Alabama Hopes for Progress in War Time Economy
The piece urges southern farmers to diversify beyond cotton to avoid poverty, notes rising Tennessee River gauges due to scattered rain, and calls for power conservation to support defense plants. It highlights Morgan County leading North Alabama in 1940 income tax reports and urges continued state and regional progress in industry and national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennesse
Morgan
North Alabama
Alabama
Old Glory and Democracy Promoted in Local Notes
Local column urges daily patriotism and democratic values as the nation faces global tensions. It notes potential German-Russian splits, U Boat threats, and U S naval responses while praising state progress, home defense lessons, and Tennessee Valley influence. It highlights remodeling of Belle Mina home of Alabama’s second governor, a Greenville hat plant, and Cullman dairy industry gains as part of regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Mina
Thomas Bibb
Alabama
B. S. Kennedy
Fort Chester
N. Y
North Alabama
Ten- Nessee Valley
America
Tennessee Valley
Cullman
Oull
Horn Tooting and Labor Case Stir Local News
A push to curb needless automobile horn noise grows as cities consider ordinances. In Calhoun County a CIO closed shop case yields a $25,000 verdict, potentially ending forced union membership and altering labor relations nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Anniston: Star
Star
CIO
the Star
Anniston
Roosevelt picks Harlan Stone to be chief justice
Washington report analyzes the Roosevelt administration's choice of Harlan F. Stone as chief justice. It notes Hughes and Byrnes recommended Stone, while New Dealers split, and predicts a liberal shift in court interpretation with Stone’s leadership guiding younger justices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Peatare
Washington
Roosevelt
Harlan Bione
Hughes
Byrnes
Stone
New Deal
Pat Harrison
Jackson
Knudsen
Stimson
Knox
Willkie
Justice Roberts
Justice Murphy
Explosion Aboard Venezuelan Oil Tanker in Philadelphia
A blast aboard the Venezuelan oil tanker Coroni at the Gulf Refining pier in Philadelphia injured five crew members and damaged the 8164 ton ship. The explosion lifted the bow, tore deck planking, and tossed a deck winch onto the pier at 12 50 a m EST with investigators attributing it to vapor igniting from a lowering bulb. The ship had docked from Acaibo Venezuela to unload crude oil.
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Philadelphia
Coroni
Gulf Refining Company
Schuylkill River
John McGarrity
Philadelphia Police
Santiago Rodriguez
Acaibo
Venezuela
Hoee
Venezuelan
Margarits
Plague on Us and the Powder Keg of Disease
Dr Logan Clendening reviews Geddes Smith’s Plague on Us noting how epidemics shift from divine blame to science. The book blends history and case studies from yellow fever to typhoid, stressing vaccination and public health progress amid ongoing peril.
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Geddes Smith
Commonwealth Fund
New York
Washington
Reader Questions on Sun Exposure and Thyroid Drugs
Question and answer brief discussing sun exposure through clothing has no real benefit. Thyroid tablets may harm the system and should only be used under a doctor's direction. A child with persistent water blisters on feet is likely ringworm or athlete's foot and may respond to Whitfield's Ointment. if not, see a physician.
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P. de
S. C
Whitfield
Gene Pamphlets for Public Leaders From Dr Clendening
Dr Clendening offers pamphlets on diet indigestion digestion infant feeding and care of hair skin diabetes and more. Each pamphlet costs 10 cents plus a three cent stamp for a self addressed envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of this paper.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Father’s Day Tribute and a Legal Exchange
A poem honors aging fathers on Father’s Day noting his sacrifices for family and home. A dialogue between Defense Attorney and Arresting Officer questions sobriety and explains a road incident as a man attempts to roll up the white line.
Father’s Day Reflection on a Humble Dad’s Quiet Style
Lyla Myers laments a father whose wrinkled clothes and misaligned manners contrast with stylish peers. She notes that alone he may be blameless, but with others his flaws spark embarrassment. She urges appreciation before it’s too late, praising ordinary dad as greater.
Sweet Young Thing and the Traffic Cop Interaction
A young woman ignores signals and stalls in the street. a traffic officer accuses her of breaking rules. She calmly replies she knows the traffic rules, prompting a terse exchange about rules and conduct.
