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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1950
Page
4
Elaborate plans are underway for press coverage of the Scout jamboree at Valley Forge this summer. A 40 by 80 foot city room tent will house the journalistic corps. A car pool will speed reporters to camp locations and 48 public relations men will assist the correspondents.
Howard N Murphy known as Pat or Murph passed away in Birmingham Thursday. He served the Associated Press traffic department with kindness and willing cooperation, helping colleagues during machine difficulties and editorial burdens. The Daily expresses deep sympathy to his family and The Birmingham bureau.
An Alabama School Journal editorial cites a Jefferson County poll showing 988 of 1,289 respondents favor federal aid for schools, some for public schools only, many seeking federal control free aid for their children. The piece argues federal funding is a nationwide need, not local, and predicts tax battles as states face cutbacks.
Drew Pearson claims Senator Taft struck a covert pact with Southern Democrats to vote against cloture on civil rights. Taft allegedly promised to block National Labor Relations Board reform in exchange for Southern support. Pearson cites six GOP names as key peacemakers and suggests more could be rallied.
Taft shifts stance to oppose reorganization of the NLRB and votes to break a filibuster to preserve his anti reform record. He aims to win Southern votes and keeps a quiet pact with Senator Russell, while six GOP senators oppose cloture. Senator Wherry of Nebraska is less cooperative.
Arlie B Davidson urges careful choosing and planning to achieve goals. The piece cites George Bernard Shaw balancing bank work with writing, dedicating five pages daily for nine years to become a recognized writer.
Gov Dewey proposes Elliott Roosevelt run against Rep Vito Marcantonio in New York City district. Paul Lockwood delivers the message and seeks Tammany and Republican backing. Elliott weighs the plan after talks with Tammany leaders. outcome forthcoming.
Capsule items summarize bills funding rent control enforcement through June 30 after a political standoff with Congressman Cannon. Also coverage of free franking probe into Congressman Gwinn, Civil Aeronautics Authority flight checks, plans to base B-29s in Britain, and a note on Mussolini’s health and other society items.
The Atlantic pact nations plan a permanent strategy board to coordinate military and economic defense to block communism. Twelve foreign ministers will appoint deputies, with potential leadership by an American, as European fears of costs are weighed against unity and strength.
Washington county sheriff's office hinted a major development in the slaying of Chipley cab driver Adolph Toole whose stabbed body was found in the trunk of his taxi. No arrests yet. more than 30 people questioned since the body was found Tuesday. Toole suffered 29 stab wounds and a cut throat.
A New York scene recalls Dizzy Dean signing off from the Yankee Stadium telecast with I’ll be back on after the ball game. The piece riffs on Hemingway editing his Cosmopolitan serialization and other cultural notes with a sharp, era-specific voice.
A jumble of quotes and jokes traces civic and social notes from a Senate chaplain blessing to a consumer joke about a guaranteed check. A Morgenbladet bit ponders whether girls dress to catch a man or a cold as a Atlantic City women's league seeks health standards and bans on shorts and sun dresses.
Anonymous column features humorous verse on women as a chemical analysis. It lists playful properties and cautions, with dialogue from Mrs. and Pearl and Ruby offering witty exchanges about opera and travel. The piece satirizes social norms with lighthearted banter.
A prayer asks for the long view in work and world and for guidance to choose causes that may fail now but succeed in the end. It seeks alignment with divine will and patience in effort.
In a fragmented dialogue a Naval Medical Examiner and sailors discuss arguments, debts, and a Notre Dame footballer connection while a cheerful suburban lady and a jobless friend joke about organ-playing husbands and a monkey. The flow shifts to a sly sea metaphor about an ocean and flight.
Announcement states Huie Motor Company is sold to Cullman Motor Company via Penney & Whitman. New firm will distribute Hudson Essex Overland and Chevrolet vehicles. Roadway project Austinville from Albany to that town referenced.
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