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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1955
Page
4
A young bride-to-be phoned the paper to report her wedding plans and volunteered bridesmaids and visitors details. She hesitated when asked for the bridegroom's name, ending the call as the question hung in the air.
The speaker argues against political talk on a tax cut while the national budget sustains the largest debt in history. They call for reducing the debt first and then discussing a tax cut.
A North Alabama newspaper column argues Athens College must raise a quarter million dollars to construct a science building to achieve accreditation. The piece contends accredited status could double enrollment and attract industry, tying local growth to support for the college and the region’s economic future.
An editorial urges flood control through federal and state action after Northeast devastation. It praises dams on major rivers with help from the Corps of Engineers and TVA and anticipates power distribution to municipalities. It argues national policy will reshape river use and reduce future disasters, despite past selfishness.
Washington reports a ghost haunting the pentagon after dark as agents investigate the roaming phantom. Operators are flashed from empty rooms while scrubwomen hear eerie noises and lights go out. Maintenance workers find grease but no fingerprints as GSA detectives take up the case.
Article lists 58 relatives employed on the House payroll across states led by Tauber Kee and others. It notes bipartisan payroll padding with 29 Republicans and 26 Democrats employing relatives, including spouses, brothers, and children, with varied monthly amounts.
The item lists a proposed reserve force staffing government desks during emergencies and a Texas congressman promoting a free international trip while traveling on taxpayers’ funds. It notes a young Austin attorney eyeing the Texas governorship and newscaster Frank Ward’s return to Indianapolis to broadcast for WTTV with a high Indiana salary. It mentions Rice joining wheat and cotton as headache crops and U S production reaching 2 500 000 tons amid a world surplus creating an international problem. National Commander Seaborn Collings has written every Americas.
Pegler mocks scientists and their radiation research arguing it will cause mutations in fruit flies and mice. He warns of future power from radiation, unemployment for miners, and a world of morons, questioning the peaceful use of radioactivity and the hydrogen bomb as the solution.
Labor leaders report unions hold about 1.5 billion dollars in Wall Street stocks plus government and corporate bonds. Experts like Martin Segal note 15 to 25 percent of union reserves are invested in equities as Bakers Union pension fund eyeing limits on investments marks a potential shift toward labor ownership of industry.
New York firms General Foods Corp and Standard Brands raised wholesale prices by three cents per pound on Maxwell House and Chase & Sanborn coffee respectively. The new wholesale price for both brands is 91 cents per pound. Trade sources expect other roasters to follow.
The spread of elaborate wigs in Europe follows Louis XIII’s balding, as his followers adopt the bold fashion. The trend takes hold among the court and imitators, shaping style and social signaling across ranks.
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