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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1946
Page
4
The Decatur Daily announces publication times and his masthead. It credits W R Shelton as founder editor and notes press credentials and Associated Press rights. Public notice of republication rights and copyright are stated for the Alabama newspaper.
Editorial notes urge hiring a veteran and promoting a city cleanup while urging consolidation of Sheffield and Tuscumbia. It comments on voting rights, street markers, farm water tables, and a cautious take on local and national politics including congressional races, industrial councils, and the Athens affair in McMinn County with clarification from The Times.
Testimony links Henry Garsson who used Legal Safe and Lock letterhead to push a war materials loan through the Segal company in Brooklyn near the Erie basin. Hall Roosevelt, brother of Eleanor, promoted loans, sought commissions, and was connected to multiple deals with Elliott Roosevelt and others, with investigations hinting at concealed bonds and favors.
Hugh Barr Miller, noted for 43 days of isolation on a Pacific island during World War II, reflects on the war and finds humor in his experiences. The piece connects his perspective to those of other returning service members as they adjust to civilian life.
General Omar Bradley accuses petty graft and chiseling of draining funds from the GI job training program. Congressman Rankin supports rearranging the on the job training to curb graft while preserving veterans benefits.
Birmingham man W. Smith 22, a war veteran, died at Tuscaloosa veterans hospital raising the death toll to three from Sunday highway wreck near Haniceville. Misses Jean Pitts 19 of Pow and Ruth Helen Ferguson 20 of Pleasant Grove also killed.
Water hyacinths thicken the Clarence River Australia causing rafts up to 400 yards long to drift past Grafton. The floating mats carry snakes rabbits and foxes as they move with the current.
A Princeton professor and a Federal Works Agency employee act as authors in a poll of nine liberals, most officials or congressmen, arguing liberalism is misdefined. They claim liberalism bred confusion, fear centralization, and a one party system, contrasting liberty with totalitarianism, while criticizing isolationists and Russia for blocking world peace efforts.
Dr. Walter Cane of New York treats chronic belching by teaching patients a breathing method. The technique replaces swallowing air with a controlled, whisper-like exhalation to reduce abdominal discomfort and stop belching.
Local notes report Ruth Jackson celebrated her fourth birthday with a party at her parents Mr and Mrs Geo Jacksons home. The item lists several community members visiting ill relatives and upcoming social events including a bridge party hosted by Miss Helen Russell and travels of Mrs Srygley and Mrs Faust to Black Mountain.
T. J. Atkins filled the pulpit Sunday at eleven o clock. Mrs. F. S. Holmes is improving at her home. The Locke family visited relatives in Tennessee Sunday. Angie Holmes of Texas visited F. S. Holmes and family Thursday. Fannie Bell and Rev. O K Morgan joined Chester Standridge and family of Oak Grove visiting Edd Owens family. John R. Holmes returns to Bladon Springs Monday after visiting his parents. Revival begins here next week and all are invited.
The passage argues that certain groups refuse to accept theories, labeling them as deviations from true liberalism. It contends their doctrines violate liberal principles, accuse them of serving communism, and criticize their interpretation of freedom as license for a ruling class rather than individual liberty. It calls for returning to genuine liberal doctrine outlined earlier in the column.
Walter Winchell On Broadway reports a federal Virgin Islands decree granting divorce in St Thomas shortens publication delays used in Reno or Miami cases. The piece notes travel times from New York, local tourism, two hotels, and the decree’s unique federal status. It also weaves in nightlife, theater news, and notable personalities in a rapid, rumor-filled column style.
A newspaper cartoon satirizes Democratic State Chairman Paul Fitzpatrick by showing an oversized figure at the head of a table with others around him. The image targets the party slate selection process and Fitzpatrick's leadership role.
Jack Dempsey and Jake Amron, former Hollywood Restaurant boss, bid for Henry Lustig's taxed Tobacco Road chain. The Miami Theatre on Avenue of the Americas lost its license for shocking films and faces demolition to make way for a store. John Barton to perform Jeeter Lester on tour next season, hinting at fluctuating star values amid venue troubles.
A member of Stan Kenton’s orchestra reportedly married into the Vanderbilt family, a union described as secret. The couple linked to Vanderbilt blue chip circles reportedly maintains privacy.
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