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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1949
Page
11
The New York market shows firm activity in the past week with price gains across constructions for print cloths and sheetings. Buyers contracted heavy goods through September and into October as supplies tighten, while broadcloths stayed steady and rayon goods stayed firm despite some price-driven slack.
Alabama joins Louisiana and Mississippi in opening commercial shrimping for an indefinite period starting Monday. State Conservation Director Bert Thomas says shrimping will continue until shrimp size endangers spawning, at which point the season will close.
Output in the United States has doubled since twenty five years ago with current yields showing a two to one increase. Agricultural data indicate significant gains in potato production across major growing states and farm sectors.
R J Scott chronicles his career from producing early sound films to shaping music dramas. He notes his 1930s shift to film production, cites The Sign Of The Cross and Jolson Sings Again as milestones, and outlines Buchman plans for future classical and operatic cinema culminating in a Beethoven biopic.
New York report details a shift in Hollywood where writers rise to prominence, moving from mere scripters to producers, directors, and even cutters. Sidney Buchman attests writers can shape a film from idea to screen, arguing their deep script insight grants broader control and creative influence.
Warsaw reports Poland's first penicillin factory began production in Tarcnomin. Officials say Polish workers completed assembling inadequate equipment supplied by UNRRA and that American producers refused to assist Polish scientists in crystallized penicillin production.
In Grindley Illinois the Bendedicts discovered a bee nest after summer heat drove honey from the living room ceiling. Four bushel baskets of honey and the bees were removed, ending the home’s sweet mess.
May figures from the University of Alabama Bureau of Business Research show Morgan County retail sales 10.9 percent below April while statewide sales declined 3.3 percent. Manufacturing firms led declines. clothing and general merchandise also fell. autos in Morgan dropped 4.5 percent. December area indicators edged higher in building permits and job measures, while bank debits and postal receipts rose.
Three explosions ripped a food factory in West Nanticoke near Wilkes-Barre injuring 26 people. The blasts were caused by accidental ignition of pentane gas used in the firm’s gas stoves. State Fire Marshal Al Wilson reported. Firemen, employees, and spectators were caught in the ensuing blaze.
Scene described ambulances rushing to the factory as injured were transported to Nanticoke state hospital. A number of workers sustained injuries while only a few suffered severe burns.
The Greek army began a large operation against a communist led guerrilla force in the Grammos range, estimated at 5,000 fighters. General staff reports Albanian forces firing from across the border aid the guerrillas.
Gov James E Folsom urged defeat of 17 revenue bills he says would hamstring the Revenue Department by forcing a flat allocation of tax collections for operating expenses and dodge corporate taxes. He accused backers of engineering these measures to dodge taxes. The Senate passed them over his veto and the House vote was pending.
The text states that eggs that get dirty and require cleaning deteriorate in quality more quickly than eggs produced clean. This contrasts cleaning impact on freshness and usability of the eggs.
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