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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
7
Gerald L. K. Smith head of the America First Party had a Chicago talk vetoed by pickets, hotel officials and police. A new venue led to a fist fight with Smith's followers as authorities cite contempt charges and ongoing trials.
Goods including shoes purses brief cases luggage and riding boots will be conserved if coated with wax. The wax serves as a dry lubricant.
Local notes from Aldridge Grove mention visits by Francis Cole and families to Guntersville and nearby towns. The Aldridge Grove Methodist revival led by Rev Raymon Warren ran from Sunday with 12 new members joining. attendance and visiting pastors Greer Hendon Bonnie Melson and Eddie Mol Melson noted.
Mr. and Mrs. B A Gilliland and others hosted guests including Huntsville visitors. Ennis Shelton moved from Birmingham to his home. Birth announced as Lora Dale for Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shelton. Several relatives visit, hospital updates include Alma Powell, Edna Morris, and Ola Mae Townson family groups in Conway County.
Lawrence County items note Mr and Mrs Herbert Alexander of Tennessee visiting daughter Mrs Junior West and family. Mrs Chester Dobbins and children with sister Mrs Robert Sandlin. Jessie and Malcolm McCaghren visiting Plainview relatives. Dyke McLemore family and baby from Cave Springs guests of John Hill. Lois and Morris Lowery with grandmother Annie Lowery. Chester Dobbins returns from Tuscaloosa hospital.
Recommendations from Montgomery Alabama state textbook committee urge adoption of minimum manufacturing standards for textbooks produced by the Southern states work conference. The panel also discusses staggered adoption but postpones final action until the annual meeting September 27 and 28.
The guidance recommends polishing floors with an unoiled mop daily. Edges should be waxed twice a Sean, implying a named technique or pass for edge care.
In a tribute to Hollywood mystique Lionel Barrymore argues the industry mirrors America and cannot foresee its own mistakes while Omar Khayyam lines frame the era. The piece notes on-set disruptions during Bogart and Scott’s Dead Reckoning, staff temperaments, and upcoming films with Bogart, Powell, Van Johnson, and Lana Turner, plus Rod Cameron and Ella Raines in The Runaround versus She Wrote The Book.
Social visits include Mr and Mrs Andrew Taylor with Ethridge Bates in Birmingham and Mrs Mary Long visiting in the community. Families and friends travel between Birmingham and Double Springs while local events feature Neel Baptist revival and Bible school with Dr Jesse Rodgers of Decatur and Rev Guy Pettey assisting.
Alabama public safety reports 1 029 gallons seized in July with 83 stills 27 694 gallons of mash and 276 gallons of homebrew 474 arrests for beverage control violations. Sales and enforcement expanded as 400 more gallons of illegal whiskey were seized last month than in July.
Wisconsin Senator La Follette, defeated in the GOP primary by Joseph McCarthy, plans no decision for weeks and will not run as an independent. The race reshapes Democratic and Republican hopes, with Taft’s delegate prospects in doubt and leadership shifting amid party criticisms and endorsements.
A historical note states the American flag was fixed in 1818 except for how the white stars were arranged. The change centered on standardizing star placement while leaving the overall design intact.
President Robert Gregg of Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail praises the firm as a good citizen in the South. He notes farm representatives in most states, health services, and a policy of providing hospital facilities. He forecasts a temporary steel shortage ending and cites a large open hearth furnace under construction with 120000 tons yearly capacity. US Steel iron subsidiary to open a new coal mine at Concord near Bessemer.
The article states Detroit holds the distinction of being the oldest city in the region between the Alleghenies and the New Mexico plains, highlighting its early settlement and long history in the area.
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