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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1946
Page
4
The Decatur Daily editorial cites Philip Murray, CIO president, boasting the union’s strength while noting workers secured wage increases during wartime. It mentions support for James F. Folcom and Handy Ellis in June’s runoff, with Joe Poole involved in the political contest.
The clipping notes Mrs. John Keip of Bockton Pa who raised 20 children in 29 years and would have more. It also discusses a Tuscaloosa News quip about blondes and redheads decreasing, plus political pitches for Alabama candidates and federal aviation plans, ending with reflections on Stalin’s peace rhetoric and war cautions.
Educational groups in Alabama have split opinions on Joe Poole in the race. Poole advocates education first in state appropriations and earmarking funds at revenue sources to avoid annual beggar status, arguing for higher teacher salaries and priority in budgeting.
The Daily invites all readers to join the crowd Tuesday as balloting begins and results from 67 counties are flashed on screen after darkness. The event marks the first state wide election since peace return and celebrates free selection of public officers.
The piece traces Eliott Roosevelt and Howard Hughes tied to wartime aircraft efforts, noting Hughes and Elliott Roosevelt's friendship, the failed $18 million project to build large wooden cargo planes, and a 1943 Army order for 100 planes later canceled. It cites General Arnold, Kaiser, Jones, and wartime politics shaping public perception.
Washington May 6 analysis argues Soviet moves aim to spark revolutions in Spain to strengthen communist influence in Europe. UNO commission chair is Australian. Spain, Gibraltar and Rock strategic, with tensions over Franco regime and potential Russian power. Congress observers warn any vote will hinge on unanimity and time.
The petition urges a board reconsideration of alleged favoritism toward Trans World Airlines and claims Pan American was driven from France and Ireland for TWA advantage. Sam Pryor, a noted Eastern Republican and former party treasurer, is named as a chief Pan American executive.
Medical overview of jaundice in newborns outlines physiologic jaundice, infections transmitted via the umbilical area, syphilis, bile duct malformations requiring surgery, and erythroblastosis due to Rh immune factors. It notes possible anemia, liver enlargement, convulsions, and the role of blood transfusions in treatment.
Sheriffs from DeKalb and Jackson counties investigated the slayings of Archie R. B. Vaughn 26 Valley Head and Noah Arthur Shrader 23 Pisgah found shot on a Sand Mountain road near an automobile. No weapon or robbery motive found. ongoing cross county inquiry with Sheriff E W Stewart and Sheriff Andy Jones assisting.
The text argues for inviting a nonpartisan American army officer to lead an investigation in Spain amid a transition, to determine if any atomic threat exists. It suggests that a military figure detached from politics could clarify risks and prevent the issue from being exploited by Russia in world affairs.
W. T. Hall of the Dothan Eagle was elected president of the Alabama Press Association at its annual convention. Mr and Mrs F G Cook attend the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. A carload of provisions for unemployed families in Alabama departs for Blackton for relief distribution. Mr and Mrs L G Morris of Birmingham visit relatives in Hartselle. Local highway conference in Athens precedes a Birmingham meeting to form an association for the Bee Line. Mrs W E Duncan and children visit Florence. Cecil Hartsell, blind musician and composer, returns to Hartselle after teaching a music school at Ryan Cross Roads. Alfalfa noted as an old valuable forage plant.
Walter Winchell on Broadway blends celebrity sightings and show business chatter from New York City. Features include Kenny Delmar as Senator Claghorn and Deanna Durbin at the Blue Angel, with sketches of stars, venues, and urban nightlife personalities.
The Late Watch notes a film themed around FDR's mother to benefit the Warm Springs Foundation. Jean Sutherlin reports a divorce filing by Mrs Buddy Rich. Joe Reichman’s crew starts at the Roosevelt Grill on the 14th. Re venge Dept: Ella Logan hosts a Passover feast on the coast with tablecloths from Goering’s home. Bramwell Fletcher, Diana Barrymore, Lana Turner, Paul Lavalle, Muriel Angelus, Ring Lardner Jr and Fran Chaney linked to various marriages.
Gardeners confront weeds that steal water nutrients and light from crops. The article notes weeds reduce yields by competitive growth and crowding, urging timely cultivation mulching and mulching to suppress growth.
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