Weather Man Praises Fourth of July and Berlin Drive
An orchid to the Weather Man who favored us with such a comfortable Fourth of July. The French underground is going like a house afire. Civilians may demand Army jeeps after the war, but they are not limousines. Americans note roads lead toward Berlin as Allies close in from 700 miles out.
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Rome
Berlin
Izzy Elinson
Estelle
Billy Glason
Gus Edwards
WBYN
Ava Gardner
Mickey Boone
John Ringlingorth
Marjorie Jackson
Detroit
H'wood
Kay Morley
Dick Crane
Moom
June Allyson
van Johnson
June Haver
Minnie
New Guinea
New York
Warren
Repubs
Dewey
Bricker
Farm note shows Houston county tomato sales at Ashford market
Houston county growers sold 6529.85 dollars worth of tomatoes at the Ashford farm market since the market opened on June 5. The note emphasizes that market demand drives what farmers grow.
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Houston County
Ashford
Morgan County War Bond Challenge Sparks Duty Debate
A reader prompt notes that 2000 residents of Morgan County investing $100 each in Series E bonds would push the county over the Fifth War Loan target. It urges residents to choose duty over county failure and stresses personal responsibility in supporting the war effort.
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Morgan County
Revenue gains cut costs and staff at Department of Revenue
Montgomery notes the State Department of Revenue has increased collections from 28 million in 1937 with 457 staff to 47 million in 1943 with 236 staff, while costs fell from 3.70 percent to 1.58 percent. Chauncey Sparks praises the effort as timely and effective.
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Montgomery
State Department of Revenue
Chauncey Sparks
Good Friends
Transfer Notice for Major W. C. Riley
Information of Major W. C. Riley being transferred from Southern Airways is received with regret. He has quietly accomplished much at the primary training school and the training post reflects his capable leadership. Decatur wishes him success at his new post.
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W. C. Riley
Southern Airways
Riley
Decatur
War bond campaign urged as Germany surrender remains uncertain
Policymakers warn the war is not over and urge Americans to buy more war bonds. They stress that predictions of Germany’s collapse lack signs and call citizens to shun black market activity until unconditional surrender is achieved.
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Germany
Soldier in Italy Censorship Letter Highlights War Realities
Corporal Homer Lyle Garrison of Somerville writes from the Italian front describing the harsh conditions faced by American troops and the value of America. His frank note, once censored, offers readers a stark look at shortages and the cost of war, emphasizing understanding over comfort.
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Homer Lyle Garrison
Somerville
Europe
America
Garrison
Stork Club
Brad Crawford
Movietown
E Tucker
Butch Morgan
Morgan
Corporal Crawford
Hollywood
Colonel Morgan
Brad
Battle for Italy Aims to Destroy German Army
The article argues Allied forces seek to annihilate a German army to clear the path for a major offensive toward Berlin. It notes Nazi flying bombs in Britain and compares wartime weaponry to World War I era Big Bertha, stressing that morale boosting devices do not shift focus from Berlin and unconditional surrender.
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Italy
Berlin
Britain
Germany
Paris
Chamber Proposes Highway Use Tax After War
The Chamber of Commerce urges a postwar highway use tax to fund road building and repair, linking the levy to road use and aiming to create jobs by financing a national program through those who actually use the roads.
Veterans hospital site debate shifts to Alabama
Years after Decatur pressed for a local veterans hospital, Tuscaloosa was chosen. Now the Veterans Administration plans several new facilities and Alabama may host one. The old argument for locating the hospital here remains strong to serve North Alabama and southern Tennessee. It is timely to study the issue.
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Decatur
Tuscaloosa
Veterans Administration
Alabama
Tennessee
Churchill warns Commons on robot bomb casualties
Churchill told the House that robot bombs caused over 10 000 deaths, mainly in London, with Americans among the casualties. He promised to work to end indiscriminate bombing but offered no remedies. The Daily urges bombing Berlin with Flying Fortresses instead.
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En Churchill
Churchill
House of Commons
London
England
Berlin
Dr E V Smith named assistant dean at Auburn in agriculture
The Alabama Journal notes Dr E V Smith’s long record in chemistry botany and agriculture and highlights his development of a control for nut grass. The announcement calls Smith a strong appointment for Auburn University’s school of agriculture and extension service and gardeners greet the move as a real boon.
