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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1946
Page
4
A sweeping jumble of short items notes budget balance claims, veteran unemployment in Morgan county, voter turnout urges, street marker placement, sugar prices versus meat, hunting search warrants, and remarks on political machines. It mentions Tennessee politics, cotton first bale in Florida, baseball attendance quips, Lions vs Civitans softball, and Alabama governance plans.
Henry J. Kaiser pledges a thorough investigation of the Kaiser empire's war record. He is quick to publicize actions and warned that failure to meet expectations could spark a fierce clash behind industry circles, especially as schools prepare to start.
Rep John W Flannagan of Virginia told the President that distribution is the farmer’s big problem. Rep H Cliffordatomone urged readiness, citing processing advances and packaging as keys to future surpluses and stronger markets. A local dealer said the Tennessee Valley area can grow and market more but lacks proper grading and packaging.
The Birmingham Post questions Congressman Andrew J. May over his health and absence from a Senate War Investigating Committee hearing on the Garison war contracts. It urges voters in Prestonsburg Kentucky to demand his indefinite rest and consider a resignation.
A Hartford priest cites Rev Joseph F Donnelly's critique of Westbrook Pegler in the American Ecclesiastical Review. Donnelly reports that young Franciscans largely oppose Pegler, noting his focus on union flaws while others defend or criticize his exposure of racketeers within the labor movement.
Washington dispatch notes Byrnes secured a rules committee victory to preserve peace and democracy principles. He emphasizes majority rule and unity, cautions against union leadership over workers, and highlights church cooperation guiding a Christian democratic approach to global peace.
An article outlines heart failure or cardiac decompensation with severe distress and fluid buildup. It notes emergency risk, urges hospital care, and describes treatments such as morphine for rest, oxygen, digitalis, and mercury-containing drugs to remove excess fluid, plus rest and physician oversight.
police hunt for identity of safe robber after $83.15 stolen from B A Turner on Moulton Street. Trinity citizens fund an $8 000 school building. Harris Motor Co reports Dodge Brothers cars selling fast as drilling at Clark place aims for oil. Social notes mention Helen Russell bridge party, Wednesday Morning Bridge Club, Agness and Marcella Perkins visit, Broadus family return from Birmingham shopping, Wanda Detlic to Birmingham, Freeman Brown’s 11th birthday watermelon party.
Morgan County notes report a revival starting Sunday led by Rev Bud Bynum with Mr Wallace directing singing. The Pleasant Hill baseball team defeated Russellville Saturday and local residents visited kin and friends during weekend gatherings. Mississippi names appear with James Waterson of Birmingham visiting Mrs Florence Royer.
The article notes a shifting world view as scientists mourn the future and treaties gain importance beyond the five nations. It describes the heated Molotov Byrnes exchange, Molotov’s openness to Byrnes’ speech, and cautious optimism for limited cooperation amid wartime pressures.
Walter Winchell comments on Duffy the Goat and Monk the Mugg, with Chicago crime lore and party scenes at the Stock Yards. The column includes a prank about Hunt Stromberg Jr. and Lew Parker, editor dieting, and a flurry of Hollywood society notices and marriages.
Community notes from Lawrence County show Mrs Bula Martin hosting Floyd Martin and children with Mrs. Lela Howell visiting Birmingham. S. E. Counts stays in Haleyville, Miss Francis Smith from Birmingham travels via Michigan, and Ervin Quinn visits Mrs. B. M. Counts in Birmingham.
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