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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1943
Page
4
The notice states The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of AP dispatched news and all material published in this paper. It reserves the right to publish special dispatches and prohibits unauthorized reprint.
A condensed column mixes calls to heed how one hears with opinions on referendums, wartime strategy, and social progress. It discusses tax changes, middleman burdens, and the need for city improvements like hospitals, schools, recreation, and health measures amid public health concerns.
The British based Allied air forces show a week long quiet after prior heavy action. Speculation grows they weather, repair, regroup for a larger air offensive, or prepare for cooperation in a possible land invasion feared by Germany.
Prediction that Mussolini’s fleet will be scuttled before British reach it and headlines claim John L. Lewis lost in a quarrel with the U.S. President. The note urges withholding judgment until arbitration results and warns inflation may be accepted if government meets Lewis demands, while other pressure groups may riot.
Msgr. Francis E. Hass, new chairman of the president's fair employment practice committee, announced a settlement at Mobile's Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Co. permitting limited skilled work for Negroes. The arrangement echoes earlier Birmingham hearing recommendations and follows disruption at the yard. The change contrasts with Washington committee views and aims to reduce race tensions while raising wartime production.
The AFL criticizes a proposed social security bill likening it to England’s Beveridge plan. It argues an $8 billion annual tax burden on workers and employers, with few guaranteed benefits, and warns increased unemployment in business channels. The piece urges focus on jobs, stable prices, and war bond repayment instead.
Sage Office of Price Administration orders meat prices cut an average of three cents per pound below current retail levels. The cuts take effect June 21 in stores for all meats except cured and processed pork. Pork prices are set to drop July 5.
An official warning describes a highly contagious conjunctivitis epidemic, spreading through industries especially war plants. It begins with fever and fatigue, often one eye, then both, and stresses plant prevention and sterilization.
The article describes an eye infection with swollen eyelids and red whites, minimal pus, occasional membranes causing bleeding points when removed, light sensitivity, and daily eye coverings. It can scar the cornea, but full recovery occurs in 14 to 18 days. It is highly contagious with a 5 to 10 day incubation.
A bustling summer scene shows girls tanning and a farmer's son joking with college slang at breakfast. A demure church moment ends with a witty lily remark by a bride-to-be. Brief quips include a Decatur man overhearing a maternity ward register and a humorist salary quip.
A poetic opening on trumpet morning reflects on beauty and dawn. Dialogues from Decatur expose humorous exchanges about civilization, gate access, dog meat, heredity, and aging habits, with light social satire and rural humor.
A compact column surveys Broadway offerings and radio chatter. Mentions Moment Musical at Blackfriars Theatre, Diamond Horseshoe reviews, Bataan film and Night Plane from Chungking, plus comments on Walter Winchell and censorship in radio. Includes brief notes on The Mags, Le Monde Libre, and public figures.
A Decatur teacher and a junior student debate the meaning of ignorance with a concise definition: it is not knowing something until someone discovers it. The exchange reflects classroom dialogue on knowledge and learning.
Dialogue shows Grenville Kleiser motto about serenity and duty. Decatur Man notes lights on. Little Mary teases with a guessing joke about a sister, while Soldier admits no idea.
Gadsden Alabama police hold a suspect for investigation in the double slaying of Milton Clayton and his son Clyde. Coroner says the men were killed in their car, then pushed over a Lookout Mountain cliff after a fishing trip. Suspect’s name not released.
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