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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1949
Page
10
Former Rep. Pete Jarman of Livingston Alabama was confirmed by the Senate as ambassador to Australia. He expects to be sworn in at the State Department next week and will depart for Australia around mid July.
Five New York doctors prove a plan can end the laxative habit. The method starts with Carter's Pills for one week then gradual reduction, eight glasses of water daily, and a fixed time for regularity. The plan claims to restore natural bowel function without habit forming drugs and costs 33 cents at drugstores.
National Democratic officials viewed a 46867 Alabama construction donation as a sign of party harmony. Herbert Meighan presented 23468 to the national committee after a Birmingham Jefferson Jackson Day dinner, with funds from statewide contributions. The report named small donors and noted prior Thurmond Wright ballot electors.
Jarman, 57, who served six terms in the Alabama House and sat on the foreign affairs committee for a decade, plans a trip by ship possibly switching to plane, returning from Montgomery and Livingston, and leaving with Mrs. Jarman for Australia. A Greensboro native, he graduated from the University of Alabama in 1913 and later served as Alabama secretary of state after a string of political offers. he preferred a diplomatic post due to his foreign affairs experience.
Hollywood stars discuss whether to wear the Riviera style bikinis as heat rises. Barbara Stanwyck would wear them if she had Esther Williams's figure but says they suit others, Esther Williams finds them unbecoming and impractical for swimming, while Joan Crawford praises American designers and notes French designs look appealing and brief.
The weekly Oak Ridge Methodist W S C S met Monday at 7 30 pm in the church with opening song led by Mrs Gladys West and piano by Mrs Bernice Sparkman. Rev Clarence Davis led prayer after a devotional from Psalm 23 and roll minutes were read.
A broad group of wasps known as solitary species do not form social colonies. Each species typically builds its own nest and raises offspring independently, contrasting with social wasps that live in teams.
Hal Boyle recalls Normandy days with Madame Hamel at her chateau as 45 war correspondents revisit the site of Ernie Pyle era memories. The tour rekindles old battles of words, censorship, and a jeep kept as a postwar memento.
Billie Roy Smith of Decatur will be among 92 graduates at Anderson College commencement in Anderson Indiana on June 10. Dr John A Morrison college president will address the large audience as degrees are conferred to the degree recipients.
A reflective, sparse fragment recalls a vanished world where none of us felt we truly belonged. The passage hints at distance, disconnection, and a shared sense of exile within a shifting, unspoken past.
Development of public and private overnight facilities on TVA lakes accelerates. 1947 and 1948 figures show increases in rental units rental capacity group camp structures and privately owned summer cottages with Guntersville lake cited as a typical example across 12 873 acres hosting 46 developments 15 public use areas 4 partially developed boat liveries docks camps and private cabins and clubs there are sanitary standards for sewage disposal.
Mr. Smith, graduating in the school's history, pursues a bachelor of theology. A Morgan County High School (Hartselle) graduate and son of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Smith of Decatur, he is an Army veteran.
American oilmen report discovery of oil on Bahrein Island in the Persian Gulf during 1932. The find marks a major breakthrough for exploration in the Gulf region.
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