Decatur Views on Armament Plan and Local City Issues
The Daily weighs the President's aid plan to Britain versus isolationist views. It argues for arming now to counter Hitler, urges use against the axis, and compares it to a neighbor loaning a hose. It also notes Decatur ordinances on street charity solicitations and the first unit in the Decatur School Building program amid bond obligations.
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Hitler
United States
Britain
Berlin
Decatur
Census boosts Florence and Decatur figures in official counts
Florence gains a marked lift in official census totals while Decatur strengthens its case with evidence pushing above 17 000 residents. The city awaits word on the second count as authorities urge caution in holiday tree decoration with fire safety reminders.
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Florence
Decatur
Germany and Britain Mobilize for Spring Offensive
The report notes Germany preparing a major spring push while Britain strengthens defenses and urges decisive Allied resistance to end Nazi barbarism sooner.
Ensuring Facts Before Criticism in Public Debate
The note urges speakers to base remarks on factual information before criticizing any civic group. It warns that audiences may demand solid evidence and accuracy, promoting measured, well sourced dialogue over inflammatory claim or rumor.
Roosevelt seeks aid policy shift to aid Britain
Washington assesses President Roosevelt's push for an unconventional material aid plan for Britain. Congress remains wary of neutrality changes while pressure from organized groups and conservative factions nudges opinions toward intervention.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
Treasury
Congress
Senate
Daily Thought on Worldly Love and Separated Life
A devotional piece contrasts loving the world with living a separated life. It cites Jesus prayers in John 17 15 and examples of Moses and Paul to illustrate remaining in the world yet not part of it. The text emphasizes endurance and mission in hostile circumstances as part of a chosen life.
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Jesus
Moses
Egypt
Pharaoh
Paul
Wiese
Live Longer and Live Better in Middle Age
A reviewer outlines Dr Bauer’s book Big Six addressing middle age health concerns. It argues against fearmongering and promotes sensible, gradual aging, with emphasis on heart disease cancer diabetes and arthritis risks, patient skepticism about youth restoration, and balance between rest and activity. It also includes a Questions and Answers section on nasal sprays for asthma and sinus trouble.
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Bauer
Co. S
Separated Life Guides Jesus Toward Outcasts
The text argues Jesus lived a life set apart yet constantly among others. It says His separation drew Him into the company and hospitality of society's margins, urging believers not to retreat from people but into their midst.
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Jesus
New Stained Glass Windows Installed at Central Methodist
The first shipment of stained glass windows for the new auditorium at Central Methodist Church was installed yesterday. Lights were turned on last night to showcase the windows to passersby, drawing wide attention. Officials may light them again tonight and possibly through Christmas. The windows face Jackson Street.
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Central Methodist Church
Jackson Street
Bates Named Vice President for Alabama in National Mayors Group
Bates of Mobile is appointed vice-president for Alabama in the U S Conference of Mayors. Ed E Reid, secretary of the Alabama League of...
Dr Clendening Publishes Seven Informational Pamphlets
The editor notes readers can obtain seven Dr Logan Clendening pamphlets at 10 cents each. To request a pamphlet, send 10 cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of this paper. The topics include indigestion and constipation reducing and gaining infant feeding diabetes treatment feminine hygiene and care of hair and skin.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Help message in the Alaskan wilderness prompts mercy flight
In Alaska west of Anchorage a pilot spotted HELP traced in snow beside a remote cabin. Roy Dickson landed on a lake with a doctor aboard to reach Fred Hume a lone trapper eight months in the wilderness who feared a lonely Christmas.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Here
Roy Dickson
Fred Hume
Hume
Appointment follows LaGuardia's conference leadership
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York announces the conference appointment. Bates succeeds the late Montgomery mayor W. A. Gunter as conference president.
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Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Bates
W. A. Gunter
Montgomery
Christmas Dilemma and Political Twist in Brief
A light verse about choosing the perfect gift contrasts with a political note. Lyla Myers, a prominent Alabama politician, was informed by phone that he was the father of twins amid a campaign dispute over vote legality, prompting a demand for a recount.
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Alabama
An Archival Mockery of Noble Titles and Ancestral Glory
A satirical exchange contrasts imperial myth with frontier violence. An English lord boasts of knighthood granted by Queen Victoria, while the American boy counters with a story of Red Wing the Indian bestowing angelic status by striking his father with a tomahawk.
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Queen Victoria
Red Wing
Old Ragson Tatters Complains of Cracker Lunch Break
Brushville resident Old Ragson Tatters complains that after two hours for lunch the man eats only crackers and milk, highlighting his grueling workday limits.
Pat Proposes Punctuality Plan With Whistle Rule
A worker named Pat suggests a simple method to prevent tardiness at a factory. He explains that the last person to arrive should blow the whistle to signal start time, a plan approved by the President.
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Pat
Kindred Spirit and a Christmas Day Engagement Twist
A playful verse describes a beaming elf and a friend Mabel mending a broken engagement after Mac ends it with a claim of meeting a Scotswoman whose birthday fell on Christmas Day. The narrator muses on Santa Claus and billboard portraits.
