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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1950
Page
4
The Memphis Commercial Appeal praises 15-year-old Scout Fred Durham for calmly directing his mother on bleeding control after a severe auto crash. His actions exemplify scouting values in mind and spirit, showing how training helps boys act when needed.
Tenant farmer James Proctor suffered the loss of a child and severe injuries to his wife and two other children when a fire destroyed his home. The Daily delivered a generosity package from many readers totaling gifts from a dime to $100, and the community is urged to continue supporting the family.
A. L. M. Wiggins of the Bank of Hartsville criticizes the federal government’s lack of a balanced budget and argues for restraining appropriations, tax reform, and reduced reliance on public funds. He warns that redistributive policies and expanding government control threaten private enterprise and economic freedom.
Acheson urged Bevin to back the Schuman plan for pooling iron and coal in Western Europe. Schuman believes Franco German cooperation is key to peace, while Bevin worries about Britain’s market and sovereignty in a European union, prompting U.S. backing and British skepticism.
A column discusses inner troubles and resilience, then recounts a Truman Staggers Elkins anecdote. It highlights Freshman Representatives Rodino and Addonizio, their World War II records, shared voting patterns on housing and social security, and clerks’ mixups during roll calls.
Ben Fairless of U S Steel told the house judiciary committee you cannot cut a giant to a dwarf by cutting off his legs. Manny Celler replied that an elephant would flee from a field of chickens as monopoly probes loom.
Westbrook reports on Allen Smiley a Russian born con man linked to a Las Vegas scene with Buggsy Siegel and a Beverly Hills murder. The piece attacks the Department of Justice delays and political meddling amid a broader crime wave involving Frank Costello Frank Erickson and liberal critics of Truman McGrath and Durocher Sinatra Raft connections are noted as context.
NY reporters relay word that a captive whooping crane hatched at the Aransas wildlife refuge in Texas, boosting the global population to 38. The tale includes notes on extinct species like the ivory-billed woodpecker and roseate spoonbill, plus a cerulean warbler sighting near Riverdale, New York.
A Sade and E W Godbey delivered the Kiwanis weekly address. Glady s Bernardi plans Birmingham summer study at Curry School then Little Theatre work in the fall. Albany high held commencement with about 1500 at Princess theatre as B L Malone awarded diplomas. Mildred Bell and Geneva Eubanks had top averages. New daughter Edna May born May 26 to Mr and Mrs Sidney T Stewart. Mrs J R Carpenter and Elizabeth to Rogersville for a week with relatives. Princess theatre shows For Sale and Picking Peaches. Two substitutes, Pluma King and Susie Smith, played club games. Continuous community notices and social events summed.
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