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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1949
Page
2
Nanking relaxes after its fall, as communists slowly reshape the city. Foreigners remain but cannot leave. diplomats, businesses, and reporters observe a cautious transition toward a communist capital and broader foreign contact.
Vishinsky faced prison terms for contempt of congress and passport fraud after removal from a Southampton prison. A London court denied a U S extradition request. Eisler expected to reach Berlin via Poland. he has not lived in Germany since the Nazi era.
Washington reports outline a policy toward Communist China with two main restrictions no loans and cash or barter payment for goods no sales of strategic materials to China. The State Department studies Beijing’s rise and potential recognition as diplomats contact authorities in Tientsin Peiping and Nanking.
Related reports from Cebu raise the death toll to 44 from the sinking last Wednesday near Bogo in Northeast Cebu. Fifty-five survivors were rescued as the boat, a two mast craft with motors, is believed to have struck the mast of a sunken Japanese ship off Bogo.
The thrust of an architectural arch results from horizontal pressure across the arch and vertical load from weight. The interaction defines how lateral pressure and downward force transfer to supports.
The Novi team suffers through a crash plagued event with Rex Mays stalling on the Northeast turn and Bayless Leverett’s car quitting at 130 miles. Nalon’s 125.584 mph first lap sets a new mark while other drivers like Van Acker and Wallard retire with denounced failures and fuel leaks.
President Truman enjoys sunny warmth on the final leg of his Potomac river cruise. Eben Ayers reports from the Williamsburg that at 9 30 A.M. the sun shone brightly with mild temperatures as the yacht rested after overnight at the Potomac mouth. Truman expected to arrive near Washington by about 4 P M EST.
Direct sow large flower seeds where plants will stand to avoid transplant shock. Sow three to five seeds per spot, then thin to one vigorous plant. Use a shallow seedbed with balanced plant food beneath, cover lightly with porous soil, and mark spots to prevent disturbance. Mix topsoil sand and peat moss for an ideal covering soil.
A companion tax measure to a bill passed last Friday to curb continuing appropriations was amended to exclude the state docks on Sen. Joe Langan's motion. A second amendment by Sen. Guy Hardwick to remove cholera appropriations failed. Two of Folsom's tax proposals died in committee while bills on a penny tax for soft drinks and taxes on utilities and radio were postponed indefinitely.
An opera meeting of the Huntsville group of Alcoholics Anonymous will be held Tuesday night at eight in the circuit courtroom there. About ten members of the Decatur group plan to attend. Sam S D a nationally known speaker will deliver the principal address. He was pastor of a large...
An 18 year old Mosely was injured when his 1946 Chevrolet skidded on a rain slick south of Mooresville and overturned after hitting a telephone pole. His mother Eva Mae Pickett says he tried to miss an oncoming car. A passenger Thomas Miller had a leg cut. A Baggett truck left the highway at Leesdale with no injuries.
A New York church member describes his journey from alcohol abuse to sobriety after years of drinking and medical treatment. He later joined Alcoholics Anonymous, reclaiming his life and dedicating significant time to the organization’s work.
Rep. Hobbs bills that the Attorney General may jail deportable aliens like Gerhart Eisler until deportation. He calls the measure a crackerjack bill to reclaim independence and sovereignty and cites Eisler's escape as proof of lax laws. Eisler once labeled top communist agent slipped out May 6 on the Polish liner.
The National Postal Workers Council CIO urged President Truman to rescind the federal loyalty order and restore suspended employees with full pay. It blamed discrimination in the federal service, citing the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Lawson Veteran Hospital, and Panama Canal Zone. The council pressed Senate bill 1772 for a $650 pay raise, 26 vacation days, 15 sick days, optional retirement after 25 years, end of substitute classification, and a 30 hour work week.
