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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1948
Page
1
Fair with little temperature change this afternoon into tonight and Tuesday. The Decatur weather bureau reports a high of 83 and low of 62 for the 24 hour period ending this morning. Memorial Day observance closed the cotton market today. Community updates include visits, church notices, enrollments, and upcoming meetings in Decatur and nearby towns.
Fatal accidents over the Memorial holiday approached 300 as safety groups warned, with 282 deaths counted by noon. Auto crashes led with 165, drownings 41, and 76 from other causes, while Illinois posted the highest state total at 22.
In Baltimore on May 31 a speeding dentist Dr Frederick Rude and his wife were escorted by Lt Mooney and officers Serio Hogan to a hospital after their car ran a stop sign. The delivery occurred en route and both mother and daughter are reported doing fine.
The Montgomery county grand jury asks all who have information on alleged buy ing of votes and voting irregularities to appear June 8. Circuit Solicitor W. T. Seibels urged participation, noting some informants may not receive subpoenas. Governor Folsom supports broader action and points to absentee ballots as a concern.
The first typhus fever case this year in Morgan County is reported from Hartselle. County health official Dr. L L R Murphree notes the disease type is commonly carried by rat fleas and identifies it as a United States form.
Prague reports 770701 blank ballots as opposition to the communist led government in parliamentary elections. National Front wins with 6429145 votes from a total 7199845 cast of 8005887 registered. Slovakia and Bohemia Moravia totals show high government support elsewhere.
Senator Taft of Ohio urged a specific Republican platform to force Democrats to spell out their positions in the fall campaign. He favored a detailed record of party principles and discussed pre-convention work by the resolutions committee with 31 delegate-elected members to participate.
Tom Wynn of Hart reports a three week old barred rock chick with four legs. The extra limbs are partially developed yet functional, though the chick walks on two legs while the other two feet remain present and growing. The mother hen tends to the odd chick as it develops normally.
Paul Robeson refused to say whether he is a Communist party member before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He joined witnesses opposing the Mundt Nixon bill and said he would not answer the membership question, risking potential contempt action. He warned he might go to jail but would decide his war duty when the time came.
Work will begin this week on a new two story educational building at the Southside Baptist church. Burt Childs has the contract for a project costing 45000 now with an ultimate investment of 80000. The first floor, steel brick stone and concrete fire proof, 50 by 75 feet, will be completed now.
The Trans Jordan Arab Legion said it smashed a Jewish assault in the Latrun area near Jerusalem and reported 114 Jewish deaths on the battlefield. Jerusalem reports note Israeli pleas to encircled Jews to hold fast as Arab forces maneuver around Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Vanport grew from fall 1942 to summer 1943 with 10 286 apartments on a 647 acre lowland site north of Portland. It housed 35 000 wartime residents at completion, then many buildings were moved after the war ended. a Vanport College existed nearby and the dike failure led to inundation.
Graduating Decatur high school seniors heard Rev. John Troxler at Central Methodist church. He spoke on This Is The Story, urging moral integrity, decent citizenship, and living together in a world of power, proximity, and irrelevance.
Indianapolis May 31 Four cars battled for the lead through the first 100 miles of the Memorial Day 500. Rex Mays led at 100 miles after Ted Horn stopped for fuel. Mauri Rose and Bill Reading chased the front, with Duke Nalo moving into third as Tony Bettenhausen II ran fifth. Horn remained the most consistent winner in speedway history, leading at the 100 mile mark.
The Daily invites Morgan county residents to attend the election party Tuesday night with election officers calling in results from box counts as they finish. Polls open eight and close five rural areas six urban areas. The Associated Press wire will provide state news and loud speaker announcements will relay results. The event is free to the public.
The Southern Presbyterian general assembly rejected amendments to the book of church order on property ownership. Debate touched on potential consequences if Northern and Southern churches unite, including fears congregations may withdraw to form a separate Southern Presbyterian body.
A public fashion show in Grant's windows drew a good crowd on Second Avenue. Grant's fashion manager Ann Marie Elderidge explained the styles via a public address system as department managers modeled cottons sportswear and dress clothes with home furnishings as a backdrop.
Indianapolis May 31 official standings list Mauri Rose as winner and Ted Horn second in the 500 mile race after 300 miles. Duke Nalon Rex Mays Bill Holland and Bill Cantrell follow with Tony Bettenhath Johnny Mantz near position nine. Average speed listed as 120.337 mph.
Lee Horn in a Maserati overtook Rex Mays of Glendale California to lead the 18th lap at the two and a half mile track. Mays set a new first lap speed record of 123.102 miles per hour.
Walter Jackson presents a plan for a combined community and school auditorium in Decatur with 2000 to 2200 seats funded by 100000 from the community plus school funds. Rotarians met at Hotel Lyons with Frank Stone presiding and guests listed from Athena to Tuscaloosa.
J C Penney told Central Baptist Sunday that the Golden Rule should guide both church teaching and national retail leadership. He urged young men to raise personal standards and work overtime with honesty that emphasizes duties and relationships, valuing service and trust with the public and store associates.
Rescue teams work amid Vanport destruction after a new dike breach worsened flooding on the Columbia. authorities fear many lives are missing as water persists and the crest is expected tomorrow. Red Cross says dozens of refugees are unaccounted for in Portland evacuation centers.
Fire swept the tinder dry wooden pens of the South St Paul Union Stockyards at 11 45 a m spreading over two blocks within 30 minutes. Four yards employees fought to save about 2000 head of livestock as many animals broke loose and fled to nearby swamps. Firemen cited unusually dry spring and lack of wind as factors allowing flames to spread in all directions. Smoke was visible for miles.
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