Decatur notes on public works and bowl season
The column reflects on public service efforts including bus lines and Christmas gifts for service members, praises Goodyear for Employee holiday gestures, and discusses university leadership and local charity funding. It shifts to national politics on strikes, taxation, and school funding debates, then analyzes New Year bowl games with SEC teams and unbeaten Notre Dame and Minnesota noted for absence.
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Alabama
Crimson Tide
Texas Aggies
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Mississippi State
Aquesne
New Princess Manager Appeals Public Help to Stop Vandalism
Manager Banniza of the New Princess urges public help to halt a wave of petty theft and mutilations to walls and fixtures in the new building. He says it is inconceivable anyone would harm such property but acts are occurring and public assistance may stop them.
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Banniza
Fnew
Governor Dixon Calls Emergency Action On Highway Accidents
The Daily endorses the governor for labeling rising highway deaths an emergency and directing the highway patrol chief to act. Chief Brawner convenes a law enforcement conference to discuss procedures, with uncertain outcomes but a clear aim to protect lives on Alabama highways.
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Dixon
Brawner
Alabama
Early Christmas shopping urged as stock risks loom
The article urges shoppers to start early noting Christmas trade may exceed expectations yet many items cannot be replaced before Christmas. It warns manufacturers have prepared a feast of gifts but shortages threaten if purchases are delayed.
British Estimates Understate American Tank Support in Libyan Drive
Washington reports contradict anonymous British tallies, noting 1160 tanks ready at dawn with about 775 American, while German counts are precise. Observers say American tanks bore the brunt in the Rezegh drive, suffering but performing satisfactory amid Rommel’s defenses. Army growth projections include 1.8 million by June and 3.2 million equipment aims, with 2 million being drawn by next year. Lend lease policies irritate British ship handling at docks, while food stamp violations rise with 6919 cases flagged and billions in future appropriations debated.
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Washington
Rezegh
Rommel
Federal ‘Surplus Marketing Administration
House Economy Committee
PSMA
Local Gossip Notes From Morgan County Area
Social items list weekend visits among residents of Morgan County Rocky Ford and Birmingham. Mentions Rev Addie Wallace Fred Stephenson Roman Higdon Clifton Sparkman Etta Wallace Amanda Aldridge Ozelle Lorene and the Singleton family. Friends express sympathy for an unnamed death.
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Addie Wallace
Birmingham
Gaines McNutt
Ozelle
Amanda Aldridge
Lorene
Junior Singleton
Author Singleton
Open Safety Pin Dangers in Babies Prompt Medical Advice
Dr. Clendening explains the hazards of open safety pins for infants and how surgeons remove pins from wind pipes. He notes many pins come from mothers and grandmothers who mimic pin biting, and urges urgent hospital treatment for lodged pins rather than self-removal.
Dr Clendening Publishes Seven Health Pamphlets
Readers may obtain seven health pamphlets from Dr Clendening each priced at 10 cents. Send 10 cents per pamphlet plus a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening for titles including Three Weeks Be ing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
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Logan Clendening
August Georgia baseball clash sparks taunts and tribute
On a hot August day two colored teams vied for the Georgia championship. A spectator questioned the score as a player claimed ninety four to nothing. The piece reflects on critics, progress, and a memorial for Edd McNutt with debates at a B Y P U social and comments on famous inventors.
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Georgia
Babe Ruth
Vacancy and a Train Ticket Confusion Tale
A vignette begins with poetry by Norman I. Schiller and shifts to a vignette about a woman on steps at eventide and a train passenger misreading tickets. A ticket inspector confronts wrong trains, advising passengers to change, while a last line warns against deceiving women with simple humor.
Thanksgiving Eve Tale Shows $30.50 Nightclub Tab
A college student at a Manhattan nightclub, with a $10 bill as his only weapon, faced a mounting tab as friends and dates kept ordering drinks. Pals slipped Morgenthau Lettuce to cover shares, yet the bill rose to 30.50 before closing time. He paid 61 to make two more dates possible. A master of ceremonies quip sparked another jab about song material.
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Joe F. Lewis
Dan Shapiro
Inspiration for School for Eternity Heroine Amanda
The heroine Amanda in Harry Hervey's School for Eternity is said to be based on Betty McLauchlen, a Powers model engaged to Savannah native F. James Downing. Hervey reportedly learned of the link after a meeting arranged in New York, with Amanda's beauty visible on Vorue magazine’s cover.
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Harry Hervey
Amanda
Powers
Betty McLauchlen
F. James Downing
Savannah
Hervey’s
New York
Vorue
Clairvoyant to Attend MGM Bureau Preview Night
MGM's advertising bureau on Broadway hosts a secretary who references a fortune teller she knows. Office chums request a preview into the future and arrange a visit. A confirming letter arrives stating Thursday will be okay if nothing unforeseen happens.
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MGM
Broadway
Titled Patrons Demand Rare Champagne at Monte Carlo
A titled woman at Fefe's Monte Carlo ordered a champagne impossible to obtain due to the war. Her companion urged substitutions, but the headwaiter refused. She left in a huff, seeking another venue where a similar request repeated with a different result as she finally accepted a more suitable choice.
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Fefe
Monte Carlo
Roosevelt anecdote on Bunker Hill Monument lends New England pride
Mrs. Roosevelt recounts how the Bunker Hill Monument nearly failed for $20,000, with Laurence of Massachusetts contributing $10,000 and the remaining funds coming from Judah Touro of New Orleans. She notes it as a rare tale she told her husband and emphasizes American history loyalty.
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Bunker Hill Monument
New Enland
Laurence
Massachusetts
New
Local Loan Company Robbery Report Confession
An alarm at The Local Loan Company on 7th Avenue and 41st Street led Officer Wallace of the 14th Precinct to the scene. The cashier claimed a lone cowboy bandit recently seen about town took $600 in cash without a co-signer, prompting quick comic exchange.
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41St Street
Wallace
14Th Precinct
Westchester Court Arraigns Man in Auto Theft Case
Clem Wyle relays a Westchester court scene where a man arraigned for auto theft answers the judge. When asked to plead, the defendant states not guilty and identifies himself as the thief.
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Clem Wyle
Westchester
Hizzoner
Prince Mike Romanoff Turns Restaurant Into Gold Mine
The article recounts Prince Mike Romanoff surviving a harsh screening of his ventures then turning a Hollywood restaurant into a thriving hotspot. After the editor’s venture faltered airline luncheon boxes were moved to Romanoff’s place and patrons shifted to his. It notes a failed Pathé newsreel attempt and a London boy losing his refined accent on set.
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Wallopings
Hollywood
Romanoff
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Mike
Romanoff’s
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