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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1952
Page
10
A lighthearted column notes with humor that no cooling solution has been found to calm heated temperaments, hinting at nostalgia for cooler days. The tone blends wit with daily life observations.
The Water Department of Decatur plans ahead to increase supply capacity from 12,000,000 to possibly 16,000,000 gallons as growth rises. Sister cities facing drought are curbing usage with daily cutoffs and low pressure complaints.
The Decatur Lions Club hosts the 21st annual Tennessee Valley Horse Show tonight and Friday night drawing an unprecedented crowd. Proceeds fund sight conservation and Lions Club charities, totaling 14 646 75 over eight years to support humane and community causes.
In Alabama the Democratic Party faces a split as Eisenhower looms, but a 1930 Montgomery gathering at the Jefferson Davis hotel showed they can unite. Lieutenant Governor Davis and Governor Miller led a harmony plea, signaling a party ready to heal wounds for the upcoming election.
The piece details Adlai Stevenson's cautious, independent approach to a Democratic bid. It notes his desire to control campaign leadership, platform approval, and timing, while resisting White House blessing and avoiding Iowa boss Jake Arvey's influence. Stevenson sought freedom to choose staff, platform, and a running mate, with Truman kept at arm's length.
President Truman exploded at Adlai Stevenson over conditions for clearing speeches, asserting he owes no one and will speak wherever he wants. Stevenson retreated, refusing to commit to the nomination, and Truman relegated him to the same political doghouse as another rival.
Advice essay urging personal responsibility for happiness. Encourages belief in others, pursuing unique strengths, setting high goals, and helping others. Emphasizes daily effort, steady self-improvement, and finding joy in the quest to live more fully.
A historians note describes dramamine as a seasickness drug used to curb nausea after anesthesia. In a study of about 1,200 patients, those who took the medicine had roughly half the vomiting incidence compared with controls, with even better results for certain anesthesia. It is given before surgery and then after, sometimes by injection, with minor drowsiness as the only notable side effect.
Senator Kefauver’s stirring speech at the Democratic convention energizes Stevenson’s campaign. The piece notes potential backlash from the President and allies and questions whether Stevenson will face a similar challenge as Kefauver.
At a breakfast in room 709 of the Blackstone Hotel Vice President Alben Barkley met with eight labor leaders including Walter Reuther and George Harrison. They told him, with sympathy, that at 74 he was too old to win the presidency and could not secure labor support.
Bor den Stevenson organized a Draft Stevenson effort with University of Chicago volunteers at the Conrad Hilton hotel Washington. George Ball flew to Chicago to press the governor while Marshall Field Jr. urged support and rented Stevensons Libertyville farm. The drive spent under seven thousand dollars with volunteers paying their own lodging and avoiding the Arvey machine. The campaign faced rumors about Stevenson and a tragic past misreported as murder, which the coroner ruled accidental homicide.
Trellis Mae Peeble recalls a dramatic farewell by Vice President Barkley at the Democratic convention. The piece blends political satire with personal sentiment as Barkley exits, leaving Trellis Mae feeling homesick and reflecting on the spectacle, with reminders of wealth and party tensions.
A description notes a man prides himself on eating tomatoes prepared more different ways than any other man. The remark highlights his culinary versatility without specifying a location or name.
The term fiasco originates from the Venetian glassblowers where it meant flask. In English it evolved to describe a failure or fiasco.
The text notes Russell's challenge to the district attorney and suggests the Truman communist sector wields influence in Eisenhower's socialist-republican party. It asserts politics are fermenting in both major parties and a third party could emerge, though no concrete plans exist.
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