Poll Tax Fight Seen at Center of 2nd Term Debate
Column cautions that House Resolution 7 to bar poll tax requirements in federal elections encroaches on states rights and could set a precedent for restricting other state qualifications. Cites remarks by Govs O Conor and Dewey and criticizes federal overreach affecting 48 states including New York and Illinois.
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Bama
Henry B. Stegall
Alabama
Congress
New York
Ali
Pacific
Atlantic
Mr. Stegall
Mark Sullivan
New York Herald-Tribune
Washington
Chicago
Council of States
Herbert R. O’conor
Maryland
Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
The
United States
Wherry
Nebraska
Willkie
Ohio
Bricker
Dewey
Taft
House of Representatives
South
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Iowa
Council of State
Roosevelt shifts aim to pacify South in race policy drive
The White House seeks to placate dissident Southern elements while pushing negro development policies. Louisiana senators report a White House victory over a Texas circuit court appointee and a Louisianan will be named. A Mississippi Democrat gains the Democratic National Committee secretaryship as a Catholic priest heads the fair employment practices committee, aiding negro political groups in their push for equal opportunities. This likely keeps Southern leaders aligned for a fourth term.
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Louisiana
White House
Texas
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
New Pastor to Fill Pulpit Here
Rev. J. M. Rogers, new pastor of the First Baptist church, will arrive in Decatur Saturday and preach at both morning and evening services Sunday. He will return to Fort Thomas, Kentucky, for two weeks before assuming his pastorate here in July.
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J. M. Rogers
First Baptist Church
Decatur
Fort Thomas
Office Cat v Junius against a recovering reader
A fragmented poem style piece shows a victory gardener voice asking for liniment and reassurance from Mrs Lexie C Allen. Nearby lines mention a Decatur Girl trading a dollar for silence and a brief moral about reading versus eating requiring thought before action.
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Victory Gardener
Lexie C. Allen
Radio Manager and Actor Debate Performing Without Audience
Radio manager asks if an experienced stage actor can perform without a visible audience. The actor replies that lack of audience is the reason he is present, implying a challenge or test of performance.
Decatur Romance Note Sparks Humorous Column Confusion
A fragment from a Decatur society note describes a boastful admirer and a soldier dating story, hinting at romantic excitement and playful gossip in local pages. The passage suggests light humor about a “sweet young thing” and a flirtatious encounter.
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Decatur
New Food Ration Order Helpful For Invalids
The Office of Price Administration issued ration order No. 13 on February 9 1943 to allow extra processed foods for invalids and semi invalids upon medical justification. Applications on form R 15 can be filed with the local board, with physician statements, to obtain additional points for essential foods such as meat milk butter and fruits.
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Office of Price Administration
Committee On Food Rationing
New York Diabetes Association
Voriig
Understanding Dilated Esophagus and Its Cure
A dilated esophagus results from an obstruction at the stomach entrance causing fullness after meals regurgitation and occasional vomiting. Treatment focuses on dilating the obstruction to restore normal passage.
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H. C
War era sentiments and wartime anxieties in printed dialogue
A collage-like, fragmented wartime dialogue includes a former streetcar conductor now in the army, inmates in padded cells with straight jackets, bitter quotes about Hitler and war, and remarks on war bonds. The text mixes personal reflections with political taunts and grim humor from Decatur and others.
Broadway Gossip and literary movers in wartime New York
Walter Winchell On Broadway notes Richard Tregaskis life and earnings from Guadalcanal Diary as he returns with a new manuscript. It covers writers like Bert Lewis Gilber Miller Ilka Chase and Martha Dodd, plus industry chatter about Fox Blue Network CBS and war politics shaping media.
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Richard Tregaskis
INS
Harvard
Herbert Clyde Lewis
Herald Trib
The
Mags
Whit Burnett
Story Magazine
Lewis
Quilligan
20Th Century Fox
Jimmy Durante
Cosmopolitan
Jan Valtin
Mr Whiskers
Gilbert Miller
New Yorker
Gilbert
Miller
Gilded Millers
Ilka Chase
James Bishop
Mirror
Collier
Martha Dodd
Germany
CBS
N. Y
Reynolds Denies Voting Against Defense Measures
Senator R. R. Reynolds replies to a weekly column claim that he opposed most defense measures. He says he voted for nearly all of them and ends with thanks to Walter. The note cites items from the Congressional Record and suggests Reynolds backed conscription.
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R. R. Reynolds
Columm
Reynolds
Walter
Will Rogers
Western Hemisphere
Radio News Analysts Back Code Upholding Broadcast Censorship Limits
The Association of Radio News Analysts adopted a ethics code supporting broad censorship limits on broadcasts, framing Walter Winchell’s stance against censorship as aligned with protecting legitimate gov't restrictions.
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The
World- Telegram
John Vandercook
Walter Winchell
Gov't
Hysterical buying may lead to hosiery rationing
The column lists a string of cultural notes and savors gossip about stage shows, socialites, and film. It mentions Jade Ling at Folies Bergere receiving many flowers, a loud society matron criticizing war effects, and references to plays, translations, and censorship in brief quirky items.
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Jade Ling
Folies Bergere
Jillian Hellman
Katz
Miriam Jordan
Hollywood
London
Balletine de Jambon Valentinoise
Italy
Boston
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
U. S
Tipoff
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Mereman
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Chauncey
Montgomery
Sparks
Britain
Rhur
Uncle Sam
Fmerk
Henry
Bailey
North Carolina
OPA
Prentiss Brown
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Harry Hopkins
Energet
Wen Wohnllewis
ESS
Fatmluswar
Junius
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Clendening
Hitler
God
Carl W. Snyder
Decatur Man
Broadway
GOP
Lou Maxon
Helen Fortescue Reynolds
Ivan Goff
Jollywood Scrivener
John van Druten
Voice of the Turtle
Jerry Colonna
Coker
Curry Group
Tammany Hall
M. Kennedy
H. Bennett
Ford
J. Cameron
Libby Holman
la Vie Parisienne
Missionary Davies
Dillehay’s
North Alabama
State National Bank
Tod
Four Freedoms
Decatur General Depositary
United States Treasurer
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