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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1952
Page
7
President Truman flies to Arkansas to dedicate the Norfolk and Bull Shoals dam projects. The trip highlights his critique of private utility lobbyists and aims to bolster rural cooperative power resources. Tomorrow's ceremony is set to advance rural electrification and public power growth.
New York's Tammany Hall approved Rep Franklin D Roosevelt Jr for re election after opposing him previously. The Liberal party has not acted yet while Roosevelt leads a drive for Averell Harriman as Democratic nominee. Roosevelt had European registration last fall and was deemed ineligible to run as a Democrat without county committee approval, which New York County granted yesterday.
President Truman pledges a major national address at Bull Shoals and a rear platform stop at Batesville as the Democrats select their nominee. He is scheduled to depart Washington at 3 30 p m EST for the campaign swing.
A small two bedroom house with open living spaces and large picture windows is described. The design fits brick or wood exteriors, includes a long garage, ample storage, and a practical kitchen and bath layout. Blueprints and the Third Book of Small Home Designs are available for purchase from Scale Model Home Planning Co. Royal Oak Michigan.
Advertises pattern 824 for iron on old fashioned girls decor for sheets pillowslips and daughters cotton skirts. Includes 8 motifs 42 by 10 inches washable quick easy. Send 25 cents to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept New York for pattern number name address and zone. Also offers Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog with illustrated patterns and a hand bag pattern in the book.
Dr. William Thomas Pride aged 71 died after a three year illness. Funeral services will be held today at the home of his niece, Mrs. Robert Bell. He was professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis.
A man claimed the planet was demolished after authorities rescued him. He described the escape and stated the vicinity faced a total collapse, detailing the dramatic aftermath and ongoing investigations.
An Air Force B 29 crashed in western Oklahoma near the Texas line about midnight. All 11 airmen parachuted to safety and walked to nearby farm houses. Sheriff Bob Leary said ranchers reported one engine caught fire during the crash 25 miles north of Cheyenne.
Mrs Jeanne d Arc Michaud 36 self styled brains of a $1 500 000 burglary was sentenced to five years by Federal Judge Roger Foley She may go to Alderson Reformatory in West Virginia for parole eligibility after twenty months Leona Mae Girdano 40 Reno waitress got one year and a day Benton Henry Robinson 63 handyman tied to the underworld got four years Three others Andreis Young John Triliegi and Frank Sorrenthe n await trial in Milwaukee
The article notes that about 190 motor trucks alone handle distribution across the United States, with rail transportation not yet counted. This highlights the scale of distribution logistics and the reliance on road transport for milk.
A Pennsylvania couple faced tragedy near Birmingham when Benjamin Franklin Dunaven 61 Reading PA stepped from an automobile to fix a flat and was struck by a second car. He and his wife were en route to Eglin Field Florida to spend the July 4 weekend with a son.
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