Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

We have 1,623,049 pages in Alabama

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1946

Page

4

Local Paper Notes PTA Push and Gas Plans for Decatur

The Decatur newspaper urges full PTA membership for every child as a gauge of future educational leadership. It supports rapid natural gas development for the Tennessee Valley by September 1947 and criticizes talk without action, urging swift progress from Alabama and Tennessee gas firms.

Tennessee Decatur Alabama

Doctor Chenault Improves After Mayo Clinic Operation

Good news comes from Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota that Dr Frank Chenault is steadily improving after surgery. He has long championed public good through education youth programs and civic action and urged careful training of young people as the future of the community and nation.

Frank Chenault Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn Chenault Boy Scouts America

Mob Violence and Mixed Reactions Across Cities

Two column photo spread shows a distressed man amid a crowd with a leather-jacketed figure brandishing a club. The piece contrasts Trieste’s LaGuardia straw vote with editorials doubting his fit as governor and reports Oakland pickets smashing a typewriter, raising questions about civil rights and liberal responses amid labor unrest.

Nashville Tennessean International Syndicate the Times Trieste Fiorello H. LaGuardia Free State of Oakland Calif Alameda County Kahn Department Charles Hill Hill Congress

Elliott and Churchill in a Glass Driven Tale of Drink

Westbrook reports on Elliott Roosevelt and Winston Churchill amid a party at the American embassy in Teheran and Moscow. The piece discusses Elliott's alcohol influenced portrait of Churchill and his own family history of drinking as outlined in Mrs Roosevelt's 1937 autobiography This Is My Story.

J. L. Brakefield Birmingham New York Elliott Stalin Churchill Winston Churchill Russia Moscow Elliott Roosevelt Teheran Harpers Roosevelt Nell Italy Germany France Little Nell Hall Theodore Yallie Hall Blade Eddie Yallie Vallie Tata

Notable NY Trivia From Manhattan To Chinatown

Walter Winchell notes Manhattan’s parks and old districts, from Wall Street pirates to Verrazanno. He highlights Greenwich Village artsy beginnings, Battery ferries, Chinatown tongs turned benevolent, and many coastal views.

Chinatown Long Island Walter Gals Winchell Manhattan Columbus America Giovanni da Verrazanno The Battery 14Th St Wall Street Stock Exchange Greenwich Village

Alabama industries may close if coal runs out by year’s end

State Fuel Conservator Robin Swift warned that many Alabama industries could shut down by January 1 without replenished coal supplies. He called the report from a state wide survey the most alarming factor, though most communities say home heating coal is not yet critical.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Robin Swift Swift

For sale unused wedding gown

Classified item from Los Angeles notices a wedding gown offered for sale. No additional details provided beyond the short description.

Los Angeles

Roosevelt Family Reflections On Inheritance And Society

A reminiscence quotes Mrs. Roosevelt lamenting the squandered inheritance of Eddie and Yallie Hall by 1902 and 1912, describing an isolated early 1900s life. It notes the Hall family dynamics, social hazard around Grandmother Hall, and Elliott Roosevelt’s infamous Teheran toast as a historic spectacle but not a political menace.

Sara Hyde Park John Hartford Jesse Jones Yallie Grandmother Hall Little Nell Eddie Roosevelt Elliott Roosevelt Teheran Elliott

Unions in Crisis Behind O Mahoney Wage Proposal

Washington reports a pro labor New Deal push for an annual wage guarantee aimed at ending strike driven mood. The piece argues union leadership misreads public support, risks government authority, and could invite political and economic backlash.

Washington New Deal O'Mahoney White House Lewis CIO Hollywood Congress AFL

Diaphragm Inflammation Symptoms And Diagnosis

Diaphragm inflammation causes chest pain on inhalation, reduced chest movement, rib edge spasms, and shoulder pain. X rays show raised or immobile diaphragm. risks include pneumonia, liver abscess, and recurrence with humidity or temperature changes. Treatment focuses on accurate diagnosis and overcoming the underlying cause.

Minas Joaxnides Chicago

Colorful New York City Landmarks and Oddities

A brisk tour of Manhattan highlights the Western Union Building with its brick colors, City Hall’s architect salary, a welfare claim, and the Bowery’s travel and crime lore. It notes monuments, museums, markets, and transit quirks as New York’s famed urban tapestry.

Western Union New York City Hart’s Island Prison Hmf New York Exchange Alley Manhattan Art Commission Radio City City Hall

Norway Larger in Area Than New Mexico

The statement notes Norway has a slightly greater land area than the U S state of New Mexico, highlighting comparative geographic size without additional details.

Norway New Mexico

Also Mentioned on This Page

W. R. Shelton Associated Press Associated Alabama Legislative Council PTA MR. Laguardia Firello LaGuardia Florence Times LaGuardia New York South Pegler Westbrook Ognube Walter Winchell George Washington Bridge Vth Avenue South St West St Battery Place Bowery City Hall Park George Washington Bronx Grant Rockefeller Center Hudson Reade St Washington St Paul Mallon By Herman N Rtate King Ventures Bredicete Tombs Prison East Side Central Park Joseph Aloysius Hansom Grand St Delancey Houston Sts Waldorf New York Central Fifth Ave University Pl Museum of Natural History Fourth Ave Intellectua Thompson St Allen St Lexington Bitth Mit Wanamaker 6Th Ave BMT Mammoth General Post Office Penn Station General Post Office New York General Post Office Brooklyn John L. Lewis Terre Haute Cooperage, Inc State National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Search Courier

Search the Decatur Daily Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Decatur Daily?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication