Athens and Opelika News Readers Weigh War Prospects
The Opelika News reports on wartime sentiment including Navy enlistments, possible long war duration, and Cornelius Vanderbilt's warning of critical days. It describes German sabotage schooling in Mexico, devices for aircraft, and the prospect of U S troops potentially fighting abroad or at home.
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United States
Ericens
Roosevelt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Globe Trotter
Opelika
Opelika News
Japarr
Germany
Br. Vanderbilt
Mexico
Banks distribute 400 million to Christmas Club savers
Five thousand U S banks prepare to disburse four hundred million dollars this week to Christmas Club savers, signaling a nationwide surge in festive spending and urged optimism amid wartime uncertainties as mothers seek insight into the war.
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United States
Santa Claus
Fall of Moscow Outlook in Nazi War Plans
An undated Washington dispatch discusses German aims after the fall of Moscow, noting Hitler’s drive on Stalin’s capital and a plan using straw-man states for a new European order. It cites Soviet relocation of industry, doubts about long-term German success, and U S material needs to sustain Russia before spring.
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Washington
von Ribbentrop
Red
Hitler
Reds
Moscow
Stalin
Urals
Reda
Irtysh
Mirrly
U. S
Vladivostok
Local Notes From Morgan and Cullman Counties
Everett Lemmond and J W Winton traveled to Hart Selle and Decatur on a business trip. Rev Hugh Mitchell and Atley Grantland attended a Church of God meeting in Fairview. A baby boy named Jerry Glen arrived to Mr and Mrs Glen Greer at Benevolent Hospital. Mr and Mrs T M Nelson visited Mr and Mrs J W Winton and planned to move to Birmingham. Onnie Waugh and daughter Nell visited Mr and Mrs J Winton. Mrs Joe Winton and others shopped in Decatur Saturday.
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Everett Lemmond
J. W. Winton
Hart- Selle
Decatur
Hugh Mitchell
Atley Grantland
Fairview
Cullman County
Church of God
Glen Greer
Benevolent Hospital
Jerry Glen
T. M. Nelson
Birmingham
Ball
Nelson
Camp Livingston
Onnie Waugh
Nell
Route One
Mesdames
Joe Winton
P. Johnston
Mikel
Don
OPM Opens Birmingham District Office in Alabama
The Office of Production Management opened a priority district office in Birmingham today. Martin J. Lide, the manager, said the new office will serve all local manufacturers and spare them the need to contact Washington on priorities.
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OPM
Birmingham
Ala
Office of
Production Management
Martin J. Lide
Washington
Chilblain health concerns recur in cold weather
Dr. Logan Clendening explains pernial chilblains, their link to temperature changes, and how feet and hands are most at risk. Treatment stresses protecting extremities, gradual warming, and passive vascular exercises to improve circulation. An extreme case shows prolonged warmth may be needed.
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Pernio
Sanders
Pernie
Clendening
Logan Clendening
The Vicious Circle and High Prices in War Time
The article argues that rising wages and profits push production costs up and lead to higher living costs paid by workers. It claims high prices for labor or goods never bring prosperity. It notes a casual remark about first aid training and mentions a drowning incident where Tom reacted by splashing water on the victim.
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Tom
Gretchen
Life Magazine
Life
Texas
Liberty
Lindbergh
Francis E. McMahon
Notre Dame
Jim Young
Claire Wallace Flynn
World Digest
Leave It to God by Grenville Kleiser Poem
Poem urges surrender to God and trust in divine guidance. It contrasts human struggle with faith, promising that sorrow yields to song and good triumphs. The speaker advocates stillness, prayer, and faithful service as the path to clarity.
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Grenville Kleiser
Say What Time Is It And Other Oddities From The Street
A fragmented column captures a taxi of odd lines about time and value. A Butte police desk sergeant states the time as 1 55 am while a caller probes the week. It frames sayings on worth and education with brief jokes and street chatter.
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Joe Harrington
Butte, Mont
Broadway Notes on Plays and Critics Mixed
Walter Winchell on Broadway reviews mix with London lampoon and theatre gossip. The column surveys premieres at Willidge Theatre Guild and New School, noting Sophie Treadwell's Hope for a Harvest and varied reactions from Fredric March Florence Eldridge Alan Reed and others. It also mentions critics Wollcott Knickerbocker Reader's Digest items and social commentaries on Broadway shows and personalities.
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Willidge
Theatre Guild
Sophie Treadwell
Fredric March
Plorence Eldridge
Alan Reed
Reader’s Digest
Film and Radio Notes On 1947 Entertainment Scene
The column surveys upcoming musicals and comedies like Keep Em Flying and You Belong to Me, notes Abbott and Costello spoofing aviation, and mentions Barbara Stanwyck with Henry Fonda. It also covers murder mysteries A Date with Murder and Marry the Boss Daughter, plus industry gossip on Hollywood editors, radio sponsors, and previews from West Coast writers. It highlights Lily Lombardo’s promising debut and remarks on critics and publishing plans for Life and Liberty magazines.
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Burleycue
Barbara Stanwyck
Henry Fonda
George Sanders
James Powers
Hollywood
Jimmy Gleason
Lightweight boxing champion seizes army title
A soldier wins the army boxing championship in the lightweight division. He is remembered by some as a notable figure, while others describe him as rude for staring at a woman displaying herself.
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Army
Probation Granted in Athens Prohibition Case
Athens Alabama December hearing before Circuit Judge Seybourn Lynne suspended the $800 fine and three months hard labor for Myrtle Richardson placing her on probation for three years if compliant with the law. Willian, accused of drunken driving, received twelve months probation after a $100 fine. Josh Hardy was sentenced to two years for whiskey making with probation denied.
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Athens
Ala
Myrtle Richardson
State Penitentiary
Seybourn H. Lynne
Decatur
Lynne
Richardson
Dixon
Limestone County
James H. McCoy
William
Ham
Josh Hardy
Selma Methodist Children's Home Sets 1942 Goal
The Methodist children's home in Selma Alabama aims to raise 35000 dollars for operating funds in 1942 with support from the Alabama and West Florida denominations.
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Selma
Ala
Methodist Children’s Home
Alabama
West
Florida
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