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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1955
Page
4
The text notes California took 90 years to enroll its first million public school pupils and 13 years for the second million. It adds Japan, with 80 million people, is an area barely larger than California.
Growing sentiment favors forming a new study of Alabama school needs after the large rejection of the Goodwyn amendment. School leaders should welcome this as the public spoke on December 6. Truman Hobbs proposed creating a committee for schools, expecting action in the January legislature session.
Veteran representative Frank Boykin of Mobile faces opposition from J. T. Hamrick a 52 year old Mobile auto dealer if plans materialize Hamrick accuses Boykin of being too old and the clash is framed as a practical politics lesson with Boykin who has represented the Mobile district since 1935.
The piece recalls Mark Twain and notes expectations of a severe southern winter. It explains how icy blasts trouble the region while coal, oil, power, and coat sellers find opportunity in the forecast and colder months ahead.
A Christmas safety message urges careful driving to reach loved ones without injury or worse. It emphasizes not taking risks on the road and the value of slowing down to enjoy the season with family.
The piece notes that happiness is scarce in wealth and plenty alike and that poverty persists despite effort. It urges generosity toward the less fortunate during Christmas and highlights many chances for readers to bring small joy to homes in need.
The piece argues Eisenhower will run and dominate the GOP field while Democrats face weaker contenders. It notes Kefauver Harriman Stevenson as possible opponents and claims a strong postwar U S economy boosts Republican chances in 1956 despite domestic rough spots.
In a Washington column a note recalls Dean Acheson’s idea for Truman to tour Europe to win friends for the United States. It contrasts Truman’s refusal to travel abroad with Bulganin and Khrushchev’s current goodwill mission and notes lingering White House snubs.
The article reports a proposal to draft former Presidents Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover to support Eisenhower as he weakens. Bulganin tells Nehru visiting foreign countries is enjoyable and Stalin’s shutdown was a misstep. Hoover and Truman, despite politics, cooperate on Truman library fundraising and European Food Commission work.
A domestic advice piece promotes constructive steps for couples to reduce conflict and build harmony. It emphasizes frank discussion, shared goals, mutually respectful actions, and seeking counseling if needed. The text then notes Attorney General Brownell dodging Senate calls on a loyalty program inquiry, highlighting his repeated refusals to testify to various committees.
John L. Lewis jokes about fishing if Eisenhower faces Stevenson. Chuck Bohlen resigns as ambassador in Moscow over policy rifts with Dulles. Llewellyn Thompson named successor as ambassador to Austria. In Washington, the Air Force negotiates with General Electric to build a supersonic wind tunnel for missile and rocket testing.
A reflective column mocks diet fads and medical advice as the writer courts longevity. He jokes about milk cream, rye breads, bagels with sturgeon, and various tonics while defending a hedonistic approach to eating and living. The piece ends noting Herbert Hoover as a model of hard living and long life.
In Allegan Michigan a P A letter addressed only to Tony s Sister Allegan Mich was delivered to Judy Nichols It earned a win for her brother Roger Tony Nichols a sailor aboard a Navy destroyer escort who bet a shipmate it would pass through without delay Allegan population 4801 wants ads get results.
The column reports American shoppers buying 25 million dollars of Communist made decorations and goods, with imports from Poland Czechoslovakia and China. It notes a GOP push to challenge AFL CIO leaders, and mentions labor unions and independence efforts, plus a Soviet plumber delegation and Merle Travis who wrote Sixteen Tons.
Bald eagles nest across the United States from Alaska to the south. Northern birds migrate south in cold weather while southern birds move north during summer.
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