Strong world peace drive spurs Alabama bond efforts
The Cullman Democrat reports on World War II era bond drives urging support for Series E bonds to meet quotas, with local Morgan County leaders stressing the need for full participation. It notes political commentary on postwar unity, Truman, and industrial peace, plus Alabama’s cotton output and agricultural notes. It also highlights two Birmingham lawyers, Attorney General Thomas C. Clark and Judge Samuel S. Rosenman, appearing at separate events in the same city.
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War Finance Committee
Alabama
Morgan County
Thomas C. Clark
Alabama State Bar Association
Samuel S. Rosenman
United States
Mr. Clark
Rosenman
OPA Faces Public Reaction After Meat and Shoe Rationing
The Dothan Eagle notes a hostile public tone toward the OPA as it contemplates the end of rationing. An OPA official laments the lack of public gratitude, while a Shakespeare quote is invoked to condemn human nature. The piece reflects wartime frustration and postwar uncertainty about federal controls.
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OPA
Dothan’ Eagle Reports
Weill
Bill Shakespeare
Bill
Troopship Returns Bring 20,000 WWII Veterans Home
More than 20,000 World War II veterans are set to return to the United States today aboard 27 vessels docking at East and West coast ports. New York entries include John Ericcson with 5,234 troops and several other ships. Newport News, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland arrivals list hundreds to thousands of service members aboard ships such as Exchange, Woodbridge Victory, Jonathan Trumbull, and USS General Hahn, among others.
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New York
United States
John Ericcson
Usahs Algonquin
Andrew Furuseth
George F. McClellan
Asa Gray
Robert Randall
Lynn Boyd
Newport News
Exchange
Woodbridge Victory
Marshall
San Francisco
General William C. Langfitt
Chateau Thierry
John S. Bassett
Rice Victory
Samalness
Edgar P. Nye
Fremont
Seattle
Wash
USS
Torrence
George Ross
Tacoma
General Hahn
Portland
Ore
LST
Oconto
George Marshall
King
Tom
Dewey
Roosevelt
Trunwkes
Army
Navy
der Fuehrer
M. P
Eisenhower
Africa
Italy
France
Germany
Poland
Fuehrer
Discovery in Athens Reveals Electric Dependence of Courier Plant
The Alabama Courier editor Steele McGrew notes a snowstorm cut power in Athens and discovers that nearly all equipment ran on electricity except the editor’s typewriter and himself, revealing the newsroom's reliance on electrical systems.
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Athens
Steele McGrew
Tovtis
Tagentin
Geer Maat
This Afternoon column teased as censor delayed
The mock note jabs John Temple Graves for copying his This Morning feature into This Afternoon. It jokes about wages hours bills the 40 hour week and the National Labor Board and hints Uncle Sam may censure.
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John Temple Graves
Birmingham Age Herald
John
National
Sam
Westbrook Pegler on American generals and communists
Westbrook Pegler argues that Communist propaganda aims to demoralize and belittle top American military leaders like Eisenhower Marshall and Nimitz. He contends that loyal officers won World War II while critics and cartoons seek to undermine them. He warns that attacks on the generals risk weakening national defense and questions the motives of antiwar critics.
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Holland
Sicily
France
Normandy
Eisenhower
Churchill
Europe
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Pacific
Stalin
Marshall
MacArthur
Spaatz
Patton
H Bradley
Devers
Nimitz
Halsey
Army Surplus Destruction Sparks Controversy in India Burma
A U S column exposes destruction of surplus Army goods in the India Burma theater. Soldiers report clothing, generators, wire, and equipment sent to China or burned, provoking denials from Maj Gen Terry and prompting policy shifts. The writer notes official suppression of sources and questions withheld information.
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Delhi
Symington
War ‘Property Commission
United States
China
India- Burma
Thomas A. Terry
Paul
West
War ~ Department Here
India-Burma
War Department
Walter Winchell recalls December 7 1941 and Hawaii enlistment
Paul Alberts presents Walter Winchell recounting his March 1941 enlistment in the U S Air Corps and the Honolulu attack. He describes isolationist delays, preparations, the calm before the strike, the first bombs on Hickam Field, gun crew chaos, a sergeant cursing the sky, a milk truck ambush, MPs halting Jap attackers, and maps in shot-down planes. The narrative frames sacrifice, danger, and memory of Pearl Harbor.
Mac the Gas Mask Hero of the Last War
An old soldier known as Mac earned the Congressional Medal of Honor on December 7 for sacrificing his gas mask to a major in combat. After the Snake Ranch was struck, he carried two cases of beer across the parade grounds under fire and celebrated with a childlike salute while shouting bang bang you re dead, miraculously unscathed.
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Mac
Snake Ranch
Heroes of the attack remembered in blunt testimony
The account recalls deeds of men who rose to courage amid battle. A young newcomer from the States struggled with a thirty calibre machine gun set in a crater. He managed to fire before a bomb destroyed him, leaving little to bury.
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States
Aerial Battle Ordeal at the Hangar Hit by Bombs
A bomber crew recounts a brutal attack on two hangars. Men were hit, one trapped inside a burning plane, and others carried from danger. The narrator, once an agnostic, recalls a moment of perceived proof of God after a bomb blast lifted him through the air and into a concrete wall.
Wall shrapnel mass embeds around impact area
A witness recalls examining a wall days after an incident and finding a mass of shrapnel embedded near the impact impression, with none of the fragments contacting the speaker. The detail emphasizes the close proximity of danger and the lingering debris.
Pearl Harbor as warning to stay prepared and strong
The passage argues that with proper arms and trained forces Pearl Harbor could have been a day of glory, not shame. It urges readiness to prevent a repeat, calling on Americans to stay prepared so that enemies will fear the U S. long before any future attack.
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Pearl Harbor
America Strontlg
Ultraviolet Lamp Bent in Shoe Tree Purges Footwear Fungi
A novel ultraviolet lamp is shaped like a shoe tree to sterilize footwear. The gadget aims to eliminate fungal growth and odors, offering a quick disinfecting method for people with sweaty or damp shoes.
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Ad Claim
An old ad promotes Creomulsion as a fast remedy for bronchitis and chest colds. It claims the medicine loosens phlegm, soothes inflamed bronchial membranes, and aids sleep with a money back guarantee if not satisfying. It notes no narcotics and urges trying it despite other medicines tried.
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