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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1954
Page
4
A reminder that important public offices will be on the June 1 ballot, urging citizens to vote with the same vigor they showed on May. The message emphasizes turnout and civic participation in the upcoming election.
Judge T C Almon urged Morgan County to add thirteen polling stations to meet the 300 names per box limit. Nine would be in Decatur, four in Hartselle, likely before the November general election. He also urged study of voting machines, noting accuracy and speed but acknowledging cost.
Dr. Paul R. Hartin of Christ Methodist Church in St. Petersburg lauds young newspaper sellers as budding independent businessmen. He cites a boy who lost his father yet delivered papers, urging kindness and honesty from patrons to foster principled future citizens.
The article extols Gordon R. Clapp of the Tennessee Valley Authority for more than twenty years of devoted public service through the New Deal and Fair Deal eras. It lauds his integrity, sacrifice, and leadership, noting TVA’s smooth operation and community trust under his guidance and his quiet courage.
In a letter to his daughter, Drew Pearson muses on Haile Selassie’s role in world events. He notes the emperor’s grand titles and reflects that Selassie’s efforts to avert conflict helped shape the lead up to World War I, a war that affected his grandson.
The author links past Ethiopian aggression and current Indochina tensions to U S moral leadership. He argues the United States failed to enforce economic sanctions against Mussolini, weakening the League of Nations and emboldening fascist aggression, with lasting global implications.
The article emphasizes facing daily doubts to sustain energy and progress. It cites Franklin D. Roosevelt on limits set by today’s doubts and critiques U.S. foreign policy, including Indochina and Haile Selassie’s visit, urging a return to strong peace efforts and clear positions.
Pegler notes outrage over Frank Costello’s five year prison term for tax evasion of 51 095 as Lloyd MacMahon accuses him of vilifying Costello in Judge McGahey’s court. The column questions motives, cites alleged mob ties, and contrasts with unprosecuted Amtorg and a former US VP deficiency.
A note recalling a world war spanning from Arctic fronts to South Pacific theaters. It frames the conflict as a drive to rectify wrongs by aggressive regimes over smaller nations and to defend liberty.
Alabama selects the northern flicker also known as the yellowhammer as the official state bird. The decision affirms a long standing symbol associated with the state and its natural heritage.
Larry Mathews runs America’s only all night beauty parlor in the Great Northern Hotel New York City drawing a varied after dark clientele from housewives to opera singers and female impersonators. He plans a second location this summer as profits rise and insomnia persists.
Mrs Iva Mead a social worker questions a family in San Fernando about names. The man answers with piano wordplay leading to a charming misnaming on a birth certificate. The certificate reads Grand Piano reflecting a humorous household exchange.
In ancient geologic ages insects possessed wings spanning as large as a pea and bodies up to 18 cies in length, indicating extreme gigantism in the fossil record.
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