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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1949
Page
4
Alabama Supreme Court orders Mayor George W. Hughes to call an election in Madison on switching from mayor aldermanic to commission form. Court ruling confirms small towns under 1 000 population may adopt commission government creating broader local options.
The Montgomery Examiner editorial lauds Bob Jones of Scottsboro as a level headed progressive eight district congressman. It highlights his farm housing bill aiming to aid farmers with homes storage grain and livestock facilities to improve livelihood and support national security.
The Daily argues Morgan County should transfer road construction oversight to trained road builders. It criticizes current county operation as half perfect, urges professional management while preserving district representation, and predicts a permanent, need-based road system only after proper planning and qualified leadership.
The court ruling clears Governor Fol som to spend from the temporary clerk fund with no limit. The 3 to 2 decision excludes Chief Justice Gardner and Judge Ed Livingston. The Daily notes a likely rise in state treasury spending but expects lawmakers to return next month and consider curbing clerk fund expenditures, possibly targeting large hotel bills.
Government investigators organize Project Saucer to collect reports of flying saucers using standardized questionnaires. Observers report time location size altitude speed and maneuvers, with photos drawings and soil samples sent to AMC for analysis and cross reference with weather, aircraft and other factors.
Curtis Calder head of Electric Bond and Share is proposed as Secretary of the Army. Critics note its power-trust history and anti public-power stance, risking conflict with farm interests and Rural Electric Cooperatives. The piece also plugs brief capsule items on Soviet Berlin block issues and Arab horses.
A fragment urges reporting unidentified aerial phenomena to the Air Force to aid investigations. It notes many questions remain as inquiries continue and hints at possible misidentification by the public.
A reflective piece on self discovery urging persistence in work and relationships. It contrasts hopeful self realization with common doubts and worries, citing a college student and a mother, and suggesting imagination and self analysis to find personal purpose.
The piece links Calder to U S and Foreign Securities and U S and International Securities run by Dillon Read, noting his director role and prior profits from 1929 dealings. It criticizes the group for supporting German cartels and cites a Senate report on tax avoidance via a Canadian family holding, questioning his suitability for Army leadership.
Democratic Senator Millard Tydings says GOP steps rushed Wallgren within the armed services panel while Wayne Morse eyed a decisive vote for floor action but Senator Tydings did not disclose this. Morse signaled openness to an unfriendly report if a substitute motion passed, enabling full Senate debate.
The Senate expected to approve a bill providing 35 million dollars to states to create school child health programs. It would require 25 million dollars in state matching funds and would fund exams and free treatment for mental and physical illnesses, with poorer states receiving more federal aid. The plan aims to expand periodic health exams in schools nationwide.
Asbury Malone sold Crane's Clothes Shop and Garnett's on Se cond Avenue to H D Bynum and R N Harris of Courtland. Albany city council calls a Wednesday meeting to consider ferry franchise requests from Mrs Wressie Boggs and Davis Hodges. E N Penick remains in treatment at Benevolent hospital after Sunday car crash. H L Kirby led chapel at Austinville school with Bible lesson. Dr James D Hunter seeks SMU boards support for an assistant pastor role. Leroy McEntire Jr celebrated his third birthday with a party. guests included Harriet and Rebecca Lide and many neighbors. John Wyker and Pat Brock noted in local items. Arguments over Henry Ford bid for Muscle Shoals discussed in Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. Zula Grissom visited Mrs Wiggins on Sunday.
Jersey based columnist discusses Defense Secretary Louis Johnson and the decision to junk the 65 000 ton carrier United States. He notes it was ordered by the joint chiefs with Eisenhower approval and questions cost, timing, and strategic value while reflecting on broader naval power debates and wartime history.
New York columnist Hal Boyle notes children lack a mature sense of money while adults develop perspective. He shares vignettes of a night watchman father, a daughter critiquing pay, and a timid boy learning to respond to schoolyard fights.
In Montgomery on April 29 the formal dedication will mark Alabama's newest trade school, the first created under a 1947 legislative act. State legislators, education department members, and city and county officials will participate in the ceremonies.
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