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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1946
Page
4
The article notes Birmingham’s 75th anniversary as a milestone for the city’s development and compares it with Decatur. It argues Morgan county should pursue or develop an industry to balance agricultural wealth and spur regional benefits as the state grows.
A merchant notes more large denomination bills in daily transactions this Christmas and cartoonist Harper is teased over a football panel. The piece also cites Mississippi views on Senator Bilbo and recalls past impeachments and the Bilbo hearing amid outside influence allegations.
Alabama highway patrol offices state that excessive speed is the main cause of most highway crashes. Patrolmen investigate every wreck and gather full stories from witnesses and involved persons. The message urges readers that accidents affect their own families and finances and to monitor speed.
The passage notes a friend of The Daily nearing thirty, implying he exceeds the present draft limit. It contrasts this birthday focus with views on Russian concessions, arguing the so called change is a strategy shift, not a real shift in Russia's ambitions.
A hospital sign states no one may stay with a patient unless critically ill. The writer notes how meanings can be misunderstood and recalls a recent sharp editorial admonition to speak only when you know what you are talking about, otherwise keep quiet.
The editorial argues that new and reconstructed highways will be a major goal of the Folsom administration, predicting favorable road development for North Alabama. It notes ongoing work on the Decatur to Atlanta segment and calls for completing U.S. 31 reconstruction and a Decatur to Jasper highway benefiting three counties and the state.
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce argues that the city needs greater citizen support and funding to sustain growth. It praises past investments, cites a strong 1946 record, and calls for directed effort and money in 1947 to improve Decatur as a place to live.
Pegler critiques Congress for relying on hired investigators and private groups under the Mead committee. He argues some alleged investigators lack integrity, cites the Garsson case with bribery and deportation fears, and warns against secretive fascist and anti fascist networks operating as unlicensed espionage forces and taxing deductible “educational” gifts.
Walter Winchell comments on Broadway, radio stars, and public taste touching on Gilda Gray Tex Beneke Benny Hill and other media figures. He recalls Jerome Kern Elmer Rice and critics while critiquing fascist fears and press ethics in a brisk, gossiping column voice.
Mrs Anne M Spaatz 80 mother of General Carl A Spaatz was located safe at 30th Street railroad station Philadelphia after leaving her daughter’s Overbrook Hills home to take a walk. She had been missing since yesterday evening and was traced by police.
The column weighs Dewey Bricker Martin and Warren with Vandenberg Taft and Stassen as possible contenders. It argues Vandenberg and Taft may outpace Dewey if allied, notes Democratic machine weakness in Chicago and New York, and predicts a wide open race with regional blocs shaping the outcome.
A 1944 King Features syndicate report describes a study by Dr. William L. Dobes and colleagues in Atlanta treating generalized itching in ten older men with testosterone. Injections proved most effective, reducing itch and aiding skin moisture. several cases also saw eczema improvement.
George Gershwin wrote his famed Rhapsody in Blue in his mid twenties, composing the jazz standard in a period of early career breakthrough.
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