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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1949

Page

10

Weather Map Reports Mixed U.S. Conditions March 14

United States weather map indicates a range from good to slightly bad across the nation with cold air spilling south from Canada. North Dakota and northern Minnesota endure the coldest readings while the Great Lakes region is expected to see a shift eastward and moderate later. Temperatures vary from city readings such as Portland 19 and Minneapolis 13 to Seattle 43 and Phoenix 57 with scattered light snow in the Rockies and plains.

Chicago Canadian Plains Kansas North Dakota Minnesota Nebraska Rocky Mountain Great Plains Pacific Northwest Texas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Florida Great Lakes Ohio Valley U. S J. Radner Mercury Portland New York Atlanta Oklahoma City Detroit Minneapolis Pembina and Minot N.D Lewistown Mont Mobridge S. D Duluth Minn Omaha Salt Lake City Phoenix Ariz San Francisco Seattle

Oil Discovery Reported on Bahrein Island in 1932

American oilmen struck oil in 1932 on Bahrein Island in the Persian Gulf marking one of the early discoveries in offshore Middle East exploration. The find signaled growing Western interest in Bahrain's petroleum potential and likely influenced regional energy development.

Bahrein Persian Gulf

Planet travel declared sure by famed German scientist

Downey California March 14 Dr Walther Riedel chief designer at Peenemuende who helped the V-2 program says space will be conquered in stages First a satellite in five to ten years then a space station in twenty five years and finally interplanetary flight He compares missiles to a wall ram and notes 2 000 V-2 launches against England He recalls Hitlers view of the buzz bomb as less important than a bathtub

Downey Calif Walther Riedel Germany Peenemuende Amerania U.S. Air Force North American Aviation Co England Hitler Fuehrer

Newsprint Cost-Cutting Curlation Process Unveiled

Rochester firm Consolidated Machine Tool Corp. announced a new curlation process that could save about 5.50 dollars per ton in newsprint manufacturing. Arthur H. Ingle said the method yields 11 percent more sulphite pulp per cord, produces whiter softer paper with greater stretch and tear resistance, though no immediate price effects were promised.

Rochester N. Y Arthur H. Ingle Consolidated Machine Tool Corp Ingle

Filibuster Debate Echoes Across CIO Conference

Washington CIO PAC official said the filibuster remains a barrier to reform, criticizing senators who voted to keep it. Delegates at the Southern district conference of the United Packing House Workers of America heard speakers including Carey Haigler and district leaders from Alabama and Georgia. Local officers and trustees were elected as delegates from eight Southern states attended.

Birmingham Washington CIO Political Action Committee Senate Dillard Stokes CIO Pac Resibleass United Packing House Workers of America CIO Carey Haigler Alabama Rube Farr United Steel Workers of America G .R. Hathaway Atlanta Tennessee Virginia North South Carolina Mississippi Georgia Florida

Means Studied For Controlling Oil Well In Gulf

New Orleans March 13 Two methods to control a blazing Gulf tideland oil gas well were under study. Explode dynamite to collapse casing or drill a new shaft to divert flow and seal with cement. Shell Oil spokesmen said the well burns about 200 dollars worth of oil and gas daily. Crews salvaged about 150000 dollars of machinery. Loss estimated at 750000 dollars. The well lies in about 11 feet of water and started Saturday when gas blew out a mud seal and ignited. one man was slightly burned. Water has since choked the blaze somewhat.

New Orleans Gulf Tidelands Shell Oil Company

Puzzle Page Clues and Zodiac Notes for Readers

The fragment lists calendar hints and a word puzzle with numbers and clues such as Good Luck and Affordable Changes. It includes a Pisces February entry with references to adverbial prompts and page references. The tone resembles a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper feature.

Search For Bandits' Gold Raises Doubts Fortune To Be Found

Four men hunting for treasure tied to Jesse James near Zanesville Ohio faced doubts after a two day search yielded only an empty metal chest. The mine detector broke down yesterday, and treasure hunter John Trammel claims to be aged 109 and an old crony of the bandit.

Zanesville, O Jesse James John Trammel

Fuzzy Struggles With Renovation And Returns Home

Fuzzy complains of ruined paint and misapplied enamel as he renovates a jaundiced kitchen and streaky bathroom. He hides his frustration, hoping his wife returns soon to see the altered porch scene with a blunt welcome sign.

Fuzzy

101-year-old claims to be Jesse James in Texas

In Austin Texas Frank Dalton a self professed Jesse James says the Ohio treasure hunt is futile. Dalton who has long claimed to be the famous outlaw dismisses the search for a supposed million dollar treasure and asserts the Missouri death was not James.

James Austin Texas Frank Dalton Jesse James Ohio Dalton Missouri

Cross burned on campus at West End high school

A crude cross was burned on the campus of West End high school in Nashville last night as city police investigated the incident.

Nashville Tenn West End High School

VA social workers plan two day institute in Montgomery

Veterans Administration social workers from Alabama and Tennessee schedule a two day institute at the VA regional office in Montgomery on Monday and Tuesday. They will plan methods to utilize limited staffs to render essential veteran services.

Montgomery Ala Veterans Administration Alabama Tennessee

Blaze Doused After Eight-Foot Cross Set Alight

City firemen extinguished a blaze believed started by pranksters who wrapped an eight foot cross with oil soaked papers prior to ignition.

Fuzzy's Spring Paint Job Goes From Bad To Worse

HAL BOYLE recalls Fuzzy MacAskill who repainting his home for spring saved money but caused chaos. Yellowed walls, a broken lamp, a soaked dog chase, and a bathtub blinds soak leave a house of mixed tones and comic disaster.

Puggy MacAskill Fuzzy Skippy

Glutamic Acid Promises as Brain Strengthener

Modern tests suggest glutamic acid can boost mental performance in animals and some children with low IQ someone notes. Trials show improved thought tasks and emotional stability with daily doses though minor stomach upset occurs. Milk rich in glutamic acid proposed as a dietary source and link to acetylcholine formation.

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