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Mabel
Mac
Scotland
Young Oscar Works Through Office Boy Exam Question
The passage notes Oscar busily engaged in an office boy examination focusing on a difficult question.
New York Heartbeat at Town Scenes with Celebrities
A bustling page of New York life notes Herbert Hoover sighted near Waldorf Astoria awaiting a cab Frances Farmer dining solo at Sardi s Fanny Ward in Bertolottis amid wartime romances Elaine Bassett with a zippered overshoe handbag Vera Zorina at Amando s in turban Lois De Fee a top showgirl at the Hurricane with hecklers George Jean Nathan the critic Irving Berlin not part of Tin Pan Alley Churchill perhaps Time s Man of the Year Lily Pons to sing at Star Spangled Banner Ball at the Astor Sally Rand in bankruptcy resolution and more brisk Broadway street scenes and gossip.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria
Frances Farmer
Sardi’s
Fanny Ward
Bertolotti
Chamberlain Brown
Elaine Bassett
Powers Now
Veraaah
Irving Berlin
Tin Pan Alley
Herbert Bayard Swope
Morning World
George White
Ben Blue
Mitzi Green
Phil Plants
Churchill
Lily Pons
Astor
MGM
Times Square
Count Adelburg
Rosemary Warburton
Social Register
Trent Patterson
Sally Rand
Dorothy Bigbee
Broadway Dreamer Pleads For Echoes Of A Yesteryear
A nostalgic speaker asks Santa for memories of a bygone era. The verses invoke a snow filled Broadway, a warm inn, red wine, laughter, and music, seeking another chance to hear a wistful song and glimpse a forgiving past.
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Santa Claus
The Office Boy Confirms Sun Distance Question
Oscar muses on Earth to Sun distance and decides the sun’s glare won’t affect his work as office boy. He secures the job, settling the doubt with a pragmatic stance.
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Oscar
P. S
Christmas Flaming Tree Seeks to Share Joy
A poetic piece features a flaming Christmas tree reaching through silver snow to spread joy. Philosophical lines question identity, suggesting we are what we think and pondering whether we are what we think we are.
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Horace
Edith
Drunk Man Rescued By Attentive Police in Narrow Ordeal
In the small hours a man fumbled with a key hole when a policeman noticed the trouble and stepped in to help. The inebriated man cheerfully asked the officer to hold the house steady while he handled the lock himself.
Broadway Smalltalk and Society Notes Stir Miami Night Life
Edith Roark moves into the YWCA after a surge of stage door Johnny attention. Stanley McGinnis marries Mary Carroll in Miami on February 18. Louise Stewart files for divorce from her musician husband. Raymond Paige’s radio show is praised as best musical program by 700 radio editors. A coast town raid hits the big floating dice game as a contractor loses a fortune. Father Duffy statue near Palace Theatre to be lit nightly. Cynthia Cavanaugh shifts from the Ball in Miami to the Roney Plaza. Renee Wilson debuts at Leon Eddie’s with a fan dance titled Gone With the Wind and an electric fan stunt.
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Edith Roark
YWCA
Stanley McGinnis
Mary Carroll
Dearie
Miami
Louise Stewart
Patrick Englishes
Ellen Howard
The
Horseshoe
Raymond Paige
Father Duffy
Palace Theatre
Cynthia Cavanaugh
Roney Plaza
Renee Wilson
Leon & Eddie
Heck
New York Hids Abe Lyman Debuts Moon Over America
The item notes Abe Lyman introduces Moon Over America as a new theme song with New York coverage. Also referenced are Rosalind Russell in Columbia’s This Thing Called Love and Warner’s Santa Fe Trail. Hildegarde records The Last Time I Saw Paris. The Truth or Consequences show is mentioned along with High Sierra previews and Hellinger features. H M Alexander’s Technique of the Night Club Fight appears in January Esquire.
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New
Hollywood buzz and rumors swirl around stars
John Barrymore praised Cooper as the greatest on screen and wished to imitate him. A Hollywood scandal claim involves the femme half of a famed duo and Will Hays, with an exoneration reported. Tallulah Bankhead plans a solitary Yuletide in Hollywood as rumors brew about Ann Sheridan and George Brent marriage.
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Times Square
John Barrymore
Cooper
Hollywood
Will Hays Office
Taluca Lake
Ann Sheridan
George Brent
Tallulah Bankhead
Nightclub Neon Lines Echo Curtain of Wit
Snippet dialogue from clubs and streets portrays sharp remarks about appearance loyalty and danger. Quick quips at Stork Reuzen Club Cuba Chateau Moderne Copacabana Radio Franks Torch Maison Louis reveal backstage tension and showbiz bravado in a night world.
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Cuba
Chateau-Moderne
Copacabana
Franks
Maison Louis
Want Ads Highlight Daily Car Listings For Buyers And Sellers
Before buying or selling your automobile glance over the Want Ads. You will find different cars listed every day.
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