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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1946

Page

4

Alabama Coach Thomas Defends Tough 11 Game Schedule

Coach Frank Thomas of Alabama responds to Grantland Rice arguing Alabama does not seek weak schedules to reach bowls. He notes 11 game slate includes top SEC rivals, South Carolina, and Boston College, with fair games against strong and weak opponents over the years.

Frank Thomas Alabama Crimson Tide Grantland Rice Tommie Football Sun of the Tide Thomas University Rice Tide Alabama South Carolina Boston College

Public sentiment favors strong action over Yugoslav attack

The article argues that Americans would back armed response to Yugoslav forces after two American transport planes were shot down. It notes public opinion may outpace official stance, urging fighter escorts and immediate returns fire if hostility resumes, while condemning the attack as deliberate.

Yugoslavia Maine Tito State Department Acheson Erro

Reilly Ends NLRB Tenure Proposes Wagner Act Reforms

As a farewell, Gerard C. Reilly urged four Wagner Act amendments aimed at shifting board powers to prosecute and judge union cases to the Labor Department. He criticizes the NLRB as partisan and complicit with unions, calling for a rebalancing of authority and critique of the Wagner Act’s impact on workers and employers.

New York Gerard C. Reilly National Labor Relations Board United States Reily Robert F. Wagner Senate Kangaroo Court Supreme Court Edwin S. Smith Dies Committee Congress Smith CIO National Council of American-Soviet Friendship Nathan Witt Smith Committee American Federation of Labor Labor Relations Board Franklin D. Roosevelt Reilly Department of Labor Labor Department OPA New Deal Klux Labor Board Torquemades Wagner Tammany

China needs production not communism says Sun and Marshall

Madame Sun Yat Sen urged liberalization to spur Chinese production while Marshall and Stuart warned peace with the communists is nearly impossible. The piece argues Chiang Kai-shek faces inflation and corruption and that America should focus on commerce and reform rather than politics as China seeks stronger governance.

Washington Madame Sun China Chiang Kung Marshall U. S Stuart Truman Acheson Sun Yat Sen Marshall-Stuart Madame Sun Yat Sen Russia Kuomintang

Knoxville robed in peace after post riot patrols

Years ago today troops kept the peace in Knoxville Tennessee after a race riot where an armed mob attempted to lynch a Negro charged with criminal assault. Also notes local social visits and an Alabama court notice ordering a defendant to plead by September 7 1946 in Morgan County.

Italy Cairo Fair Land Egypt Knoxville Tenn P. P. Gilchrist Tennessee Valley Poultry Association Floyd Worley A. L. Handley Louisville Marion Callahan Florence Tuscumbia Goldie and Iv Walker McAfee Cullman Bryan McAfee W. R. Smith Elizabeth Cobb Huntsville Maxie Gill Hartselle Lara Mae Graham Clarence Melton Macon Mary Banks Robert Banks Smithsonia T. McCluskey Ruth Chattanooga

Publication Order in Dunbar Equity Case

Morgan County Circuit Court issues order of publication in the equity suit Ethel Dunbar against Edward Dunbar. Affidavits show the defendant is a non resident over 21 with unknown post office address. Case seeks legal relief under Alabama law.

Ethel Dunbar Edward Dunbar Morgan County Court Morgan County Alabama Register Ahd Dili

Walter Winchell In New York Miscellany From Windsors

Walter Winchell reports on Windsor rumors, Palm Beach houses, and potential royal moves into business and film, including connections to Eddie and Wally, Doc Holden, and Cary Grant, with other society notes and entertainment items.

Walter Winchell New York Jack Lait Palm Beach Doc” Holden Fifi Widener Wichfeld Windsor Newport Ted Steele Las Vegas Nev Marie Windsor Maryland Utah Duke Doris

Dreamy Confessions and Hollywood Glitter

A rambling reminiscence catalogs romances, some famous names and show business figures, and a Yonkers 300th anniversary. It sketches liaisons and career moves from Roy Rennard to Pat Hannigan, with playful asides about marriages and publicity.

Hillbilly In Trial Says Shoot Woman Once Better Than Lover Weekly

A hillbilly on trial for killing his wife explains he shot her so-called lover. He quips he would rather shoot a woman once than a man every week.

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