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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
10
The article condemns a murder of a 45 year old non striking mill worker in Summerville Georgia amid a strike over control of work. It argues killings violate American principles and calls for those responsible to be punished by state courts and kept in jail to ensure public protection.
The Alabama Senate voted 26 to 8 to raise the sales tax to fund education, a measure with broad support and praise for leadership. Debate over women serving on juries surged in Montgomery as the tax passage drew attention away from legislative actions.
A Montgomery letter to the Alabama Journal blames editor C M Stanley for praise of Morgan County road work on U S 31. The writer cites state funds totaling 1 455 383 00 and urges action as Jim Folsom’s highway contracts move forward while Morgan County suffered decades of neglect.
Jacqueline Cochran’s confidential critique of the Women in the Air Force sparks backlash. WAFS call Cochran “Stonewall Jacky” as tensions rise over glamor and leadership changes, with Col. Geraldine May replaced by Mary Jo Shelley at Bennington College in the wake of the dispute.
Air Force duty report from Lackland Texas details Miss Cochran's confidential findings on WAF indoctrination. She estimates about one third of enlisted personnel indoctrinated at Lackland are not fit material including a 4 foot 9 inch 134 pound trainee who is cross eyed. She also finds many officer candidate trainees below expectations in grooming and balance after meeting about 30 OCS trainees.
Miss Cochran suggested that the Women’s Air Force Service pilots should be at least 61 inches tall. The proposal aims to standardize physical requirements for eligibility and training within the service program.
The piece warns of mental and emotional danger signals beyond physical hazards. It notes constant mental strain affects many roles, over anxiety erodes hope, and a loss of confidence disrupts daily life, urging action before tragedy ensues.
Miss Cochran called for stricter recruitment visuals stressing bodily profile and bone structure. She attacked Lackland fatigue uniforms as unattractive and urged no further WAF recruitment until proper clothing is provided. She proposed mandatory physical screening for recruits and shipping home those not meeting specs to improve quality.
Miss Cochran voices concern over low WAF staffing at distant posts and insists on stricter standards for bone structure grooming and deportment. She notes general field support but General Vandenberg lowers minimum height to 60 inches while agreeing on a more feminine role for WAFS.
In a wartime speech Miss Vi Kellems alleged issued cables sold to Russia under lend lease, citing figures from Treasury records. The claims tied her to RepublicanOrthodox politics in Connecticut and a political shift that affected party seats in the postwar period.
Harmony notices record church appointments and social visits from Lawrence County with references to Rev J W Henderson and Rev Woodie Briley visiting families and local folks like Huitt Wilkerson Guy Thrasher and Annie Mills. The column includes a long aside on Russia Soviet aid and a mispunctuated political remark attributed to Miss Kellems.
The article notes Huey Long and his son Russell Long in Louisiana history, highlighting a filibuster theme tied to small business issues and political lineage.
The piece notes a 15 hour filibuster by a young senator aiming to win wide support against the McCarran Johnson basing point bill. It would overturn Supreme Court rulings and impose a Pittsburgh plus pricing system for cement and steel regardless of location or transport costs. The article also cites backers Kefauver Sparkman and Douglas as champions of small business.
A field report describes General MacArthur's Texas visit with humor about his hats and uniforms. It notes his parade ride from Houston airport to the Shamrock hotel, quips about his gold braided cap, and a tale of the Smithsonian hat donation plan, ending with a San Antonio heat day and a peculiar pillow ritual aboard an Eastern airliner.
Four Civil Air Patrol cadets from Decatur squadrons join the CAP summer encampment at Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama for two weeks of on the job training under Air Force supervision. They will fly in a C-82 Flying Boxcar practice first aid and lifesaving, gun training, Link trainer flights, and aircraft mechanics films while enjoying base recreational facilities. Cadets include Bobby B Whaley Ronald L Lee and John D Gannaway.
Washington June 21 A wage dispute threatens to close Western Union Telegraph offices nationwide on an undisclosed date. Federal mediation efforts failed as J R Mandelbaum met with union and company representatives without progress over whether the contract allows a July 1 wage reopening due to the Korean conflict.
A U S Marine who traveled to Japan with Commodore Perry in 1854 is credited with inventing the rickshaw. The anecdote links U S military contacts with early Asian street transport, highlighting cross cultural exchange during Perry's expedition.
Mr and Mrs Homer George visited near Cotaco with the Georges. Tom Fowler and child ren spent Sunday afternoon in the community. Algie Coney of Decatur visited G H Johnson. Gilbert Bean and children from Denver Colorado visited Marvin Peck. Elgin Bowen and girls spent Sunday in Hartselle with the Morrows. Reverend W W Owen of Union Hill preached here last Sunday. Alva Johnson and children visited Blue Springs Sunday night. Mrs Russell Wall and Kenneth of Louisville spent days with the Morrows. Marvin Bolding is attending school in Jacksonville.
Washington notes ten veterans aid bills totaling more than 500 million dollars on the house calendar. They carry high priority but may not reach a vote. Chairman Rankin used a rarely invoked rule to open a Wednesday session for committee-approved bills not advanced by other means.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. was founded in 1869 and focuses mainly on American art.
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