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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1945
Page
8
A feature notes demand for raw cotton during wartime aiding forward shipments. The Crop Postponing Board estimates 195 bales slump, 173000 less than prior forecast, versus last year's 12,230,000 bale crop. Agriculture Dept shows world cotton stocks on Aug 1 at 26.5 million, a record high.
The first Community Concert Association program in De catur this year features the Bary Ensemble with pianist Walter Hautzig. Tickets were notified to all who purchased for the series as Mrs. Perry Orr, president, announced. The event honors service members and follows a history of Hatfield’s wartime performances and postwar entertainments for bases and hospitals.
About 80 members of Company Ft Alabama State Guard with wives and friends attended an annual dinner at the Armory. Major Sims of the air corps radar division spoke on military needs, and Major R L Almon of Moulton briefed as battalion commander. A dance followed with waltz and jitterbug contests won by Cpl Wade and Mrs Wade, and Ben Summer with Miss Elizabeth Petty.
Rhinoplasty improves nasal appearance and function by aligning the septum and shaping the nose. Procedures avoid growth-impeded patients, heal with splints, bed rest, and 2 to 3 days in hospital, with swelling fading in about ten days.
Alabama moves to build a statewide TB hospital network under a 1945 act. Seven 90 bed regional hospitals would add 630 beds to 545, aiming for 1,175, still short of the 22,484 beds deemed adequate by the National Tuberculosis Association. Districts cover Lauderdale to Butler, with distribution skewed north and east for better facilities, while Mobile’s sanatorium remains the sole southern facility.
Dr. Austin notes Alabama ranks high in TB deaths with the Negro population bearing about three times the rate of whites. He cites poverty and limited medical care as factors and says treatment facilities are the weak link in Alabama’s TB control. He praises regional hospital law to strengthen care.
Prices for middling 15-16th inch cotton in the ten spot markets averaged 24.53 cents a pound on Thursday, up from 24.40 cents a week earlier and 21.51 cents a year ago. The ten market average reached 24.62 cents on Wednesday, highest since the mid 1920s, with sales totaling 19,000 bales. The Agriculture Department notes the price gap above December purchase and sales prices, reflecting firmer demand and limited offerings.
A forest fire spreads rapidly, sometimes faster than deer can flee, threatening wildlife and nearby areas. Fire crews monitor containment efforts as winds push flames through brush and timber, prompting evacuations for at risk habitats and communities.
Macon Ga Dec 15 A formal inquiry has begun into the death and cremation of an elderly woman tied to a San Francisco man as sole beneficiary. Solicitor General Charles H Garrett said the Macon probe follows a request from District Attorney Edmund Brown of San Francisco. The investigation focuses on a February 1944 hotel death and cremation of a woman identified as Alma Willa Carter of San Francisco but believed to be Alice Carpenter of Bloomington Ind.
An item notes the addition of a post in the United States on January 1 1913. It mentions an inland parcelWest established in 1883.
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