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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
3
Pvt Edmund Niper recalls near silence between blasts as Marines endure sweltering heat and a night attack. Medics treat wounded under a shelter while corpsmen move patients, including a man with a lung wound. Two Navy corpsmen reflect on the Marines’ grit as Brig Gen Craig notes reinforcements and flamethrower options.
AP News profiles Nelson Algren in his modest ten dollar monthly flat in Chicago's factory district. Despite fame from The Man With the Golden Arm and award honors, he remains rooted in the slum, writing about dope addicts and prostitutes to shock middle class complacency while his work wades through Division Street and nearby neighborhoods.
A revival at Enon Church begins Sunday with two daily services at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Rev. Lyndon Montgomery leads with evangelist Rev. J. M. Os assisting. The program outlines expect continued activity through the revival period.
Cullman reports 700 people registered at the formally opened New West Elementary School on Sunday afternoon. City Council and School Board members hosted the event at the $125,000 concrete brick and glass building. The eight classrooms are pastel finished with a 400-seat auditorium and green toned kitchen. The nine acre site lies on the Jones Chapel highway west of town. principal is Mrs. P. G. Moore. About 300 children expected to enroll on Sept 4 with grades assigned to different campuses.
Washington security legislation to extend social security to about 10 million more people and boost old age benefits heads for final congressional approval. House approved compromise 374 to 1. Truman favors extension but objects to a disputed provision restricting labor funds withholding. The measure would raise coverage, pensions, and tax rates starting 1954, with divided Senate support expected.
The notice names 19 men listed for the pre induction center in Gadsden on the sixteenth including Robert Franklin Scofield George Edward Hamrick James Noah Trussell Robert Henry Rice Junior Ottis Freeman Buford Lee Wallace Arm Blevins Jr J L Bagwell Avery Preston Hinkle Richard Jean Eason Denis Walter Hayden Algie Dever Humphries John Van Clark J D Taylor William Franklin Rhodes Cephas Wynn Homer Reynolds James Seldon Moon Elbert Clayton Barbie. Meanwhile local residents travel and medical updates include G W Ponder and George Ponder Jr in Atlanta Mrs M C Keyes Mrs Mattie Pettey of Cullman and Mrs R P Keyes of Atlanta visiting Nash ville, Tenn over the weekend. Mrs M L Robertson underwent Mayo Clinic operation and is recovering. Several women will return from Ridgecrest Baptist WMU assembly. Davie Ruehl attended a BPW State Board meeting at Montevallo. Gracie Moore of Eva plans surgery in Birmingham. Mrs H K Neville of Decatur and Mrs C A Yarbrough of Veto were guests of Mrs M C Keyes. Tannie Jones left for Rochester Minn to be with her sister ill there.
A historical medical briefing explains that subacute bacterial endocarditis, once fatal, can be treated successfully with penicillin and other germ killers. Early diagnosis is crucial, especially in patients with damaged heart valves and a fever lasting over a week. It outlines symptoms, blood culture guidance, and a recommended penicillin regimen, including a continuous drip method and potential relapse management.
A historical note records that the fish shown to the Pilgrims by Native Americans for use as fertilizer was menhaden.
Two traffic accidents in Decatur yesterday were investigated by the police department. At 6:35 P.M. on Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street a 1950 Chevrolet driven by Ross Malone and owned by Ross Malone Jr. collided with a 1949 Dodge driven by Billy Joe Putnam. Officer Seldon Hill led the investigation. A second crash at 5:16 P.M. on Fourth Avenue between Grant and Johnston Streets involved a 1950 Oldsmobile driven by Mrs. E. J. Brisco, an Army jeep driven by Cpl. Milton Compton, and a 1941 Chevrolet driven by Oscar H. Bradford. the jeep was knocked into the Oldsmobile after stopping for a signal. Investigators Louis Landers and Richard Hyde filed the report.
The Ency clopedia Americana reports that during the first six months of 1949 police recovered 93 per cent of motor vehicles stolen across the United States.
Sugar pine needles appear in tight bundles of five and measure three to four inches in length. This growth pattern helps identify the species in conifer collections and natural stands. The description reflects typical botanical features observed by foresters and dendrologists.
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