Thought for Today and wartime notes in December issue
A composite page features a Psalm 37 meditation urging patience and faith, plus wartime reflections on propaganda and duty. It cites President Harmon proposing Cantor and Hope to draft preambles, notes on previous Axis messaging, and a Christmas war bond drive call urging Morgan County to invest despite busyness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Harmon
Hope
Eddie Cantor
Bob Hope
Harmon
Bob
Eddie Uuse
Morgan County
Decatur Chamber of Commerce Foresees Postwar Preparedness
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce reflects on fourteen years since its founding and stresses readiness to meet changing conditions to benefit the community. It warns of recurring economic challenges and calls for unity among local leaders and the Morgan County administration to push forward as one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Unty of Morgan
Chas. Grayson
Dave Elliott
Evelyn Crowell
Twilight Tear
Whirlaway
Tommy Lyman
East Side
Sapphos
War Bond Warnings and Wartime Shortages Prompt Urgent Calls
A wartime editorial urges avoiding cashing war bonds unless necessary to shorten the conflict. It notes dwindling turkey supplies, warns against complacency after a German counterattack, and recalls foreign leaders under pressure. The piece urges Americans to unite, finish the war, and postpone political fights.
Farm mortgage prospects brighten nationally and in Alabama
The article notes farm mortgage indebtedness in the United States at 5.63 billion on January 1, 1944, down from 9.63 billion in 1930, while Alabama shows 80.35 million in 1944 versus 97.89 million in 1930. It credits extension services and sound farming practices for improving conditions and expects further gains into 1945 despite ongoing debt and market challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
United States
Churchill Stalin Polish Curzon line deal sparks debate
Washington discusses Churchill's acceptance of a Curzon line cut through Poland and a long running understanding with Russia. The piece argues the policy undercuts Allied aims, questions Greece policy, and frames freedom of peoples against spheres of influence as the war's moral core.
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Washington
Churchill
Curzon
Poland
London
Britain
Russia
Stalin
Eden
Moscow
Tehran
Greece
State Department
Monnday
Vandenberg
Hitler
Chamberlain
Stettinius
Italy
United States
Limestone County Blackburn Social Notes
Rev Harvey Mathews was the day dinner guest of Mr and Mrs Murry Hudson. Mr and Mrs James Glaze and daughter were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Richard Grubbs. Frank McClung is suffering with boils. Mrs Ira Brown and daughter of Huntsville visited Mrs Lester Evans. Evelyn Zehner of Birmingham stayed two days with her parents, Mr and Mrs Clifford Zehner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Mathews
Murry Hudson
James Glaze
Richard Grubbs
Frank McClung
Ira Brown
Huntsville
Lester Evans
Evelyn Zehner
Birmingham
Clifford Zehner
New Deal Mob Bosses Boost Union Pensions and Pay
Westbrook Pegler reports on the Chicago meeting of the International Union of Operating Engineers leaders led by William Maloney and Joe Fay. The action raises pensions for executives and salaries for top officers, with debates over death benefits and Social Security comparisons.
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New York
Chicago
International Union of Operating Engineers
A. F. of L
Bleeding Hearts
Joe Fay
Frank Hague
Sing Sing
Big Stevens Hotel
William E. Maloney
Maloney
Illinois
Miami Bead
Fla
Fay
Sarasota
Newark
Hague
New Deal Party
Ed Kelly
William Green
General Executive Board
Little Corporation of Bosses
Stoner
Thomas F. McGraw
Albany
N. Y
O'Connell
Party of Humanity
Brother McGraw
Downing
Voorheesville
Brother Fay
Treasury
William Maloney
F. A. Fitzgerald
Washington
Fitzgerald
Roosevelt
Dan Tobin
Negative views on football in Esquire Q and A by Dr Clendening
Dr. Clendening criticizes modern football and coaching in a letter to Esquire. He argues the sport harms health, lowers overall physical education, and should be replaced by universal athletic training. he cites poor college fitness stats and calls for compulsory, broad-based activity. Readers also receive a foot-soaking remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston B. Waterbury
U.S.A
Fed
Fresh fruit timing on a reducing diet questioned
The guidance notes that eating fresh fruit between meals matters only if calories are counted. Fruit contains calories equal to other foods, so it can affect weight loss unless portions are controlled.
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Linnaeus Wrote 180 Books During 70 Year Life Span
Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus lived seventy years and produced about 180 books and brochures on natural history and classification.
