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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1944
Page
4
Unidentified high officer praised by Don Whitehead
A column notes widespread belief that a prominent general resembles Patton. It mentions Bucky Walters and Rip Sewell elevating the Reds and Pirates respectively, Allied leaders in London, Lindbergh serving as Navy air instructor, and a quip about fashion quarrels from a 30 years ago column. Alabama is said to allocate less coal for next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehead
Patton
Lindbergh
Pacific
Navy
Navy Fliers
Moulton Advertiser
Public sentiment, war drive plans, and tax refunds noted
The column surveys upcoming D day style milestones with a June 12 fifth war bond drive and a V day goal. It notes Ernie Pyle aging on invasion coverage, a Birmingham Post jab at private enterprise, Auburn Alabama athletic tensions, and a Prichard Citizen vignette on poverty. Tax refunds top 1943 overpayment payments, with six percent interest and months to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Willingham
Birmingham
Sam
Invasion of Home Front Calls Fifth War Loan Drive
A wartime exhortation urging immediate investment in war bonds as the Fifth War Loan opens at home. It stresses unity with Allied troops, cites Eisenhower, and appeals to every citizen, especially small investors, to subscribe up to limits for victory in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam
Paigns
Eisenhower
United States
Europe
Atlantic Wall myth debunked as invasion nears
The piece urges Americans to pray for Allied forces as invasion begins. It rejects the idea of a mighty Atlantic Wall and warns of heavier resistance ahead from German defenses and courage. It calls for daily prayers for soldiers, sailors, and airmen, urging churchgoers to seek divine aid for victory and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Wall
France
Germany
Looking Ahead In Washington Take On War Effort
Readers are warned against over optimism as Allied invasion progresses. Officials foresee possible German collapse, unemployment risk, plant shutdowns, and disrupted supply lines. War production priorities may shift, with heavy artillery staying essential, while demobilization plans advance imperfectly. Congress faces a busy summer with many appropriations and possible extended sessions. France may later access a four billion dollar relief fund and gold reserves overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Blue
Fas
Germany
Normandy
Baruch
WPB
War Department
Berlin
Nazi Europe
Political calendar of state and national primaries and conventions
June 13 Idaho primaries to nominate candidates for U S senator governor and full state ticket Virginia general election for city and town officers June 15 Indiana democratic state convention to nominate candidates for U S senator governor state officers June 16 National conference in Washington DC of CIO Political Action Committee officers and regional directors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
U. S
Virginia
Indiana
Washington, D. C
CIO Politigal Action Committee
Prayer for US Armed Forces in Providence and Victory
A devotional prayer invoking Psalm 65:2 asks God to extend protection over the Army Navy and Marine Corps. It seeks guidance strength and defense from enemies so that the nation may be preserved and glorify Christ through victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Jess Christ
Psychosomatic Medicine and Dental Habits Insights
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses psychosomatic medicine's role in dentistry. He notes thumb sucking as a normal infant activity, urges nonpunitive guidance, and links grinding and champing to malocclusion, recommending addressing underlying environment and dental alignment to reduce habits.
Fugitive Turned Over to Georgia From Chicago
Joseph A. Smith, 24, a Georgia road gang fugitive, is to return to LaGrange to serve two years for bogus checks after his attorney waived further extradition action. Judge Epstein ordered the transfer following learning Smith faced Georgia charges beyond those for which he was serving time. The public defender cited AWOL Army status at Fort Benning and Smith’s honorably discharged record. Georgia deputies escorted him from court to a train for return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph A. Smith
Georgia
LaGrange
Benjamin P. Epstein
Smith
Frank Ferlic
Fort Benning
Soldier is condemned to death for murder of Peggy Lou Arnold
A PA general court martial found Pvt. Sylvester Davis guilty in San Antonio of murdering 20 year old Peggy Lou Arnold, a telephone operator. After a 20 minute trial at San Angelo Army Air Field, he was sentenced to death by hanging. Arnold was attacked and beaten on May 28 and died three days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Pvt
Sylvester Davis
Peggy Lou Arnold
San Angelo Army Air Field Court
Peoria, al
Miss Arnold
Wheat Consumption in U S Reaches 500 Million Bushels
The article notes that animal feed uses about 500 million bushels of wheat annually in the United States. It discusses agricultural usage and implications for demand, efficiency, and grain markets in the period context.
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U. S
Offbeat Bits from the City Bus and Tracks
Quips and quick dialogues mix with rail crossing cautions and road humor. A Decatur anecdote imagines traffic cops with dive bombers in fifty years while a child chats with a window shade repairman about family.
Fate notes and quips from a wartime era column
A reflective verse quote from Lettie H Gray contrasts with wartime mood. The card includes a did you know line on rail traffic in the present war vs World War I. A comic police station exchange ends with optimism amid routine duties and a Red Riding Hood joke.
Bloodshed on the Home Front and wartime woes
The item reflects wartime life concerns with rationing taxes inflation and duration. It cites 1943 figures of 94 500 U.S. deaths from accidents and 9 700 000 injuries with 41 500 worker deaths and 4 000 000 worker injuries. Also notes high electricity bills and a Decatur home owner asking a cook about an electric fridge joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carman Carter
Decatur
Fragmented motto on work and ideas line
A partial OCR fragment quotes a saying about humble work and expressing ideas. The text hints at linking creativity to routine tasks, but lacks names, dates, or clear context to identify a person or organization.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Glimpses From a Busy Night
A Walter Winchell on Broadway column blends stage tone with light gossip. It notes Eisenhower demoting a general for leaking D-Day timing, theater chatter from Mo camp bar, Lois Andrews barroom moment, and light sketches of radio, fashion, and wartime humor with punchy, compact anecdotes.
Hard-Boiled Prospect Warns of Life Insurance Gap
In a terse exchange a hard boiled speaker demands life coverage for his wife, warning of dire consequences when she learns how little policy was provided. The blunt dialogue centers on risk, loyalty, and financial security within a tense relationship.
Death Takes Jas Wright Prominent Morgan County Farmer
James Newton Wright 81 lifelong Morgan County resident and farmer died Friday night at his Somerville home. Survived by three sons J W Wright A M Wright and Haise C Wright four daughters and 22 grandchildren. Funeral at Shiloh cemetery this afternoon at two by Rev De Witt Prince with pallbearers the grandsons. Mr Wright born and raised in Morgan County and longtime Mt Zion Baptist Church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James. Newton Wright
Somerville
J. W
A. M. Wright
Birmingham
Haise C. Wright
U. S. Navy
E. M. Story
Fred Woodall
Sam Garner
Hartselle
Aaron Wright
Shiloh Cemetery
de Witt Prince
Peck
Mr. Weight
Morgan County
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Four Seed Schools to Be Held Nationwide
Farmers nationwide will gain from a series of federal state seed analyst schools at four key locations. Two sessions in Beltsville Maryland for the East and Montgomery Alabama for the South are finished. A third in Lafayette Indiana covers the central U S. The final clinic for the Southwest and West will take place in Sacramento California.
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Montgomery
Ala
Beltsville
LaFayette
Ind
U. S
Sacramento
Cal
Tarahumara Convention Ends in Fatal Fight in Tecorich
Report from Tecorich says the Tarahumra Indian tribe annual convention ended in a fight over school plans. Three people were killed and the cause is described as a difference of opinions.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Tecorich
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