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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1947
Page
4
A Washington focus highlights a call for a new understanding of the will of the people. The piece critiques Senator McKellar, discusses the failed veto override on the tax bill, and surveys labor, housing, and economic concerns in postwar policy. It mentions Hoover quotes and reactions from the Commercial Appeal on Truman and tax cuts.
The Alabama legislature remains in skirmish mode with no decisive action toward an airport for the Decatur area. Despite numerous meetings and conferences over 15 years, officials have not produced a plan worthy of the name.
The text reports on President Truman vetoing a tax reduction bill and proposing Europe rehabilitation aid, noting Democrats likely will not adopt a campaign slogan promising “Millions for relief of Europeans, not one cent for Americans.”
The Montgomery visit by Henry Wallace drew mixed reactions. The Alexander City Outlook mocked the remarks while the Alabama Journal noted the speech failed to land a hit with The Outlook.
Town residents rally to support the new De Catur curb market aiming to restore the era of strong sales for farm families and robust local trade. Officials emphasize community effort to boost openings and business volume.
The article notes that smart businesspeople shifted from wartime seller power to pre war approaches like advertising courtesy fair pricing and service. It cites a St Louis streetcar and bus strike that reduced retail trade 30 to 40 percent and praises a furniture firm that used home pickup and return service to keep customers coming.
Decatur fans show growing interest in diamond entertainment from amateur to class AAA, with crowds traveling to Birmingham and Nashville. Maurice Bloch of Selma urges North Alabama cities to form a class B circuit to pay its way, arguing many good players can be found for about 100 dollars a month.
Pegler recalls Horch the regional Commerce director who backed Roerich, then fired him after a string of mystic guru letters and Mongolia expeditions. The piece links Henry Wallace and political intrigue, noting court records and the controversial art guru’s failed lamasery.
Washington report surveys Republican party dynamics as Harold Stassen shifts stance toward moderation while Dewey gains anti Taft support. The piece notes Taft whispers of withdrawal, Baldwin’s possible autumn push, and a wary mood about labor bill impacts on nominating prospects.
The passage describes Roerich cherishing a small sign—a red circle with three red spheres—claimed as the insignia of the cultural Red Cross of the World. It notes the circle as an ancient simple symbol and ironizes the three spheres as a vulgar emblem of pawning a watch from Monday to payday.
The page lists across and down crossword clues with numbers and partial answers including entries like Prod and Bivalve edible mollusk, plus a cryptoquote segment. Also noted are yesterday's answer and a Seneca quotation distributed by King Features Syndicate.
The city of Kano in Nigeria, with about 80,000 residents, is described as being surrounded by an 11 mile wall, marking a notable boundary.
Walter Winchell navigates a covert process to deliver Louis Buchalter to FBI head J. Edgar Hoover in Yonkers and later Foley Square. A sequence of midnight talks, staged sightings, and a staged ride culminates in Lepke’s surrender to Hoover and Winchell’s page one scoop.
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