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Linnaeus
Walter Winchell Notes on Hollywood Gossip and Society
Ruth Chatterton and others rumored secretly married or linked to soldiers. Joan Fontaine, D. Lewis, Signe Hasso, Allan Bendixen and more named in dating or engagement chatter. Industry moves, contracts, and scandals surface from New York social pages and press agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Chatterton
Joan Fontaine
D. Lewis
Signe Hasso
Jean Hersholt
Allan
Bendixen
Betty Hutton
Hank Dunham
Lola Lane
U. S. Marine
Ruth ( Ago
Oklahoma
Comedienne
N. Y
Notable Hollywood Links and War Era Gossip Across Celebrities
Will Rogers daughter Mary engagement shifts to Navy Lt David Williams as Kitty Carlisle loses her maid. Gloria Vanderbilt now earns 1000 dollars for modeling plus endorsements. Gilbert W Gabriel’s I Got a Country mocks army publicity and globe trotting Senators. State Dept blocks Donald Brigham’s Switzerland book. Pappy O Daniel faces political risks after joining renegade Demmys. Ex Gov Talmadge plans another run. Larry Weingarten to wed Dr Jessie Marmorston. Victor Jory nickname caught as new catch phrase. The Latin Quarter debuts Give Me a Thrill after RAF Mosquito raid frees French prisoners. Capt Percy Pickard’s brave action under fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will ~Rogers
Mary
Victor Cutler
Navy
David Williams
Kitty Carlisle
Phila
Kitty
Gloria Vanderbilt
Gilbert W. Gabriel
Army
Donald T. Brigham
Switzerland
N. Y. Times Foreign News
Paris
Texas
U. S
Victor Jory
Morgan County Florette
Mrs. G C G Vincent reports visits and relatives in Morgan County. Families from Decatur Union Birmingham Parish Walder Mose Lacey Springs and Auburn are mentioned with Christmas and weekend visits to residents including the Fowler Stacks Lynn Gurley Dunn and Garnett families. Continuous social notes read as a local society roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Weaver
Mildred
Sherrill Tapscott
James
Decatur
Malcolm McAnnear
Birmingham
Oliver Fowler
Sharon
Union
Will Fowler
Jim Murphree
Parish
Illinois
Bryan St. John
M. E. King
Nina Fate
Charles Stacks
James Lynn
Seldon -Chunn
Waldermose
R. C. Ryan
Auburn
James Gurley
Jimmy
Lorene Gordon
A. H. Dunn
Raymond Garnett
Lula Fowler
Jimmie
Nat Hough
Lacey Springs
Local Social Notes From Morgan County
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sivley and daughter Jo Ann visited the Shifts in Hartselle. Huntsville shoppers included Mrs. Robert Hardy and others. Lorene Maxwell stayed with Rex Maxwell’s family in Somerville. Leander Allen and Jackie Faye visited M. C. Sharp in Hartselle. Eloise Lemmond stayed with Paul Lemmond in Hartselle. Little Myrtha Trine Reeves improves after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Sivley
Jo Ann
M. C. Sharp
Hartselle
Robert Hardy
Avis Allen
Eloise Eubanks
Don
Zella Winton
Elgie Rose
Ollie Freeze
Huntsville
Lorene Maxwell
Rex Maxwell
Somerville
Leander Allen
Jackie Faye
Eloise Lemmond
Paul Lemmond
Hartseller
Little Myrtha Tline Reeves
Bolton Reeves
Three States Have No Recorded Historical Earthquakes
Historical records indicate only three U.S. states lack any documented earthquakes in recorded history. Researchers note the rarity and emphasize gaps in ancient seismology.
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United States
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W. R. Shelton
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Senate
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Limestone County
Blackburn
Lovice Evans
United Nation
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Pegler
Logan Clendening
M.D
Esquire Magazine
Dr. Clendening
Yale
Harvard
Walter Winchell
Paul Gallico
Paul
MGM
H. Koenitz
Hargrove
Reno
John F. Marquand
George Apley
Geo. S. Kaufman
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Connie Immerman
Cotton Club
F. Sinatra
20Th
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Helen Kelly
Leon Navara
Variety
Marion Hutton
Mirror
Jane Pickens
Park Rongues
CBS
Paley
Journal-American
Syd Boehm
Ghiner
Lulu
Gov't
Fritz Kuhn
Germany
Nazi High Command
United Auto Workers
Adana
Red Cross
Halloran
Staten Island
New Jersey
Jackie Gleason
Freddie
Percy Pickard
RAF
Pickard
Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines
1St Ave
W. E. Curry
Public Accountant
Polhill
Elmore
Decatur, Alabama
Morgan County Florette
G. CG. Vincent
Winton
Floyd
Livley
2Nd Ave
Decatur, Ala
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