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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1949
Page
1
Weather forecast notes partly cloudy conditions with a few daytime showers and light to moderate south winds on the coast. Temperature readings include noon 84, max 79 yesterday, and 70 minimum with rainfall 1.3 inches. many local events and notices follow.
An Alabama man Woodrow Harvey Alford 26 formerly of Atmore is charged with murder in the death of Texas woman Mrs J E Parker 40 of Amarillo He allegedly brought her body to Brooks clinic Atlanta Texas claiming she drowned A doctor who examined the body did not believe the drowning tale Alford arraigned jailed in 3000 bond.
New York September 7 Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt urged full development for minorities as essential to victory in the cold war There is need to match Russian propaganda with spiritual conviction and enthusiasm toward minority groups The conference at Columbia University Teachers College includes delegates from Africa England the West Indies and the Southern United States Ends today with support from Carnegie Corporation and Rockefeller Foundation agency general education board
Police report two yesterday accidents with no injuries. At 1:25 P M on Highway 31 and Sherman Street a 1949 Ford pickup driven by J W Allerson of Memphis collided with a Chevrolet driven by Donald Schlatter of 1405 Seventh Avenue East. Investigating officers were Terry and Kennedy. A second crash at 4:30 P M at Sixth Ave and Fourth Street South involved a 1947 Nash driven by Marian Bloodworth of 617 East Vine Street and a 1941 Chevrolet driven by Sally Virginia Plemons of Hartselle. Investigating officers Landers and Hyche reported light damage to both cars.
A Northwest Airlines DC-4 diverted to Medford Oregon from a Seattle to Honolulu flight after a beacon indicated fire in the baggage compartment. Fire extinguishers were used on board and after landing no evidence of fire was found. The flight carried 11 passengers and six crew. Captain Roe Polhamus led the aircraft which turned back about 3 1/2 hours from Portland.
The Camden River Road mass shooting raised the toll to 13 with 10 year old John Wilson among the dead. His mother and grandmother were killed as they waited at a traffic light. Three others wounded. Police named Howard Unruh as the gunman, a 28 year old war veteran captured after a siege. Prosecutors ordered a mental examination by four psychiatrists to probe sanity. Neighbors described him as quiet and reads the Bible.
Two of three Negroes convicted of raping a farm wife in Florida asked for a new trial. They claim they were not allowed to testify about alleged beatings. Judge T G Futch may rule today on the motion filed by Samuel Pote and Walter Irvin. The 16 year old Charles Greenlee received mercy consideration.
Vice President Barkley and Mrs Hadley sparked a photographer clash at the Hotel Chase in St Louis as newsmen were twice escorted from the ballroom. Barkley warned against dancing while pictures were taken and later agreed to halt photography.
Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell denied probation to Harris Biggerstaff a 19 year old Limestone farm youth after he was convicted on two counts of forgery and pleaded guilty He will serve two years on the first charge with the second on the trial docket He attempted suicide twice in Limestone jail and was placed in solitary confinement but not seriously injured and returned to the Bull Pen within days
A seven story vacant building under demolition in midtown Philadelphia erupted into flames. Four alarms summoned over 40 units. four firemen were injured lightly while hundreds of guests and workers evacuated from hotels and stores as embers sparked fires up to three blocks away. The St Francis hotel and the St James hotel also saw fires but were subdued quickly. No serious injuries reported.
Washington September 7 The senate opened debate on the reciprocal trade agreements bill pressed by President Truman as urgent. House passage stood 319 to 69 in February and the measure would extend executive tariff authority to June 12, 1951. GOP opposition centers on a peril point provision requiring tariff cuts to be justified to Congress. The President appointed J Howard McGrath as Attorney General, diminishing Democratic support for compromise. Senate Finance Chairman George of Georgia leads the drive to move the bill through.
Riverside coach Shorty Ogle updated Decatur Jaycees on 1949 football rules including substitution limits and clipping changes. He noted college games may see more injuries due to clipping above the waist and explained end zone handling on kickoffs and punt rules affecting high school play.
Alabama Journal predicts only 19 of Gov. James E Folsom's 23 appointments will be confirmed when the legislature meets for the last time Friday. Four likely rejected are L E Clifford of Talladega Jerome Phillips and Eugene Wells of Birmingham and C L Bishop of Cullman.
Goshen New York September 7. Principal Charles Hooker approved a basement smoking room for the new term after a parent poll. The district serves grades four through high school. Hooker noted many older students smoke and required written parental approval for student use.
In Atlanta a frail nine year old girl Mary Long died beside her father Hiram B Long at his casket after asking to go with him. The 65 year old brass worker had been ill for months and services were postponed to grant her dying wish. Survivors include his widow and mother of nine other children.
Navy Lt Harold W Reeves 33 of Grosse Ile Mich identified as pilot in Florette plane crash yesterday. Cross country training flight from Grosse Ile, taken off from Birmingham, plane dove into hillside near Florette. Engine buried, fuselage telescoped. Reeves body moved to Peck funeral home Hartselle then to Grosse Ile. Crash reported by two residents hearing sputtering engine.
Balboa Panama Canal Zone September 7. Air Force Captain Vinson S White 41 of Fort Payne Alabama identified as one of three holiday makers drowned by a large wave at Coronado Beach near Chame. The other victims include an Air Force NCO and Jamaican Beatrice Colbert 37. Eyewitnesses say the wave swept bathers offshore. White and the NCO reportedly tried to save others and died. White was a chemical officer at Caribbean command headquarters.
Montgomery Sept 7 Forty five persons lost their lives on Alabama highways in July Public Safety Director Bankhead Bates said 227 others were in accidents investigated by Highway Patrol that month The highway director added that 282 persons have been killed and 1 961 injured in 2 963 accidents the patrol has investigated this year
Britain's Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and Chancellor Stafford Cripps opened three nation talks in Washington aimed at a one world strategy. They seek U S agreement to speed up spending of strategic materials and to aid Britain's dollar shortage.
About 700 demonstrators, calling themselves American-Irish Minute Men, shouted and carried signs as the British delegation led by Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin and Chancellor Sir Stafford Cripps debarked from the Mauretania for talks in Washington. They denounced British policy with slogans urging action against “pan handlers” and warning there will always be a British empire while Uncle Sam pays.
Decatur merchants voted to close stores at 6 P M on October 1 to allow employees to attend the Sewanee Southwestern football game. The meeting also extended the Thursday half holiday to December, kept 8:30 A M to 5 P M hours, set Christmas week hours 8:30 A M to 7 P M, and closed shops December 26 and January 2 for Christmas and New Year. Higdon chaired the merchants division meeting.
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