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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1950
Page
4
County Agent Agee reports Valley counties share concern over boll weevil and anticipate a strong corn yield this season. He notes hot June weather has improved the cotton outlook, suggesting timely boll weevil control could prevent severe crop shortages.
The piece reflects on a Valley Forge Boy Scout Jamboree trip for Decatur boys with travel to Washington Valley Forge New York on a special train greeted by the President. It lauds scouting efforts and the dreamlike experience for youths and notes the long journey from earlier days.
The message highlights fear of communist influence within the United States. It cites Soviet aggression abroad and stresses that internal subversion by agents, aided by some Americans in government, labor, and business, poses a grave national danger.
The piece argues Alabama's new census will show three cities above 100,000 and many growing smaller cities. It links population gains to job growth and service industries, urges attracting investment, and warns rural counties risk out-migration without industry. It calls for state and private action to draw capital and prevent idle land.
Attorney General J. Howard McGrath faces scrutiny over connections to wire tapping cases linked to Senator Brewster. He previously condemned wire tapping as Soviet police state tactics after Rhode Island officials were implicated, and now debates involve a former colleague who ordered taps on Howard Hughes.
An official Justice Department report details wiretapping by Washington police including Lieut. Joe Shimon who eavesdropped on the Argentine ambassador and Nina Lunn during a divorce scandal. The probe also connects Shimon to Senator Brewster's committee, yet DOJ action was limited and Attorney General McGrath delayed, later deferring to Senator Neely.
In a world of rising church membership more than eighty million Americans are on church rolls yet irreligion persists as a daily attitude. The piece argues many bake their religion on social gain and status, not sacrifice, and true religious renewal comes only through sustained mental and emotional healing.
The report notes that while months, the senate inquiry was not welcomed with enthusiasm by the official involved, indicating reluctance or skepticism about formal scrutiny.
In a backstage session at White Sulphur Springs governors including Dewey Warren Driscoll and Bonner quizzed Acheson on federal funds loyalty programs and world danger. Acheson urged a positive program to meet a critical situation and avoid loss.
The piece cites lawyer Craig in warning that a hidden machine of communist legal goons seeks to suppress anti communists by suing and financial pressure. It describes cases where town officials and citizens faced libel suits funded by such groups, urging Legion lawyers to form committees to protect Americans from costly litigation and to resist suppression of opinion.
A Utah journalism department study questions whether sports writers portray true contest pictures or slant toward readers and boosters. The piece contrasts football and boxing coverage with grandstand color and criticizes cozy club perks in baseball reporting. It notes professional wrestling as largely a TV driven, false enterprise and highlights media ethics and biases in sports pages.
Alabama fugitive Eugene Quillian, 28, held in Cleveland since 1948, says he will return voluntarily to finish his 10 year armed robbery sentence. He prefers serving the remainder of his term to waiting for a federal hearing next September. He asked county prosecutors to inform Alabama authorities of his willingness.
Birmingham officials and Alabama Medical College leaders meet to set future charges for charity care at Jefferson-Hillman hospital. Current costs run about 9.50 dollars daily for adults, around 240 dollars per infant, with indigent care totaling nearly 700 thousand dollars for 73 thousand patient days this fiscal year. The medical college seeks changes.
The largest untended crds of Buffalo are reported in Houserock Valley north of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
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