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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1947
Page
1
The Morgan County Sportsman's club schedules a meeting on Thursday May 29 at eight o'clock in the courthouse court room. An educational conservation film will be shown and the annual officer election will take place.
Four foreign affairs measures receive urgent tagging by Secretary of State Marshall as deadlines loom on June 30. Items include U S membership in the international refugee organization and continued Voice of America broadcasts, with other actions pending House or Senate action.
In N C on May 24, a terrified Negro named Godwin Buddy Bush reportedly broke from armed masked captors at Northampton county jail and fled into darkness after a bullet whistled past his head. Authorities now theorize the abductors abandoned their plan fearing a larger reaction.
An annual meeting of the Morgan Tuberculosis Association is scheduled for Tuesday night at 5:30 in the Sunday school building of Central Methodist Church. Election of officers and discussion of committee work are on the agenda and all interested persons are asked to attend.
One hundred fifty children from several North Alabama counties will attend a semi annual crippled children clinic in Decatur. The event starts at eight o clock Wednesday May 28 at Central Baptist church with lunch served at noon by Morgan county Red Cross canteen corps.
The Morgan County Cancer Fund drive surpassed its 1947 quota by 50 dollars, raising 1698 from 1648. Contributions came from Community Chest 576 and many local groups including Eastern Star chapters Mizpah and Mary Lou Dancey, Decatur Lions, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ingalls shipbuilding, Decatur Civitan, Kiwanis, and numerous individuals.
The AUTW plans to quit the NFTW and affiliate with the CIO after internal debate sparked by strike reactions. Moran, NFTW leader, calls plan foolhardy, while NFTW comprises 49 semi autonomous unions and faces reorganization as the CIO approach gains favor.
Mrs A M Roan was taken ill Friday and fell into a coma at noon. Her condition showed a slight improvement by Saturday afternoon. She is the wife of Dr A M Roan, a well known Decatur physician.
Alabama lawmakers will return to the capitol to resume work after a six day special session closed the income tax funds for teacher salaries. The senate may act on two Auburn trustees appointments while the governor negotiates with the chamber.
Kansas City May 24 Attorney General Tom Clark said he will launch an immediate inquiry into potential civil action regarding the South Carolina lynching where a jury released 26 identified lynchers. He noted the federal ruling upholding life liberty and the pursuit of happiness as federally secured rights against mob violence.
An unresolved lynching in Square sparked a two day search by about three dozen federal state and county officers for the missing man and his abductors. Rosa Howard testified she saw a man flee toward a yard near her home and heard a shot then saw a car drive away.
Postmaster R T Sheppard announced a May 26 1947 prohibition on cigarette and tobacco product deliveries to Germany. The order forbids transmissions via Army postal service and international mails and directs postmasters to question and refuse parcels for delivery to Germany or through APOs.
Jake, sale chairman, and Miss Ruby S Jones of the American Legion Auxiliary thank workers and contributors. The Decatur drive by disabled veterans and the community raised 386.25 on Saturday, part of a 2,400 total.
Rep. Ploeser of Missouri announces a fall inquiry by the House Small Business Committee into government agencies including the Tennessee Valley Authority and finance bodies, plus cooperative tax exemptions. The probe will study competition with business and potential socialism concerns.
A University of Alabama Bureau summary notes Decatur bank debits in March at 14 165 949 dollars, up over 50 percent from last year and 27 8 percent over February. Savings deposits rise 4 0 percent year over year to 2 210 571, with postal savings up 1 7 percent from February. Total savings reach 357 471, 11 percent above March 1946.
In foggy Thames estuary approaches two U.S. ships collided with fishing boats. The 10000-ton tanker Newhall Mills suffered a bow blowing explosion and one death after the crash. The Liberty ship John Lafarge sent an SOS saying several men were in the water after a collision. Lifeboats and tugs moved to assist as the Newhall Mills drifted toward Goodwin Sands.
President Truman said his mother Martha E. Truman, age 94, was weakening with little change and slept most of the time. He planned to stay in Grandview Kansas City area as doctors weighed whether he should return to Washington. The White House said he was alert for emergencies and had been at his mother's bedside through a long day.
Congressman Fred Bradley of Michigan's 11th district died today in New London while serving with the Coast Guard. The incident occurred during a routine duty period causing his death at the station. Bradley, a veteran lawmaker, was widely active on defense and economic policy. He was born in Michigan and served multiple terms in Congress.
Atlanta May 24. Police reported a blood stained rope found near the crime scene matching the yard line of Mrs Refoule, wife of French artist Paul Refoule. The rope signaled a possible strangulation and sexual assault amid ongoing investigations into her death near Peachtree Creek.
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