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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1949
Page
4
The week sees the death of Tyler Goodwin in Montgomery, a leading Alabama developer, while the Legislature strives to close financial leaks. Delays in new car market saturation follow labor strikes. Decatur backs topnotch baseball revival with an opening night set for May 21, aiming to energize local fans.
The speaker notes a lack of awareness in aging pedestrians who walk along roads where they cannot dodge fast moving traffic. He acknowledges that older people may have slower reflexes, yet some remain stubborn about changing habits and still risk danger.
Rep. George Andrews of Union Springs said he would not run for the Senate seat. Former Congressman Joe Starnes is considering a bid, while Andrews notes his own candidacy would target the House only, leaving Hill with potential limited opposition.
The Tuscaloosa News notes a 72 to 27 House vote opposing Governor James E. Folsom’s wholesale pay fund. It reports a bill to curb temporary clerk hire money, effective immediately upon Senate approval, limiting annual spend to 3,500 dollars. Some lawmakers advocate a referendum on the 59 million tax program, signaling fireworks ahead this summer. Some believe Folsom may seek martyr status in 1954 rather than seeing his tax plan pass fully.
The piece reflects on Frank Hague’s long dominance in Jersey City and national influence, noting how voters have clipped his local power while wondering if his political clout remains. It also discusses Alabama’s politics and cites Birmingham’s recent three-member city commission re-elections as proof of varied yet service-driven leadership.
Atticus On Earl Atticus Mullin praises Earl Speight clerk of the Alabama Senate for decades of service. The columnist recalls Speight’s mastery of legislation and parliamentary law, noting his effectiveness and lack of notable mistakes.
The Washington ven Go Round honors Charles Brannan secretary of agriculture for practical, unpretentious service. The Denver-born cabinet member mixes with people, often giving rides home in his limousine and keeping his staff flexible and approachable.
Courted by Washington society the Agriculture Secretary Brannan is shown in daily routine from penny weigh-ins to housekeeping, with a guarded private life, no phone number in the book, and a lack of children. He won farm votes for Democrats and coordinated the President's stabilization program while clashing with Commerce Secretary Sawyer on policy.
The piece discusses personal responsibility and how individuals shape outcomes in life. It then profiles Brannan's early work, political rise, wartime service, and his 1930s farm program approach proposing government subsidies via direct checks to farmers when market prices fall, avoiding market manipulation.
Westbrook Pegler rails against executive pensions at major firms, led by Sherman Fairchild, arguing $50 000 yearly lifetimes for chairmen and $10 000 plus for officers burden stockholders. He cites tax and alimony issues, calls pension plans conspiratorial and harmful to investors.
Report notes a faction withdrew to meet at Kiwanis club rooms after personal tensions. material moved to the Chamber of Commerce in Decatur regarding Pine situation. Also mentions Malone Coal & Grain Co, a Katie Reece concert at Decatur High auditorium, a Belle Mina visit, and criticism of pension contracts seen as allowing pensioners unfettered time and lavish pay.
Mor Brannan, born into a Quaker family, was educated in Denver after early schooling. He attended Regis College and later the University of Denver, in the context of control and jurisdiction discussions led by Secretary of Interior Krug and ECA Administrator Hoffman about grain shipments.
Fourteen year old Frank Murphy Jr. faces trial on a charge of fatally stabbing 13 year old Eddie Albert Black of Pensacola. A county grand jury in Lakeland indicted the Florida youth yesterday in connection with the slaying after a threat to report him.
The Soviet Union warns Britain after its Atlantic pact signing, claiming it ruptures the 1942 Anglo-Soviet treaty. Moscow points to article 5, which commits parties to collective defense against armed attacks in Europe or North America, as evidence of the breach while Britain prepares a response.
The nation’s mid May session shows little progress on Truman’s agenda beyond housing for low income groups. Taft predicts loss on much of the program while labor, civil rights and tax plans face uncertain futures amid partisan clashes.
Fragmentary note identifies snuff as a tobacco leaf product with plant additives. The item indicates snuff originated in the Western hemisphere and hints at its botanical composition and regional roots.
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