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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1946
Page
3
An embargo on express shipments goes into effect Thursday at midnight, limiting acceptance to six categories: livestock and live poultry. food for human consumption including perishables. printing paper and ink. medicines and hospital supplies. moving picture films. and caskets and funeral supplies, per Thomas Brooks the local express manager.
The junior high class presents a three act comedy The Sun Shine Twins at Decatur High School auditorium Tuesday at 8 pm. Gene Brown and Edsell Holden play the brother and sister twins with a cast including Mary Emily Barnum Jimmy Tatum Joy Bolin Marion Watson and others under the direction of Miss Augusta Bibb. Tickets are on sale through junior high students.
Alabama retail stores posted a 23 percent sales gain in February over February 1945, with January–February 1946 total 19 percent higher than the same period last year. The February 1946 volume was flat versus January 1946.
The record notes flowers and eight other articles classified by money categories. It covers traffic moves from local railroad points using non coal burning locomotives and shipments traveling under permits issued by Mr W C Kendall chairman Car Service Division Washington D C.
A Decatur man claims Inner-Aid, an herbal formula with twelve medicinal herbs, eased stomach gas and bloating after meals. He reports weight loss, improved meals, and urges others to buy the product from local drug stores.
A guard at the federal income tax office in St. Louis helps a man on crutches reach a desk as he completes his return and leaves without delay. The piece contrasts daily humor and social observations with lines from Grit about appearances and a crowded bus moment ending with a kind gesture.
A short appreciation by Mrs. H. B. Shearer on popular songs and why their popularity matters. The line expresses gratitude for songs that are well liked, noting they remain a staple despite length.
The quote notes many workers find tasks uncongenial monotonous or exacting and imagine other careers. It argues that restless yearning suggests unhappiness in any job, urging focus on making current work engaging rather than pursuing a different path.
A Decatur man tries selling accident insurance to a friend in a humorous sketch. The dialogue jests about luck with policies and misfortune, ending with a widow recalling her late husband’s razors and a quip about remarriage.
Mackenzie's column notes Britain's proposal to withdraw from Egypt after 64 years of military occupation, tracing roots to 1882 and earlier protectorate history. Churchill denounces the move as momentous while Attlee argues it calms rising Egyptian nationalism, with MPs predicting unrest if Britain stays.
W R Thomas of Gum Pond and Elmer Sharp of Oak Ridge report good grazing from sericea pastures. Soil Conservation Service notes sericea is promising on upland for low fertility land, offering strong summer grazing and potential as a temporary grazing crop. Farmers cut sericea for hay at 12 to 15 inches, with rapid handling to preserve quality.
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas reports a new generation of cinema audiences dominating local Bijou since WWII. Henry Fonda notes younger fans frequent films more often and are critical, while directors warn costs rise and quick profits fade.
The word cheat derives from es cheator an old English title for an officer who managed estates that reverted to the state after owners died.
Favorable weather enables preserving a large percentage of leaves containing most of the protein, reducing loss during processing.
Mrs. S T Rollo directed a piano and vocal recital at the Somerville Road school at 8 pm in celebration of National Music Week. Students performed numerous solo piano pieces, a piano duet, multiple vocal selections, and ensembles, featuring performers such as Sue Gail Howell, Suzanne Shelton, Mary Martha Keith, Charlotte Orr, and Shirley Braswell among others.
Marvin Lee Brock 20 of Flomaton Alabama died when the truck he rode in veered from U S highway 31 three miles north of Atmore last night. He had been discharged from the Navy the previous Friday after two years of service in the Pacific.
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