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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1946
Page
8
Sunday visits and family gatherings are noted among residents including Mr. and Mrs. Helms, Fort Oglethorpe and others. Several Huntsville and Arab connections are reported with kin and friends visiting, while M. W. Pettit remains confined to bed and Patsy Moon is listed among the sick.
Floodwaters from the Susquehanna and Allegheny rivers left at least 11 dead across Pennsylvania and New York after four days of rain. Williamsport Elmira and Eldred were hardest hit with widespread property damage and mass evacuations. Red Cross shelters opened as roads reopened and towns slowly returned to normal.
Alabama's overall income from all sources will near 100 million dollars this year, an all-time high, says Revenue Commissioner H G Dowling. He cites 60 million dollars in state tax revenue and about 8 million more than any previous year, attributing the rise to a healthy economy and prompt tax payments by citizens and businesses.
Modest Maiden refers to her sister Mrs J N Hough. Herschel Dean made a business trip to Birmingham on Monday. G Mikell of Lewisburg Tenn spent the weekend with his family. Mrs Lois McGee and son Warren of Decatur made a business trip to Rock Creek Monday. Mrs G Mikell attended the Sixth Grade Graduation program in Hartselle Thursday. Frank Larkin, Don Mikell’s classmate, returned to Hartselle Thursday after staying with Don Wednesday.
Health department officials in two states reported no signs of serious illness from the floods but check drinking water as a precaution against typhoid. Crop damage was severe, especially in Pennsylvania, with fields washed out. Soil erosion was heavy and silt and muck covered much of the land after the floods.
The bread fruit tree originates in Polynesia and Malaysia, highlighting its native range across these regions.
Mackenzies Column notes Secretary Byrnes rejects Molotovs accusation of an Anglo American bloc attacking the Soviet Union at the Paris foreign ministers conference. Gromyko accuses certain countries of trying to dominate the United Nations, with implications aimed at the United States and Britain. The piece weighs the exchange as potentially productive but warns endless rhetoric risks undermining Kellogg pact principles.
A Washington stance toward disarmament mirrors Moscow priorities while Secretary Byrnes signals U S intent to limit world armaments. Local items note visits and family updates from Decatur Somerville Falkville and Hartselle, including Mrs J M Smoot Mrs C B Brindley and Pfc Walter Wade.
Harvey Helms Jr of the U S Navy is on two weeks furlough to visit his parents and relatives. Mrs Sue Owens and Clara plus Mrs W W Warren and children visited Mrs Lewis Johnson Sunday afternoon. Raymon Davidson and children visited relatives in Guntersville over the weekend. Ike Maze with daughter Effie and Roscoe Maze with son Frankie from Union visited Mr and Mrs M W Pettit Sunday. Grafton Helms of Huntsville called on H M Helms Saturday morning. Katheryn Lawrence was the Sunday guest of Virgie and Katheryn Helms. Mr and Mrs Jake Goodson moved to Decatur. also Mr and Mrs Frank M Whisenant. Mrs Noah Pritchet of Union Grove spent several days last week with her daughter Mrs J E Thomas. Mrs Ida Huskey visited her parents.
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