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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1949
Page
4
Birmingham writers teased a St Louis dispatch about twilight doubleheaders where radio workers enjoyed fried chicken between games. The joke recalled long running traditions at Rickwood Field, stretching back years before such double features appeared.
Nashville fans consider visiting Sulphur Dell to compare the ballpark with reputation as a tourist draw. The Daily notes interest but warns that chasing attendance this way is misguided and should not drive strategy.
The Daily republication of a John Temple Graves poem about three Klan leaders is followed by The Post story of Circuit Judge George Lewis Bailes introducing Circuit Solicitor Emmett Perry to the Kiwanis club as “one reporter to another or as one ex Klansman to another.” The Kiwanis audience reacted with laughter.
A road measure approved by the house transportation committee calls for a four lane turnpike running through central Alabama from the Tennessee line to the Florida border. The commission would decide the route and oversee construction. Keep an eye on this development.
The Chicago Daily News opposes Illinois FEPC bills. It argues a six-person threshold to ban group associating in French restaurants barber shops laundries and clothing stores is absurd to enforce and could curb private enterprise. It favors persuasion over law and questions long term effectiveness and administrative costs.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson details General Harry Vaughan’s influence as President Truman’s aide, alleging he pressed for Crescent Trading Co to receive export licenses despite forged documents and no direct authority, highlighting how this bypassed proper Commerce Department procedures and favored a known violator.
The article recounts Harry Vaughan and General Clay backing Col. Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, the Black Eagle of Haile Selassie's air force. Julian was sent to Europe to assess treatment of Negro troops, then proposed a scheme to swap fresh cigarettes for old ones and sell them to Japan for a multimillion-dollar profit. He was ousted and sent back to the U.S. after the scheme surfaced.
Quiet, middle-of-the-road Guy Gabrielson of New Jersey appears poised to become the new G. O. P. chairman. After twenty years in the Middle West, he offers geographic balance and a nonpartisan image, with a possible lean toward Stas. Senate probe of the U. S. Lines adds intrigue.
A quotation attributed to Davidson urges youth to seek a definite aim in life rather than drift. It argues that having a worthwhile goal provides unity and direction, values work when linked to a broader human purpose, and encourages living for something that inspires and benefits others.
David Katz once a Daily Worker contributor served as Drew Pearson leg man in Washington for years He warned Charles G Ross in 1947 to curb Harry Vaughan or Pearson would blast him on air and in print The tale blends Greek politics Yugoslav ties Eleanor Roosevelt and a circle around the National Herald and Madeline Karr as a Greek American journalist linked to Pearson and the State Department.
Washington rumors say the FBI is conducting routine checks on two federal judges over alleged communism. Judge Charles Wyzanski of Boston and Judge Leon Yankwich of Los Angeles are the subjects, with Yankwich noted for championing the underdog and a famous quote about illegitimate parents.
A bill by Senator Joel O Mahoney of Wyoming would spend 50 million dollars to build two pilot plants on the East and West coasts to distill sea water into fresh water. The plan addresses rising water scarcity in places like Queens County New York and Ohio, noting deep wells and heavy industrial use lowering water tables. If scaled, coastal cities such as Los Angeles and San Diego could gain a cheaper wholesale supply of distilled water.
Archibald Alexander, named for a top Army post, is portrayed as Hague loyalist by some papers but he leads the anti Hague faction in New Jersey. He sought the Army job, then took leave in Wyoming, denying ties to Hague while press leaks foisted the opposite.
Washington July 29 Tom Clark has been U S Attorney General since 1945 and is set for a Supreme Court nomination to succeed Justice Frank Murphy His friend President Truman said he will nominate him though Senate approval is needed Clark, 49, would join a nine member court and earn 25000 a year.
Two years ago today July 29 1924 Nathan Leopold faces murder trial for 14 year old Robert Franks. Dr William Healy of Boston deems Leopold super intelligent yet paranoiac and says such mental disease can drive criminals. Postal officials report first experimental air mail flight Nashville to Chicago lasting about three and a half hours. Albany council orders Echols hill road repairs on Bee Line highway. Decatur to host Athens Independents Wednesday at Alone Park with a noted semi pro squad led by Banks Callahan Watson Burns Odom Brisby Crawford Ezell Price and others. Advertisement cigarets 75 cents per 100. Mary Bain Oliver of West Palm Beach attends a party hosted by Mrs J T Jones with guests Mary Battle Estelle Hendrix Mabelointer Isabelle Morrison Evelyn Hafner Robbie Lee Brown Marjorie Edith Fussell.
Rollin Sellers, 35, fell 50 feet from a power pole in Tarrant. Nora Handley, walking beneath, was struck but unhurt. her umbrella damaged and packages scattered. Hospital says Sellers likely would have been killed or badly hurt if she hadn’t intervened. condition listed as good.
European traders and explorers carried the potato beyond its Andean homeland starting in the 16th century, linking cuisines and economies worldwide. Its adaptability and yield reshaped agriculture, feeding growing populations and influencing dietary staples across continents.
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