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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1949
Page
4
The TVA may finish work on the marine harbor this fall and postharvest improvements will place the harbor and park into operation later. Decatur will gain a strong harbor and park that boost the city’s status among Southern recreation leaders, while The Daily pushes to add a swimming pool for the Negro population as a priority.
The article warns that stadium traffic will be heavier this season due to new high school construction more cars in service and a tougher Raiders schedule. It urges officials to promote traffic safety and offers the Daily's assistance in publicizing any coordinated plan.
The Baseball Situation Decatur reports no clear regional backing to join a professional circuit. A modern ballpark exists in Decatur, and The Daily believes a club could be formed or a higher league franchise secured locally, but cooperation from neighboring cities is lacking. Without regional interest, Decatur may have to join an existing league elsewhere.
A local citizen urged tighter enforcement of traffic laws in Decatur citing regular speeding and failure to stop at signs on 9th Avenue East. He asked for spot checks and reporting findings to the public to protect about 50 children and improve road safety.
The senate five percenter investigative committee weighs demanding Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan be tried by court martial for gratuities and conduct unbecoming an officer. President Truman’s direct approval would be required, while some Republicans favor removing Vaughan from veterans affairs or opposing action. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith criticizes closed-door leaks as investigations continue.
Rhode Island Democratic leaders outline a plan to fill Senator Howard McGrath’s seat with a temporary appointee who will not run in 1950, keeping the chair warm for Governor John Pastore. Pastore would run next year for the remainder of McGrath’s 1952 term, with a successor chosen to become governor.
Reading a hospital ward from a patient’s view reveals how daily routines, detailed charts, and ongoing medical science shape recovery. The patient gains insight into patience, fortitude, and the hidden strength required to endure procedures and healing.
A humorous column reports a call to Emily Post about left handed dining, arguing bread and butter placement and napkin rules. The exchange ends with Post suggesting no strict law, and the narrator declares the left handed rule repealed and plans to lunch with Post.
The text notes Rep. John E. Fogarty and Senator Palace? No, says Pastore is the real Democratic boss of Rhode Island and the reshuffling aligns with his views. It identifies New Deal Democrats Pastore and Fogarty as central figures in the arrangement.
Uneasy ECA observers note quiet politics and prices easing in France while inflation has halted and De Gaulle and communist threats ease. The Chamber of Deputies is recessing and many enjoy a wartime quiet vacation, yet wage price parity remains widening and major unions plan new pay demands led by communists, likely in fall.
Adm Roscoe Hillenkoetter chief of the central intelligence agency is fighting to keep his post President Truman plans to appoint a civilian to lead the agency A Michigan senatorial election probe may reopen Sen Theodore Green is weighing a new review of the 1948 Ferguson contest Harvey Brown former head of the International Association of Machinists will serve as a labor adviser to U S High Commissioner John McCloy in Germany
Huntsville police said Grover Harbin a 27 year old truck driver confessed to killing C B Church 39 at his cafe after a dispute over a gun Harbin claimed Church ordered him from the cafe Harbin was jailed on a murder charge and said he was shot in the leg during the struggle before the fatal four shots were fired in the crowded cafe.
Rep Vorys of Ohio says the House voted lack of confidence in the administration by cutting the Western Europe arms aid to 1.16 billion dollars. He argues the administration has shown similar doubt in the House as Truman supporters assess defeat and plan a fresh start.
When water solidifies without squating or other agitation, it tends to form cloudy white ice. The turbidity results from trapped air and impurities, giving a dull appearance rather than clear transparent ice.
New York August. Frank Buck, back from a safari and recovering from a serious illness, enjoys reintegrating into Manhattan life. He jokes about a garbled report claiming a panther killed a gorilla at a show, notes the gorilla would win in a fight, and discusses film choices and director Wyler’s pace with his next project.
The note describes Shirley May France attempting to swim the Channel with a grooved furrow in tempestuous water. It cites 26 swimmers since 1875 led by Matthew Webb in 2 hours 45 minutes, mentions E H Temme in a round trip, Tom Blower at 16 hours 7 minutes, and Hans Vierkotter and eight women also noted.
Hollywood director William Wyler wraps Henry James story Washington Square as The Heiress for film after acclaimed stage success. Sid Caesar, once applying to be an usher at the Roxy, with war service and Coast Guard stint, rises to a $5,000 a week stage role, marking a dramatic career arc from TV breakthrough to theater pay.
Bill Robinson, longtime star of dance, plans a Labor Day return with his own network television program. He faced cataract surgery complications a few months ago yet has recovered, losing about 45 of his 160 pounds and regaining roughly ten pounds since.
Dr B E Stein a Ham tramck Mich chiropodist recalls an interesting patient Maria Majan born in Poland raised in France now a student nurse under the Rockefeller Foundation in Caracas Venezuela She paid him in doliars
Washington August 22 The story describes how Congress cut rent control funding from 26 750 000 to 21 667 000 and later to 17 500 000. Senator Douglas faults lawmakers for failing to debate the reduction and warns Woods may lose more money by next July as rent controls phase out in areas.
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