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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1944
Page
4
The piece quotes critics and reporters on wartime topics, praises Ernie Pyle’s service stripes, argues for women in industry, urges farm participation in a Tennessee Valley show, and condemns Nazis and Japanese militarism with sharply hostile language. It urges decisive measures against enemies and supports conservation and timber practices.
The passage suggests President Roosevelt might permit Vice President Henry Wallace to pursue the nomination by altering his approach. If this occurs, Wallace could face stiff resistance from the Southern bloc as he attempts to break through their political barrier.
H E C Bryant in the Charlotte News cites World War I era migration from Florida Georgia and Alabama as fueling a northern labor surge and a political shift. He notes Census Bureau figures showing sharp Negro population gains in Chicago Cleveland Detroit and other cities and that northern black voters often act in blocs influencing elections.
A collage of gags about sunlight and aging, chores and routines, puns and jokes. Dialogues among juniors and grandfathers mix with riddles about hats and the word poke. A Decatur classroom scene ends with a student prompting the teacher to demonstrate arithmetic live.
They have forms and always have the last word. back numbers not in demand. They wield influence and carry news wherever they go. They are thinner than before, and every man should own one of his own, not borrow a neighbor’s.
West Limestone prepares for the new school term with students returning next Monday the 17th. Residents report several local visitors and family updates including the Tennison and Beasley households in Decatur Athens and Union Hill.
A medical column explains a "Eureka test" by hydrostatic weighing to distinguish fat from muscle in overweight sailors. Specific gravity differences 1020–1030 for fat with larger abdominal girth versus about 1080 for lean sailors. Treatment favors reducing fat in low gravity cases. high gravity fat is harder to remove.
Birmingham July 4 United States coal mines show 10,311,000 tons produced in the first half with 20 fatalities up to mid year, compared with 8,718,000 tons and 35 deaths for the same period in 1943, according to the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
Rev W H Andrews completed his regular appointment at Pleasant View. Community members and visitors from Decatur Florence Knoxville and Tampa gathered for visits and the Morgan County singing convention at the camp ground near Hartselle.
Ensign William Pearson aged 25 of the U S N R was found dead aboard a ship in Mobile harbor. the Navy public relations office announced the death last night.
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway chatter including Alice Faye's year off, Lina Basquette tutoring dance, Jane Ball two-film work, Myrna Loy and Gene Markey, Darry Zanuck's next epic Wilson, and various showbiz anecdotes from clubs and hotels. The column threads humor with industry moves, marriages, profits, and public notices.
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