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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1946

Page

4

Opinion Snippets and World War II Echoes in Late Entries

A montage of AP style notes and editorial asides references battles and politics. Mentions The Battle of The Cow Coliseum Between Montgomery And Birmingham, polio decline, birth control debates, TVA electricity use, Mussolini critique, and Fielding Yost. Observations mix wartime policy and social remarks with scattered names and events.

Battle of the Cow Coliseum Montgomery Birmingham

Montgomery Chamber Finds Hollywood Brands Inc Plant

The Montgomery Chamber of Commerce announces Hollywood Brands Inc will locate a candy plant in the city. The note recalls visits from local officials seeking a building near large scale peanut production, and suggests Decatur or the Valley as alternatives if Decatur cannot host.

Montgomery Chamber of Commerce Hollywood Inc Decatur Alabama State Chamber of Commerce Alabama Montgomery

Hire a Veteran: Alabama taps veteran employment drive

State figures show July 1946 unemployment aid to veterans rose 19 percent from June to 3,316,411 dollars with 33,628 recipients. Jeff erson led counties at 721,870 dollars while Sumter lagged. The report notes more first payments, backlogs cleared, and return to weekly reporting influencing totals.

Alabama Frank R. Broadway Research and Statistics Division Jefferson Sumter Cleburne Bullock Greene Autauga Coosa Randolph Clay, Dale Winston Dallas Geneva Talladega Pickens Mobile Montgomery

Moe the duck and Hollywood fame collide in Westbrook musings

As Pegler notes Moe the Muscovy duck, fed on porch crackers after fox losses, rises to accidental stardom through publicity. He toys with scripts and offers, while critics mock Hollywood vanity and the artificial aura surrounding animal performers and their human handlers.

Jimmy Powers Winnie Moe Miney Jimmy Stamford Ruth Hale Taggart Ditmars Bronx Paul McNutt Lionel Barrymore Dewey Colony Adolph Menjou Barrymore Mary Hollywood Mike Romanoff Washington New York Fox George Spelvin

Years Ago Today at the Buick Exhibit in Athens

About 2,500 people attended the Buick cars display at Malone Coal Grain and Motor Company salesrooms. Nine people were bitten by a rabid dog in Athens. The column notes various local visits births and illnesses, and a long satirical political piece ending with a caricature of a political figure.

Malone Coal, Grain and Motor Company Athens W. C. Clark Texas Inez Martin George R. E. Martin Robert Hannah Tanner W. C. Holland Martie McEntire Chattanooga F. A. Bloxodworth Vivian Evelyn Adisan Edwards Selma W. M. Robinson C. Loyd Knight Birmingham Marcella Fanny Brown Collier Jimmy Lanier Little Leroy McEntire Jr Leroy McEntire Canal Street Asbury Malone St. Louis Troup Mary Kate Franklin Cincinnati

Wisconsin primary shifts amid La Follette era endgame

Washington notes examine the Wisconsin primary shock as Joseph R. McCarthy defeats Robert La Follette Sr. Analysts cite Wisconsin Republican organization and labor district voting patterns. The piece traces liberal leadership losses Wheeler Shipstead Nye La Follette and questions voter shifts toward younger candidates and veteran profiles.

Washington Bob —_ LaFollette Wisconsin Solation LaFollette Joseph R. McCarthy la Follette Progressive Party Madison Thomas E. Coleman McCarthy Appleton Oshkosh Milwaukee AFL CIO Cio-Pac House Senate Wheeler Shipstead Nye Lief Erickson Erickson Truman Stassen Minnesota UNO New World Order League of Nations Coolidge Ins Congress

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy in limbs symptoms and treatment

A medical overview explains reflex sympathetic dystrophy causing burning pain, redness or paleness, sweating and swelling after injury. It details how sympathetic nervous system involvement is diagnosed by spinal anesthetic tests and treated with procaine injections or nerve-blocking procedures, noting success in several patient cases.

Herman N. Bundesen M.D James A. Evans Boston Nature Doan Dean

Ocean soundings reveal sea depth measurement method

Ship soundings determine ocean depths by dropping signals to the sea floor and measuring travel time. A hull impact triggers the signal, and instruments log the journey back to calculate depth.

Quality and Quantity Moroline Petroleum Jelly Deal

Large jar of Moroline petroleum jelly at 10c. Soothing dressing for burns cuts scratches and chafes. High quality with generous quantity. Get now.

Duffy the Goat’s Milestone Trial and New York Spin

Walter Winchell reports on the Duffy the Goat case tied to Joliet imprisonment over a murder and diamond theft at Duffy & Leather’s. The trial ends with Duffy discharged after Chew-Tobacco Charlie defends the defendant, and New York social and film world notes segue from Carnegie Hall to notable figures and parties.

Jack Lait Diane Duffy the Goat Joliet Goat Jimmy Leather Chicago Charlie Harrison Street Duffy State Paducah Duffy & Leather Duff Kentucky Chew-Tobscco Cnarie T.s Ike Roderick Milwaukee Duffy &—Leather’s Duffy & Leather's Carnegie Hall Rise Stevens van Cleve Arpel Fifth Ave Lawrence (Dillinger) Tierney Lacey Utley Tierney

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