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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1945
Page
4
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A veteran’s letter urges less politics and more competence in government as Americans return home. It emphasizes planning, individual effort, and a program offering real solutions, not bloc voting, to build a greater America while preserving liberty and opportunity. It calls for informed voting and active participation by veterans.
A former serviceman argues in strongly critical terms that the Roosevelt administration and allied figures hid Communist influence in Washington. He cites Eleanor Roosevelt and Chiang Kai Shek, condemns support to China’s regime, and calls for purging conspirators to restore patriotism, efficiency, and loyalty in government. He links this to postwar policy and proposes a reform mindset for public service.
A columnist argues the lend lease deal with Britain offers few safeguards and many escape clauses. He claims the arrangement postpones repayment, risks American materials, and could erode postwar power, urging scrutiny before approval.
A rapid stroll through New York scenes from Broadway to Times Square. Vintage vignettes capture glamour girls, doormen, shop windows, street characters, and iconic locales with satirical edge and period voice.
Hadrian's Villa near Rome, built between 125 and 135 A.D., stood as the largest and most magnificent residence of the Roman emperors, embodying imperial luxury and architectural ambition.
India’s population rose by over 50 million between the 1931 and 1941 censuses, reflecting a substantial demographic expansion during the decade. The growth rate highlights shifting birth rates and survival trends amid colonial-era conditions and regional variations.
A fragmented New York snapshot cites a West 55th Street hotel removing lobby lounges for day beds to ease room shortages. A vigilant 53rd Street panhandler in a Yankee Doodle outfit hawks the Gettysburg Address for coins. Girls wear discharge buttons, and Hansen’s drugstore on 51st and 7th hosts a famed all night juke box popular with hatcheckers, phone girls, waiters, columnists, detectives, and others. An old-named firm Error-No & Turn-a-Page Sales Co shares the downtown scene with Belly Tanning Co on Gold Street and a 50th Street Amsterdam candy maker who greets patrons with Sweet morning.
Damon Runyon, now promoted to the role of last man to leave the Stork Club, says he is pinch-hitting for Winchell. The Swing Club on 52nd Street features risqué gay drawings on its tablecloths. Hamburger Heaven’s imitator on Second Avenue calls his place Hamburger Hell.
Boston faces a tough room shortage as Hartmans take lower pay to work at the Wedgwood Room in the Waldorf Astoria and guests from Worcester commute. A headwaiter at a prosperous night club earns about 3500 weekly, spending 2000 on wags. a new market match could revolutionize lighting. Barry Gray of WOR jests, Paula Stone linked to The Red Mill, and figures like John Putz and J Whitebook surface in a mosaic of early 20th century gossip and industry detail.
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