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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1954

Page

3

Foundations Probe Sparks US Senate Ties In McCarthy Row

House investigation led by Rep. B Carroll Reece targets major foundations including Ford and Rockefeller. Debate centers on funding for civil liberties and education, with Rep. Wayne Hays defending the Ford Foundation while Rep. Jacob Javits notes Republican concerns amid broader anti communism scrutiny. Norman Dodd calls special focus on Ford.

Washington House Senate B. Carroll Reece R-Tehn Robert A. Taft Reece Wayne L. Hays Ohio Ford Rockefeller United States Nubbin Jacob. Javits Rlib-Ny Ford Foundation Henry Ford Fund For the Republic Clifford P. Case R-Nj Congress Case New Jersey Robert M. Hutchins University of Chicago Hutchins Hays Norman Dodd Reece Committee

Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow Hymn Origin

Thomas Ken, Winchester and Oxford chaplain, wrote Morning Hymn and Midnight Hymn in 1667 1674. The closing verse of his hymns popularized Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow known as Old Hundred. Ken died in poverty, honored by the poor who carried his coffin and sang at the graveside.

England Winchester College Church of England Oxford Thomas Ken Winchester Ken

Britain Based Atom Bombers Deterrent To Aggression

Britain hosts more than 40 000 American airmen with atom bombers ready to strike from 15 bases as part of Gen. Curtis LeMay's Strategic Air Command. Air bases are being expanded to support heavier bombers, with ongoing training cycles and a permanent U S Air Force presence in Europe amid British-U S cooperation and cultural frictions.

Don Whitehead Wethersfield England Britain America Nazi Germany 7Th Air Division Atom Curtis Lemay Strategic Air Command 3Rd Air Force Northern Air William Turner U. S. Air Force Europe Weisbaden Germany Air Force

Daily Records Urges Marital Matches Across States

The notice lists multiple match proposals including Jessie Wayne Penn 19 from Danville and Gloria Ann Jonsun 18 from Hartselle as bus driver and secretary, Edwin Earnest Webb 20 from Elk mont in U S Army and Virginia Mae Curtis 19 of Taft Tennessee, Willis Almon Brown 33 of Kalama Zoo Michigan and Imogard Brown 30 at 1006 Ferry St.

Jessie Wayne Penn Danville Gloria Ann Johnson Hartselle Edwin Earnest Webb Elkmont U. S. Army Virginia Mae Curtis Taft, Tenn Willis Almon Brown Kalamazoo Mich Fuller Manufacturing Co Imogard Brown Ferry St

Medical Group Hears Nashville Surgeon

The Morgan County Medical Society met at the Country Club with Dr. Walter L. Diveley of Nashville as guest speaker. The thoracic surgeon spoke on surgery of large blood vessels and chest diseases to an audience of 22 members, with dinner served afterward, and Dr. Kermit Pitt presiding.

Morgan County Medical Society Country Club Walter L. Diveley Nashville Diveley Morgan County Doctors Group Kermit Pitt

Surge in NC electrical product jobs by 1954

Raleigh reports that 50 NC workers were in electrical product manufacturing in 1939. By end of 1954 state conservation director Ben Douglas says more than 20,000 will be employed in the sector across North Carolina.

Raleigh N.C U.S. Census Bureau North Carolina Ben Douglas State Conservation and Development Department

Air alliance tied to Britain and U S air crews

The document notes a close working relationship between British and American airmen and stresses its importance for potential future war. It argues that Britain’s airfields would be the launch point for atom bomber attacks, highlighting the strategic value of Allied aviation cooperation.

Britain

Forum Foundation Aims to Stir Public on Issues

Facts Forum backs radio and TV discussion series as H L Hunt says they arouse public interest in current problems. Critics call it a political propaganda machine pushing conservatism and isolationism.

Poor Surgical Risks and Anesthesia Challenges

The article explains how anesthesia risks vary by patient type including obesity, recent meals, alcohol use, anemia and shock. It notes special care for thyroid disease and heart conditions and mentions airway management advances to prevent airway obstruction during surgery.

United States Europe

Tuscaloosa Boy To Run State

Alabama Boys State delegates crown a Tuscaloosa High School leader as top executive, with a slate of officers including Sonny Hornsby lieutenant governor and Raymond Bozeman attorney general. The 1954 session will see a youth legislature and state government formed for graduation day.

Montgomery Alabama Tuscaloosa House of Representatives YMCA Wood Reuben Wright Sonny Hornsby Tallassee Raymond Bozeman Sheffield Charles Kirk Eddie Huffman Florence Barry Hibbett Sonny Freeman Talladega Jack Ezell York Public Service Commission Jimmy Tackett Tuscumbia Supreme Court Jimmy Sims Anniston Carl Salter Court of Appeals Cecil Skinner Camden

Joke backfires in divorce case over drunken disguise

In Portland Maine Robert G Forbes 69 testified in a divorce case that he pretended to be drunk to fool his new wife Mildred Forbes 55. He said she struck his eye with a whisky bottle during the argument about his drinking.

Portland Maine Robert G. Forbes Mildred Forbes Forbes

County Dress Revue Highlights Show Designs by Aldridge Crow

The Penn Home Demonstration Club met at president Mrs. Milton Aldridge’s home. Members discussed dues, cemetery cleanup, and plans for the county fair. Dress revue selections featured Mrs. Aldridge in a special occasion dress and Mrs. Crow in a sports dress with second place for both Mrs. Travis Hogan and Mrs. Lonnie Morris.

Milton Aldridge Billy Joe Crow County Dress Penn Home Demonstration Club Aldridge Mary Dale Morris Lonnie Morris Friendship Cemetery Lucille Hawkins Hartselle Methodist Church

67 Cases Handled By Red Cross In May

Morgan County chapter Ameri can Red Cross home service processed 67 cases in May. Of these 42 served service men 16 veterans and 10 civilians. Services included seven sen sions eight reports for the military Veterans Administration nine help with compensation pensions or family allowances 11 counseling in personal and family problems one assistance in obtaining other government benefits one social history for the military and 26 limited services. The department sent 12 telegrams 25 letters received 10 telegrams 26 letters and made 14 long distance calls.

Home Service Department Morgan County American Red Cross Military Veterans Administration

Want Ads Get Results Crew This Month

The hostess invited the club members to a covered dish luncheon in the dining room this time.

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