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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1949
Page
4
The piece notes proposed measures to shield registrars from damage suits by applicants and questions monthly voter roll purges urged by a Jefferson County grand jury. It highlights an all-woman California jury in a murder case and references FD R Jr and Folsom’s handling of state finances.
The writer urges budget cuts by Congress and notes missed measures by Washington officials. It questions local press insistence on full investigations into a non union mine raid by unmarked men, contrasting with coverage of hooded raids elsewhere in Jefferson County.
A Kiwanis Magazine feature praises Cookeville Tennessee for a roadside wake up system. Truckers receive courtesy tickets and time to sleep on public squares or street sides while police Chief Hubert Crawford coordinates human alarm clocks. The plan, started in 1948, reportedly reduced truck accidents and arrests, earning praise from local businessmen and drivers.
Drew Pearson reports that postwar China and Russia are in a clash over Manchurian Dairen with Mao Tse-tung opposing Soviet control. He notes tensions rise as Mao's leadership questions China’s land under the Russian communist system and escalates regional strife.
In wartime, US must control tanker fleets. Max Truitt presses Standard Oil to register six tankers under Panamanian flag to cut taxes and wages, threatening to bar four building ships from the American flag if rejected. The proposal aims to shift capacity abroad to aid national defense but alarms Maritime Commission and officials. Controversy also swirls around pension and social security projections, with a split Congress–White House stance likely on 20 million beneficiaries, affecting farm workers and domestic staff.
Pegler asserts Eleanor Roosevelt leans toward discrediting Whittaker Chambers in the Hiss perjury trial and hints at a broader campaign by Roosevelt to aid Frankfurter’s allies. The column also touches on Truman era social security reforms and a 1950 pension plan, plus a 1908 driving accident episode from Roosevelt’s past.
Early reports indicate at least 13 dead and many missing after cloud bursts in Johnston City Tennessee region. Communications to the stricken area are cut and concrete bridges are said to have been tossed around like matchboxes. City Council approves speed limits for business and residential districts.
The article notes Truitt’s access to elite White House events because his wife serves as the Vice President’s official hostess. A Churchill dinner hosted by the Trumans is described as exceptionally exclusive, with even key Senators Connally and Vandenberg among those not invited. Max Pruitt is mentioned as a lawyer and lobbyist.
The latest move shows Standard Oil of New Jersey pressing the Maritime Commission to permit six modern oil tankers to sail under the Panamanian flag. After the commission refused, Standard Oil hired the operative known as Max to influence the matter.
Arlier Davidson argues modern slavery is internal not social, detailing how habits of thought, substances, group loyalty, and fixation on games or trends trap individuals. The piece warns that such inner bonds hinder ambition, duties, and personal growth in a complex society.
A health notice explains sudden abdominal pain must not be ignored as it may signal serious disorders. Acute gallbladder inflammation is common in women around forty who are overweight, with right side pain under the ribs and possible back or shoulder pain, fever, and rapid pulse.
Madrid notes from June describe a country where luxury abounds yet hunger stalks. Franco’s regime projects strength and relies on American funds while workers face poverty and high prices. Observations contrast opulent Ritz dining with beggars outside and a society wary of government control.
A reading notes Eleanor Roosevelt portrays herself as an intellectual parasite and poser in This Is My Story. It claims she exposes her father as a dissolute drunk, aunts as ethically dubious, and uncles as hopeless drunks. The passage argues there was no public motive behind revealing unsavory facts, yet the book was commercially successful.
The text notes that the practice of drawing and quartering prisoners after execution persisted in England until it was abolished in 1870. The statement situates the reform as a late 19th century legal change changing royal justice practices.
In Tuscaloosa on June 14 delegates to Boys State vote for governor after eight candidates spoke. About 245 boys are registered for the week long project sponsored by the American Legion. Cities elect 35 officials and county and state officers are chosen. Candidates include Bob Mitchell Montgomery Arthur Moore Pell City George Wingard Anniston Talmadge Galin Cullman Curtis Osburn Selma Bill Sumner Birmingham John Rodgers Aliceville Bill Gregory Tuskegee.
Kimbrough of Thomasville Alabama will head a staff of enumerators for a business census in 10 Southwestern Alabama counties. He is a Clarke County businessman formerly with the U S Bureau of the Census. His assignment as chief interviewer in the Mobile district was announced by L D Foreman district supervisor.
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