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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1946
Page
1
A Decatur diary page notes mostly cloudy weather with scattered showers and thunderstorms. It lists temperatures 81/63 and .02 inches rainfall, plus numerous local social notices, visits, and church events including Rev Kee num’s revival and Leonard Templeton quick mentions.
C C Horton director of the State Department of Veterans Affairs told the Decatur veterans conference the GI Bill can transform Alabama by creating a generation of more college graduates. The session at Lyons Hotel featured VA officials and counselors from seven counties focusing on education and training pathways for veterans.
Montgomery May 3 The airport expansion program in Alabama will be funded under a congressional bill approved this week. State Aeronautics Director Asa Rountree Jr. says the act provides a 13 787 092 program with a 6 893 546 Alabama share over seven years. The funds require 50 50 matching from local or state sources and may include additional grants from the civil aeronautics fund.
A 1937 black Ford coach reported stolen April 30 by C. H. Brown of Huntsville was recovered Thursday at 1:30 PM by State Highway Patrolmen Julian McNeese and R. A. Troupe. The car was found abandoned about eight miles east of Athens on U. S. 72, undamaged and returned to its owner.
Joe P. Palmer, 79, died at 3 45 a m after being struck by a pickup on Highway 31 near Al States cabin camp. The Cullman driven vehicle, a 1937 Chevrolet, carried several occupants. Palmer's family and survivors include a daughter Lottie May Palmer and three sons, with funeral set for Mt Tabor church.
J. B. Paterson of the county democratic executive committee announced 510 absentee ballots received to midnight Thursday and names and addresses published in today's Daily. A supplemental list will appear Sunday. Over 100 applications filed for ballots not yet cast by midnight last night.
Washington reports an expected clash as Southern Democrats threaten to oppose large Commerce Department budgets including Wallace’s cultural relations program. Republicans back amendments to cut foreign and domestic commerce funding and staff, while Democrats unite to preserve the $10,000 cultural relations item and enforce party cohesion.
Four power foreign ministers from the United States Britain Russia and France met Yugoslav officials at Luxembourg palace to discuss revising the Italian Yugoslav frontier. Alcide De Gasperi the Italian premier was expected to join. Officials said success seemed unlikely but a complete breakdown was not yet certain.
Hunter Golson, 61, longtime Alabama state legislator from Elmore County and owner of The Wetumpka Herald, died this morning in a Birmingham hospital. His death was reported by his son-in-law Hal Fish, editor of The Tuskegee News.
Dr. Stanley A. Harris national director of inter racial relations will speak to Scouts and others tonight at 8 at Memorial M E Church West Street. Negro high school and four Negro troops will conduct demonstrations.
A radio dispatch from the State Highway Patrol reports Frank Romine a 99 year murder convict who escaped yesterday. Last seen at 10 am Thursday at the Montgomery highway shop he is described as 5 10 156 with black hair brown eyes light brown complexion. Romine was convicted of first degree murder on March 1 1946 in Morgan County for the fatal shooting of Buddy Smith a Decatur high school student.
State Prison Director E P Russell announced tightened operations at Kilby Prison after 11 inmates tunneled out Tuesday night. He blamed lack of oration and ordered stricter nightly checks and daily inspections, with potential changes in staff if rules are not followed.
A UN security council spokesman noted the Palestine situation could soon be presented as a problem before the council. He said the current tension threatens peace in the Middle East and falls under council jurisdiction.
Clayton Nat Morgan advance agent with the Cavalcade of Amusements died at 6 15 Thursday at General Hospital. He was old and survived by a son J Medden. Services will be conducted by Rev. B B Burks of the Southside Baptist Church at 10 o'clock. Seneca County mor. Cree tear in charge.
Arab higher committee in Jerusalem calls a one day Arab general strike to protest the British American inquiry report on Palestine warning it could trigger renewed national struggle. Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha says Arabs may join if recommendations prompt immediate Jewish immigration and foreign interference worsens tensions.
The coal shortage triggers a broad strike wave as unions press for higher pay. Railroads plan 50 percent passenger service cuts by May 15 due to coal limits. AFL unions push wage hikes. pilots, bus drivers, and other workers walk out across multiple states. The nation nears 750,000 idle workers, with effects on airlines and transit.
In a Tokyo courtroom on May 3, Shumei Okawa slapped Hideki Tojo as part of a spectacle amid war crimes proceedings. Okawa shouted gibberish and exposed his chest while gesturing, before landing a sharp swing that drew gasps from officials and spectators.
Rioting convicts on Alcatraz Island kill a second guard, Guard Harold P. Stites, as 83 Marines reinforce the fortress. Hostages rescued after seven hours of gun battles. Warden James A. Johnston directs from the operation amid continued assaults and explosions.
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