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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1950
Page
4
The columnist returns from vacation to resume his scathing takes, a move that stirs anger among readers and critics who oppose his sharp, opinionated style. His return promises continued controversy through provocative observations and pointed critiques.
Goodyear Plant No 1 in Decatur resumes operations after a year idle, to employ 600 to 700 people. The move is praised as a mutual understanding between management and labor, sustaining Decatur’s top employer and payroll since 1934 and called the best industrial news of 1950 for the area.
The Birmingham Post-Herald notes growing voter participation but warns turnout remains low. It cites an estimated 260 000 total votes from May 30 with Jefferson County recording only 23 956, far below its May primary. The piece compares current totals with earlier decades to show gradual progress.
Congressmen begin to reverse stance on income tax forgiveness for those who confess evading taxes. The Ways and Means Committee advanced the bill urged by Walter Lynch amid ties to Joe Nunan and Frankie Costello. Critics warn it signals broken revenue collection and would aid racketeers while others call for stronger enforcement. Reform supporters argue against immunity for big evaders and urge expanding tax enforcement.
The column portrays John Foster Dulles opposing MacArthur and Formosa arms while Louey Johnson backs the general and the occupation. It notes growing Japanese communism, U S plans to reconsider authority in Japan, and Johnson’s trip to Tokyo to coordinate arms policy with MacArthur.
The piece argues a high self appraisal fuels success and cites Eleanor Roosevelt and John L. Lewis as examples. It discusses Acheson’s word choice and wartime leadership, noting integration debates in World Wars I and II and the North Atlantic pact shift. It warns the average citizen may drift toward neutrality despite military alliances and gun endorsements.
E Barclay of Haleyville was elected president of the Tennessee Valley Bank club. A Gadsden report notes development of resources in the Tennessee Valley near Guntersville. Three winners in the California Tours contest will join 150 travelers to California and other Western states.Participants include Mrs Frank Morrow Mrs Sadie Hicks and Miss Grace Garrison Rev George T Harris was formerly.
The column argues that information implicates the New Deal in a culture of permissive sexuality. It highlights Morris Ernst and The New Yorker as advocates of this view, critiques Ernst’s writings and claimed aims, and notes involvement of The Washington Post and Red Book in debates over Kinsey and sexual behavior.
Texas designer Vincent L Burnelli gains attention for a new square fuselage airliner concept with dual outriggers and wings. The prototype claims higher payload and efficiency, aided by aviators Chalmers Goodlin and Clyde Pangborn.
Pastor of Central Methodist church of Albany died in Anniston on Wednesday night. Bradley Brothers advertise 4 wheel brakes at 16 East Moulton Street. Airdome tonight shows Gambling Wives with Marjorie Daw and others. Addie Goode travels to Florence Normal for summer study. Mrs. H A Skeggs visits Memphis with daughter. Hubert Young of Corinth guests of Dr J D Greer. Hilda Harris returns from Maryville College.
The article explains that brain tumors can occur in children and even babies, often presenting as head enlargement. Vomiting, nausea, morning headaches, staggering gait, convulsions, and double vision may occur, with diagnosis aided by skull X rays, electroencephalograms, and pneumoencephalography. Delayed treatment worsens outcomes. removal should be prompt.
A Renaissance of scandal notes a wave of alleged perversion among state personnel and public figures. The Washington press weighs morality standards as the Senate exposes 5000 offenders including 4000 government workers, framing a history of corruption since the New Deal.
A collage of quips and comebacks about publishing, customs, and romance. Jests include a publisher paying for corpses, a woman hiding brandy in luggage, and a farmer seeking a gasoline engine with a cheeky reply. Barnard College gossip adds a note on standards in men.
A mixed slice of absurd tales and sharp satire features John Lucifer Mephisto Jones as a smooth swindler undone by Uncle Sammy’s tax claim. A Pentagon pigeon scene hints at bureaucracy and orders, while a Winnfield jail sign and a La. writer’s motto close with thoughts on conscience and duty.
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