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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
4
Dr Gallup plans a Thurmond Wright poll while Gen Omar Bradley defends Army racial policy. Tennessee taxation puzzles Nashville officials over gasoline revenue and street funding from sales tax. Grover Hall urges Alabama Democrats to focus on state issues and a capable governor in 1950.
In an outspoken critique from OOK Pegler New York the piece argues unionism corrupts politics and economy. It attacks leaders Dan Tobin William Hutcheson John L. Lewis and David Dubinsky as dictatorial figures shaping policy and labor control harming the public and nation.
Washington sources say Alabama cannot place Truman on the ballot yet would supply its eleven electoral votes if needed. A Decatur resident echoes the split, noting Alabamians rejected Truman and the Democratic platform, affirming states' rights and opposition to the Truman program amid party leadership tensions.
A Tuscaloosa News editorial argues inflation is driven largely by federal spending and payrolls. It cites a rise in living costs since 1939 and a jump in government expenditures from 8.8 billion to 39.3 billion, urging a 30 percent federal personnel cut to ease shortages.
President Truman urged public backing for the National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week October 3-9. He argued industrial records show handicapped workers excel when given opportunity and that shortages make hiring them good business and humane. The speech drew praise for its sincerity and impact.
The piece argues the U S Army short of officers to train draftees should reuse disabled veterans. It cites past orders by Dwight Eisenhower allowing disabled noncommissioned officers to enlist for limited duty and notes the Navy uses a battle scarred admiral. It questions why thousands of fit veterans do not fill training posts and suggests the President urge Pentagon brass to act. Oregon Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas leads a Joseph rodeo parade on Cyclone.
The piece notes President Truman shows little desire to cut federal spending and reduce office space and construction demand. It argues any economy would ease material and labor pressures only slightly, expressing hope for more decisive action but finding none.
The excerpt quotes Isaiah 32 15 18 and reflects on wilderness becoming a fruitful field. It envisions God's people dwelling in peaceful habitation and in quiet resting places.
Dwight Griswold resigns as U S aid administrator in Greece and plans to return to the United States early next month to join the Republican campaign. He criticizes graft while noting some reforms and a costly sale of 100 Liberty ships to Greek shipowners under State Department terms.
Aviation reporter notes interest in National Aviation Day tied to the Wright brothers born August 19 1871 in Dayton Ohio. President Roosevelt proclaimed the day in 1939 but no formal celebration was planned this year.
The report notes policy actions aimed at aiding the dollar position of Greece amid financial strain. Authorities consider measures to bolster liquidity and exchange stability, signaling cautious support from international partners.
An unpublished exchange shows Marshal Sokolovsky being halted by a U S constabulary trooper in Germany. He refuses politely but is ordered to headquarters to prove his identity, illustrating firm U S police conduct.
Medical and other leaders from across the nation will attend the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped convention in Washington in August 2022. Paul A. Strachan leads AFPH as a key organizer and advocate for National Employ the Handicapped Week. The piece notes potential wartime actions by the FBI to detain thousands of communists and mentions Democratic fund-raising efforts involving Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Russell Reynolds.
Summary of public health guidance on disease carriers known as typhoid Marys and diphtheria carriers. Highlights that carriers can spread illness even without symptoms and that some patients may become carriers after recovery. Recommends penicillin adjunct to antitoxin, open-air exposure, and repeated nose and throat cultures to confirm carrier clearance.
At Foster's Hunting and Fishing Club Moulton Alabama on August 17 three North Alabama AA groups welcomed Birmingham members who helped start groups in Decatur Huntsville and the Tri Cities Seventy six attendees including wives and friends heard talks by locals and a Birmingham printing firm executive described his ten year struggle with drinking and recovery through a higher power.
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