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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1950
Page
10
Hal Boyle’s column wields a playful crystal ball forecasting 1950 foibles and fancies. It jokes that wars fade, jobs worry, salesmen persevere, politics shift, and pop culture lurches through baseball, boxing, television, and headlines while aging celebs humorously stumble.
A Decatur Teachers Association panel reviewed the entire 32 year English program last night at the teachers meeting. Superintendent Walter Jackson said the discussion aimed to unify instruction and bridge gaps between elementary and junior high and high schools.
Mackenzie surveys how far the United States should go to defend Formosa as Chiang Kai-shek clings to the island against the Chinese communists. Washington faces limits on troops, while support options and private opinions diverge among leaders and allies. Some urge decisive action to prevent a strategic loss, others warn of broader war implications.
A Southern minister visits a member’s home and asks Mrs. Smith what St Peter would think of tobacco on her breath. She retorts that she won’t be taking her breath with her. The message is followed by a tongue twister about a flea and a fly in a flue and their escape through a flaw.
Wilson dam completed unit No 15 bringing total installed capacity to 360 400 kw across 15 units. Unit No 14 nears completion while Nos 17 and 18 progress to fill remaining stalls. At Wheeler dam generator assembly continues. Chickamauga unit No 4 work began last month with Fort Loudoun construction facilities.
A narrative recounts Pianist Ignace Paderewski at a wealthy manufacturer’s dinner where he was pressed to play and later gifted worn shoes to illustrate his indignation. The tale blends quips on society, humor, and a Canadian clippings mix of amusing exchanges about war costs, manners, and everyday banter.
The Massey PTA will hold its first meeting of the year on Friday January 6 at 7 00 PM in the school. All members are urged to attend.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue announces Release No 1 to clarify tax rules for complex cases such as turpentine depletion. Commissioner Schoeneman says the non technical guide will explain acceptable practices and aim to ease taxpayer confusion while not creating new interpretations. The release includes tabled depletion figures for yearly deductions under ordinary leases.
State Senator C. J. Owens, bus line owner from Guntersville, died Monday of a heart attack while visiting a son in San Antonio Texas. He previously served two terms as a state representative from Madison county and later represented Marshall and Jackson counties in the senate. Services are set for 12 a.m. at the Church of Christ with burial in Tuscumbia cemetery.
A kitten suffered a dizzy spell and wedged between a truck’s rear wheels for about an hour while a truck driver and Peggy Bloom’s car clinic aided in the rescue. The animal traveled roughly 12 miles before its ordeal ended safely.
A turpentine producer puzzled by depletion releases is advised by the bureau to write the engineering and valuation division in its income tax unit for guidance on long-term lease cases.
Memorial services are set for 2 p.m. today for Dr. Mary E. Renich head of Athens College biology department who died Jan. 2. The Athens service in McCandless hall will be led by college president Dr. Perry B. James with Rev. H. R. Peyton assisting. A Woodstock Illinois home service will occur concurrently. Dr. Renich was active in scientific circles and the Presbyterian church and helped found the college Biology club. She held a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.
Virginia miner C. W. Cole, 48, of Rose Hill, Va., said he was attacked by masked men in Knoxville after writing letters to the newspaper accusing President John L. Lewis. Cole phoned from his Rose Hill home to say he mailed a letter he did not want published.
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