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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1949
Page
4
Don Lewis and Jim Lee opened the Dixie Freezer in Decatur to serve local agriculture with a clean, modern locker plant. They faced obstacles but are poised for business, aiming to make Decatur a frozen food center and deserve community support.
The Daily argues visitors are impressed by rural areas in North Alabama, noting urban visitors and locals alike acknowledge strong progress. It credits rural electrification for much of the transformation, enabling rural residents to enjoy urban conveniences and increasing adoption of new farming methods and general advancement.
The piece notes Decatur may join organized baseball next season and that nationwide interest is high. It cites Birmingham Barons near last season’s 400,000 attendance, weather impacts, and mixed results for Southern Association clubs, with overall league attendance near last year’s peak and Decatur likely entering in 1950.
The 1950 census may undercount Decatur if nearby areas don’t join the city limits. Officials note 5,903 electric service meters imply about 24,000 people when multiplied by four, but many residents outside corporate bounds, like Austinville workers, are not counted.
Washington faces a Senate battle over Carl Ilgenfritz, Steel Corp. vice president, named to head the Army Navy munitions board. Critics insist he must abandon his private steel salary. supporters say he is indispensable. The clash echoes past fights over high salaries and public trust, with a majority favoring confirmation but a strong floor showdown looming. The piece also notes John W. Nicholson’s seed research abroad and Italy’s corn yield gains from hybrid varieties.
United Hybrid Growers of Iowa leads 31 corn belt seed farms and breeding plants in implementing President Truman's point four foreign aid program. European governments have asked the group to advise on plant breeding and seed processing under the aid framework.
A dated self help piece lists nine marks of the neurotic state including repeated past regrets, a sense of persecution, morbid future outlooks, deep sorrow, persistent fears, dependence on another, suppressed urges, chronic inferiority, and loss of faith hope and Davidson.
Rep. Richard J. Welch of San Francisco, dean of the California delegation, blasts Gov. Earl Warren over state corruption and lobbyist scandals. The militant liberal cites California’s 10 million people and calls for a clean government and leadership like Hiram Johnson.
An article discusses why some children are left handed and how teaching them to write with the right hand may be unnecessary or harmful if the child resists. It notes heredity and environment influence handedness and warns against forcing a change when anxiety or stuttering arises.
New York August 29 1944INS Sideglances says FDR Jr the son of the late president finds his new House of Representatives post the most interesting and toughest he ever held He says much floor debate is hot air and he must study hard to keep up He plans a three week honeymoon with Suzanne Perrin after an upcoming wedding and then will campaign for Herbert Lehman over Tom Dewey He comments on his readiness and the political landscape including potential support for Lehman. Other notes cover Jack Johnstone Benton and Bowles executive and his unusual home life and pets with quirky anecdotes.
Delman, a former Marine and Porterville California native, built a global footwear brand after shifting from a farmer merchant family. He ordered $35,000 in fancy shoes, opened shops in Chicago, Houston, Palm Beach, Miami Beach, Beverly Hills and London, and defended Greta Garbo from fire-starter rumors. He promotes open sandals and athletic wear, noting customers' growing foot sizes and fashion evolution while expanding into a racing stable.
Rewards of 25 each offered for John Hutto Luther Gentry W G Cole and Ernest Hood who escaped Morgan county jail Thursday night by digging through a 13 inch brick wall. The escape discovered early today. Miss Thelma Chenault to welcome at Falkville Mor gan Baptist Young People's union convention starting Saturday. J E Lambdin to speak. R H Ellis seeks Albany council seat. Sir Thomas Lipton plans 1925 America Cup bid. Senators top Yankees 11 to 6 in AL lead race with Yankees next in line. Dorothy Patterson visiting Columbus Georgia.
An electric combine is being tested on Russian grain fields this summer. Izvestia and Pravda reported that the experimental machine is being tried at the All-Union Agricultural Academy near Moscow. It receives power from cables run from a transformer station to the machine.
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