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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
4
Representative Boykin announces plans to fund an eighty million dollar rayon plant in Demopolis Alabama. The piece notes Alabama’s development standing, political commentary on Truman Wallace votes, and a suite of local legislative and legal items including child marriage bills and a Georgia trial with unusual acquittals.
Barney Rickenbacker accepts the chairmanship of the March of Dimes annual appeal in Morgan county. He works on essential details for the public effort while noting there is no set quota, but urging every resident to contribute. The sentiment is that every little helps in the fight against illness.
The article outlines the Car nation Company leasing Alabama Dairy Products to boost North Alabama dairy production. It argues that expanding on farm milk output ensures steady biweekly income, aiding farmers and local business as dairy capacity grows toward a national presence.
A local citizen urges city action on alley cleaning drainage and Pryor Field runway while the American Legion backs a community baseball park funded by half land half cash plus advance seat sales. The editorial argues most tax dollars are spent at higher levels and local projects await funds.
The White House announced James E. Webb as Under Secretary of State, chosen by President Truman to run the State Department and streamline operations. Webb, a former budget director, has built strong confidence with Truman and will oversee foreign affairs, potentially reshaping diplomatic staff. The piece notes his career trajectory from Marine flier to government aide, including a key early help from Rep. Edward Pou after a Raleigh car crash.
A North Carolinian network linked Max Gardner to Jim Webb. Gardner recruited Webb for his Washington law firm and later backed Webb as a Sperry executive, budget chief to Truman, and Undersecretary of the Treasury. Webb's policies favored conservatism and cuts to health funding in Alaska.
Albert Goss of the National Grange urged President Truman to unite labor business and agriculture. He said each group should stop snubbing the others and work together to preserve democracy amid mounting debts and war threats. Truman agreed the idea had merit.
A column on lifting gloom suggests changing environment and thoughts to invite new meaning and associates. A Mexican actress who debuted in film at 101 credits the Bible as her greatest help for mood lifting and steady progress.
Westbrook Pegler argues that Harvard educated figures like Felix Frankfurter and Adolf A Berle manipulate public trust. He recalls a Harrison Street sergeant confronting a talkative witness and questions Berles testimony on Alger Hiss Nat Witt and state department security.
A gathering of business, labor and farm leaders concluded as a productive talk and the participants pledged to consider the proposals after further reflection.
In a discussion with President Truman, inaugural committee chairman Melvin Hildreth praised overwhelming demand for tickets and highlighted continuing public enthusiasm. Truman noted a growing number of Democrats compared with prior elections.
President Truman plans a 7 AM breakfast at the Mayflower with World War I unit D, 129th field artillery veterans. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek nears a Virginia mansion purchase for 175000 dollars. Congressional action and military parade roles stir early postwar politics.
The article estimates about one million individuals are permanently disabled due to rheumatic diseases, highlighting the vast impact on health and daily life. The figure underscores the need for awareness and medical resources to address long term mobility and pain issues.
On The Line by Bob Considine skewers Soviet press outraged rhetoric about who invented common technologies. The column mocks claims from Popoffgram to a parade of fictional Russians and ends by noting how such boasts echo American distrust of foreign sourcing.
A national discussion centers on replacing Taft-Hartley with the Wagner Act or wrapping both into one package. Labor favors restoring the Wagner Act for broader protections while Republicans resist, amid looming contracts and political maneuvering in Congress. The Nation Today notes the potential clash over amendments and timing as Democrats push for action.
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