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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1948
Page
4
The Montgomery Advertiser says Thurmond-Wright could outpace Truman-Barkley if the South unites behind the national Democratic Party. The piece notes potential shifts in electoral votes tied to regional cohesion and party loyalty.
Decatur residents organized through the Chamber of Commerce and four civic clubs to address poor bridge lighting. The State Highway Department corrected the fault, lighting Keller Bridge to improve nighttime waterfront beauty and public safety.
In three petitions the area near Decatur votes to join the city, hoping better schools, new buildings, lighting, garbage collection, fire and police protection, and offset taxes. The Daily endorses successful annexation votes to expand services as Decatur grows toward 50,000.
The piece alleges Rep. J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey used clerks as hidden paybacks to boost his income and evade taxes. It traces four years of phantom payrolls via Myra Midkiff Annette Minor and Grace Wilson, with later ties to remarried staff and a Rose Bowl trip. It notes a 1944-45 pattern of payroll abuse and delayed tax payments.
Franklin von Zelm presents a biblical reflection referencing Samuel 22:2. The passage highlights all in distress debt or discontent uniting under a leader figure. It emphasizes communal gathering and leadership in times of trouble.
A New Jersey case documents Mrs. Thomas and sisters aiding Grace Wilson, aunt of a Congressman, by securing relief payments totaling 3467.46 in 1945 while Grace remained in Allendale. In 1946 the Congressman interfered to place his daughter-in-law on payroll and pressed Bergen county to aid Wilson.
Reports claim anti-government tracts circulate among Soviet troops and in Leningrad. Pamphlets from an anti-communist group in the Red army appear in Vienna. General Rom anovich calls for tighter discipline amid dissent. Copied press hints at Russian political fallout in Eastern Germany and a party purge in Saxony.
An uncensored Saxony report says party purges are expanding under SED reform toward stricter Soviet lines. It cites three years of exploitation and a deep economic crisis in the Soviet zone, with imports failing and Russian support lacking as authorities in Moscow respond with purges.
In a joint session speech, President Truman argues the displaced persons act discriminates by religion and origin. He proposes expanding admissions beyond normal quotas to address housing and refugee needs, citing housing shortages in New York and Chicago and urging careful national consideration of immigrant policy.
Fragmentary OCR text highlights themes of friendship among Americans and references to ERPS Die and SF Eee Seer ra. Insufficient readable context limits precise details.
The Nation Today reviews how Elizabeth Bentley exposed wartime Soviet spy rings inside the government. FBI investigations followed, with many named witnesses testifying behind closed doors and grand juries pursuing indictments. The public breaking story began last week as Bentley testified before House and Senate committees.
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