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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
10
Mrs Eva Smith travel counsellor for the American Automobile Association says speed limits have little value. Studies show drivers ignore signs and drive at what they consider reasonable. Commissioner Thomas H MacDonald of the Bureau of Public Roads advocates enforcement.
The MoHgan County Corinth singing class held a special New Year’s singing at Mount Vernon church. Several quartets from nearby communities attended and a fine singing was reported. Families and locals, including the Bonds and Aldredges, were noted in visits and gatherings around Christmas and the weekend events.
MacDonald denounces speed enforcement as futile and concentrates on real killers, those who pass in no passing zones and crowd into other lanes. He argues routine speed checks are a waste of officers time and of minor importance to traffic safety.
Janet Beth Wagner, a two year old from Singapore with a rare blood disease, arrived in Columbus and is under the care of Dr. Charles A. Dean at Ohio State University College of Medicine and University Hospital. Her parents Paul Wagner and Beth Wagner moved from Akron to Singapore, where doctors gave six weeks to live before she traveled home seeking treatment.
Morgan County notes list many visitors and relatives spending Christmas and New Year gatherings. Names include Eva Brooks Lindsler, the Merrells, Hightowers, Pirkles, Thompsons, Livingstons, Morgans, Smallwoods, and others with trips to Decatur, Birmingham, Florence, Huntsville, and Cullman.
Australian wheat farmer T. J. Carey advertised Indian tiger skins for sale. Buyers pressed him for upholstery uses including a car and lounge suite. Carey acted for his friend the Rajah and Miraj Junior who sought to sell 100 tiger skins.
Moscow faces an extreme cold snap with temperatures sinking to 31 degrees below zero. Officials note the bitter spell echoes the 1941 42 winter as historic lows again threaten daily life and transit in the Soviet capital.
Local social roundup lists visits and gatherings among Legg Wallace Wynn and other families around Morgan County and Oak Ridge with New Year and Christmas hospitality. Georgia alcohol collections report tallies show state revenue of 6.9 million dollars in 1948.
Osman Kumukov plunges into the Moscow River through an ice hole on New Year Eve to prove a person can swim year round with proper training. The air and water temperatures hovered around 29 below zero as he completed the feat.
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