Near Woosung fortress hundreds of vehicles and guns were torched by retreating Chinese nationalists during the final evacuation rush. Roads crowded with charred wrecks, some red shells landing. many nationalists captured. Civilian property seized amid the defense of Shanghai. The communists reported about 100,000 troops surrendered.
Admiral Halsey urged a mock battle test between the B 36 bomber and Navy carrier based jets to settle whether air power could reduce reliance on naval carriers. He called the carrier the spearhead of modern naval power and noted growing Air Force importance acknowledged by Army and Navy.
On May 30 the Russian consulate in Shanghai was closed as the Soviet presence was withdrawn after a new regime in the city, not officially recognized by the United States, assumed control.
Scanteia, the Romanian workers' party paper, charged Bishop Gerald P. O'Hara of Savannah and Atlanta with instructing Romanian Roman Catholic bishops to take part in anti-democratic activity. The report followed Romania's move to remove 120 Catholic clergy from state payroll after the break with the Holy See.
Daily records show numerous property transfers including O. H. Bradford to A. D. Williams for 5000 dollars and H. F. Sherrod to Dan Matthews for 1050 dollars. Other transfers include Gladie Roberts to Novel M. Bradford for 2250 dollars and R. A. Tucker to Edward S. Lawrence for 4000 dollars.
A sequence of marriages is shown with ages and hometowns. Edgar Mullins Rogers, 30, of Charlotte to Priscilla Shumate, 21, Charlotte. Clifford B. Parker, 19, Decatur address 1188 Third Avenue South, to Helen Segars, 22, Decatur address 1118 Third Avenue South. Lewis Edward Trussell, 28, Decatur to Nadine Cameron, 18, Hillsboro 2. James Edward Nelson, 28, Eva. to Virginia Grace Frost, Falkville 1.
Local column highlights neighborhood events and everyday concerns. Readers share feedback on services, schools, and civic pride while looking for fresh ideas to strengthen community ties.
Floyd Smith, theater manager, promotes The Barkleys of Broadway at the Princess theater after a Life magazine two page ad. Decatur high students face exams this week while local hospital admissions and births are reported and Jefferson Davis Day observed with banks closed Friday.
Perry B. Hughes of Tuscaloosa will serve another term as president of the Alabama Association of Circuit Court Clerks and Registers after a two day convention. John E. Mandeville of Mobile was re elected secretary-treasurer.
In Tuscaloosa on Memorial Day Gen. George C. Kenney warned the United States will go to war again if needed to defend its ideals. He urged using all resources to safeguard freedom and preserve the American way of life, and stressed paying homage to war dead with action.
A hard hitting New Market team defeated Athens 9 to 4 at the Athens fairgrounds Sunday. Ramsey held for Athens after the sixth, allowing one hit in the last three innings. Rice started four for Athens, Bullington pitched fifth, Presnell caught all game. Athens schedules: Cross Key at 3:00 Saturday, Athens vs Muscle Shoals Red Sox at 2:30 Sunday at the fairgrounds.
An official report to Washington cites Wilbur J Cook of Reno and Patrick Green of Wenatchee as seriously injured and mutilated. Floyd Erickson of Cyrus Minnesota was hospitalized but not injured. About 140 Americans and Bolivians were moved to Oruro as Bolivian troops seized the mine union hall and restored order. other abducted engineers include Richard D Ellett and TR Woods Smith.
Vernon Texas May 30 17 Donnie Woodard a ten year old boy in the hospital coma most of the morning worries about his cow Old Jersey while 70 percent of his body is burned doctors are amazed he survives saying most burn victims die within six to twelve hours his fever fell to 100 degrees from yesterday an older brother accidentally spilled gasoline on him while burning weeds twenty days ago
The custom of wearing rings was passed from Greek and Etruscan cultures to Romans, shaping jewelry practice across ancient civilizations.
A small remaining flock of whooping cranes gathers along the Texas coast to endure the winter season. The article notes the species once thrived in large numbers but now survives in limited numbers along the coastline with conservation concerns.
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