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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1946

Page

9

Solon Urges Merger Plan For Army and Navy

Sen Elbert Thomas proposes that President Truman order an immediate partial merger of Army and Navy functions. He cites need for a single head of military policy, noting Gen Douglas MacArthur in Japan as a model. Senator Revercomb agrees Congress should decide next January.

Washington Elbert Thomas Utah Truman Army Navy Thomas Senate Military Committee Council of National Defense Congress Revercomb R-W Va State Acheson White House Japan Douglas MacArthur MacArthur

Barrier insect screen uses tiny current to repel pests

A window and door screen infused with a small electrical current acts as a barrier to insects. Cleopatra is described as Greek by ancestry but Egyptian by birth.

Cleopatra

Commerce Department Aid for Small Businesses

James Marlow reports that the Commerce Department offers guidance through its Small Business Office in Washington. A staff of about 100, soon expanding, assists with decisions on incorporation versus partnership and patent questions. Readers can request booklets such as Establishing And Operating Your Own Business and other guides, or seek help locating scarce materials under government priorities.

James Marlow Washington Commerce Department Comerce Washington John Jones D. C

Fund Allocation May Be Revamped In Alabama

State School Superintendent A. B. Meadows announced plans to ask the state school board to readjust funds to equalize educational opportunities across counties. He proposed removing the teacher unit system frozen since 1940 41 and noted defense area schools will receive 50 percent less federal aid this year and require state supplementary support.

Montgomery Ala A. Bh Meadows

Greenhorn term origin tied to animals with new horns

The term greenhorn originally described a deer or other animal that had newly grown horns. The phrase later broadened to mean an inexperienced person.

More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH

Pleasant method to ease loose plate discomfort using an alkaline powder sprinkled on upper and lower plates to hold them firmer. Claims no bad taste or pasty feel and notes it reduces denture odor. Advertises PASTERIT at drug stores.

Berman locator civilian medical use expands postwar

The Berman locator, an instrument resembling a screwdriver that detects foreign bodies by sound as it nears the target, is now available to civilian doctors. It aids locating shell fragments and has been used in 150 operations on organs such as the heart brain lungs eyes spine and ears. It complements x rays and is sensitive to magnetic materials. A note on Treland lists a native lizard species.

Chicago Army Navy

DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES AND CRYPTOQUOTE

A dense crossword grid lists across and down clues covering vocabulary from deadly to zealous, plus a cryptogram quotation. The puzzle, with entries like deadly and ascends, challenges solvers with multiple wordplay paths and a King Features syndicated cryptoquote: PTS YHSA EVOHWIM SKHL OAH U AMS YUWAZOM LTMS IHUS-RETZF. Yesterday's quote by Herbert is CHASE BRAVE EMPLOYMENTS WITH A NAKED SWORD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Chase Herbert

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