Pedestrians Complain About Speeding Motorists’ Remarks
Pedestrians report rough exchanges as speeding drivers respond with scornful questions about looking where they’re going, highlighting conflict between walkers and fast motorists in city streets.
I Am Called Many Things by Family Yet Pap Angers Me
In a humorous slice of life, Father recounts affectionate names used by family while lamenting the crude insult of being called Pap. The dialogue echoes characters and social quirks through a hospital bedside scene where a road-hog patient regains awareness as a nurse and doctor exchange light banter about his condition.
Of Father's Day and the Two Ministers on the Road
A reflective vignette about honoring fathers on Father’s Day and a brief encounter as two ministers walk along a country road one lights a cigar and begins to smoke while pondering terms of address and respect.
Walter Winchell on Broadway Gossip and Headlines
A 1941 column chronicles Broadway chatter about Hazel Forbes and Damon Runyon meeting Patrice Runyon at the Silver Slipper, rumors of marriages, and celebrity spats. It notes Hazel’s Reno plan, a Reno divorce rumor, and various showbiz anecdotes including Richman, Forbes, and the Broadway scene.
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New
Damon
Patrice
Runyon
Harry Richman
New York Actor's Circle Back As Warner Brothers Stars
Douglas Parkhirst recalls sharing a room with Jeffrey Lynn four years ago in the first road company of Brother Rat. Now both work for Warner Brothers with Lynn as the film star and Parkhirst an usher at the Strand theater. Pamela Devorne in London sends a morale note from Croydon describing air raid shelter removal and spring flowers brightening morale despite wartime disruption.
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Douglas Parkhirst
West 82Nd Street
New York
Jeffrey Lynn
Geoffrey Ragnar Lind
Rat
George Abbott
Warner Brothers
Strand
Pamela Devorne
London
The
Riviera
Croydon Tr
Dorothy Thompson Declines Dinner With Enemies Over Hitler Praise
Dorothy Thompson refuses to dine with guests praising Hitler calling them un-Americans. She notes her American identity makes them her enemies. The incident recalls a campaign dinner with a Senatorial dark horse remark that provoked her ire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Thompson
Hitler
Dark Horse
Dorothy
Noted stylist backs Nazis in Paris exile fallout
A well known stylist, long associated with pro Nazi views, faces a harsh reversal as Paris invaders place her establishment among outcasts. Shocked by the move she now struggles to pursue American citizenship while seeking retaliation and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wall Street Journal Comic Edition Front Page Cartoon
The Journal cuts its yearly issue, centering a bowl cartoon on the front page. It depicts two Wall Street figures leaving the Stock Exchange, one wearing an ascot as the other speaks a partial line about timing.
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Wall Street Journal
Wall
Conversation on Smoking Compared to a Pig
A man remarks that a pig does not smoke and contemplates the implied comparison. The other, noting the irony, suggests the smoker and the pig resemble each other more than the other man does. The two walk on in thoughtful quiet.
Cop Covers Drunk Man With Blanket on 49th Street
A patrol officer, badge 7832, found a drunk man lying on 49th Street near Past River. Rather than arresting him as a vagrant, the officer used an old blanket from a baby carriage to cover his shoulders.
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49Th Street
Ends All Jinx Stories in Invill e North Carolina
A feature on Bert A. Boyd of Invill e North Carolina a self proclaimed foe of superstition. He embraces thirteen in daily life locating ladders to walk under owning a 13 numbered apartment and mail box. He began his career with 13 badge and rose to leadership roles tied to 13 across multiple organizations.
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Inville
N.C
Bert A. Boyd
Boyd
Western Union Telegraph Company
Indiana 8 Board-of Trade
Rotary Club
Board of Trade
The
Grain Association
Country Club
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Athens Woman's Trial Set After Prohibition Violation
Mrs Myrtle Richardson a well known Athens woman faces a municipal court trial in Limestone County after deputies seized seven pints of whiskey from her car during a Wednesday search. Her prior three prohibition cases include one acquittal and two guilty pleas with fines. A chancery action to condemn the automobile was filed by County Solicitor George C Johnson.
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Athens
Ala
Myrtle Richardson
Limestone County
Richardson
Want Ads Promote Economical Trade Between Buyers and Sellers
Buyers and sellers know that the most economical turnover can be had through use of Want Ads. The notice emphasizes the value of classified advertising to connect people with affordable goods and services.
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Pater
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League of American Writers
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