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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1946

Page

8

Chicken Coop Called Home in Sassaig NJ

In Sassaig New Jersey on May 9 a small chicken coop still linked Mrs. Mary Martin to a home she shared with her husband Michael for 48 years. Workers tore down the long greenhouse and a wing of the house as the new owner moved to replace the structure with a larger building after city officials deemed the site unfit lacking sanitation and utilities. The owner offered Mrs. Martin a new home at no cost plus a bonus, but she stayed as the house was demolished.

Sassaig N. J Mary Martin Michael Jong Mrs. Martin

Welfare worker finds room for destitute widow

The passage notes Esther Eilen arranging a furnished room for Mrs. Martin, a widow who lost her home to taxes and who has avoided care since her husband’s death. Passaic welfare director William E. Maguire sought rooms for her as nights grew cold and wet.

Chick‘en Coop William E. Maguire Passaic Esther Eilen

CIO PAC Targets Dewey and Congressionals

Sidney Hillman, chairman of the CIO Political Action Committee, said the PAC will strive to oust New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey and "reactionary" congressmen. He noted pride in primary defeats of Rep. Pat Cannon and Rep. Starnes and promised action in coming races.

Atlantic City Sidney Hillman CIO Political Action Committee PAC New York Thomas E. Dewey Hillman Pat. Cannon Fla Starnes Ala Amalgamated Dewey

Actors Learn About Atoms in MGM Education Effort

Hollywood observers note MGM educates actors on atomic energy with experts from Caltech and government science, including Ag ness Moorehead and Hume Cronyn studying Smyth and Oppenheimer. Gregory Peck plans a Cape Playhouse summer, while Postman Always Rings Twice stars Garfield Turner and Croftyn draw attention. Agnes Moorehead to receive Muskingum honorary degree.

Hollywood MGM Leo the Lion Mare Agnes Moorehead Lise Meitner Caltech Hume Cronyn Smyth J. Robert Oppenheimer Hume Tom Drake Robert Walker Harry Wensel Government Bureau of Standards Chicago Wensel Gregory Peck Actifig Greg Cape Fitm Massachusetts Benedict Arnold John Garfield Lana Turner Cecil Kellaway Hume Croftyn Muskingum Ohio

Boy Hurt After Car Door Flies Open

Charlie Mitchell a Decatur child, son of Mr and Mrs Charlie Mitchell, was injured when a car door opened and he fell out while his parents delivered papers on Danville Road. He was knocked unconscious, treated at a local hospital, and is now home recovering with severe bruises.

Charlie Raymond” “Mitchells Charlie Mitchell Decatur 3 Danville

Her Brood Visits Her Brooder at Duncan School

Mrs Mary Riley longtime teacher at Duncan School near Millersburg Alabama plans to resign after 30 years to become chief operator at Millersburg switchboard. She had built a brooder house in the school yard with neighbors installing insulation and a stove to keep it warm for teaching. She and seven pupils stand in front of the unusual home in the yard.

Duncan School Millersburg Mary Riley Riley

Goering Accumulated Graft Across Nazi Era

A wartime record notes Hermann Goering siphoned over a million dollars yearly in bribes to fuel his luxury tastes. Details show payments from Junkers and other industrials, with sums reaching millions of marks and Dutch guilders, alongside rings and a gold cigar case hidden among sequestered effects. Panama hats linked to Ecuador are noted.

Berlin Hermann Goering Reichsmarshall Hamburg Goering Haseen Nuernberg Treasury Department Netherlands Nazim Big Shots Luxembourg Bavaria

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