Decatur 120th anniversary festival and farm market plans
The article highlights Decatur’s 120th city anniversary celebration from July 4 to July 7 and urges residents to publicize the event to boost pre-celebration publicity. It notes plans to support farm income by selling surplus war material to allies and discusses military training concerns for National Guard enrollees and dependents.
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War Department
Decatur
Mid-South
the Daily
COC
National Guard
stranded Americans in Ireland urge government transport aid
One hundred Americans trapped in Ireland cannot raise 200 for passage home. They seek US government support to leave the war zone and avert potential deaths that could push the nation toward war, framing the cost as a prudent investment.
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Ireland
United States
America
Ford plans to build one thousand planes a day says army
Henry Ford claimed he could produce a thousand planes daily if given proper specifications and no design changes. He pressed the War Department to supply an army compliant aircraft and to have engineers explain the plans to Ford and his team, with the department reportedly agreeing.
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Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
War Department
Army
Imself
Department
Roosevelt plans limited mobilization faces Congress clash
The article argues that demanding retention of social legislation while preparing for defense mirrors a man wanting his cake and eat it too. It notes that if Roosevelt fails to win congressional approval for limited mobilization of National Guard units, observers doubt he won’t seek state governors to mobilize guard units for special work.
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Roosevelt
Congress
More than Ten Percent of Alabama Cows Struggle to Break Even
F W Burns extension livestock specialist says over 10 percent of Alabama dairy cows fail to cover their feed, shelter, and milking costs. He cites a cow producing 360 pounds butterfat as profitable with $57 in feed costs and $83 income over feed. He urges wider use of purebred dairy sires to improve herds.
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Alabama
F. W . Burns
U S 31 Highway Vital for Military and State Needs
The text argues that roads, especially U S 31 from Chicago to Mobile, are essential for national defense and commerce. It urges Alabama to prioritize widening and resurfacing to allow swift troop and supply movement, warning that funding limits threaten a critical military artery.
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United States
U. S
Mobile
Midwest
Gulf
Great Lakes
Ocean
Alabama
U. S. 31
War Department
Roosevelt embargo debate and wartime legal doubts
June 10 report on Roosevelt's embargo talk and legal questions over selling arms and defense tools to allies. Notes tension in Congress, state department actions, and potential nighttime sessions to push bills before June 22. Mentions Republicans and Johnson weight loss and National Guard mobilization fears.
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Roosevelt
Congress
State Department
New York
Japan
Hull
Grew
Tokyo
Justice Department
Ppr
Supreme Court
Mr. Roosevelt
Louis Johnson
FDR
National Guard
Panama University
Joint Memorial Held by W O W Camps at Cedar Hill
W O W camps across Athens county held a joint memorial service Sunday at 2 30 pm in Cedar Hill Cemetery. W Floyd Hamilton county secretary led the service and secretaries from each camp read lists of deceased Woodmen and relatives were urged to attend.
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Athens
Ala
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Floyd Hamilton
O. W
Furnsted
Resting Well After Emergency Appendectomy
Henry J. a popular employee of Limestone County Bank and brother of state highway patrolman B. Fusch rests comfortably at Powers Hospital after undergoing an emergency operation for acute appendicitis.
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Henry J
The
Limestone Coounty Bank
Fusch
Powers Hospital
Patrolman Ticket and Youths Injury in Sudden Stop
Highway Patrolman Tom Singleton issued a traffic ticket to a youth driver after a minor collision. The youth allegedly warned the officer before stepping from his car, slipping, and breaking his leg during the incident in Denver.
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Denver
Highway
Tom ‘Singleton
Office Cat Bits and Quips on Courtship and Life
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips on courting, the legal profession, modern life, and morals. Dialogues touch on patience in love, advice from a doctor, prices and quality, and a Decatur anecdote about a tramp seeking shoes.
Decatur Man Explains Life The Humdrum Way
A Decatur man on the retired list muses that life is dull as he jokes about friends and enemies. The passage wryly notes his fondness for plain food, dislike of bills, and his habit of inviting friends to dinner while avoiding personal questions.
