Thought for Today and War Loan Notes
A blend of religious verse from Psalm 121 and wartime civic notes. The piece cites lifting eyes to help from heaven and urges support for the Sixth War Loan, reflecting on politics, agriculture, aviation, and regional development in the Southeast with references to Milky Way Farms and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Canal debate.
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Heaven
Israel
Senator McKellar
Stewart
Tennessee
Memphis
Tate
Alabama
Veterans and Politics in Alabama's Postwar Outlook
A Alabama Journal analysis notes that World War Two veterans will need years to organize politically but foresee strong future influence as the American Legion grows. It cites past timelines showing veterans rising to power a decade after WWI, with Bibb Graves and others shaping statewide races by 1926.
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Decatur
Alabama Journal
Alabama
American Legion
Legion
Bibb Graves
Bill Brandon
Graves
Carmichael
Patterson
McDowell
Black
U.S
Senate
Bankhead
Kilby
Mayfield
Musgrove
Frank Dixon
Washington
Cig
Greek upheaval and British influence in postwar Europe
Washington argues the Greece crisis exposes a global clash over self-determination and British control. The column contends Russia and radical communists remain, urging clearer policy as Greece Italy Poland Yugoslavia shift under Allied influence.
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Washington
Greece
Europe
Italy
Count Sforza
State Department
America
France
China
Sforza
Russia
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Tito
Poland
Romania
Britain
London
Cigarette Shortage Ignored Solution Cut Them Out
Westbrook Pegler argues the real wartime efficiency issue is cigarette addiction. He claims rationing won’t solve it, urges complete abstinence, and cites health harms, social harms, and wage production disruptions from smoking. He notes editors face advertising pressures and laments widespread youth uptake and habitual smokers.
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New York
Debaters Seek Deeper Look Beyond Current Controversy
The speaker urges recognizing the broader nature of the European game and calls for moving the debate toward deeper questions. He commits to advancing this direction tomorrow.
Sunlight and Climate in Tuberculosis Treatment
In the tuberculosis campaign, sunlight and climate are presented as crucial adjuncts. The Swiss physician Rollier promoted skin exposure and outdoor activity as key to bone and lymph node TB treatment, while modern views favor surgical collapse for lung TB but still use rest and open air. Regional sun exposure limitations and geographic contrasts are noted.
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National Tuberculosis Society
Rollier
Swiss Alps
Cache
Ag@llier
Leroy Peters
Albuquerque
New Mexico
United States
Colorado
Arizona
el Paso
Texas
Denver
Mantle
New York
Chicago
Peters
Arabia
Walter Winchell Commentary Notes 1944 War Era
A compact survey of wartime punditry and public figures. Walter Winchell references FDR forecasts, Chiang Kai-shek fables, and media chatter. It recalls Pearl Harbor context, film and radio personalities, and reactions from Congress, with nods to Dudley Malone and cultural figures.
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Pearl Harbor
Gerald L. K. Smith
Japan
U. S
Detroit
Demmys
San Francisco Examiner
Congress
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Milky Way
Veterans and Politics
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Gover
Nor’s Chair
Walter Brower
Walter Moore
Westbrook
Pegler
Ette
Grand Central
Virginia
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By Logan Clendening, M.D
Dr. Clendening
Edgar Meyer
Cornell University Medical College
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Daily Mirror
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FDR
Chiang Kai-shek
Mmne
London Daily Mail
Lord Rothermere
Old Chep
Mirror
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Faye Emerson
Manhattan Gazette
Associated Press
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de Mille
Martin Dies
Wilson Mizner
Hambo Fish
Bob
Addi-Teehee
James H. Mills
Frank Kingdon
Eicher
Dudley Field Malone
Leyte
Betty Garde
AWVS
Bing
Everett
Bob Hope
Goldwyn
Treasury
Eddie Cantor
Curt Riess
Bach
Beethoven
Goethe
Decatur Daily
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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Decatur General Depositary
Federal Reserve System
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