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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
4
A preacher blends faith and science, arguing that hope in God endures when medical verdicts fail. He recalls personal illness, near TB, and faith that light can break through darkness, then links this to a broader call for hope and the Prince of Peace as an ultimate ruler.
Washington’s Council of Economic Advisers quietly studies deflation and inflation responses as business slows nationwide. Retail and appliance demand drops. layoffs rise and savings dwindle for lower income families. Officials weigh military spending and postwar prices amid a wary economic outlook.
A radiant star appears and crowds gather in awe as faint angelic voices proclaim peace on earth and the birth of the Savior. The moment grows louder, echoing across the gathering.
The Marshall plan boosts big business yet harms small firms. European nations, short on U S dollars, favor buying from each other to save dollars for essential American items. As a result, trade with small U S exporters is being cut off. Meanwhile,
Long column recounts Robert E. Stripling and his clashes with Eleanor Roosevelt over Joe Lash, detailing Lash’s Navy commission bid, a 1943 Dies committee episode, and a satire of the First Lady’s influence. It references Churchill, Pat Robinson, and the Red Cross amid political theater.
Trade largely favors big U S concerns with European branch offices and representatives. Small firms unable to finance foreign branches lose out on normal trade.
Ambassador Bedell Smith heads home from Moscow in about three weeks amid disputes at the International Bank over half a million dollar loans to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. U S Ambassador Caffery in Paris wires a bold forecast that General de Gaulle will rise to power by May 1, legally or illegally.
James Marlow looks back at 1948 noting unresolved issues with Russia and Berlin, the UN, and the Marshall Plan. He highlights Truman’s clash with Congress, the Democratic win, draft persistence, the Alger Hiss spy case, and the lingering hunt for 1949 investigations.
A fragment describes congressional efforts to influence policy and material aid for a favored ally, an executive session, and Lash changing views while queried on communism. It notes a Navy desk in New York being disbanded and a radio campaign targeting Robert Stripling and the State Department cabal led by Alger Hiss.
The article notes that this nation produced its first commercially manufactured corn starch in 1842, marking a milestone in industrial food processing and agricultural chemistry. The period reflects early advances in starch extraction and industrialization.
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