War Notes and Opinion on Air Power and Politics
A collection of wartime columns discusses Rommel rumors and Hitler’s alleged displeasure, liquor shortages profiteering, Texas Democrats and electoral strategy, personal wartime stories including an American soldier finding his daughter in Rome, and the debated role of air power versus ground and sea strength in victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Larry Allen
Germany
French
Illinois
Joe McWilliams
Congress
Constitutional Americans
Mothers Mobilize For
America
Patrick’ Henry Forum
Liz Dilling
Chicago
Dallas Morning News calls tax bill a dangerous simplification
A Dallas Morning News editorial attacks the simplified tax measure H R an act sent to the President for signature. It argues the bill shifts tax burden to about thirty million Americans under 5000 dollars, weakens democracy, and should be repealed. It warns of corporate dependence and looming long term taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Morning News
Congress
Texas
Dallas
Associated Press
The Road to Fame Turns on Work
A Decatur man reflects on fame not being a named highway but found along the dreary path called work. A humorous exchange about domestic praise follows, contrasting a wife’s praise of another man with a friend’s remark about his own wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossie Berry
Decatur
Bill
Dynamic sales manager who defied doubt to boost business
A successful sales leader explains his rise from a rut to triple growth. He recalls an executive motto inspiring him: Those who said it couldn't be done were wrong, and he chose to proceed and succeed.
Tax measure stresses personal responsibility for returns
The simplified measure preserves the duty on the individual taxpayer to make accurate returns. It keeps the burden on taxpayers while streamlining procedures and maintaining accountability for reported income and credits.
Palpitation Causes From Digestive to Thyroid Disorders
A medical column analyzes data from London and American hospitals showing palpitation often stems from digestion dyspepsia and goiter or thyroid issues. High blood pressure accounts for about 15 percent and paroxysmal tachycardia for about 10 percent. functional causes include indigestion overweight debility menopause anxiety and fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potain
Enthusiasm, a Fire in the Spirit, Drives Triumphs
A local Decatur reminiscence recalls General Fochs maxim that the human soul on fire is a great weapon. The tale contrasts boastful courage with a humorous exchange about candy and soap. A wry line notes eggs never get too fresh and a drunken wedding remark caps the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Foch
Viewpoints on Opportunity and Reform in Reflected Dialog
Fragmentary excerpt presents a stereotyped dialogue with lines about America as opportunity, amid lines on treasure treasury and dignity. Voices labeled Dusky Swain and others suggest a racialized social view within a public discourse column.
Vine and Grandfather Survive to a Ripe Ninety
A rustic reminiscence notes a woman described as both the vine and the berry on that vine and recalls a grandfather who lived to ninety amid faith based readings of old medicine almanacs and their claimed life wisdom.
Man Says People Earn More By Doing Nothing
A Decatur resident quips that a better living comes from idleness than steady work of the past. In another Decatur anecdote a woman reports hearing a strange noise at night and finds a pair of feet under the bed. It turns out to be her husband who woke to the same sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Anzio
Italy
Hitler
Luftwaffe
Fisenhower
Goering
Rome
Apennine
Boot
Livorno
Florence
Rimini
Yugoslavia
Apennine Line
Apennines
Appennines
Decatur
Decatur Woman
Alan Hynd
Int'l
J. W. Connolly
Edgar Snow
Moscow
Mme Sun Yat-sen
China
Dunhill
Dali
Schianarelli
MGM
Newsweek
Montgomery Ward
Omigosh
U. S. Treasury
Stock Exchange
Emil Schram
Florence Kahn
San Francisco
5Th Avenue
Finality
Hristine Cromwell
Doris Duke
Vivien Kellems
Councils of
Equity
Wm. Harrigan
Mr. Harrigan
Kay Kyser
Georgia Carroll
Mercedes Marlowe
Just Name The Day From A Curious Poetic Fragment
A fragmented verse piece references figures like Hirohito and Samuel T. Larkens. The lines hint at day naming, ancestry, and advice about cold recovery, but the passage remains oblique and reflective rather than reporting a clear event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirohito
Samuel T. Larkens
Local News and Furlough Notes From Lawrence County
Lawrence County and Caddo area residents share furloughs and visits from military personnel including Hubert Price Lenard Hill Lee Standridge and Horace Tucker. Families gather for fishing trips singings and Sunday services while Pvt. Tucker prepares to return to Camp San Luis Obispo California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Napps
Onie Maner
Hubert Price
U. S. Army
Jessie Miller
Forney Miller
Pvt
Texas
Jim. Jenkins
Vernon
John
Horace Tucker
Camp
Tucker
Camp San Luis
Obispo
California
Iree Jenkins
Elon
BD. Sparks
Butler Powell
Bethlehem
Decatur Teacher Quips About Cold Feet Theme
A Decatur classroom exchange features a teacher asking what happens when a man's temperature reaches the lowest point and a student answering that he has cold feet, capturing a light moment in school life.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Snatches and Rumors
Walter Winchell on Broadway column highlights snatch threats to The F. Sinatras avoiding baby pictures. Gossip covers resignations, marriages, theater plans, and industry chatter from Lon McAllister to Kay Kyser, with mentions of Gable, Crawford, Blondell, and Bevin debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Sinatras
Farley
Stork Club
Sherman
Hazel Donnelly
Ziegfeld Follies
al Jolson
Jinx Falkenberg
Lon McAllister
Jean Crain
20Th
Indiana
Nino Martini
Helen Reynolds
Clark Gable
Kay Williams
Aralac Fiber Promises Warm, Woollike Quilt Interlining
A protein fiber called Aralac, sourced from skimmed milk, offers woollike warmth and is suitable for interlining baby quilts, promising comfort and warmth without traditional wool.
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Decatur Daily
Ala
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
Alabama
Michelangelo
Tank Corps
Rommel
Uncle Sam
Chicago Daily News
Pacific
Agse
Ernie Pyle
Pyle
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Junius
Aire
Rui
Clendening
National Hospital For
London
M. L
Decatur Boy
Lawrence County
Audrey Jenkins
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Sterling North
Columm
Post
Martin
Wm. Gellermann
John Day
William Gellermann
Dies
Dies Committee
Northwestern” —University
Gellermann
Life
Leo McCarey
Lkker
Bob Ritchie
Angel
West
Vaughn
Monroes
Omaha
New Hampshire
Mt. Washington
Bretton Woods
N. H
Estelle Taylor
Paul Small
Candy Jones
Boston
Lois de Fee
Looey
Muito Bonita
Senorita
Roger Touhy
FBI
Gripsholm
Ann Dvorak
Bevin
House of Commons
Ann
Senator Wheeler
Irving
Ellin Mackay
Berlin
Collier
Star Merchants
H. Henderson
S. Shaw
Joan Crawford
Tom Ferris
Pop
Steve Hannagan
Miami Beach
Joan Blondell
Elia Kazan
Damon Runyon
Morgan County National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Pettey’s Cleaners
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