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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1949
Page
4
Why Not Settle It by the Ballot in Alabama
The Birmingham Age-Herald editors favor letting the people decide on overnight progress in Alabama through the ballot. Governor Folsom touts his program as the people’s battle, while noting the Legislature blocks progress. He urges a vote to approve or reject the proposed $100 million to $200 million plan and to fund it from state revenue. The question remains: settle it through the democratic process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Alabama
Folsom
The
People's Voice
Fowler
Jimmy
Walker
Give
Peter M. Gillis
New York
Waldorf
Jim Farley
Big Frenchy
Owney Madden
Primo Camera
Farley
Boxing Commission
Officlal
Sacred Trust
James P. Sinnott
Jim
John Hylan
John F. Hylan
Tex O'Rourke
Peg
Underworld
Newark
Pageant lights up Decatur with 1500 children on stage
A Friday night pageant in Decatur drew about 4 000 spectators as 1 500 Decatur School children performed in a two hour and a half show written by local teachers and costumed by mothers. The event underscored education as a path to peace and unity in a city praised for its racial understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
German Russian ties eyed as Nadolny urges bloc shift
The piece suggests Nadolny advised Moscow to drop anti western talk while strengthening German Russian links. He predicts peace or war would push Germany toward Russia, with trade and markets shaping outcomes. Western German leaders resist early state proposals until Western concessions altered Bonn’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Rudolf Nadolny
Russia
Bismarck
Nadony
Moscow
West
Western Europe
United States
Nadolny
Congress
Silesia
Britain
U. S.A
China
Red Army
Norway
Italy
Bonn
Sieius-Clay
Public housing fight drives phony telegrams in Congress
A California lobbying effort backed by the National Association of Home Builders uses the Committee for Home Protection to flood Capitol Hill with fake telegrams and letters. Frederick Dockweiler and Fritz Burns are tied to the effort as organizers and backers, while agents distribute sheets with ten mock telegrams denouncing public housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Capital Hill
California
Committee For Home Protection
National Association of Home Builders
Tis
Frederick €. Dockweiler
Los Angeles Home Builders Institute
Fritz B. Burns
West Coast
National Home Builders
California Chessmen
Ing
Watch Your Comparisons and Self Improvement Tips
A reflective piece urges readers to avoid harsh self comparisons with others. It advises comparing today with prior months to gauge progress, and cautions against overrating others happiness while noting the misleading public façade. It also warns about lobbyist tactics and fake citizen messages in politics.
Beau James as Viewed by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler argues that Gene Fowler’s reverent portrait of Jimmy Walker ignores a larger truth. He warns that Walker’s personal decline mirrors a wider national crisis as democracy itself teeters amid disillusionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Fowler
Jimmy Walker
Fowler
New York
Beau James
Grass roots campaign methods and political taint discussed
A long excerpt outlines a grass roots campaign approach targeting broad working class groups and stresses collecting valid voter details. It mentions sending telegrams to campaign offices and verifying district representation, with references to public figures and historical political episodes.
Preventing Tooth Decay With Sodium Fluoride
Article explains that daily practices plus a 2 percent sodium fluoride treatment can cut tooth decay by about 40 percent when applied four times a week apart after thorough cleaning. Best effects from one or two applications weekly. cleaned teeth essential. Dentist carrying out the treatment. mouth intake of fluoride less effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Living memorial piece links war, science and memory
On the Line reports a living memorial project linking World War II veterans rebates to a Pacific War Memorial. It details a Palau station with Michigan naturalists, planned field sites, and subscriptions supporting research and conservation while honoring Lou Gehrig and aiding multiple sclerosis research. It also follows Harry Lepselter seeking his Air Force son amid global support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Frank M. Shore Jr
Washington
Robert C. Richardson Jr
Pacific Island
Admiral Nimitz
Koror
Palau Islands
Navy Department
U. of Michigan
Pacific War Memorial
Shore
Trust Territory of the Pacific
Sists
Europe
Air Force
Lepselter
Belgium
Conservation talk opens Safety First event for shop men
Conservation of Mes will be the subject of the classical address at the Safety First celebration of Louisville and Nashville shop men on the YMCA lawn this evening. Misses Helen and Ladye Bluette Wallace visit Courtland aunt. Mrs. William E Crawford to be back Sunday from Birmingham. Mother’s Day is Sunday get a memory record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville & Nashville
Helen
Ladye Bluette Wallace
Helen Bynum
Courtland
Decatur Paper Teases, Jokes And Reader Anecdotes
A collage of humorous exchanges and light anecdotes from a Decatur paper. A caller recalls a prize giveaway radio program, readers swap clever quips about ads and relationships, a teacher recalls Joan of Arc, and a night train scene ends with a child asking if God is there.
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Henry Edmonds
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