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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1945
Page
4
The message urges Morgan county to back the Eighth War Loan, calling for victory by fundraising. It laments travel and housing shortages for returning veterans, contrasts wartime aims with postwar costs, and quotes Dr. Vannevar Bush on atomic peace while urging homefront effort and prudence in material use.
A fourteen year old notes this is the first Christmas with world peace since his birth. He recalls Japan's 1931 Manchuria invasion and says world peace depends on God and the force of the Big Three.
The passage warns that low salaries threaten to make Congress a rich man's club. A congressman earning $10,000 annually cannot sustain a $12,000 annual lifestyle while fulfilling Washington commitments.
The column urges citizens to buy a $100 war bond and join 700 others to finish the drive. It notes 1946 as a pivotal political year, calls veterans to register and vote, and contrasts national labor capital unity with postwar concerns while critiquing a Birmingham incident over military uniform rules and enforcement.
Westbrook Pegler argues the public is gaining in the struggle to curb union power. He questions Truman’s calls for fact finding on union dues and unions’ revenue, highlighting perceived lax enforcement and potential wage price effects from dues and sales taxes on consumer goods. The piece critiques Roosevelt era policies and cites Hodcarriers and Operating Engineers graft context.
The Daily notes Westminster College in Fulton Missouri will host Winston Churchill this spring with an address to the world after an introduction by President Harry S Truman. The piece suggests Missouri influence may have driven the choice, given Truman's affection for his home state.
Mrs. George S. Patton Jr. arrived in Washington from Luxembourg where her husband was buried. The widow will stay in the capital indefinitely with her daughter Mrs. John K. Waters.
The annual stockholders meeting of Decatur Realty Company Incorporated will be at 506 Bank Street Decatur Alabama on January 28 1946 at 2:00 PM to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and address any other proper business. J W Wyker President Hubert Ross Secretary
Washington column weighs 1945 facts and failures with Truman policy, war aims, and public debates. It highlights labor mediation, Army and China-Burma-India issues, Japan, nuclear policy timing, and lessons for the new year, noting two reader-forwarding errors and a corrected attribution.
Fragmented lyric about a soldier's return, urging household bustle and celebration. Mentions training, leave, trophies, butter, carpet sweeper, chocolate cake, flowers, and a baby. Lacks clear dates or names but conveys anticipation and domestic cheer.
Two nautical gentlemen covered bars after midnight. They pause at a store window reading Ladies Ready To Wear Dresses. One quips about getting tired of looking at ladies in slacks.
The remark asserts that beauty is inherent rather than dependent on salon services, challenging the notion that professional treatments are required for appearance. It emphasizes self care and confidence over external fixes.
A concise anecdote contrasts day-dreaming as constructive goal setting with it being a waste of time. It cites two drug addicts and a question about possessing 10 million dollars, illustrating a moment of imagined wealth versus practical focus.
Walter Winchell reports on mid-1946 gold crown plans for the Duchess of Windsor and reconciliations with Britain’s Royal Family. Notes Barbara Hutton’s lobbying legs for Baron von Cramin, ex Germany tennis star in Sweden as royal guest, plus Kaufman’s daughter joining Renotables and more.
The case centers on a house Macoco gave to Kay Williams that she then deeded to her mater. A March in the courts is expected as tensions rise amid a broader war with his ex-wife and ongoing distress from health and legal pressures.
On our wedding day my husband was nervous and handed me the ring then tried to kiss the preacher. Mrs. Guy Murray recalls forty years ago when girls preferred an all-day sucker, while today they want one for an evening.
A pithy saying noting virtue in contentment. The author praises restraint and warns against disappointment born of unfulfilled wishes.
In a playful result, a professor in higher mathematics introduces an imaginary spheroid as a tongue in cheek example. A Decatur student and a rooster’s egg appear in the quirky prompt, illustrating creative problem framing.
Reading that daily church participation makes believers more devout, the claim extends to national character. The text argues routine worship improves both faith and civic virtue.
Decatur father asks about last night's dance performance, and his daughter replies the show was wonderful with lighting defects described as perfect, reflecting a playful, lighthearted exchange.
A collage of quips and notices features Mackerel Mike dismissing a mixed drink as future sellout, a bridge partner joke, and an authority joke. Elmer Rice’s Dream Girl scripts were rejected until Paramount backed it with 300000. NBC narrator Johnnie Neblett and Angelwyn Orr to middle aisle December 26. Alfred de Marigny to sue the Nassau gov. over a forthcoming book titled More Devil Than Saint. Hollywood arguments rage over wartime winners Army or Navy, stirring banter about Wayne Morris and Ronald Reagan. Drew Pearson attacks via microphone as Sanitation Dept blames Crosby and Berlin for a White Christmas.
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