This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1943
Page
4
A column of opinions discusses Washington inter-department rows, war worker morale, and a Courtland air field open house. It argues for continued 1944 elections, favors unity over partisan fights, and condemns delaying the vote while urging restrained campaigning.
The piece argues Davis quit before acceptance of his resignation and traces power shifts from Davis to the White House trio Wright, Byrnes, and Hopkins. It notes Wickard’s clashes with Davis and the tension between farm blocs and subsidies. It also cites a Maryland defense project paying truck drivers $100 weekly and calls for new farm labor and machinery to boost production.
A collection of humorous and pointed definitions covers absenteeism endless chain and fundamentalist among other terms. The piece blends social quirks with brief anecdotes illustrating everyday misunderstandings and campus life moments including a professor and student exchange about algebra.
A man sat in a local church and placed his hat beside him. The hat rolled to the aisle and stopped upside down with a large cardboard sign inside reading Like hell its your hat. Put it back. Several people noticed the scene.
A light exchange jokes about whether a married couple should take out life insurance. The newlywed quips that the wife may be unaware of her husband but adds she might not pose a threat. Tax assessors say the average wife knows little about her husband, a humorous aside.
A butcher mocks a junior and mother for not solving her shoes with a steak. The junior explains she could not get the nails through it. A marine shares a casual dating tale as part of the dialogue.
Dr. Clendening discusses psychosomatic medicine, stressing the mind’s influence on illness and how patient outlook shapes outcomes. The column cites childhood emotions, tantrums, and life stresses as factors in functional disorders such as dyspepsia and headaches, with patient care addressing beliefs as well as disease.
In a tense domestic scene the mother questions the son about his intentions with Helen. The situation escalates when Helen, overheard from upstairs, corrects the misidentified partner saying that the man is not the one.
A North lawyer seeking work in the South asks an Alabama friend about prospects for an "honest young lawyer and Republican." The reply: if honest, no competition. if Republican, game laws will protect him.
Odd names appear in a marriage license notice as Ebeneezer Sweet and Jane Lemon are granted a license to wed at the courthouse. A local wisecracker jests that the Lemon girl will become Sweet and Ebeneezer will transform into a Lemon squeezer.
Mary plans to grow onions and beans in a row as her Victory Garden project expands. Her ambition to cultivate crops signals a shift from traditional tales to practical home farming efforts.
A short verse praises Mary for leasing a vacant garden plot and tending radishes lettuce and peas with tireless effort. It likens her work to a spring fairy, suggesting gardens as a peaceful defense in wars and daily life.
Revivals start July 4 at the Church of Christ with Rev Lee preaching and July 18 at the Methodist church. Community women set Fridays for Red Cross service. Miss Dorothy Smallwood expected home Thursday from Franklin. Mrs Nelson Swines of Piney Chapel visited Mr and Mrs JHB Swanner end family.
Walter Winchell on Broadway sketches a dreamy time in nightlife with reflections on romance and city lights. The column lists figures such as Earl Browder Dorothy Kilgallen and David Dubinsky among a parade of socialites, performers, and politicians across Manhattan venues.
A girl is born to the Pied Drakes as Pop and Mom Louise Gwenn Winters emerge in society circles. Louise Duke, an orchestra leader, plans a New York fall invasion likely to be followed by Washington dignitaries. Sally Shepherd debuts in The Vagabond King as a ballet dancer amid Life magazine captions disputed by parents.
A young man of about 24, a frequent patron of trendy clubs, died in a Midtown hotel. Rumors blamed a broken heart from a romance with a red headed companion, but doctors concluded he died of incurable heart trouble, diagnosed by a renowned specialist three months earlier.
A fragmented description recalls a Manhattan news room with an undertaker poster advertising air conditioning. A tattered lapel bears a service star pin while chalked graffiti, including Champagne, appears on a fountain and a stage door. Uniformed lads shout Plokup Plaza.
A witty line defines a true ally as someone who does not push themselves as the sole confidant. It playfully contrasts friends who waste time on grand claims with those who respect boundaries.
Mr and Mrs Will Bradford of Moulton spend weeks with relatives here Cleon Roberts of Gadsden visits grandparents Miss Marie Stone spends this week with 8 Mélson and Miss Opal Roberts Mrs vous Robert sick list ten children spent vridey with Mr and Mrs Glenn Decatur Miss Hazel Self of Rockey Ford called on Miss Opal Roberts Sunday afternoon
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.