United States plans to finance war through asset seizures outlined
Washington reports on proposed mechanisms under the Jones RFC bill and wealth confiscation measures. Carl Robbins of the Commodity Credit Corporation champions upfront pay for strategic materials to aid Allies, while White House aides Currie and Frank discuss a tax-like draft to fund wartime costs. German Blitzkrieg tactics are described by an official observer, detailing rapid air and armor advances and encirclement.
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Britain
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William L. White
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Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for right eousness
Fragmented sermon notes mix biblical quotation with political and sports commentary. It recalls hunger for righteousness, cites Walter Lippmann on Hitler and world events, and mentions Decatur readers reacting to rearmament. It also references football tactics and a Tide play named mouse trap amid wartime jargon.
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Somme
Alabama
Bremans
Pnt
Fifty Percent Malaria Battle in TVA District Gains Ground
Local physicians report a fifty percent drop in malaria cases in the TVA district compared with last year. Officials credit education, TVA efforts, and favorable weather for reducing breeding grounds and promoting safeguards.
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Weath
Farmers Back National Farm Program In Alabama Support
The article notes that over 95 percent of Alabama farmers back the national farm program, signaling broad public support for John Bankhead and the administration. It asserts farmers see the program as bolstering Italian morale and national preparedness amid European tensions.
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John Bankhead
United States
Europe
Decatur Kiwanis Sends Nine to Clinic at Cullman
One year ago today the Decatur Kiwanis Club sent nine patients to a clinic for crippled children in Cullman. Assistant Chief Newt Hendrix is ill at home on Johnston Street. W E Lynn protested Decatur city council to force squatters from Water Street, and Truitt Sewell’s team defeated the L N Rebbs 13 to 4.
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Yorkville
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Tobacco as a Drug and the Smokers Dilemma
The piece argues tobacco is a drug with widespread use and varied attitudes toward its harm. It cites reformers, evidence debates, and notes historical growth from healing claims to modern skepticism, mentioning Jean Nicot in tracing origins.
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Eveals
G. K. Chesteron
Jean Nicot
Old Man of the Sea and Tobacco Lore in Colorful Clippings
A collage of notes and quips traces tobacco history from Nicot’s seed to Herba panacea and Lilly’s “holy herb nicotain.” It blends health questions about spastic and mucous colitis with a Dr. Clendening booklet ad, safety slogans, humorous exchanges, and a comic scene of a preacher reappointed for another year.
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William Lilly
United States
Jays win big as Jervis 4 hits lead offense
In a 15-0 victory for the Jays Jervis had four hits and Thomas collected three. The report notes further local items including paving plans on Second Street west, a fatal home chair finding in west Lawrence county, and health updates on Mrs. A L Jolly and Miss Ethel Wilkes among several society notices. Jack Knight of Georgia Tech visits en route to Houston. First street tax payment notice issued by city authorities.
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Georgia Tech
Seybourn Lynne
Houston
Texas
Firsts Mark Tuttle Family Flight At Coffeyville Airport
Ralph Tuttle, a junior college civil aeronautics student, earned his private pilot license and gave his mother, Mrs. R. L. Tuttle, her first airplane ride during a day of milestones at the Coffeyville airport.
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Ralph’ Tuttle
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R. L. Tuttle
Ralph
Trade-in aging bodies at the repair shop humor piece
A humorous column reflects on trading wornout people for new parts like cars. The narrator jokes about joints aching and aging, imagining a shop that sells replacements for bodies, with a brief dialogue twist about a woman’s short circuit and a comedian’s exchange.
The Little Nature Studies a Duckling’s Bold Splash
A duckling disobeys the mother hen and explores the brook near the pen. He envies the swimming fish and declares his belief he has propellers from God. The duckling joyfully swims while inviting others to join, insisting the water is fine.
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Donald Duck
Hearing and Doing Revisited from The Daily Sermonette
The article discusses how early Christians emphasized hearing scripture and attending church activities like Sunday School but often treated hearing as an end rather than a step to action. It notes how speakers stirred emotions and repentance yet failed to close the gap between hearing and doing, fueling scepticism.
Walter Winchell on Broadway and Other Memos
A column of brisk snippets on Broadway society politics and gossip. Walter Winchell notes Joe Louis plans and public events while mix of ships gasoline story and satirical asides about celebrities and postwar planning.
Park Complex Aims to Draw Youth With Free Sports
Newington New Jersey June 8 no school children are invited to play hockey and enjoy the swimming pool and tennis courts at Municipal Park. Park caretaker John On is also town truancy officer and oversees youth activities.
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Corin
Johnon
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