Glimpse About You Reveals Common Traits
A brief survey offers insights into common personality traits and social patterns. Researchers note recurring themes across diverse groups, highlighting shared experiences and behavioral tendencies.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1946
Page
1
A brief survey offers insights into common personality traits and social patterns. Researchers note recurring themes across diverse groups, highlighting shared experiences and behavioral tendencies.
A terse note appears to reference the phrase re iN I re iN I and mine. No clear event, person, or place is identifiable from the fragment. Further readable context is needed to assign concrete entities or an actionable summary.
Mostly cloudy and warmer with rain in the west and north tonight. Temperatures reach 49 high and 29 low. Navy and Army veterans receive discharges with medals. Local church and club meetings noted. new candidate for legislature from Lawrence county. Page two continues.
Gov. Sparks announced Dr H G Dowling as president and superintendent of the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind at Talladega. Dowling, 57, formerly state Commissioner of Revenue since 1943, will take office July 1 for a four year term, succeeding retiring Dr J S Ganey.
Harry L. Hopkins 55 former special assistant to Franklin D. Roosevelt died at Memorial hospital New York at 11 35 a m EST He had resigned his White House post July 3 saying he needed rest Hopkins had served as federal relief administrator New York cloak and suit industry chair and held roles on war mobilization and munitions boards He was born in Sioux City Iowa and held multiple public offices including secretary of commerce and lend lease program participant His death follows a long period of ill health and a return from hospital admission last November
Seven year old Rosalie Giganti, slashed in the throat, showed strength to aid doctors in declaring her recovery chances good. Det. Lt. Edward Wurm said Rosalie may have been raped. medical staff note possible speech impairment. Police hold grocer Frank Lobaido for questioning as stains on his clothes test human blood.
Chicago police say Theodore Campbell and Vincent Costello, both youths, were held on open charges after several hours of questioning in the Suzanne Degnan kidnapping and murder case. Detectives traced movements on Jan 6 and 7, Costello on parole from the training school, with lie detector results inconclusive for Costello and Campbell to be tested. Police released most questioned as clues mount in the brutal Northside slaying, with Suzanne Degnan's body found in sewers after being strangled and hacked to pieces.
Thomas McCorvey Stevens 79 vice president and general counsel of Waterman Steamship Corporation and former Alabama state senator died at his Mobile home following a heart attack yesterday morning. He had served in the Alabama legislature and held executive corporate roles. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
Washington reports Congress moved to extend price controls, keep atomic test results secret from warship programs, and decide on the St Lawrence Seaway. Senate debates focus on a permanent Fair Employment Practices Committee while the House plans hearings to extend price controls and subsidize price stabilization.
The Robinson Furniture Company announces a formal opening in its new 402 Bank Street location within two weeks. The remodel cost about $2,000. a new balcony creates three floors and fluorescent lighting lights the store. Hot Point appliances and May tag washers will be stocked, with used and new furniture available.
London dispatch reports Trygve Lie Norwegian foreign minister selected by the Security Council for the post, amid Russia Iran clashes and U.S. shift away from Lester Pearson. Stettinius helped shape a compromise likely acceptable to the big powers as UN discussions continue. Iran seeks direct talks with the Soviet Union to resolve their border dispute. A UNRRA funding appeal gains backing from the General Assembly committee, urging immediate aid to starving populations.
Wallace H. Meadows of Trinity files candidacy for Morgan County Board of Revenues and Control District 1. Incumbent seeks re election citing four year road gains and war related shortages. aims to start farm to market roads in 1946 and improve maintenance with available funds and labor.
Manila report says Olivia Oswald Wermuth seeks annulment of a Dec 7 1941 marriage to Maj. Arthur Wermuth. She claims the ceremony occurred on a Manila hotel roof garden with an Army chaplain. Wermuth says he did not know of the marriage and had earlier wed Jean Wilkins in 1935 in Chicago.
A government scientist in Sydney reported that Australian radio physics using radar recorded noise waves from the sun. He claimed Australians may be first to record sun noises, noting no signal was sent out, unlike U S Army tests to reach the moon. The discovery could advance knowledge of the universe and solar system.
A Monday evening crash on East Highway near Seventh Avenue in Cullman left two teens seriously injured and a third with minor injuries. Henry Millis, 17, suffered a skull fracture and remained unconscious. Weldon Cupp had a deep facial cut but was improving days after. Driver Jack Henry escaped with a small scratch as logs from a trailer tore into the car.
Funeral services for Philip Schilling, 79, who died yesterday at the Baugh infirmary, will be conducted at 2 o clock this afternoon at the Cedar Plains Christian Church. Rev. Thomas B Hatchett will conduct the services. Burial will be in Herring Cemetery, Peck directing.
The British Overseas Airways Corporation announced a future daily London to New York and London to Montreal service with plans for four daily flights, totaling 28 weekly trips from the UK to North America. The fare was expected to be under 100 pounds.
Secretary Byrnes states President Truman approved inviting the United Nations atomic energy commission to witness the atom bomb tests on naval ships, while cautioning it does not set final government policy. Tests are planned for May near Bikini Atoll with 100 warships.
About 200 people paid poll tax at the Morgan County courthouse office of Tax Collector Alvis G. Briscoe. Briscoe warned only three days remain to meet Friday’s deadline for eligibility to vote in the forthcoming primary. Tax may be paid at Briscoe’s office State National Bank Falkville or Ratliff Hardwick’s Hartselie store. Probate Judge T C Almon reminded WWI and WWII veterans to secure a certificate of real estate for exemption.
The White House announced President Truman will deliver an address in Winter Park on February 11 to accept an honorary Doctor of Humanities from Rollins College. He will depart Winter Park after the ceremony to board his yacht for a 10 day to two week cruise off Florida waters.
Special federal mediator James Farley contacts GM president Charles E. Wilson and officials of the CIO United Auto Workers in Detroit seeking a settlement of the 70 day General Motors strike. Hope runs high for quick mediation success amid looming steel industry talks and broader idle labor across sectors.
John Roosevelt former Boston department store manager, joins executive team of a feminine clothing organization. Lee Good, district manager, announced yesterday that Roosevelt the youngest son of the late President has joined the group at age 29.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.