Decatur Alabama Postal Notice March 1878 Act Record
Public notice records a 1912 February event at the Decatur Alabama post office under the 1878 act. Associated Press content reprinted. clerical notices reserve republication and special dispatches. advertising reps listed in New York Chicago Atlanta Dallas.
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Decater
Alabama
Madona Advertising
Bsuree, Kuipers & Maroney
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Dallas
Decatur News Notes Include Housing Survey and World Views
A Decatur housing survey urges more homes and apartments amid competition from nearby cities. The piece comments on daylight saving time, baseball injuries, John Sparkman’s energy, and British wartime strategy, noting local opinion and national concerns with a regional lens.
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Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Postwar unemployment and public works trust in recovery
John T. Flynn questions 15,000,000 unemployed as industry runs. The piece argues for government planning and public works after the war to prevent a repeat of 1932, noting lessons since 1933 and optimism that conditions will not deteriorate beyond recovery.
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John T. Flynn
Birmingham Post
Flynn
United States
America
Mr. Flynn
Washington
Bix Hurt in Strike Battle at Defense Plant
A defense plant clash leaves Bix injured as workers stage a strike. Tensions rise near a Red capitol area, with the scene described as a modern echo of past conflicts and geopolitics.
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Bix
Defense Plant
A Wartime Rant Blames Hitler for Daylight Saving
A fragment declares Hitler responsible for daylight saving and wartime measures. The speaker argues DST saves electricity for defense industries and weapons production, tying local policy to the war effort and criticizing the German leader.
Planning Board Urges Decatur Zoning Commission
Weeks after a city ordinance called for a planning commission to zone Decatur for property protection the commission has not been appointed. Decatur faces a major home building opportunity and needs planning to attract financing with help from the State Planning Board and the Tennessee Valley Authority. no further delay should occur.
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Planning Board
City Planning Commission
Decatur
State Planning Board
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knudsen’s plain way boosts defense work in Washington
Washington reports praise for Knudsen the OPM head who cuts through red tape. His simple direct approach avoids endless meetings and he often personally assigns contracts. Critics note no resignation plan and possible shifts among associates. Knudsen’s stamina keeps him in office despite chatter.
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Washington
Defense
Knudsen
OPM
Boston
New England
New
Rad Alee
Texas
Biggers
Patterson
Forrestal
Henderson
Et al
Deanna Durbin
Government postwar plan to boost business optimism
Meyer Jacob Stein of Brookings proposes two steps to aid recovery after the defense effort. First, the army should vet draftees for marketable skills and, after service, form an employment agency to supply skilled workers to business. Second, the government should study peacetime world trade prospects to prepare for postwar needs.
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Meyer Jacobstein
Brookings
Army
War Department
The Best Ten Years Between Twenty Eight And Thirty
An exchange at a worksite recalls a wedding accident when Bill Jones and his wife left the church. Lads formed a pick arch and a whistle blew, triggering a stoppage as the arch collapsed. The joke contrasts life stages and a wedding mishap.
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Foreman
Bill Jones
Warns of Skin Signs That Could Signal Cancer
A column discusses keratoses and other pre cancer signs on sun exposed skin like the forehead and hands. It notes early warning signals, urges removal of irritants, and warns against unsafe removal methods. It also mentions leukoplakia in the mouth and dangerous blue or slate colored moles near eyes and feet.
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Oliver S. Ormsby
Boston
Silent seaside reminiscences and blunt family talk
Fragmentary dialogue shows a mother and daughters discussing swimming in cool water and man-eating sharks. The tone shifts to a jokey judgment on male foolishness once a son is born and a woman’s fashion provokes reactions. The scene hints at social dynamics and humor in a domestic setting.
I’ve Always Been Mixed On Him Then He Changes
I admit I disliked him and his type and found his talk tiresome. I would have shed no tears if he ignored me. He sent bouquets and professed love, yet I doubted him and thought I’d be fine without him. Then suddenly he seems wonderful and I need him constantly.
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Lyla Myers
Winchell notes and Reichstag trials stir Broadway gossip
Walter Winchell On Broadway collects backstage chatter and celebrity quips from James Stewart to Frank Fay. It recounts Reichstag fire trials with Goering and Mussolini era bravado, including Benito Mussolini seeking favors and Count Ciano’s fate, all in a brisk, period voice.
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Reichstag
Dimitrov
Goering
Hitler
Hoover and Nazi agent rumor sparks off the record exchange
John Edgar Hoover and an unnamed group discuss a Nazi agent posing as an American businessman. An orchestra leader overhears a kibitzer-communist debating the war and a joking remark about appendicitis from a father. The dialogue shows wartime distrust and vivid street talk.
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John Edgar Hoover
Sgt York Praises Gary Cooper Aims Homeward
Before leaving town Sgt York was asked about Gary Cooper in the film. He quips that Cooper is a "damn good shot" as he heads back to Tennessee. Margie Hart declines Broadway work preferring burlesque. she says a show closing in four nights would cost her freedom and money.
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Halifax
Engad
Hitler
Wegel
Sgt. York
Town
Tennessee
Gary Cooper
Wal
York
Margie Hart
Burleycue
Collier's
Marge
Drama Critic Has a Hit and a Flop Explained by a Producer
A producer contrasts a thriving critic with a failing one and recalls a radio hopeful failing to carry a show. He cites obscurity as the critic’s fear and recalls Goering’s clout and Hitler’s disdain for Goering’s swagger during tense exchanges.
Curious note on suppressed Mein Kampf edition in France
Ernest Boyd recalls a French unexpurgated translation of Mein Kampf that led to a court suppression. He notes Marshal Petain praised the publisher for bringing the complete work, before he later followed the Führer’s orders.
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Ernest Boyd
Walter
Hitler
France
Marshal Petain
Fuehrer
Dollar signs symbolize independence or corruption cartoon
Congress member quotes the dollar sign as a symbol of independence and security for Americans while a cartoon portrays the symbol as corruption. The cartoon shows an office worker with a vest splattered with dollar signs, arguing it harms the public.
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Pheiffer
Idaho Senator Clark Attacks FDR Speech As Inflammable
The Idaho senator called President Roosevelt's speech meaningless yet inflammable. He warned that if his sentences move in two directions at once he would know how to use a gun.
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Clark
Idaho
Fdr
Betty McGuire Refuses Swann If He Keeps Magician Life
Betty McGuire, daughter of a Pennsylvania Railroad vice president, refuses to marry magician Russell Swann unless he quits show business. Swann has been missing tricks at the Rainbow Room, prompting speculation.
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Brother Swann
Betty McGuire
Pennsylvania Railroad
Russell Swann
Swann
Rainbow Room
Prime Minister Winchill Emphasizes Critical Situation
Hartford Times notes Prime Minister Winchill attaches extreme importance to the situation. Broadway columnist Churchill thanks readers for the advertisement reference in the July 18 edition.
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Hartford Times
Winchill
Churchill
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