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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1946
Page
3
London reports Britain will withdraw all army navy and air forces from Egyptian territory. Negotiations will determine stages and dates with Egypt while enabling mutual aid in wartime. Prime Minister Ismail Sidky Pasha approves, framing move as consolidation of equal nations.
Naturalists report cheetahs resembling leopards in appearance have been observed moving at speeds around 70 miles per hour, highlighting their extraordinary sprinting ability and distinctive likeness.
An area wide meeting is set to fix uniform flat prices on hard building materials in the Decatur trade area. The session at 2 30 pm Wednesday will be held at the Morgan area price control board offices in the courthouse annex with Birmingham officials and a trade committee to advise the OPA on technical issues. Attendees include dealers in sand slag brick concrete blocks ready mixed concrete cement lime plaster wallboard metal lath insulation roofing brick siding and related items.
Army air corps recruiting team showed the combat film China Crisis to Decatur High School students at 11:15 AM. The picture, drawn from the 14th Air Force in China, was released for public viewing only two months ago and audiences may include civic clubs.
The Mobile Press reports 24 puppies facing euthanasia at the city pound unless owners are found. Over the weekend more than 500 people sought custody, with one business offering to buy all and donate them to children as pets.
The note lists items on a set aside for veterans including passenger cars trucks jeeps tractors construction and agricultural machinery medical devices and typewriters. It warns demand from veterans remains highest in these lines and supplies are short with applicants possibly limited.
Huntsville deputy chief of staff Paul Stevenson addressed Decatur VFW Post 4190 at the armory. He traced VFW origins, noted World War II era shifts in veteran participation, urged growing local membership, and announced final plans for a May 11 dance featuring Francis Craig and his orchestra at the armory.
The War Assets Administration announces an amendment to the surplus property act setting aside for sale to veterans exclusively. The program, managed through the Morgan County Service Commissioner, aims to provide personal use items to veterans.
Frances Polhill Wolfer is named psychiatric social worker for the Decatur sub regional VA office. She becomes the second Alabama field social worker in sub regional service with six more to follow statewide. Her duties include coordinating with physicians, aiding claims and rehabilitation, conducting field exams, building ties with health agencies, discussing social aspects of illness, and contributing to VA research. Wolfer, an eight year social work veteran, previously worked with Decatur Public Welfare, Boston Psychopathic Hospital field work, and the Traveler's Aid Society. She holds a Master of Social Service degree from Smith College.
Dr Charles D King of Birmingham dermatologist and former Athens resident died suddenly of a heart attack at his home Monday. A native of Elkton Tennessee he trained at Vanderbilt and New York Skin and Cancer Hospital before starting practice in Athens in 1925. He held memberships in multiple medical and civic organizations and is survived by his widow and three siblings.
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