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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1949
Page
4
President Truman says he does not know how the government can save money. A suggested plan proposes keeping the winter capital in Washington to avoid moving many officials to Florida.
Eleven labor union members were fined 1150 total for interfering with legal operations during a Bay Minette lumber plant picket in April. Circuit Judge Telfair J. Mashburn stated support for workers' rights to choose whether to join a union.
Former President Herbert Hoover warns that the U S government faces trouble financially with rising taxes and inflation unless federal spending is cut. He says Americans hold the whip hand and can choose sound government by foregoing lavish federal favors accumulated over the past twenty years.
A magazine review reopens interest in the Barker Karpis gang and the Hartsel bank robbery. It notes Decatur visitors before the Hartselle job, questions Karpis and Ma Barker roles, and recalls the gang’s supposed careful planning and citywide hold up. The case remains unsolved locally as all Barker and Karpis members are now dead.
The Washington Merry-Go-Round reports that the Justice Department received orders to fully report on the Maragon perjury case and consult the department before any move. Sen. Clyde Hoey pressed for prosecution, demanding a quorum for questioning, yet three months have passed with no grand jury action. Maragon, connected to the White House through Vaughn and others, enjoys special access while Benny Meyers faced a quicker conviction and parole.
The piece critiques the U S Justice Department for slow action against powerful figures. It cites Alger Hiss, Andrew May, and Parnell Thomas as cases where congressional or press investigations prompted DOJ action, noting that officials often hesitate to prosecute big names. It ends with a fading line about Alex Campbell.
A reflective prose piece questions whether merely avoiding harm and meeting minimal duties suffices for a meaningful life. It urges self examination on self love, mutual goodwill, civic action, and setting a positive example for children, challenging readers to do more than the bare minimum.
The column reviews public prosecutions and alleged misconduct from the Meyers case to Arabian Oil, noting Brewster committee findings and Justice Department actions. It contrasts federal drives against treason with local police failures, laments the growth of a police state, and critiques the income tax amendment as a federal fix for local rot.
Ohio Representative Clarence Brown, vacationing in Ancon Panama, sought front line coverage of the uprising alongside Rep. Charles Overtoun of New Jersey. He headed toward the theatre of operations but backed away after gunfire, retreating to Tivoli hotel as a runaway horse bolted near him.
An eastern organization considers locating an industry of 45 000 spindles in Albany Decatur with up to 980 jobs. Albany and Decatur schools marked Alabama Day with programs. Limestone Morgan Bridge Co announced a contract with Hewitt Co of Spartanburg to run a financial campaign to fund a bridge project.
Mrs. R G Cortner hosted Friday Thirteen at Grant Street home. Mrs William Foster hosted bridge with Maude Vera Smith Katherine McCormack Jeanne Buchaffen Lucille Bailey Ethel Adams Elizabeth Houston. Agnes Casselis to return home Ward Belmont for Christmas with J B Casselis parents. Virginia Frances Lile guests of Mrs F F Tidwell. Betty Ryan Samuel Blackwell to Cullman. C B Elliot and Jim Harris at Flower Hill Sunday.
A Phoenix observer recalls the early reclamation era led by Theodore Roosevelt and the Hansbrough Newlands act. He describes the 1911 Tonto Basin dam, built 65 miles from rail, as a turning point that transformed arid lands into a thriving agricultural Southwest with vast flood-water reserves and enduring spirit.
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