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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1947
Page
4
A patchwork of notes covers subscription rates, weather jokes, and local observations. Mentions of Alabama Auburn baseball, L N Railroad hiring in Decatur, France and the Reds, income tax, Truman, Kansas City elections, Nashville drivers, and Gallup mood shifts appear in a loose newspaper column.
The American Mercury piece by Dr. Paul W. Chapman praises Decatur Alabama for its 1932 plan to build a diversified local economy. It notes markets and processing plants for cotton, timber, milk, and more, started since 1940, and urges continued support to avoid a downward trend while inspiring other communities.
Pegler muses on an invitation from Bernard Baruch and Herbie Swope to cocktails with journalism seminarians at Sherry’s. He recalls Halahan’s under Brooklyn Bridge and contrasts past newsroom grit with today’s socializing by notable figures, noting Swope’s influence and the value of contacts for reporters.
A collage of humorous exchanges and light sketches includes Aunt Minnie on a train defending her ticket and gum, a dentist as a man with “pull,” and brief classroom and family gags. The piece blends social observations with playful dialogue.
A garbled diary-like passage shows a speaker planning actions inside a building, mentioning a furnace room, door, and loose carpet while referencing cocktails and a journalistic voice in disjointed phrases. The text lacks clear events or identities.
A middle aged patient with sudden severe abdominal pain may have acute pancreatitis. Symptoms include rapid pulse, abdominal tenderness, cyanosis, vomiting, and possible fever. Gallstones are a key risk factor. diagnosis via amylase tests. treatment favors rest and IV fluids over surgery.
A string of quick witted lines appears with characters like Peggy Sambo and Rastus. The banter touches on love marriage fashion and a mechanic joke concludes the scene with a woman driver seeking a repair for an incriminating fender bend.
Letters of Administration on the estate of Lou Verdie Flowers granted May 27 1947 by Judge T C Almon probate. All persons with claims must present them within legal time or be barred.
A humorous fragment depicts a burnt dinner exchange between Mrs Newlywed and Mr Newlywed. The brief dialogue chants questions about co education and a girl reacting to a man with a chuckleable miscue. May dates appear as stray text.
Across London and Washington columns critics condemn Walter Winchell for remarks on the South Carolina lynching episode. The People notes America’s 13 million Black citizens have grievances, while The Dispatch mocks the poetical jabs and labels Winchell “Brutish.”
The column saddles Senator Vandenberg with foreign relations authority while lampooning Doolittle remarks on Russia and harvests. It cites Italian consulates praising US leftists and accuses the Italian Foreign Office of fabricating party size claims. It also mocks Lady Nancy Astor and Virginia heritage, labeling her a blue blood.
The report claims President Truman pledged the first open Federal payroll post to ex Senator Jim Mead due to his public service record. Nazi denazification notes surface about Theo Asche who admitted joining the Nazi Party in 1933. Washington rumor says Natl Dem chair may resign before 1948, with Sullivan seen as a flashy but lightweight contender in fundraising.
Returning correspondents describe a flawed Philippine political setup likened to a Lincoln Steffens expose with a Latin lingo. They reference a Greenville acquittal in a lynching case and label many cab drivers as law abiding while noting strong anti Communist sentiment and opposition to Stalinist rule.
Gov Wallgren, allied with Truman, sits in the Capitol when Democratic primary results arrive for his state's 3rd district. He had predicted a romp for the handpicked Truman Democrat, but a Wallace follower has won, shocking him.
The piece notes American readers need not worry about Lady Nancy Astor criticizing displaced Europeans. It highlights a long period, about 25 years, without her backing a winning team.
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