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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1955
Page
4
The Morgan county United Fund project advances with broad citizen involvement. Officials vow no exclusion from the board and urge all sectors of society to donate generously to fund charity and public service agencies.
The federal government worries credit is too easy and may spark inflation. The Montgomery Advertiser notes Sylvia Porter’s view that most families remain able to repay debts, with 57 percent carrying no installment debt and many with substantial cash savings. Despite high overall borrowing, many balance sheets show resilience and savings.
The Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Dr. Frank Horne is dismissed from the Federal Housing Administration after 18 years, amid disputes with Cole on segregation. The move arrives as housing funds grow and new staff are hired. Jane Morrow Spauling, praised as Negro woman of the year, remains jobless after urging school desegregation on military posts.
Washington needs a real probe as lobbying dominates the 84th Congress. Ex-Congressman Roy Clippinger blocked a toll bridge inquiry while the natural gas lobby, with a slush fund of 1.5 million dollars, funded campaigns and steered committee appointments including Daniel to the Interstate Commerce Committee to advance a federal gas bill.
Arlie Davidson discusses the constant urge to improve one’s life and work. He argues that a satisfied mind leads to stagnation while seeking knowledge and better methods fosters growth in education, family life, and vocation.
A Shell Oil representative in San Bernardino approached civic worker Mrs. O. E. Smelser to form local committees of prominent citizens. The goal was an educational campaign opposing federal price regulation of wells. The plan sought seven participants, six men and one woman, to sway public opinion and press support.
In a humorous reminiscence by Hal Boyle, a much loved air conditioner nicknamed little blowhard dies in the home. The piece recalls temperamental moments, growing companionship, and a wife’s decision to replace him with newer units amid a heat wave.
Victor Riesel describes a Yokohama raid with anti narcotics police and US Army liaison to shut down opium dens supplying GIs. He details a raid on Madame Tattan’s house in Naka Ku, finding heroin caches and a disrobed GI, and notes communist links and postwar opium smuggling.
The text outlines a nationwide effort by oil and gas companies to organize housewives to sway Congress toward a bill increasing natural gas prices by millions annually. It promises further discussion of the lobby’s methods and related activities.
The speaker contrasts tame animal behavior with a robotic helper, noting wives would not tolerate nonsense from a metal device. They stress who is boss and imply frustration with gender expectations in marriage.
Cullman Civitan Club members approved sponsoring a Coun- ty Maid of Cotton entrant and funding a new city library proposal. They also planned a fruitcake sale. Fifteen members and two guests attended the Friday meeting.
Marine Corps ends waiting lists for Alabama and Northwest Florida. Capt R F Young Jr says qualified youths may enlist immediately and be sent to Parris Island for ten weeks basic training. After graduation, options include technical schools aviation branch Navy ships or large Marine bases. MSgt Henry Lorenzo at Decatur post office invites interested men to contact him on select afternoons and mornings.
Shirley G. Orr has enlisted as a private in the U.S. Marines at the Birmingham recruiting station. A Danville High School graduate and former senior class vice president and yearbook editor, he is listed for ten weeks at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island where he may attend one of more than 100 Marine trade schools.
In Tallahassee Florida a preservation effort salvages two anonymous portraits from an old priere mansion destined for a new executive dwelling. Committee Chairman Frank D Moor notes the subjects are unknown but speculates they may depict a former governor and his wife.
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