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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1946
Page
4
The column urges pedestrians to stay to the left on highways to reduce hospital risk. It critiques accusatory phrasing toward Franco and notes various topical items from labor, politics, and prayer, ending with a discussion of Dorothy Thompson’s piece on prayer.
The article argues road construction will yield better highways and envisions four balanced cities in the Alabama Valley located at the Tri-Cities, Decatur, Huntsville, and Guntersville thanks to cooperative effort, intelligent planning, and sound building.
The obituary recalled Joseph Medill Patterson and Franklin D. Roosevelt as fierce rivals in their later years, noting Patterson's charisma and generosity at The Daily News, his fiery patriotism, and his battles with LaGuardia while detailing anecdotes about reporters, editors, and Patterson’s distinctive leadership and personal touches.
Washington reports that John Lewis warned last Monday that delaying a vote on the draft for strikers could enable a coal strike settlement and reduce immediate pressure for Senate approval. The plan failed 70 to 13 amid Republican concerns and internal party politics shaping support for the Case bill and broader labor reform.
Umpire Clark, a Lady Nicotine devotee, accidentally set himself on fire with a burning ash during a game in Sheffield as players rushed to help. Meanwhile Mrs. B. F. Butler and her children visit Chattanooga, and locals plan trips and social outings including Shrine Ceremonial events in Birmingham and Kiwanis baseball in Huntsville.
By the end of 1945 UNRRA had purchased 316 million dollars worth of U S military and other surpluses located both in the United States and abroad as part of postwar aid and reconstruction.
Walter Winchell notes bold publicity moves and industry chatter from Belmont to Broadway. The column reports awards rejections and contract twists, Royalties and hush hors d oeuvre gossip about stars managers and publicists. The piece highlights names such as Averell Harriman Victor Borge Benny Goodman and Kath Hepburn among others.
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