War era hints and local notes mix in a 1944 roundup
A collage of wartime chatter touches on Bastogne, Patton, and Franco-American alliances. It mentions Madison County voting dry, Huntsville seeking water, and mail from overseas moving faster than to front lines. Sugar Bowl forecasts face Alabama, Duke, and a crowd of 70 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Duke
Bama
Thomas
Prophet
Saanee
Bob Phillips
Age Herald
Resolutions for a Nation at War in 1945
A wartime editorial urges New Year resolutions focused on faith and duty. It calls for prayer and church involvement, practical patriotism, war bonds, rationing, avoiding grumbling, staying in war plants, and sustained production to support Allied efforts and speed victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Germany
Outlook for 1945 In Europe and Pacific War Prospects
Washington predicts 1945 will bring at best partial peace in Europe and a prolonged Pacific war. Inflation likely to continue amid shortages, with increased prices despite government efforts. Labor unrest and wage questions loom as demobilization, savings, and bond holdings shape employment and output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Italy
France
Greece
Balkans
Pacific
Japan
Asia
Oulgre Gy J
Home and School Linked in Health and Education Efforts
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses the growing integration of health in schooling, citing open air rooms for at risk children, convalescent care for rheumatic fever, and nutrition driven by school programs. He notes the need for cooperation among teachers parents physicians nurses welfare workers and health departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Spaulding
Chicago
Connor
Looking Ahead in Washington and Europe policy
In Washington observers anticipate vehement speeches after the next Congress convenes to critize Britain and Russia. Critics blame Greece, Italy, and Russia’s Poland plans for anti British sentiment and discuss troop withdrawal from Europe. The Pan American Union and a February meeting invite scrutiny of the good neighbor policy amid shifting war expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bailiwicks
Greece
Russia
Poland
Mexico
Roosevelt
United States
South America
Argentina
New York Heartbeat Collates Town Gossip and Show Biz
Walter Winchell reviews social swirl with Capt Ronald Reagan in town and notes on Hoagy Carmichael royalties and Jack Dempsey gossip. The column features Midnighter memos, showbiz romances, radio drama buzz, and nightlife chatter from New York venues including the Metropole and La Conga Narita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ronald Reagan
Pop
Jean A the Thrush
Bobby Martyn
Alicia
Roney Plaza
Hoagy Carmichael
Sta
Chet Shaw
Newsweek
Shaw
R. Johnson
Evalyn
New Year Prayer of Mercy and Guidance
A devotional reflection links Psalm 23 and the model prayer to the new year. It recalls King George VI’s New Year message and urges reliance on God’s mercy, obedience to His will, and divine guidance through crisis and change as the year begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Police Department
New Orleans
George VI
Manhattan Murals and Signs Reveal City Character
A vivid slice of New York life captures a diverse scene from Pan American to 38th Street bars. It notes a bartender toting tips in a Mexico labeled box, shop signs urging caution and whimsy, a cautious porter with orchid pins, and a Ritz Carlton waiter with a diplomatic past seeking social connections.
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Manhattan
Pan American
44Th
6Th
Mexico
3Rd Avenue
West 49Th Street
Penndeepo
38Rd Avenue Bar and Grill
Ritz Carlton
Washington Social Register
Diplomatic Corps
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Patton
von Rundstedt
R. M. Jenrette
Columbia Herald
Belgium
Ernie Pyle
Western Pacific
Boyle
Britain
Moscow
King Feature Syndicate
All Rights Greserved
Cullman County Jones Chapel
Eron White
Nellie Glover
Ira Glover
L. F. Hulsey
Ruby
Claudy Hulsey
Birmingham
Basel Huffman
Armed Forces
Jasper Huffman
John Parker
Church of Christ
E. E. Neill
Brenton Hussey
Yuletide
Florence
Harvey Chance
Ted White
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Clendening
O. John Rogge
OPA
Hot Springs
United States Senate
U. S Senate
Senate
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Janeatee
Theo Ty
W. T. Casey
Bolti
Floyd Glover
Hosey
Jonnie
Olaf Waters
Opal
Nina Mae Barnett
Jn Brock
Hattie Price
Far East
Webster's New International and Collegiate
Walter Winchell
Metropole
Steele
Wilson Mizner
Mizner
Stork
Milton Berle
Jack Dempsey
Mercedes Marlowe
Mervyn Leroy
Sally Wright
June Starr
Jack Miley
Navy
Great Lakes
South’ Pacific
Guadalcanal
Levet Brothers Soap Company
Dame Nature
Don Wahn
Fran Chaney
David Lardner
King Lardner
David
Carmen Cavallero
Figh
Joe
Columbia
Mr. Emmanuel
Rem
Bing
Bob
Kay Vernon
la Conga
Narita
Little Palm Club
Cincinnati
Josephine Boyer
Broadway
Josef Rosenstock
Met Opera
Symphony Orchestra
Tokyo
Joan Caulfield
Kiss and Tell” Renown
John Cosmo
OIA
Office of Inter-American Affairs
Egyptian Gazette
Cairo
Baroneer
Clyde McCoy
Maxine Bennett
San Antonio
Matt
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