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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1948
Page
3
Alabama PTA leaders propose a seven point program to curb juvenile delinquency. The plan calls for local action committees, review of local ordinances and media content, student involvement, publicizing findings, increasing access to desirable literature and media, and dealer discussions.
Farrington of Dadeville was elected president of the Alabama Association of County Agricultural Agents. Lem Edmonson of Montgomery was named vice president and A. S. Matthews Jr. of Anniston as secretary treasurer. The board includes John Pate Fort Payne C M Ling Dothan C P Granade Greenville and Beverly Holston Tuscaloosa. Irby Barrett of Birmingham became president of the new Alabama Association of Home Demonstration Agents. Fran Mallette of Dothan was elected vice president Clarabelle Parsons Greenville secretary and Geneva Marshall Center treasurer.
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers met in Chicago on November 27 to declare that the major theme in most comic books is violence and that direct action is needed. Committee members include Dr. John Bryan of Talladega Mrs. James Fitts Hill of Montgomery Miss Fannie Schmitt of Montgomery and Mrs. Pratt Walker of Tuscaloosa.
UCLA coach Bert La Brucherie lauds the 1948 Northwestern team as the hardest-hitting opponent since he started coaching the Bruins in 1945.
A reflective piece from a North Carolina church bulletin recalls Gaffer John, 93, whose blue eyes and steady wisdom comfort a young man. He urges letting the old world run and asks about God, offering gentle guidance amid gray days. The column blends humor, quips, and life’s small jolts.
From Wiesbaden, two Soviet pilots say the Red armed forces cannot win a war with the United States and 70 percent of Russians oppose the regime though they fear action. From Paris, Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt notes the UN human rights declaration will reach Russians via a grapevine and empower citizens to demand legal changes.
A columnist warns that all governments cannot ignore popular will and argues Bolshevism cannot endure. It notes past tyrants as having fallen and urges spreading truth to restore order. The piece cites 800 Americans trained in Moscow for spy, sabotage, and subversion, framed as a looming threat to U S democracy.
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