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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1944

Page

3

Alabama Schools Salaries and Tax Issues Draw Protest

Hugh G. Porter of Florence argues that Alabama school principals and teachers face meager, unstable pay under a fee based system for probate judges. He calls for debt relief, reallocation of funds, merit based pay for all state employees, abolition of the fee system, and returning sales tax proceeds to schools.

Alabama Yen Hugh W. Sparrow Birmingham News WPA Sparrow Hugh G. Porter Florence

Air Force to Keep Peace and Force for World Order

Washington reports that peacetime international air power may be discussed at UN security talks. Britain and the United States back a world peace framework with force, while Russia opposes a foreign ground or naval police. Cadogan notes possible joint US UK-Russia-Chinese positions with talks at Dumbarton Oaks.

John M. Hightower Washington Council of Nations United Nations Alexander Cadogan Cadogan Britain United States Russia China Roosevelt Dumbarton Oaks

DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES AND ANSWER

A themed crossword with across and down clues covering definitions from great fear to monolithic terms. It includes cryptogram quotes and a Saturday cryptoquote with the Tacitus quotation provided.

Smaller War Plants Corp Announces Expanded Loan Policy

Maury Maverick chair and GM announces new SWPC policy to suspend principal payments on working capital loans during contract termination and settlement. Rates drop from 4% to 2.5% during interim, borrower bears new rate equal to agency claim terms. Joe Acree cites support for small manufacturers.

Maury Maverick War Plants Corporation Maverick SWPC

Pilot Paul J. St. John Commissioned Second Lieutenant

Paul J. St. John son of Mr and Mrs E J St. John of Decatur is commissioned a second lieutenant after graduating with the 30th Aviation Cadet class from the AAF Central Flying Training Command fighter pilot school at Foster Field Texas.

Brazelton Henry Ford Brazelton Italy Southern Airways Courtland Army Air Field Memphis W. D. Brazelton Fourth Avenue South Decatur Paul J. ST. John E. J. St. John AAF Central Flying Training Command Foster Field Texas

Vegetable ration plan is changed says OPA

Washington Aug. 14 Availability of fresh vegetables will be restored Aug. 18 as the yardstick in granting supplemental ration points for canned vegetables the Office of Price Administration announced today. The test was abandoned when most major canned vegetables were made point free early this year. With a number of such items back on the ration list supply points are being issued in areas where fresh vegetables are not considered sufficient to meet minimum nutritional needs.

Washington Office of Price Adminstration OPA

SWPC Role in SGSiRambane SmeT Business Loan Guarantee

The text outlines SWPC provisions to support SGSiRambane sme t business by backing a loan component tied to a prime or sub war contract. It aims to ensure loan portions not arrangable via private banking channels are guaranteed, enabling access to funding.

SWPC Sgsirambane

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