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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1943
Page
4
The text notes the founder editor period from 1912 to 1924 and second class matter status with dates February 26 1912 and July 1 1917. It states Associated Press ownership rights for republication of news dispatches and reserves rights for special dispatches.
A syndicated column reflects on faith and the wartime era, noting Alabama political tensions over liquor referenda and hospital birth statistics. It critiques state progress, laments policy delays, discusses OPA troubles, and ponders likely Allied invasion timings with a focus on logistics and strategic moves.
The speaker contrasts the twenty percent withholding tax with the sacrifices of American servicemen in the Solomons Africa and Europe campaigns. The point is that war efforts by troops make the tax seem small by comparison.
The Daily notes British papers praised American forces for breaking German defenses as the Tunisian campaign neared its climax before Bizerte and Tunis fell. London press credited the Americans more than other Allies for the breakthrough.
A union member compared John L. Lewis to a torpedo threatening the wartime coal effort. He urged no strikes during the national emergency and acknowledged Congress backed labor curb legislation due to public reaction to Lewis.
A local reminiscence cites confusion over ration versus ra tion and a mix of old fashioned speech. A pastor notes mispronunciation guilt while others debate language use and public image. A party-goer adds a quip about news and fatigue.
A collection of humorous quips about farm life and small town scenes. Jokes cover infidelity, wartime ambitions, university enrollment, politics, money, medicine, rationing, and travel mishaps with punchy one liners and social observations.
Bethel announce the marriage of Gerene Broadway to Wilburn Simmons. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Boss Simmons, with both families extending best wishes for happiness.
The marriage of Robert Pullem of Toney to Gracie Johnson of Elkwood was solemnized Thursday morning officiated by A N Bumpus in the presence of a few friends. Congratulations to the couple.
Discussion of palpation the sense of touch in diagnosis. Describes crepitus and vocal fremitus as signs, the role of palpation in abdominal and chest exams, and notes that skilled examiners discern normal from diseased states through touch and vibration. Includes Q&A on albuminuria and extrasystole.
Pfc Taylor serves as cook and enjoys the work. Mrs Belle Todd reports a letter from her son Lavern Todd, who is somewhere on the Pacific and well. Mrs Tessie Griffin and daughter Laura Mae of Tanner visit Mr and Mrs W E Hatchett. Pvt Edgar Thornton of New Orleans visited relatives here last week.
William Roy Hathaway of Birmingham, a man who served seven years in prison for robbery, is noted in a June 9 fund vote item. The brief item provides sparse details on the financial action and Hathaway’s past sentence.
A bill passed by the Alabama House yesterday exonerates a state official after a prior conviction was overturned by the state board. The official received a full restoration of status and benefits including a $7 payment as part of the measure.
Miss Clara Briscoe announced she will meet with local women each Thursday throughout the summer to discuss home problems and provide advice. All residents are invited to join and present issues for guidance. Several children suffered measles this past week and Sammy Crow, son of Mr and Mrs Zemon Crow, is ill.
In 1940 a pardon is issued after a 1933 conviction in a $3,000 Bank of Berry Alabama robbery case. The story notes the Alabama incident and the pardon action.
A column highlights antiwar activists and figures from the era, citing speeches by Nye and Wheeler, a 1936 defense remark, and criticisms of Foreign Funds Control amid wartime politics. It notes reactions from German-Americans and retells episodes involving Burke and Lindbergh, linking them to isolationist sentiment.
A longstanding Capital figure, Agnes Waters, known for pro Nazi remarks and disruptive outbursts in congressional hearings, has repeatedly been ejected. The column links her to Lizzie Dilling and to a group DOJ labeled as connected to seditionists, yet no action has been taken.
In a wartime remark cited from Montana's Corlg. O'Connor, a statement claimed 15 months before Pearl Harbor that no nation threatened invasion or sought to invade the United States. The source notes quoted words from a Montana figure attributed to O'Connor.
The piece profiles Ralph Franklin Keeling as executive director of the Institute of American Economics, linked to pro Nazi ties through Joe McWilliams and Midwest Monetary Federation, and notes William A. Overholser as president. It recalls a quote nine months earlier from ex-Congressman George Tinkham on Roosevelt Hull plotting against U.S. safety.
The Hon. Burton K. Wheeler reportedly said three months earlier that Japan is our best customer and he saw no reason we cannot live at peace with her. FLASH! Doolittle Fliers executed by Japs.
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