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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1946
Page
4
Public interest item notes liquor registration books opening in Huntsville. The piece also urges support for the Tennessee Valley Horse Show, praises the Lions Club event, and comments on housing inflation, tax policy, and renewed highway progress from Decatur to Guntersville.
The piece argues OPA fights for its existence in Congress while still making concessions on price hikes. It warns OPA undercuts its own position by retreating whereas opponents close in with stronger pressure. The metaphor suggests OPA is harming itself while facing critics.
The article urges starting early to plan a future Fourth of July celebration in Decatur. It notes past successful events and anticipates near normal transportation by next year, aiming to attract thousands with suitable attractions, and mentions local civic and patriotic groups ready to cooperate.
A city recalls an older anti noise ordinance aimed at curbing horn honks and mufflers to reduce traffic racket. Once praised, the law seems forgotten as noisy days return, prompting a call to verify its continued existence on the books.
The Associated Press reports Calhoun county begins voting on repealing the bone dry law to permit liquor sales by State stores. The move follows Marengo county’s decision to keep prohibition and marks the eighth county election since the war. Petitions circulate in Cullman Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties amid ongoing statewide ballot tests.
Westbrook Pegler reports on the Mahopac Lake estate of Benjamin Press and his associates, detailing bankruptcy histories, alleged fraud, and lavish property expansion. He notes tensions within unions tied to Press and mentions a pistol license cancellation and CIO ties amid looming upheaval.
Chicago correspondent sketches Midwest view: isolationist mood, focus on food and weather, limited interest in international crises, and a wish to be left alone from Washington panaceas. Residents face shortages from corn to meat, with buses and taxis tight and farms feeding the nation amid rains and evolving policies.
The speaker critiques state papers attributed to Brother eEnjamin and possibly drafted by labor lawyers allied with the AF of L. He notes the papers are evasive and honeyed yet enjoyable to read as he imagines the crook named above them.
A 1946 King Features Syndicate piece explains how emotional upsets affect digestion and overall health. It notes that worry can mimic stomach ulcers, causing real symptoms like pain, gas, and bloating, with no physical ulcer present. The article advises hospital rest, weight normalization, proper doctor patient rapport, and reassurance to restore function and confidence.
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway celebrity news including the Renotice chatter about Paramount star, theater couples with overlapping plots, and legal settlements such as R. J. Reynolds with his wife. He notes Louis and Jacobs financial entanglements and mentions other showbiz tensions and gossip around Diaz Dorseys and Baer Dempsey holdings.
Hattie Carnegie's brother Tony and showgirl Betty Haase spark attention with That Wild Look. Actress Amzie Strickland and ex-GI Frank Behrens wed on May 9. Waldorf manicurist Marcia Wolin proposes a plan tied to a Miami Beach alibi. British press fixates on Alcatraz and ponders hotel bellhops guiding guests to fire escapes over drinks.
A fashion section Fox Movietone newsreel mispronounces Nancy Guild to rhyme with killed. The Talka-the-Town column frets over Louis-Conn TV transmission possibly violating a federal statute across state lines, now repealed. Mentions Hughes with Lana and purchase chatter about Barbara Hutton and social pages.
A damaged text excerpt notes fields of oats and winter wheat three feet high, with lines of song and a remark on the revolution. It references America and suggests discourse on the progress of the revolution having gone far enough.
The Natl Plenum of the American Communist Party delayed from the 25th to July 16th. Earl Browder likely remains in Moscow until July 1. Other notes mention a re arrest of enemy alien Johanning, a divorce case for Alfred J. Miranda, and unrelated personal tidbits from political and social circles.
Society notes report Mrs Otto Preminger changed her mind about marrying a Nazi helper. The Hank Greenbergs of the Detroit Tigers are blessed eventually, with a nod to the Sept Booka the Month choices Animal Farm and The Sudden Guest. Conover of Natl Magnesium Corp. favors Powers Beau Baldwin. Jimmy Durante Margie Little idyll buried quietly at Mount St Vincent. Helen Molly Horton named the new nun at Convent on the Hudson.
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