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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1946
Page
1
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions in the south. Navy and Army discharges listed for local servicemen, local visitors, post office inspections, court docket including fines, and hospital/clinic movements. Continuation noted as page two.
The coal strike crippling industry threatens Ford Motor Company with a 110000 layoffs as virtually all operations shut down. Railroads lose workers while 1500000 unionized employees face wage talks and vote deadlines. The coal crisis forces factory slowdowns across steel utilities and transport sectors.
With 47 of 57 Morgan county boxes counted, John F. McCutcheon leads sheriff with 1 946 votes while Bill Willoughby and C B Bibb Humphrey vie for second. Braswell and Meadows stay close in Place 1 Revenue and Control race as absentee ballots await tally. Folsom leads governor race in county with 2 443 votes, Poole 1 911, Boozer 1 746.
Secretary of State James Byrnes, per a British informant, proposed a 21 nation peace conference in Paris beginning June 15 to discuss European peace treaties. Britain, Russia, France and the United States reportedly cannot agree on the treaties at present.
Alabama Strawberries will grace the White House and House of Representatives menus tomorrow. Rep. Manasco arranges free samples for all 435 members at noon to showcase Cullman county cash crop. Estell Vines will present a crate to a Truman resident and attend Alabama delegation luncheon. Senators Bankhead and Hill and others are invited.
Cullman insurance agent James E. Folsom led Alabama’s five man governor field in the May primary as observers were surprised at his front position. He campaigned with a mop and “suds bucket” for donations and called for a constitutional convention and repeal of a poll tax while pledging a progressive administration. Runoff on June 4 pits Folsom against Lt. Gov. Handy Ellis.
Selma police seek an unidentified truck in a hit and run near Brown's Station. Roy Milton Guy, the crash victim, remained in a bus after his left arm was amputated following a collision on Highway 5. Authorities describe severe damage to Guy's car and are searching for the truck driver.
On the first V-E anniversary the world lacks lasting peace despite victory. Diplomatic officials warn peace may take years as the Paris conference stalls on settlements. Asian strife persists between Chinese communists and the central government, while Palestine tensions rise over Jewish refugee admissions. France remains an obstacle with Franco in Spain.
Andrei A. Gromyko refused to commit to attending the Security Council session on the Iranian case and signaled he would not discuss the issue further. Iranian Ambassador Hussein Ala said Tehran had no new updates beyond reports of Russian withdrawals from four provinces. The council planned to address the Russian Iranian evacuation at 3 p.m. Eastern, with uncertainty over whether Gromyko would stay if Iran is mentioned.
Senator James W. Huffman led in early returns to secure the Democratic nomination for a full term in Ohio's Senate race. He held an estimated 18 500 vote edge over former Rep Stephen M Young as results narrowed. Other CIO PAC choices lagged or trailed in Alabama and Indiana as Republicans faced similar outcomes. Florida saw former Governor Spessard L Holland win the Democratic nomination for the seat of ill health affected Senator Charles O Andrews.
Limestone County voters produced one of the heaviest ballots on record as Handy Ellis led Jim Folsom for governor with most boxes reporting. Local races showed Crow over Griffith for circuit judge, Malone and Beasley in probate, Coffman over Clem for circuit court clerk, and Holt leading Board of Revenue race in district 1. Countywide totals favored Broadwater for state representative and Crow leading in county races prior to official tallies.
With 43 of 47 precincts in, two Montgomery incumbents win renomination, two exit, and one loses. Notable upset is Hubert Busby defeating L. A. Sanderson for the No 2 House seat. S. B. Lightler defends No 1 seat, Luther Ingalls leads for No 3, Charles M. Pinkston unopposed for No 4, and Silas D. Cater leads Teasley for the 28th district in the Senate.
Judge James H. Crow Jr. led early in Morgan and Lawrence counties while Judge A A Griffith held a strong lead in Cullman in the circuit judge race for the th district. Morgan counts Crow 3958 Griffith 1717 and Limestone Crow 2172 Griffith 1477 with no final tally yet before official count.
Cullman county voters backed Big Jim Folsom with 4835 votes to Handy Ellis’s state lead, while Poole 901 Oy 540 Boozer 339 and Persons. Kinney led Probate Judge race with 3827 votes, Knight 2797 and McAfee 337. Results reflect 39 of 40 boxes.
R. Q. Lindsey and his son Melvin Lindsey were jailed in Morgan County on charges of assault with intent to murder after a dispute on Second Street near the Blue Bird Cafe. Chalmer Townsend and his brother Thomas Townsend, seriously cut, were treated at Decatur General Hospital and released later.
The state Health Department, with data from the American Medical Association, reports Alabama operated 41 hospitals. Federal agencies ran 16, the state and counties eight, cities three, and joint city-county six. Beds totaled 19,934 and admissions reached 120,307.
Alabama returns show Democratic governor race tightening as James E. Folsom leads Handy Ellis but lacks majority with 64,194 to 58,496 after 1,640 of 2,328 boxes. A June 4 runoff appears likely with CIO backing and other races also in play across the state.
May 8 Birmingham reports liquor election results from Bibb and Talladega counties. Bibb county’s 21 of 23 boxes show opponents ahead by 345 votes, 1 547 to 902. Talladega 23 of 36 boxes show supporters of legal sales behind 2 181 to 2 085.
Seventy one witnesses sat state merit system examinations for on the job training last week. Fifty eight achieved passing grades under a no experience needed basis. The tally credits the examinations with improving qualification standards.
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