Decatur Daily signals need for action in wartime and civic unity
The column laments weak enforcement of labor control laws while urging readers to stay healthy with water rest and weather attire. It urges a strong U S military, predicts WWII risk, highlights a regional TB hospital project in Morgan County, and praises the Aviation Committee of Decatur Chamber of Commerce for ongoing work. It discusses the GM UAW dispute, bond drives, and commendations for Alabama Highway Patrol, plus praise for Birmingham's Crippled Children's Clinic game boosting civic spirit.
Alabama Voters Face Tax Change and Exemption Debate
The Selma Times Journal editorializes on income tax policy in Alabama amid moves to lower exemptions and increase state levies. It argues against raising taxes, warns of class legislation, and urges resubmission to fund schools welfare and essential services. The piece notes current revenue targets bonded debt and ad valorem relief and doubts broad voter approval for hikes.
Westbrook Opinion on Truman and Unions Sparks Debate
New York December 7 The writer argues President Truman has shifted toward appealing to the people against union bosses amid disputes with the National Maritime Union and allied groups. He warns of political strikes, government bypass, and unchecked union taxes and tariffs, urging enacted laws and prosecutions to curb union power as public sentiment begins to move.
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Congress
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ling
Jame
Teaver
Fau
Ia Eee
National Maritime Union
Joe Curran
Charlie
Rssian
Atlantic Seaboard
Donald Richberg
Spain
White House
Schwellenbach
Dave Beck
Seattle
California
Northwest
Alabama Supreme Court Invalidates Produce Inspection Law
The Alabama supreme court ruled the 1935 compulsory produce inspection law unconstitutional. The decision held the measure void as it was irrelevant to the agriculture statutes it sought to amend, rendering the inspection plan invalid.
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Pagetha Noth
Alabama Supreme Court
Army delays sale of Childersburg and Talladega plants
Washington reports the Army will hold up its plan to sell ordnance plants at Childersburg and Talladega Alabama and the equipment there separately. Rep Hobbs Democrat of Alabama told an 18 member delegation from the Alabama state Chamber about the change in strategy.
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Army
Childersburg
Talladega
Ala
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D.ala
Alabama
Walter Winchell Tales of the Town at the Astor and beyond
In a collage of gossipy jests and backstage scraps Walter Winchell recounts barroom antics with a drunken patron offering a lobster to a bartender, snowbound stage chatter by California based performers, pigeon jesters riffing on a columnist, a CBS air crack about Tojo misreported as dead, and political quips from Rankin and liberal critics.
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Astor
Romo Vincent
Washington sees bias in foreign policy debate
Washington dispatches warn of widespread misinformation aimed at shaping U S policy toward China Iran and Europe. The piece cites quotes from Mrs Roosevelt and officials asserting pro Communist distortion and argues the Truman Byrnes line on China remains essential to defeat Japanese aggression and restore stability in Asia.
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Daily News
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Iran
Europe
Russia
Hurley
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Communist Party of
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Department
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Chiang
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Finland
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Helsinki
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Roosevelt
Stalin
Molotov
London
Communist Party of the
Commie
Anderson
Decatur Candy Store Sells Half Day Suckers
Sugar shortage prompts a Decatur shop to replace its All-Day Suckers with Half-Day Suckers. The store advertises the change as a practical response to limited sugar supply. Local customers react with curiosity.
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Decatur
Lefty Teaches Yet Marred by Letters From Two Marines
Lefty scolds the office boy as a mistake breeds a harsh lesson. In a South Pacific hospital, two Marines share adjacent beds and receive letters. One Marine mourns a breakup with his girlfriend, the other reveals his draft board rejection.
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South Pacific
Decatur Wife Snubs Husband Over Pawn Ticket
Decatur wife finds pawn ticket in her husband’s clothes and laughs at his stingy purchase. She questions why he bought only one item, quipping they'd both go if two were bought. The exchange mixes humor with a light rebuke over thrift.
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Decatur
Decatur BMX collision left riders with damaged bikes
A terse exchange recalls a bicycle accident between two youths, Junior and Jimmy, near Decatur. One rider was knocked speechless and the other bike parts were sheared, leaving the scene with both crumpled equipment and unsettled nerves.
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Decatur
Junior
Jimmy
Pain and Swelling Symptoms of an Internal Disturbance
A 1944 King Features medical note explains anal fistula causes including infection in the lower bowel. It details progression from abscess to fistula, contributing factors, symptoms, and that surgical operation to locate and cut the fistula is the effective treatment.
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Paul M. Vickers
Oklahoma City
The Masculine Viewpoint and Oddities From Pages
A collage of satirical snippets and quips on gender roles politics and society. It includes lines about women power and fame, a joke about a plumber mistaken for a statue, a courtroom quip, and a playful tale of Walter the Window Washer ending in vanity.
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Walter
Arrangement for reception name call by Mrs Smythe-Brown
Mrs Smythe-Brown plans a formal reception with Bridget the old servant tasked to stand at the drawing room door and call guests' names as they arrive during the first thirty minutes after six. The servant eagerly agrees saying she has wanted to do this to some friends for years.
Reporter probes Soviet embassy on Iran evacuation reply
A Capital rumor centers on a reporter who asked the Soviet Embassy about a U S note on evacuating Iran. An official hinted a reply may be expected and the Russian official suggested all Allied troops including those in China and Java might be evacuated.
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Iuquire
U. S
Iran
China
Java
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