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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1946
Page
4
A long editorial discusses labor unions wielding power during the postwar period. It contrasts a railroad strike with political debate on monopoly and antitrust enforcement while urging action from Washington and Congress to curb union influence and restore industrial function. The piece references Truman, Eisenhower, Browder, and the broader labor debate shaping 1940s policy.
A Birmingham May 22 1946 sermon before the Grand Commandery Knecht's Templar argues that the name Jesus carries deep significance. The speaker cites Isaiah and gospel passages to explain Jesus as savior from sin, noting the divine origin of the name and its unique role in salvation, ending with a hymnic plea to Jesus.
Dr Koh seventy seven time physician and educated in Japan and the United States leads a six member Korean delegation to study American education and welfare systems. She aims to bring American experts to Korea and send Koreans to the United States to build a democratic postwar society.
A la Rev and Mrs Joe Gomes hosted Forrest Chapel guests, and families from Morgan County gathered for a Montgomery reunion at Barton and for memorial services at Basham Chapel and Bethel. Mrs Bertha Osborn of Danville visited, while Miss Edith Curtis spent time with Alma Ruth Chasteen near Hartsville. The piece notes local social ties and mentions the first oil trunk line built in 1874 from the Pennsylvania oil region to Pittsburgh.
A lunch hour exchange in the shack questions how to restore an allowance after a 70 dollar weekly payroll. An agent asks a boy if his father is home. the boy says he hasn’t seen him since the mother caught Santa Claus kissing the maid.
A Decatur man asked a drug store for a mustard plaster and was told none was available. The clerk offered mayonnaise instead, prompting a humorous remark about improvisation. A separate line notes some WACs have worn the same hat for two years, illustrating discipline.
A collage of humorous vignettes and captions follows a spring mood piece. The snippets feature Edith Norris, Decatur family dialogue, dieting quips, marketing jokes, birthday quips, fashion notes on Irene Greene, and a doctor nurse exchange about worry and health.
Mrs. Dewitt Humphrey hosted the Center Point club for a May gathering. Members sang and shared vegetable recipes and root vegetable leaflets while Miss Hereford spoke on soil minerals. June meeting planned with Mrs. Willis Morrow. Reporter Pattie Lyle.
A column satirizes Walter Winchell era topics noting Greenwich Time newspaper finances and owner Albert W. Johnson. It recaps lighter anecdotes about public figures Queen Wilhelmina at West Point and Meitner at a social event, plus quips about OPA, Rankin investigations, and cultural figures like John Barrymore and Sam Goldwyn.
A historic newspaper item notes a revision of a poem by Mother Googe for L. Lewis with the line Old King Coal described as a merry on heel.
A nostalgic collage reports Charles M. Schwab briefing President Harding on transport costs and rail rates. Handy Andy Ware earns his first Twins win without using a spitball versus the Columbia Mules, 7 to 5. Social items note visits by Frank Armstrong Birmingham and Larry McCormack the candy man plus a bridge party for Mrs. M. A. Phelan. Jeff Eyster injures his ankle sliding into second base with the Legion team in Mooresville.
Coast Guardsmen perform essential duties at sea aboard ships under the International Ice Patrol and weather patrol. These roles sustain safety and navigation during wartime and peacetime missions.
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