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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1949
Page
4
President Truman drops his plan for tax increases and ends the push for another cent per gallon gasoline tax in Alabama. The piece notes progress and then humorously complains about Birmingham's growing downtown and the shortage of parking spaces despite development.
A Decatur resident urges revival of the anti-noise ordinance to curb loud motorcycles and horn- honking cars. The writer calls for driver consideration and for police to enforce the rule to restore peace and quiet.
A British ship in Mobile Harbor carried 14 female crew members including a doctor and stewards. The women, all addressed as Miss, proclaimed hatred of men while manning chief stewardess and cook roles and sailing with 39 crewmates. The voyage also marked Mobile port’s first South African Line cargo, 9000 tons of Brazilian iron ore.
The congressional fight over a broad bill to curb small-business harm neared passage but stalled as three new lawmakers—Senator Kefauver, Senator Long, and Representative Carroll—made amendments. The controversy centered on basing-point pricing in cement and other industries once deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, risking hidden advantages for large trusts.
Veteran New York Democrat Manny Celler son of Rep position as head of the House Judiciary Committee engages in debate over the O Ma honey basing point bill. He also works with Weisman Celler Quinn Allan and Spott, a firm that handles accident cases for A P grocery. Celler denies opposition to Kefauver and Carroll amendments, then recants under Congressional Record reproof.
AELIE B DAVIDSON argues that constant complaining pervades daily life. She notes spouses and drivers alike find fault in small actions, then urges readers to place themselves in others’ positions to stop the cycle. Concluding, she calls for choosing positivity to improve happiness and relationships.
A profile of U.S. Senator Joe O'Mahoney of Wyoming, once famed for trust busting, now pressed by sugar beet interests to legalize basing-point practices. The piece recalls his 1941 recommendation against price systems, how a 1949 bill narrowed that stance, and his ties to Western wool and freight absorption debates.
Beatriz Aleman daughter of Mexico's President Miguel Aleman arrives in Prague on a Europe tour. Communists vie to entertain her while Mexican authorities arrange proper reception. She plans stops in Budapest Belgrade and Bucharest, with diplomats briefing as needed.
The extinct Madagascar bird Aepyornis laid the largest eggs known, with one egg containing the equivalent of 15 dozen modern hen eggs.
Washington July 15 Pegler describes testimony before a House labor subcommittee. He accuses congressman Jacobs of pressuring unions for bills and fattening on union law work while detailing graft risks in carpenters and other unions. He mocks investigations and urges readers to contact their congressmen.
Capt. George C. Welch of the Sixth Rescue Squadron at Kindley Field Bermuda earned the Silver Star for leading a daring one man interception of four Japanese bombers. His crews operate two rebuilt B-17s and 32 man boats to save sailors across 2.29 million square miles of Atlantic area. He routinely pushes missions to aid ships and planes in distress, earning praise from wartime leaders and grateful civilian pilots alike.
A citizens delegation asked the Morgan board of revenue and control to fix a ten mile stretch of the Moulton road, with E W Bussey offering to loan the repair funds. James F. Cain to represent the Morgan county farm bureau at the Montgomery bureau meeting. Newly elected Knights of Pythias officers listed. Decatur and visiting individuals noted, with several citizens traveling to Springfield, Haleyville, the Canadian Rockies and western states.
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