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E. V. Smith
School of Agriculture and Extension
Auburn
Daily
Alabama Journal
Victory Gardens
Smith
OFFFICE CAT AND DANGER SIGNAL IN MIXED SKETCHES
A fragmentary page combines jokes and vignettes about office life and romance. A dialogue features an American film actress seeking a passport while a customs official questions her status. A scene shows a woman saving money for marriage and wary remarks about a Black person.
War Time Romance and Moral Books in Decatur Chat
A Decatur exchange features quirky definitions of hobby work moral books and a flapper nickname, plus a joke about a rich man preferring appetite over meal. It includes lines about a war time marriage greeting and a man joking about an old flame and money spent.
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Decatur
Washington cafeterias lose spoons and forks monthly
A humorous column notes about 20,000 eating utensils vanish from Washington cafeterias each month. A navy officer quips with a sailor about breaking up a craps game, and an Arkansas woman’s marriage ad leads to a costly war-time trap.
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Washington, D. C
Sailor
Morgan County VA social notes list weekend visitors
Rev and Mrs P A Green visited sister Mrs Eric Murphee near Fairview Tuesday. Many relatives from Bloomington Knoxville Cullman Athens Upshaw joined others in weekend and Sunday calls across Morgan County.
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P. A. Green
Eric Murphee
Fairview
Robt. Adams
Jimmie Adams
Jimmie Wayne
Decatur
Cecil Hipps
Bloomington
Ind
Truman. Ryan
Albert Cobb
Cecil Cobb
Eliabeth
Doris Sue
Shirley Ann
Junior McDonald
Willie McDonald
New Hope
Guy Giles
Knoxville
Tenn
H. G.self
Childersburg
L. H. Merrell
Pegg
Peggy Merrell
Athens
Jo Ann
Barbara Chilis
Brooks Lindler
Afton Cobb
J. E. Lindler
Upshaw
B. F. Turrentine
J. L. Bell
Lawrence County
Conner Livingston
Dortha Jean
Johnnie Woodruff
Summer Danger From Dogs Warns Of Rabies Risk
A reader warns that dog activity in hot weather raises rabies danger. Do not let stray or mad dogs approach people. test bites, sterilize wounds, and seek Pasteur treatment. The column also answers a reader question on home urine sugar tests for diabetes and how Benedicts solution indicates sugar presence.
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Pennsylvania
St. Bernard
S. M
Benedict
Toomey Pushes Sparks Nomination for VP
Mobile delegate John E. Toomey asks the Democratic National Convention to place Gov Chauncey Sparks on the ticket as the vice presidential candidate in a letter dated July 7 in Montgomery Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tion
John E. Toomey
Mobile
Chauncey Sparks
Morgan County Center Grove Local Notes
Miss Mary Hamilton visits relatives in Talladega. Little Joe Crawford stayed with grandparents Hawks in Arab. Decatur visitors include Mrs. Seldon Penn and family and Miss Gaynell Crawford. Several residents visited in Hartselle and Decatur over the weekend and holidays.
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Mary Hamilton
Talladega
Little Joe Crawford
Hawks
Seldon Penn
Gaynell Crawford
Decatur
Gay Crawford
Mary Lee Foote
Martha-Ann Burleson
Estes
Selina
Hartselle
E. P. Couch Jr
Carrel Ryan
Don Whisenant
Kathleen Horton
T. A. Horton
Elwin
Buster Light
Max
North Carolina
Rabid Fever Cases Reported In Colbert County
The state Health Department announced that two months of lull ended with new tularemia cases reported last week in Colbert County. The July report notes the disease commonly called rabbit fever.
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Montgomery
Colbert County
State Health Department
Walter Winchell On Broadway 194
Walter Winchell's Broadway column surveys wartime show business chatter. The piece mentions Gary Cooper in the Women's Emergency Corps, Rex Beach and Lucille Bremer, Danny Kaye's radio show, Barbara Hutton, Roy Rogers fans, and A-list personalities amid New York nightlife.
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Gary Cooper
George Jessel
Claudia Morgan
Cafe Pierre
Bank of Morgan
Golty-from
Miami
20Th Century- Fox
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