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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1955
Page
4
The paper condemns the Hoover Commission task force for its water power report and the TVA critique. It says hearings in Washington will address financing new steam plants and urges support for TVA proposals, arguing the commission’s work was closed minded and illegitimate. The report is deemed waste basket material.
Governor Folsom calls for a 43 million dollar rise in public school funding via sales and income tax changes and a 150 million dollar bond issue for new school buildings. The piece urges the legislature to study the tax plan to avoid harming any state group while competing for industrial growth and avoiding higher costs that deter investment.
Ty Cobb on Washington misdeeds accusing John Wood of improper fees from a Gulf contractor and staged payments to repay the congressman. The Globe piece alleges nepotism and improper salaries tied to the Wood office with a photostat of a $1000 check. It cites Fowler the servant moved to government payroll and a jail term for Parnell Thomas.
A reading on inner handicaps urges facing fear of failure and over sensitivity to criticism. It notes setbacks as normal life parts. The text shifts to a sworn affidavit about Congressman Wood and rural mail carrier appointments tied to payments and a disputed Flowery Branch route.
A physician argues for restoring the old fashioned family doctor as the core of medical care. He notes excessive night calls waste resources, urges establishing rapport between patient and physician, and warns against fake or burdensome calls while stressing ethical obligations. He urges communities to integrate doctors with local life.
HAL BOYLE jokes about a proposed Husband Worship Week and contrasts it with a Hindu festival. An old timer offers quips on marriage, warning such worship would trap husbands, while noting wives might embrace the concept, turning homes into statues.
Athens Joe Evans, Elkmont postmaster for several years, left Monday for Washington to begin a course preparing him for postal inspector duties. He was appointed after an inspector exam and will be assigned to the Atlanta area. Blake Jones remains at Elkmont as a clerk.
The statement notes a national pattern where a cancer death happens roughly every two minutes in the United States, underscoring the scale of the disease and the ongoing need for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment efforts.
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