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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1946
Page
4
Readers are urged to pack bacon and lard for Florida trips while discussing 1845 top moneymakers. The piece reports William S. Hart's death and estate, debates price control, and notes Garner Pride's selection as Morgan County Post commander amid veteran needs.
The Prichard Citizen notes Alabama has 19 wet counties under the ABC system, 48 dry counties, and quotes 1945 ABC police raids with 962 stills seized 3,513 liquor-law charges filed 7,594 gallons untaxed seized and 197 261 gallons of moonshine mash destroyed. The piece mocks editor fatigue in ongoing wet and dry debates.
The Alabama Journal disputes Laurie Battle's claim that Alabama lost 13 percent of its population. Using 1940 figures 2,832,961 people, 368,284 would be the loss, with 331,455 of those being high school graduates. The piece notes Battle may revise his calculations.
The Daily reports confusion over the OPA compromise as both houses push a plan to extend price control. Officials expect a lengthy bill with much attorney interpretation and a 30 day clock for enactment.
New York report notes the Senate approved the Hobbs measure to remove a claimed union shield for gangsters in interstate highway robbery and bribery cases. It traces the anti racketeering act history, cites Justice Byrnes and Justice Stone, and describes extortion on trucks and union wage practices.
Washington dispatch notes Senator Taft assumes domestic leadership after passage of his OPA bill and broader party shifts. Warren seeks the largest Pacific bloc, Stassen faces Shipstead, Bricker favored in Ohio, Dewey quiet, Vandenberg uses international pull. renomination of most congress members seen amid looming November election.
A fragment noting the pivotal reasoning the majority relied on to justify releasing the clients.
Medical overview explains that coronary thrombosis can be fatal but many patients regain long-term health with proper care. Key points include rest for the heart, pain relief through morphine or alternatives like demerol and papaverine, and gradual activity as the heart tolerates. Diet, bed rest, leg massages, and staged walking are outlined.
Years ago today the Alabama Tennessee league directors planned a meeting to discuss requiring home teams to provide guarantees to visiting clubs. A. B. Harvey resumed duties at the roundhouse after visiting relatives in Tennessee. O. W. Stinson announced plans for a July 4 shoot at the Albany gun club. Born to Mr and Mrs Edgar Grantland Somerville a daughter on June 23. Mrs William Garnett and daughter visiting friends in Huntsville. A new method of exterminating the boll weevil was tested. Mr and Mrs P G Master son and family visiting relatives in the country. Barrett Shelton, attending Washington and Lee University, Lexington Virginia, arrived home this morning. Miss Lara Mae Graham visiting in Hartselle. Dr and Mrs Louis A Neill entertained at a dinner party.
OPA authorized a retail price increase of one cent per bottle on beer, totaling 24 cents per case of 12 ounce bottles. Draught beer prices stay the same as the agency says the rise per glass is too small to reflect.
The passage notes primaries largely shaping conventions with limited impact. It highlights waning interest in the isolationist versus internationalist debate and a reinforced Taft-led faction in the coming Congress.
Walter Winchell gossip sheet notes marriages, feuds, and rumors involving Adele Astaire, Adele Astaire, Empress Zita relatives, Fordham University plans, James Sauter tales, and miscellaneous entertainment world items. It covers celebrities, politics, and social scenes with names like Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Spike Jones, Walter Winchell, and John A. Hartford.
The column teases future headlines about John L. Lewis expanding into Dubinsky territory to organize bra workers and notes allied support in CIO splits. It jokes about Bikini Bomb timing, TV broadcast tips, banned songs, and a rash of speculations from nuclear tests to the Ionosphere with a provocative, speculative tone.
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