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Decatur
Life’s Problems and a Source of Help
The piece notes daily life brings anxieties and inner conflicts and that many seek guidance from psychoanalysts, yet asserts there is one source of help for solving life’s difficulties.
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Jesus
Spiritual Guidance for Life Problems and Faith
The text argues that spiritual causes underlie life problems and that God, through Jesus Christ, provides every need. It urges turning from material solutions and pagan worship toward spiritual guidance, prayer, and pastor counsel for strength and resolve.
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God
Apostle Paul
Jesus Christ
Fire damages Alabama State House on eve of convening
Capital blaze in Montgomery damaged a plaster wall and burned carpet as flames erupted in the Alabama State House on the eve of the legislature’s convening. Attendants and firemen quickly extinguished the fire and smoke filled the corridors.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State House
Capitol
School Opens in Andalusia for Special Training
A New York academy will open in Andalusia Alabama on June 14 with 30 girls entering for special training under Miss Gussie Crawford. The students will come from Covington Conecuh Butler Geneva Crenshaw and Coffee counties.
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Andalusia
Ala
NYA
Gussie Crawford
Covington
Conecuh
Butler
Geneva
Crenshaw
Coffee Counties
Love for Love Opens Night at The Players Club
The First Nights at The Players Club revived Congreve's Love for Love with a strong cast led by Bobby Clark and Kitty Carlisle. The review notes the weak book but praises the performer lineup and songs by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer. Critics also address Goebbels and German censorship themes in a separate cultural commentary.
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New York
Players Club
Congreve
Cuff
Periwig
England
Kitty Carlisle
Mitzi Green
Frances Williams
Hoagy Carmichael
Johnny Mercer
Brooks Atkinson
Movie Notes Review of 1940s Classics and Remakes
A critic surveys recent film offerings with strong performances from E. Robinson H. Bogart Ann Sothern and Spencer Tracy. It notes The Way of All Flesh Earthbound and Four Sons as notable titles with varied historical and wartime themes and remarks on Florian and other Hollywood fare.
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Lew Jenkins
E. Robinson
H. Bogart
Ann Sothern
Edison
Spencer Tracy
Mickey Rooney
Emil Jannings
Akim Tamiroff
Tamiroff
Hitler
Eugenie l Leontovitch
The Story Tellers Preview Reich Propaganda Abroad
A Living Age piece reprints Ratzi dailies claiming Nazi film campaigns target British colonies with unrest stirring shows. It notes films on Sir Roger Casement and Paul Kruger and cites commentary on Hollywood icons and Will Rogers quips. The item contrasts U S censorship tightening and sensational wartime reporting.
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Living Age
Ratzi
Sir Roger Casement
Paul Kruger
Thomas Foley
Dorie
Graf Spee
Fletcher Pratt
Panama Canal
Sam Bass Warner
Bill of Rights Review
Collier’s
Frank Condon
Miliza Korjus
Reader's Digest
P. J. O'Brien
Will Rogers
Will
Rogers
Veteran Confederate veteran celebrates 95th birthday
Pleasant M. Lemay, the town’s last surviving Confederate veteran in the area, marked his 95th birthday in Creek, Alabama, on June 10. The event honors his long life and service.
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Town Creek
Ala
Pleasant M. Lemay
Star quotes mix wit with wry caution from 1940s stage and screen
A collection of celebrity quips from Louis Hayward Ann Sothern Nelson Eddy Jeanette MacDonald Bob Hope Paulette Goddard William Powell Irene Dunne Ray Milland and Richard Watts Jr features pokes at marriage romance and public life. The remarks hint at era attitudes and humor rather than a single event.
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Louis Hayward
Ann Sothern
Nelson Eddy
Jeanette MacDonald
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Grasse
Reader's Digest
Paulette Goddard
Wm. Powell
Rex Tugwell
Roosevelt
Irene Dunne
Ray Milland
Richard Watts, Jr
Winchell
America
Ruling Declares Health Dept Authority Limited on Water Runs
Attorney General T S Lawson ruled today the Alabama Health Department cannot require a market operator in a locality without running water to install a water system if the operator uses an ample supply of water.
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Montgomery
Ala
T. S. Lawson
Alabama State Department of Health
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Eister
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