Paved roads growth and civic notes from Decatur
W R Shelton notes Alabama road expansion from 1 000 to 7 000 miles since Governor Miller took office in 1931. He comments on election extremes and PTA participation in Decatur schools, praising four of the five new Decatur Chamber of Commerce directors and urging paid city beautification.
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Miller
Alabama
Decatur
Alabama Education Association
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Joe Hagler
John Pennell
W.j.williams
Kenneth Thomas
Stanley Wyatt
Decatur Stadium Fund Nears Goal With 3000 Yetto Reached
The community keeps urging support for the Decatur Stadium Fund as the goal line remains $3,000 away. Advocates stress persistent effort until the cause is won, noting thirty people buying one $100 ticket could finish the campaign.
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Decatur Stadium
Decatur
Tax cuts in boom times spark inflation fears
The Birmingham Age-Herald praises a policy that would force corporations to pay dividends for new capital, calling it a dangerous Washington law. It argues specialists could wield power to compel dividends and impose penalties, describing this as robbery at the point of a legal framework.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Washington
Alabama Master Hospital Plan Sets Bed Targets at 3 1 2 per 1000
The Sparks era plan argues Alabama should have 3.5 hospital beds per 1000 people but currently has 2 per 1000. It stresses knowing community needs and meeting them, noting Alabama’s early lead in master planning for health facilities.
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Alabama
Sparks
Ala
New Look in Men's Hats Promised for Spring
Fashion notes promise a bold spring for men's hats featuring the latest silhouette changes and daring brim shapes. Designers tease streamlined crowns and versatile styles aimed at modern wearers seeking sharper, contemporary headwear.
Controversy Claim on Freedom Train Sparks Debate
The American Heritage Foundation questions whether its efforts stirred sufficient public controversy over the Freedom Train. The inquiry suggests ongoing scrutiny of the campaign's impact and public reception.
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American Heritage Foundation
Inflation cure hinges on concrete action not rhetoric
The speaker argues that government measures and speeches cannot curb inflation. He asserts Congress must pass stronger, meaningful legislation to benefit millions of Americans, as inflations efforts to date are insufficient.
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Washington
Congress
Pearson Column Sparks Debate On Friendship Train Aid
The piece questions U S spending on the Friendship Train shipments to Italy and Brazil. It cites a claim that a ship allocated to Brazil was paid for by the United States to be donated to Italy, prompting calls to expose waste and seek accountability in Washington.
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United States
Brazil
Italy
Washington
Call for a River Rescue Unit By Red Cross Vote
Editorial urges forming a local organized river rescue unit on the Tennessee and proposes using surplus government vessels via Decatur. It says the Red Cross could supply first aid and rescue instructors and the Yacht Club would provide trained men to operate the craft, ensuring safety along the riverfront.
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Tennessee
Red Cross
the Daily
Yacht Club
Friendship Train publicity fight stalls Pearson plan in Paris
In Paris American church and relief groups clash over publicizing the Friendship Train. Most groups drop the Pearson publicity, but the American embassy intervenes to reinstate planned ceremonies and identify food as American aid.
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Bologna
Italy
United States
France
Paris
Marseilles
Geoffrey_Parsons
New York Herald Tribune
Henry
Donald Lowery
Pearson Ballyhoo
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Pearson
Inept Public Relations in Italian Aid Confusion
William Attwood reports from Arsoli Italy that 2000 villagers benefit from American aid but credit Vatican or Stalin for food while U S wheat is handed to the Italian government for distribution. public ignorance grows due to poor U S propaganda and unnoticed ship returns.
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New York Herald Tribune
William Attwood
Arsoli
Italy
Stalin
France
Vatican
United States
James C. Dunn
United
Attwood
U. S
John Taber
State Department
Brazil
Italians Print Posters On Friendship Train Trip
In Rome a convoy of 150 trucks draped in Italian and American flags rolled from the Rome railroad station toward Campidoglio. The vehicles carried flour bags bearing greetings from U S cities and featured posters of the Friendship Train with Italian messages.
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Rome
Campidoglio
Fort Worth
Texas
Buffalo
N. Y
Richmond
Jackson County
Missouri
President Truman
United States
Naples
Debate on compulsory military training in Congress
The Nation presents James Marlow’s analysis of compulsory training for 18 to 20 year olds. Proponents argue a trained reserve deters aggression and aids U N peace efforts, while opponents warn of militarism and cost. The piece weighs dangers of an atomic era and the need for efficiency in future warfare.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
United Nations
U. N
Europe
Russia
Rus
France
Germany
National Guard
Italian Premier honors Friendship Train supporters in New York
In Rome the mayor and Premier Alcide De Gasperi praised the American Friendship Train while visiting dignitaries gathered at Campidoglio Square. De Gasperi spoke at his home to those connected with the effort, noting democracy and liberty as sources of goodness, and thanked Mr Pearson for conveying gratitude.
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Campidoglio Square
Marcus Aurelius
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Carlos Sforza
de Gasperi
Campidoglo
Hitler
Mussolini
Broadway
City Hall
New York
Wall Street
Mr. Pearson
Notice of Annual Meeting of First Federal Savings and Loan Assoc
The regular Annual Meeting of the Members and Shareholders of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Decatur Alabama will be held at 513 Second Avenue Decatur at 2:00 PM on Wednesday January 21 1948 to elect a Board of Directors and transact other business as proper. Dated Dec 16 1947. A T Hanson President and Leedonia Kullman Secretary Treasurer. Meeting notices shown for Dec 24 and 31 1947.
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First Federal Savings and Loan
Association OF Decatur
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Decatur
Second Avenue
Decatur
Alabama
Federal Savings and ,Oan Association of Decatur
T. Hanson
Wright Contracting completes Alabama project notice
Wright Contracting Company reports completion of a State of Alabama project in Morgan and Marshall Counties on December 10 1947. Final settlement voucher will be placed for payment after a four week advertising period and claims must be filed in Columbus Georgia by January 10 1948.
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Wright. Contracting Company
Alabama
Morgan
Marshall Counties
Columbus
Georgia
Wright Contracting Co
As Pegler Sees It on Actors in Politics and Society
Pe gl er criticizes Hollywood actors and their dabbling in politics under a self created handicap. He laments rising educated actors and their vanity while noting public flattery fuels their missteps. The column traces actors from stage to saloon, praising journalists like Percy Hammond and warning of public intolerance.
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Thomas Committee On
Gerald Lok. Smith
Eleanor Roosevelt
Westbrook
Hollywood
Percy Hammond
Hammond
Lee
Jake
City Hall
Bowdoin
Tore Ture
Otto Bjornstrom
Oslo
White House
Thimuby
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Truman
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Uncle Sam
Arte
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Comaoe
J. R. Daniels
W. Wataut St
Leedonia Kullman
Mee
India
Ceylon
Netherlands East Indies
Pegler
By Westbrook Pacler
Coley
Tennessee Valley
Morgan County National Bank
Decatur, Alabama
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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