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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
4
War time baseball features emerge as the Chattanooga Lookouts schedule ten games in Montgomery Alabama. The piece notes the broader wartime context with references to Russian British actions and allied bombing efforts impacting American cities.
The House passes an anti strike measure in Washington drawing strong criticism from John L Lewis who accuses union leaders of betraying the labor cause and threatens to cripple organized labor nationwide.
A war within the Tennessee Valley pits opponents of Senator McKellar against his effort to place TVA policy under his influence. Alabama's Mil l and Bankhead oppose him, while Hatch challenges McKellar's timing on confirmations delaying major wartime bills.
Despite health and political pressure the senator won A-1 priority for his senate confirmation bill aimed at TVA. The measure would require all government employees earning over 4500 to be confirmed by the senate as the calendar fills with more than a dozen appropriations bills to be passed by June 30 to keep agency functions operating.
The piece notes a 45 vote confirmation bill as a potential obstacle to a wave of war measures and appropriations required by a June 30 deadline. It highlights McKellar's leverage in steering the Senate to push the bill and blunt Senator Hatch's TVA exemption efforts, and shows Hatch’s resolve to continue his feud with TVA despite consequences.
Washington opinion piece argues against the Wagner Dingell tax plan and Keynes debt theory. It contends current government bonds already secure wartime savings and warns against inflation eroding bond values. The author advocates three aims: full employment, stable prices, and repayment of war bonds in real value.
Mrs. Opal Roberts of Morgan County Rock Springs hosts relatives as Mrs. Clawrence Smith of Mobile visits. John Parker returns home after visiting his children in Clarksville. Lavern Knighton of Decatur is noted in regional social news.
A physician explains the two key steps in diagnosis history and physical exam. The discussion emphasizes that patient history provides about half the final diagnosis while the physical exam accounts for about a quarter, with mechanical tests the remainder.
Sam Nuby delivered an inspiring sermon Sunday at Cedar Creek. Steve Penn visited Thursday from Florida to see friends. Peggy Tallis Lillie Foote hosted a birthday party for Eugene May. Cotton chopping winds down. Luther Holmes hospital bound in South Carolina. Bennett West returned to Cordova with his children. Bible class organizers invited for Sunday school at 10 with Rev Lindsey preaching at 11.
Tur called on her parents Mr and Mrs Claude Rooerts Sunday morning. Several from here attended the homecoming at Pleasant Valley Sunday. Miss Edith Butner from Winter Haven Florida visits with uncle Johnnie Butner. Mrs Jerrell Stone from near Hartsville visited parents. All day services planned for Sunday June 13 with Rev clock in morning and Rev Lloyd Parker in afternoon.
Experts state that exercising the eye muscles does not affect astigmatism. The only muscles you can exercise aren’t linked to accommodation, so such routines won’t correct vision.
An extensive investigation over years shows saccharine can be used indefinitely in coffee and tea without harming the heart or overall health. Critics dismiss concerns as unfounded.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from a lively page featuring a sailor joke about 13 colonies on trousers, a child’s caution about ugly faces, and humorous remarks on marriage and divorce. The piece blends playful dialogue with light moral reflections and a live storytelling tease.
A string of questions and names portrays a fragmented stage scene with Ruth Finnigan Mandy Johnson and an office boy Remson engaged. The text hints at a domestic drama with a washed lady seeking money and a thwarted marriage interest.
A philosophical reflection on choosing virtue now rather than delaying to the last hour of life. The piece contrasts a wise man’s ethic with a broader societal hesitation and questions why people postpone moral action.
A Decatur couple trade accusations after a night of heavy drinking rumors. The wife contends John assumed intoxication due to stumbling home and wardrobe oddities, while John defends his behavior as not drunk and cites mispronounced words and odd actions as the cause of the scene.
A quirky note from Uncle Rayson Tatters recalls childhood fondness for apples, admitting current fixation with the fruit and playful nostalgia.
Walter Winchell On Broadway sketches Hollywood and political rumor including Dorothy S Backer and Thack Toy tying to a fall shift, Dempsey divorce talk with 15000 demand, Barbara Brewster at Bloomingdales, romances of Langford Hall and Wall trend signs, and celebrity sightings at the Stork Club with Stephanie Allen and others.
Gen Arnold backs Moss Hart for Air Force show material while Lois Andrews recovers from surgery. Duke and Duchess influence Mrs Vanderbilts party as crank mail pours in. James Gardner backs Early to Bed funding amid coal strike talks. Lewis and Ickes in substantial agreement on a June 20 extension if needed and union acceptance of a negotiated deal.
Fred Astaire travels through Africa editions and heads to a three week tour of performances in Southern army camps. Lord Mountbatten fully recovers from a flu attack as government freezes chemicals for air conditioning. Walter Teagle and associates are expected to announce arrangements.
A resident confesses fear of an apple-plexy rumor after hearing widespread chatter about the illness. The speaker admits avoiding fruit and expresses unease about the rumored danger spreading through the community.
The text extols the American sense of humor as a national saving grace. It asserts Americans laugh loudly and see the funny side in tight spots, helping them laugh their way through difficulties.
In a lodge room exchange Cassidy asks why Mike wears a mourning band on his left leg. Mike explains his mother has died and clarifies she was his step mother. Cassidy questions the choice of leg for mourning.
The OPA refused requests for additional meat points, leaving famed New York cafes without meats for a week. Government board seeks to deter any slip ups to gain front page publicity and pressure cafe operators nationwide.
Byrnes seeks L Maxon as general manager of the OPA after pressure from Pris Pren tiss Brown. Staff threaten resignations if Maxon approved. LaGuardia Norris committee buried amid labor tension. New York restaurant workers strike planned with owners locking out workers briefly. Quiet anti-Fascist push for soft peace with Germany noted with Moscow emissaries coming under non party banners.
In Folies Bergere a Chinese boy named Charles Lee appears to strike a gong and is noted as designer of sarongs for La mour while authoring two books and lecturing. Victoria Schools returns to college after Best Foot Forward. Col. Donovan and wife separate after ten years. he supported FDR’s third term. Elaine Riley lands Hollywood contract and plans marriage to Judge Streit. Ex tennis champ Bobby Riggs rumor mill swirls. Lieut Noel Langley’s family matters fade. Connee Boswell’s Riobamba debut nets $2,000. Meredith Howard’s Salt Lake liaison with Lt Tom Jordan ends with travel delays and overseas shipment.
Atus Mackey of Birmingham was chosen commander of the Department of Alabama, United Spanish War Veterans, for the coming year at the annual encampment in Birmingham. Elected officers include Fred Arn of Mobile senior vice commander, George W. Floyd of Alabama City junior vice commander, John A. Holmes Jr. Adjutant, H. B. McLaurine of Birmingham quartermaster, and C. A. West of Glencoe Marshal.
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