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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1949
Page
10
Police Chief J B Whitmire said officers will continue to shoot all muzzled or unmuzzled dogs to curb rabies after four rabid dog heads were found in a week. The order, in place two weeks, remains until the rabies threat ends as children are deemed more important than dogs. Two dogs were shot Friday and one Saturday as enforcement persists.
Washington July 9 members of Alabama delegation are listed by voting on a House motion to send back to committee a bill settling claims of the United States against Yugoslavia and other foreign governments. The roll call shows Andrews Battle De Graffenreid Elliott Grant Hobbs Jones and Rains voting against Boykin and not voting. Senate recorded no roll calls.
Penicillin marks a new era in medicine aiding subacute bacterial endocarditis. Doctors report high recovery rates with proper dosing. early symptoms include fatigue fever and night sweats. Proper administration and cultures are essential to tailor penicillin or sulfonamides and prevent valve damage.
Atlanta dispatch reports southern business remains strong yet balky with persistent unemployment up eight months and retail sales dipping slightly. Car demand eases, new used cars vary by spot, and credit cautiousness rises as banks note farm costs outpacing product prices. Open hearths and blast furnaces in Birmingham district run at high capacity, while farm land prices climb in Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana. Construction permits hold steady across major Southeast cities as mortgage rates rise.
A wedding in Valdosta on July 6 unites Jessie Mae Tolleson and Floyd Townsend of Bristol Tennessee. The note lists relatives and other area social events including missionary society meetings, garden club plans, church circle meetings, local visits, and trips to Birmingham and Florida. The page also mentions Cadet Pattillo's vacation and a Florida motor trip, with a stray line about the Monroe Doctrine and African Indian gold mine depths.
Col and Mrs L C Pattillo and daughter Nancy have returned from Ft Bragg NC where Col Pattillo attended the ORC. Mr and Mrs Melvin Ferguson and children of Hammond IN are guests of their parents Mr and Mrs A M Ferguson on Hartselle Route 3. Ferguson to return Monday while Mrs Ferguson and children stay over for an extended visit.
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