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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1944

Page

3

Georgia to Test Rates in Supreme Court Fight

Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall orders Attorney General Grady Head to file a U S Supreme Court suit on behalf of the Western and Atlantic railroad to end the discriminatory interstate freight rate system. Arnall argues the current rates impede Southern development and industry and seeks removal of barriers against the South.

Atlanta Interstate Commerce Commission Ellis Arnall U. S. Supreme Court Grady Head Western and Atlantic Railroad Arnall ICC Supreme Court South Western Atlantic Georgia Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Head Homer M. Adkins Arkansas Congress Commission Spessard Helands Florida Hershey Holland Col P. A. Frye Louisiana Public Service Commission

Dewey Signals Willingness for Presidential Run

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, at the 36th governors conference in Hershey, said talk he leads the pre-convention delegate race has moved beyond rumor and he may offer platform suggestions in Chicago. He dodged a direct yes on running in 1944 or 1948, noting his stance remains unchanged while reporters recall earlier Albany opposition.

D. Harold Oliver Associated Press Hershey Thomas E. Dewey New York Chicago Indiantown Gap Dewey Ohio Dewey Associates Albany John W. Bricker GOP Ohioan Mackinac Island Great Britain Bricker

Egg Truck Overturns Delivers 15000 Dozen Eggs Lost

In Birmingham Alabama on May 29 a truck overturn caused 500 cases of eggs to spill into gutters over three blocks. Officials report about fifteen thousand dozen broken eggs as the cargo overturned while turning a curve in the North Birmingham section.

Birmingham Ala

Veterans Rights Under 1940 Act Prompt Rehire Debate

Washington reports on selective service interpretations granting veterans reinstatement to former jobs or like seniority pay, even against higher seniority non veterans. Lawsuit risks, back pay, and court costs await employers who stall, with U.S. district attorneys backing veterans. An employer must prove waiver of rights. Trott notes no automatic rehire. One truck occupant injured in incident.

Washington Selective Service U. S U.S

Daily crossword and cryptogram puzzle page preview

Includes a full crossword with across and down clues and a cryptoquote puzzle. Listed clues span geography, wordplay, and general knowledge with many proper nouns and abbreviations. Also features a quoted cryptoquote attributed to Johnson and a cryptogram with a coded quotation segment.

Undefined standard of unreasonable or impossible in cases

The passage argues that what counts as unreasonable or impossible depends on circumstances. It notes that an employer’s convenience is not the same as impossibility, and the determination must be case by case.

Destiny Kind to Air Cadet Old Dame

Townsend, an aviation trainee at Courtland, recalls December 1941 when Destiny carried him as a troopship bound for action near Pearl Harbor. The vessel turned back, then Townsend later served in Fiji with a medical unit attached to a fighter squadron, flying hospital planes among island hops. He recalls Fiji living conditions, New Zealand beer, and the native drink Kava as memories of the war era.

Destiny Robert W. Townsend Townsend Courtland Pearl Harbor San San Francisco Manila A T Townsend Fiji Islands Fiji Solomon Islands Guddalcanal Fijis New Zealand

Hoey Wins Nomination in North Carolina Senate Race

In Charlotte on May 29, Clyde R. Hoey was nominated by North Carolina Democrats to succeed Robert Reynolds as the junior U.S. senator. Hoey led the primary with 183,996 votes from 1,656 of 1,921 precincts, defeating Cameron Morrison who had 71,756. Gregg Cherry won the gubernatorial nomination over Ralph McDonald and Olla Boyd.

Charlotte N. C Clyde R. Hoey North Carolina Robert R. Reynolds Senate Military Affairs Committe Reynolds Senate Hoey Cameron Morri Son Morrison Marvin L. Ritch Arthur Simmons Giles Newton Gregg Cherry Gasgtonia Ralph McDonald Winston, Salem Olla Ray Boyd Pinetown

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