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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1948
Page
4
The Daily surveys civic groups preparing Armistice Day observances and analyzes Tennessee and national races. It highlights Boss Crump’s primary danger, Kefauver’s coon skin cap campaign, Truman’s uncertain state wins, and the Southern push for state sovereignty amid party realignment.
In Saxony the Russians intensify mining of poor quality uranium deposits, signaling no worthwhile uranium from Russia. Tennessee congressman Kefauver attacks Boss Crump and Hull's old guard, while Republicans spar over how long to keep Congress in session and how to handle Truman's civil and economic policy agenda.
A fragment notes that certain manners during a convention drew national offense. The item hints at public behavior impacting perceptions, without detailing participants, places, or outcomes.
Three years after Hiroshima the atom's promise and peril loom large. The piece recalls Aug. 6, 1945, and weighs fears of another global war against hopes for peaceful uses in medicine and industry. U.S. and Russia tensions rise as debates over atomic control continue with the UN and Truman's stance noted.
Belligerent Harry Cain of Washington urges resuming the sales-tax bill for Washington DC and predicts a Senate filibuster by Olin Johnston of South Carolina. Taft and Wherry oppose, while Knowland proposes an immediate anti filibuster rule. Bourke Hickenlooper notes oats market break amid Iowa crop. European and Asiatic readers have long eaten eel in many preparations.
The article argues thumb sucking is not severely harmful and usually resolves with time. It advises against nagging or shaming, notes possible temporary behaviors like ear pulling, and suggests gentle alternatives such as ensuring rest and play, using rewards, or wearing a reminder glove. It cautions against bitter remedies and discusses limited use of pacifiers or restraint devices.
Two Atlanta policemen described Lewis E. Buckeley as the soundest sleeper they know. They recounted a episode where Buckeley drifted asleep at the wheel, the car hitting a curb, tearing a pole, flipping over, and then continuing for a total distance with the pole on top before Buckeley woke up upon arrival.
Mrs Evalina Jones 80 mother of State Geologist Walter B Jones died in Huntsville Saturday night Funeral services were held today She was widow of former State Senator G Walter Jones Survived by daughter Mrs B W Gandrud of Tuscaloosa and sons Howard Jones New Market Edwin W and Carl C Jones Huntsville
Westbrook dispatch notes Harold Lokes recounts Felix Frankfurter wielding covert power over FDR and War Department decisions. It cites Ickes memoir excerpts alleging Frankfurter pitched influence, controlled appointments, and recruited networks across OSS and government while debating Murphy and Stimson for Secretary of War.
Three U S Army B 29 bombers completed a cross country trip from Saturday to Sunday landing at New York International Airport in under 22 hours. President Truman dedicated the airport with nearly a quarter million observers. rain kept the public from the field and the Sunday program was canceled.
A historic French method describes eels drowned in wine before slow cooking. The technique mixes wine immersion with prolonged simmering, producing a rich sauce and tender flesh characteristic of regional cuisine.
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