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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1947
Page
4
A recap of public figures and opinions on the Hungarian coup and universal free speech. Includes comments on government budgets and tax exemptions, plus reflections on a Birmingham air carnival fatal accident and other editorials from the era.
The city tests two hour parking as paral lel parking winds down. Police will enforce limits on business streets. Early results show business slow when one hour is in effect, suggesting a two hour limit may suit the case better.
The piece warns Congress that high material and labor costs hurt home building across the nation. Despite Washington speeches on veterans housing, many delay purchases, hoping for cheaper conditions. It notes proposed controls removal for non essential commercial building and CPA delays on veterans housing permits.
The Alabama Journal reports a broad campaign against flies and mosquitoes citing reduced milk and beef production from pests. It argues insecticides offer long term benefit to farmers and the public, promising six months of protection when used inside homes and suggesting widespread household use.
Westbrook Pegler recounts a May evening at the Sido Rendezvous cafe, detailing lavish decor and intoxicants, a local couple's anniversary, a 6-pound baby, and an accidental hangover of pride and guilt as the narrator wakes after a late-night celebration at the Healy estate.
At the Rotary International convention in San Francisco two men named Lyle Brown reported to the secretary. When asked which one is with the telephone company both Brown brothers said I am. One Brown is from Sedalia Missouri, district manager of Southwestern Bell.
Crossword clues cover shades of a primary color through a list of across and down answers with nautical and linguistic terms. A Cryptoquote cipher reads iIBVCV BRUN ABOP CB CIBVP JIB UBEL DBZ CIPO-IBUPCY. Yesterday’s quote by Petrarch warns against over refining arguments.
A light verse contrasts sadness and happiness with small acts of kindness and misunderstanding. A humorous exchange features Mrs Smith and a Milliner, a Sunday School greeting and a joke about a fisherman and a hook. A shipwrecked pilot and a comic bite end with a risqué quip about a policeman’s girlfriend.
Alabama state employment service found 14,486 jobs in May. Industrial Relations Director Fleetwood Carnley announced the May figures noting 4,648 of the placements were veterans.
Fibrositis is described as painful fibrous tissues around joints triggered by cold damp weather or injury. Acute cases respond to rest, heat, and pain relievers, with massage aiding recovery. injections may help, and treating infections in teeth or sinuses is advised.
A mixed collage from the Minneapolis Star Journal presents quips about jewelry fame marriage and Hollywood. It features a jokey dialogue about safety and a punny exchange on poems and Edgar Allan Poe with a mock editor remarks and a waiter punchline.
Walter Winchell comments from New York on February 15 1944 note show business struggles and a string of pop culture items. Robert Taylor Susan Peters romance and Russia defense themes in Song of Russia draw mixed attention. Also mentions Gypsy Rose Lee Freederick Whitney wedding rumors Ethel Merman retirement chatter Jack Benny tax talk and Lauritz Melchior marriage news.
A SEP editorials column is criticized for exonerating Flagstad by government action and attacking American dissent. The piece alleges the editor defends her right to democracy while implying favorable statements to Germans were said. Critics label the rhetoric hypocritical and fascist-tinged.
Media gossip and society notes from New York touch on Mrs Chief Justice Vinson, Mrs Mesta, Eisenhower traveling with President and reporters, rumored Truman running mate talk, Billboard front cover, foreign staff shakeups, Runyon Cancer Fund events, Paul Gallico’s new column, Bruce Bliven’s satire plans, Great Expectations at Music Hall, Giants Yankees fundraiser, Periscope notes, and South Carolina lynch acquittal commentary with quotes about Northern press influence.
A mixed review roundup notes ABCs stark documentary on urban slums with harrowing interviews while Ruth Ettings WHN ballad gains lift. NBCs The Right to Live features Hepburn acting poignantly for the oppressed. Fragile quiz show moments include a CBShow contestant failing on Black Beauty color query.
The piece mocks British actions toward Palestine and US funding for Palestinian undergrounds. It cites Bevin’s push for press censorship and a British spokesman’s quip on a US loan of a billion dollars, noting President Marshall’ s rebuke and Lucé Marshall’s dismissal.
A sequence of brief quotes provides observations on fortune battle freedom truth prosperity and propriety. Included are remarks attributed to P Han na H Ibsen Percy Faith M Twain Clare Boothe Luce Clarence Crown Arthur Murray and Martha Truman.
The Old Spanish Trail connects Pensacola Mississippi and New Orleans Louisiana a 250 mile route with a project cost of 4 million dollars.
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