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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1949

Page

5

New Drinkard Aid Hi Kelly Named Confidential Assistant

State Finance Director Bill Drinkard appoints Hi Kelly of Haleyville as his new confidential assistant. Kelly, ex Alabama Old Age Pension Association member and former contesting Democratic candidate, replaces Estes Jr. who left for the auto business. John Romines and Pagene named to pension group posts.

Montgomery Bill Drinkard Hi Kelly Haleyville Alabama Old-Age Pension Association Kelly Association FE. E. Estes, Jr Drinkard John Romines Nauvoo Pagene Walker County Oldge Pension Club

More Competition For Available Jobs

Alabama's January employment report shows a downward trend in several fields with a larger labor pool for some industries. Non agricultural employment totaled 614000, down 800 from November and 5000 below December 1947, as the state warns about limited expansion and tighter hiring ahead.

Montgomery State Industrial Relations Department Alabama

Booklet Released on The Wild Turkey of Alabama

The State Conservation Department published a 92 page illustrated booklet titled The Wild Turkey in Alabama. It tells the story of Alabama’s leading game bird and is available free to interested readers. Material was gathered by Robert J. Wheeler Jr., biologist in the state game fish and seafoods division.

Montgomery Ala Alabama State Conservation Department Robert J. Wheeler Jr State Game, Fish and Seafoods Division

DAILY CROSSWORD SOLUTION CLUES

A concise set of across and down crossword clues covering pockets, bends, islands, decrees, fruits, ages, admiral, wine vessels, directions, club terms, insanity, recovery, fragrances, penmen, heights, pronouns, repeats, bogs, aging, greetings, seconds, giraffe mammals, quenching, water walks, church roles, tablet, symbolism eye, decay, snow and rulers, otherwise, quiets, Asher Levi, farm trunk, cereal grain, poem, remnant, sorrow, ruffle, accumulate, leather, month hints, worship, comfort, city, manner, protective, weight garments, Turk animal rain, music note oil.

Ashelfin Turk

A Man Should Never Be Ashamed To Own He Has Been In The Wrong Swift

A cryptogram quote story notes a daily puzzle by King Features Syndicate. The attributed saying by Swift appears after the ciphered line.

Swift King Features Syndicate, Inc

Teddy Roosevelt license prank and a string of jokes

The piece recounts a Teddy Roosevelt hunting anecdote in which he tricks a game warden over a license. It mixes humor about opportunists and several short jokes about family, manners, and salesmanship, ending with a general reflection on the payoff of kindness.

Teddy Roosevelt Adironacks Howdy Teddy

For Sale: U S baby slicing machine in Brooklyn

Thrift Furniture Co offers a U S baby slicing machine for sale at 360 Fifth Avenue. The fragment hints at a domestic quarrel dialogue with sharp exchanges between a man and a woman about the material item.

Brooklyn Eagle U. S Thrift Furniture Company Fifth Avenue

Oswald Jr and the eggs tale in a town fairytale tone

A humorous column blends questions about fairy tales with price jokes on eggs and a cartoonish roadside signs report. A deputy notes a Canadian sign praising car horns for doors, while a traffic stop yields a playful miscommunication between officer and motorist.

Deep Breathing Is Important for Postoperative Health

Dr Herman N Bundesen discusses how deep diaphragmatic breathing aids lung function after surgery. Exercises should be short and frequent, begin after anesthesia, and can be done in bed with abdominal breathing emphasized. Avoid binders when possible and maintain sterility to prevent infections.

Herman N. Bundesen M.D John Hawkins London

Street Store Boomed By India's Refugees

New Delhi hosts a thriving roadside market as 500000 refugees set up stalls along streets and sidewalks. Vendors offer toys, cloth, food, watches, and services while facing higher wholesale prices. Government plans aim to settle refugees in new townships, but rehabilitation remains slow.

Delhi India Street Wallah New Delhi Connaught Circle Punjab England Wallahs Chandni

Notice of Publication in Hogan Equity Case

Morgan County Court in equity orders publication to the defendant Leonard Hogan who is a non-resident with unknown address. Publication in Decatur Daily weekly for four weeks requiring plead answer or demur to the bill by February 21, 1949 or the bill may be taken as confessed. January 15, 1949. Bryan McAfee, Register. January 17, 24, 31, February 7.

Lillie Mae Hogan Robinson Hugh Hogan Leonard Hogan Morgan County Court Morgan County Alabama Register The Decatur Daily Bryan McAfee Elaine Jackson Anthony Jackson Circuit Court

Plane crashes near Toledo kill two crewmen

Two twin-engine Navy planes crashed and burned while groping for a landing east of the municipal airport in murky weather. Both crew members died, and the pilot was reported in critical condition at St Vincent's hospital.

Toledo,o Municipal Gtc L D Robinson St. Vincent’s Hospital

Female Hercules moth lays about 200 eggs in three days

A female Hercules moth deposits roughly two hundred eggs over a three day period. The rapid reproduction highlights the species’ prolific breeding behavior and potential population growth in suitable habitats.

Bevin Policy Up for Commons Debate in Middle East Row

British policy toward Palestine comes under fire in the House of Commons this week. Critics say Bevin presses Bevin’s stance while Attlee and the cabinet bear responsibility. The January 7 incident where five British planes were shot down fuels the dispute as Conservatives and Labor members demand a clear statement of Britain’s Middle East policy. The United States recognition of an Arab state may influence the debate.

House of Commons John Bull Aftab Israel Bevin Ernest Bevin Committee of Inquiry Palestine United States New York America Commons Labor Party Middle

Britain and United States Move Toward Recognizing Israel

Britain and the United States reportedly prepare to recognize the Jewish state of Israel. Such action would align policies in a strategic oil and military zone, bringing closer the two powers on the issue.

Trans-Jordan Israel Britain

Elaine Jackson vs Anthony Jackson Court Notice

In Morgan County Alabama Circuit Court equity Elaine Jackson files against non resident Anthony Jackson. Publication required weekly for four weeks in Decatur Daily to plead answer or demur by February 21 1949 with thirty days thereafter deemed confessed. Date January 14 1949. January 17 24 31 February 7.

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