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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1938

Page

3

Wealth Forecast From Pareto Curve Sparks Billionaire Talks

The American Association for the Advancement of Science in Richmond hears economist Carl Snyder predict the first American fortunes of two to three billion dollars within 30 years, arguing wealth distribution follows the Pareto curve and inheritable fortunes are rare. He warns only by boosting total output can public welfare rise.

Howard W. Blakeslee Associated Press Richmond American Association For the Advancement of Science Carl Snyder New York Economist Vilfredo Pareto George Washington Snyder Stephen Girard Thomas Hancock John D. Rockefeller Henry Ford England Germany France United States Andrew W. Mellon

Wedding Ring Sparks hush at International ball ending night

A dramatic scene unfolds as Sara Sue and Thornton share a tender moment on the floor of the University Club amid music and murmurs. The crowd settles, the orchestra quiets, and the couple passes down the stairs as the ball ends and observers ponder the scene.

Thornton Sara Sue University Club

Edmonton reports 51 below zero at airport

Edmonton Alberta records an official temperature of 51 degrees below zero at the city’s airport on the day before. The reading marks an extreme cold snap with frigid conditions affecting travel and daily life in the area.

Edmonton Alta

Unsolved Mattison Kidnapping Remains Open Case

Federal investigators enter the third year of the Mattison kidnapping probe in Tacoma as they seek the identity of the slayer of Dr. W. W. Mattison's 10 year old son. More than sixteen thousand people have been questioned with no linked suspect. Hoover prioritizes the case as FBI continues to pursue leads.

Tacoma Wash Federal Bureau of Investigation Charles Mattison W. W. Mattison Everett F.B.I Pacific Northwest J. Edgar Hoover Mattison

Labor official to meet in Alabama on wages law

Parley Set in Montgomery outlines that Earle W. Dahlberg federal labor department representative will confer with business and labor representatives in Montgomery on the wages and hours law provisions. He will then visit Selma today and Mobile on Thursday.

Parley Montgomery Ala Earle W. Dahlberg Federal Labor Department Business Dahlberg Selma Mobile

Christmas Greetings and Local Social Roster in Cullman County

Community notes report Mrs Loona McClellan remain ill for six weeks. Xmas parties abound as locals share dinners, serenades and visits. Memphian Jessie Holland visited. families hosted guests from Decatur and Akron Ohio sent holiday wishes.

Loona McClellan J. D. Bonds J. H. Rigby Jessie Holland Memphis Tenn J. W. Holland Woodrow Guthrie Lou Rigby Bruce Bonds Coonie Brown Harb Guthrie Alvin Holland Vivian Guthrie Stanley Holland Decatur Curtis Denton Horace Russell Laura Cooper Liddie Jean Howard Evans Andrews Chapel Earl Morgan Lora Pauline Aldredge Akron Ohio Bell Telegraph

Fleet Practices San Pedro In Simulated Five Month Battle

Gray ships of war move from Southern California bases to begin five months of intense battle exercises. Operations will extend along the west coast, around the Panama Canal area, through the Caribbean, and up toward the Atlantic Seaboard, testing readiness and coordination.

San Pedro Calif California United States West Coast Panama Canal Area Caribbean Sea

Reed Predicts Independence as New Senator from Kansas

Senator-elect Clyde M. Reed of Kansas says he will be the most unpopular senator after six years because he will act free and independent. He aims to work with Republicans but make his own decisions, even if a Republican is in the White House in 1940. Reed, publisher of the Parsons Sun, frames himself as blunt and confident.

Bob Sara Sue Bob Towne T. J. Sanders Big Bob Towne Elie T. J Bee Towne Thornton T-Thornton John Henderson Washington Clyde M. Reed R. Kans Kansas George McGill White House Parsons

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