth Avenue
Hamilton Sy Company
Uie
Wilson
East Church Street
Forbes
Madhouse Financial Crisis Not Reds Is Shanghai's Problem
Shanghai faces a financial crisis as the nationalist gold yuan loses value and salaries go unpaid. The garrison converts 400,000 old silver dollars to yuan to stabilize pay, while workers receive a token silver dollar, amid reports of strategic rail disruptions near Kashing and tension around Hangchow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madhouse
Shanghai
Tom Lambert
Shanghat
Kashing
China
Hangchow
Strike Parley in Mobile Hangs on Wage Dispute
The Mobile strike deadline looms as city lines and union officials negotiate over a new wage scale. Local 770 AFL drivers seek a 40 hour week with pay equal to the 48 hour current standard, while company officials estimate a 24 cent hourly increase. About 250 union members voted to strike when the contract ends at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Charles A
Baumhauer
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway and Motorcoach Employes
AFL
J. Roy Holland
Acid Tossing Wife Wanted In Germany Case
An American sergeant's wife, Mrs Lennie Martin of Picher Oklahoma, is sought by warrant in Bavaria for throwing acid on Elizabeth Bauer 18 and cutting the girl's hair. Officials say Mrs Martin left for the United States this week. Donald C Noggle Bavarian district attorney reported Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Donald C. Noggle
Bavaria
Lennie Martin
Picher
Okla
Noggle
White Lightning No Cargo to Have When Sheriff Is Around
Officers on the Moulton Highway near the Morgan-Lawrence line observed a truck pass and two men toss out a can. Investigation found the can contained white mule, prompting the sheriff and deputies to take note of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Morgan-Lawrence
Athens Officer Shows His Speed And Nabs His Man
Athens officer Pat Gil Carter demonstrated speed by quickly pursuing and arresting a fleeing driver after a vehicle incident. He nabbed the suspect following a brief pursuit in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
BR Peine
Gil Carter
Lewis Answer Is Very Mild in Coal Talks
John L. Lewis agreed to hold separate contract talks with Southern coal operators and let the press attend the opening sessions. He suggested June 6 in Bluefield West Virginia, while Moody and the Southern group consider the proposal as the Taft Hartley law frame looms and Congress debates replacement legislation. The current contract expires June 30 and formal notices may be filed next week as negotiations resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hall
Washington
John L. Lewis
Southern
Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
Bluefield
W. Va
United” Mine Workers
Moody
Rainfall lightly counted as average in local farms
Rain fell from Friday 4 PM to Saturday 4 PM totaling 11 inches according to weather observers. Temperatures rose to a Blackberry winter pattern with readings from 58 to 71 degrees. Rainfall amounts varied from .02 inches at several points, absorbed quickly by fields, with the total modestly above average for the area.
Man Held by Officers on Auto Theft Charge
Wayne Reeves was placed in Morgan County jail Saturday afternoon by the Highway Patrol and sheriffs. Officials said Reeves was wanted on a charge of auto theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wavne Reeves
Morgan County
Highway Patrol
He County
Reeves
Plans Readied For Resuming Berlin Traffic
Western Germany prepared to resume traffic to Berlin with 30 freight trains a day and coal deliveries within 24 hours after approval. Berlin airlift set records in April with 235 363.7 tons in 26 026 flights and weekly tonnage rising to 60 772.22 tons. Russian concessions included promises not to interfere with canal traffic and an apology for a police raid. May Day demonstrations loom with East Berlin rallies and West Berlin parades heightening fear of clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Reedy
Berlin
Germany
Moscow
Hamburg
Britain
East Berlin
West Berlin
Berlin blockade talks move to details and dates
Washington reports progress in formal talks with Russia on ending the Berlin blockade as Moscow hints at dropping barriers if the West ends its counter blockade and agrees to a four power meeting on Germany. Ambassador Jessup and Soviet Deputy Malik held discussions in New York with cautious follow up from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
State Department
Oe C. Jessup
Jessup
New York
Jakob A. Malik
Acheson
Department
Secre
the Sea Cai Se Sons
Charles E. Bohlen
Coun
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T. E. Howard
Hartseller
Eugene Rice
Sixth Avenue Church of God
Decatur General Spital
W. C. Waldrop
John Jones
Decatur 3
Baugh Wiley Clinic
Charles ‘Sherman
Ninth Avenue
West
Sterling Sams
Dewey B. Day Jr
Valdermosa Springs
Goldie Hunter
Cottage Avenue
Roy Brock
Cullman
Gadsden Rotary Club
W. A. Daugherty
Wheeler Lake
American Legion Memorial Field
Lloyd Lively
Church of Ephesus
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Mike Namie
Vine Street
Leesburg
Mike
Wallace Meadows
The
Association of County Commissioners
Meadows
Frances. Gilliland
William B. Gilliland
Olive Street
Co Creek
Hartselle
Rex Thomas
W. J. Duncan Jr
By Ken Reynolds
Muscle
Montgomery Advertiser
BY Elton C. Fay
Lee Air Force
Beeline
Congress
Lamon
William Pounder
Almenna
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