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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1944
Page
4
A local editorial discusses Roosevelt's stance on Japan and wartime policy, notes ongoing aviation training cuts, and comments on Paris defense and Allied prospects. It questions postwar support for universal military training and praises city water improvements under George Godwin. It also cites Opp slogan on work and punishment and reflects on Congress listening to home views.
Science editor David Dietz notes German leaders diverge with Hitler over strategy and materiel. He argues Junkers seek surrender while Hitler risks life. robot bomb use hardens Britain’s will and may drive harsher peace terms. European opinion shifts toward punishment and revenge against Germany.
A wartime editorial laments the rapid passing of 1944 and limited achievements. It expresses hope that future uprisings will overwhelm Hitler and the Gestapo, foreseeing a flood and ultimate defeat of the Nazi regime.
A collage of humorous vignettes and letters about paper saving tricks, rail express schedules, a Scotch gift joke, shoe shop sign, family banter, and town sayings. The items poke fun at everyday life with quick quips and scenes from Decatur and other towns.
A Sunday School gathering drew a large crowd at Johnson Chapel. Visits included D G Roberts to his ill father and F W Glasgow of Hartselle to his ailing father. Mrs Ora Roberts of Uptons Chapel visited sister Mrs Ethel Glasgow. Doris McAbee and Gurnilene Glasgow visited Hazel Puckett. The community’s ladies canned vegetables.
Local brief notes report visits by Mr and Mrs Aubie Brown of Lacey Springs and Mr and Mrs Fred Graves with Mrs Raymond Graves. A child of Hubert Terrell sustained a broken arm after a fall from a door. Mrs Fred Culbreath shows improvement.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses the uncertain causes of premature gray hair and baldness, noting many questions remain. He cites cases of temporary color restoration and repeated gray cycles, and reports on experiments with liver extract and vitamins that show limited, often disappointing, results.
Three children visited her mother in Decatur on Wednesday. Kenry Nappier and Mr and Mrs El bert Vancie with Mrs Allie Kinney and Mrs Jackson were in Huntsville on business Saturday. Mrs J P Owen and three children spent Friday with Mr and Mrs Audie Lemmonds. Remember singing and revival at Union Hill Sunday. Mr and Mrs Robert Bailey and son, Mr and Mrs Manual Bailey were in the community Sunday. Mr and Mrs Champion from near Somerville visited Mr and Mrs William Nappier and family Sunday. William McClure from New Hope spent last week with relatives here. The Watermelon has been cultivated since ancient times.
The Lawrence County Friendship revival ended Friday with Rev Gomes of Hatton delivering a fine message. Numerous locals visited relatives and attended events, with many weekend visits noted around Five Points Decatur Birmingham Hartsville and Speake. An all day singing is set for Penns Church of Christ on Sunday Aug 20. Pte Fred Sanford of Atlanta spent the weekend with his parents and Cpl Howell Morris returned to service after two weeks home. The tobacco pipe makers of London were incorporated in 1619.
Walter Winchell reports on a party with Dorsey Hall and Norris, threats to silence witnesses, and a glamorous alleged cousin of Winston Churchill. mentions Esther Williams divorce rumors and Bob Keith's remarriage plans. notes Bobby Benchley’s screen roles.
A collage of wartime chatter notes Japanese relocation politics and shifting loyalties with Roosevelt ties. It cites 70,000 eligible voters behind bars, swing states with Jap contingents, and Chicago residents among released relocation citizens. The column also threads in divorcees models actors and society figures, with mentions of Harold Ickes, Jennifer Holt, Anita Colby, Frank Ryan, Lenore Lemmon, and Lillian Hellman, alongside entertainment and political gossip from Washington and New York social circles.
The item sketches a fraught Betty Hutton Mervyn Leroy romance at risk, notes Mike Todd Mae West tensions, reports Argentine playboy Macoco dropping challenges to Kay Williams, mentions RKO courting Helen Walker for a Sinatra project, and lists several upcoming marriages including WOR announcer John Scott to Frances Allen and Broadway actress Elizabeth Fraser to Corporal Ray McDonald.
A Hollywood producer asks a writer if his praise for his own genius sounds sincere. The piece includes notes about Mrs. Griffith, Sherry Britton nose job plans, Eloise Bergman at Sherman Billingsley’s club, Grace McDonald feuding with Ralph Green, Gypsy Rose Lee mole removal, and calendar notes on Walter Winchell and Jack Lait columns.
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