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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1943
Page
4
The text states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to re publish dispatches credited to AP and reserves republication rights for special dispatches printed in this paper. It outlines copyright ownership and restrictions on further use.
A wartime column surveys OPA challenges and possible price rollbacks. It notes postwar transport needs, college and high school teaching shifts, and declining newsprint with cuts impacting major papers.
Military observers note Japan’s retreat from Alaska and the Midway defeat as turning points. US bombers may strike China from the Aleutians after raids on Japan, while Navy efforts remain underappreciated by the public. The text credits sea-based fighters with aiding victory.
A reflective sermon contrasts two misreadings of Jesus and John the Baptist. It argues that worldly and spiritual extremes miss the truth that body, soul, and spirit form one person and that all life’s pleasures can serve growth when guided by faith. The writer urges living toward study and happiness with Christ’s reign in the heart.
The piece argues Nazi rule would impose the death penalty for strikes and slow-downs in occupied Holland. It warns that domestic strikes could paralyze the war effort and aid the Axis, urging Americans to support the full war mobilization and long range view.
Washington dispatches report Senator Kenneth McKellar stalled in seeking a right of way for his confirmation bill as opposition grows to tying TVA into politics. Proponents insist TVA must stay outside government bureaus and continue merit-based staffing to serve the Valley and the nation. Voters in the Valley urge Congress to defeat the McKellar measure and preserve TVA independence.
Discussion notes the tax measure is not yet finished and faces uncertainties. It mentions a possible twenty percent withholding, rising living costs, and wage pressures while pondering how the public will respond.
The column rebukes Aldous Huxleys book The Art of Seeing and the Bates method for eye exercises. It cites Huxleys severe keratitis, his reliance on magnification, and argues that Bates methods worsen eye strain and mislead readers into avoiding proper glasses.
Miss Merle Carter of New York City tied to Canadian Air Lines spends a short vacation with relatives in Athens where she spent her childhood.
An ordination will take place Sunday night at Vevurai Baptist Church. James P. Brock will be ordained to the Gospel ministry. Dr. John C. Cowell Jr. will preach the sermon. Rev. Elmer D. Piper will offer the ordaining prayer and present the Bible. Rev. Dolphus Price will deliver the charge. Brock is pastor of Greenbrier Baptist Church and has years of religious work.
Airlines and all other transportation into New York City arrive at capacity as housing and hotel accommodations become scarce and prices rise sharply.
A compact humor piece collection features a trolley theatre suggestion by Soldier-Darling and a witty parade of recurring gags. Bits include a doctor seeking a "petticoat" to bandage, a traffic officer arresting for speeding, and a motorist at an all night station with no services. A Decatur teacher joke closes with a quick math pun.
A fragmented scene depicts social talk about minorities and welfare, a tense exchange between Wally and Sally about courage and progress, a visit to a railroad yard with a locomotive boiler, and a centenarian recalling life before and after the motor car.
Walter Winchell on Broadway recounts how AP and other American reporters faced pressure to curb North Africa coverage. It notes Columbia Broadcasting pressure on Chas. Collingwood, Harry Butcher’s role, and wartime censorship lifting in January. The piece mentions encounters with prisoners, Admiral Stevan, and rumors about Eisenhower and North Africa reporting.
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