Decatur celebration to reveal town story and growth
The article notes Decatur's upcoming celebration in early July as the first time the town's story will be told. It urges newcomers and long-time residents to engage in improving the community and highlights The Daily's stance on unemployment tax legislation. It also critiques CIO influence on General Motors and calls for steadier defense program support.
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Decatur
Decatur F
Gtory
General Motors
CIO
Arthur Godfrey
Tennessee
Jessel
M. Berle
5Th Avenue
Bucknell University
Irving Berlin
Carmel Snow
Louise Macy
Jack Whitney
Paris
Harper's Bazaar
Sam Goldwyn
Meyer Davis
B. Mayer
Sid Silvers
Buddy DeSylva
Silvers
MGM
Stork
No Uprooting the Government in War and Peace
A strong defense of free press and speech notes that during peace citizens may gather and share ideas, but in war times the government must be preserved. The speaker urges disgruntled individuals to move on if they oppose the regime and warns against uprooting authority.
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United States
South America
The Wheeler Lake Boating Boom and Future Profits
Reports show 886 boats on Wheeler Lake one day highlighting growing recreation. The author envisions future river commerce with river terminals at Decatur and Tennessee towns and thousands of boats driving investment and payroll growth.
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Wheeler
Wheeler Lake
Decatur
Tennessee
Pat
Debate Over Decatur Airfield Development Sparks National Interest
The passage argues that the nation has fallen behind on airfield development at Decatur and urges awake attention to world economics and State Department challenges, signaling a broader call to action for national aviation policy.
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Department of State
Pacifist Teaching in Mississippi Sparks National Debate
The Commercial Dispatch reprints a Webster Progress critique of a denominational Mississippi college for pacifist teaching. It cites a student who would fight for his country, and urges boards to vet faculty backgrounds to prevent foreign ideologies from entering classrooms amid fears of fifth column activity on campuses.
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Webster Progress
Mississippi
Informed
Webster County
America
United States
Dispatch
Progress
Howard College
the Daily
Big business men in Washington push defense advisory role
June reports describe Knudsen and Stettinius taking rapid charge in wartime policy, with Hopkins backing. They endorse a $200 million war department factory appropriation and expand the munitions board, while labor and political limits loom. The new council operates beyond traditional authority, shaping early U.S. defense strategy.
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Knudsen
Stettinius
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House Appropriations Committee
War Department
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Hopkins
Settinius
National Defense Advisory Commission
Congress
Stettinius and
Stettinius-Knudsen Group
Army-Navy Munitions Board
Defense Council
Alabama Senate to confirm education board appointees
Governor Dixon announced four recess appointments to the state board of education. Former Senator M A Rogers of Monroeville joins the board along with reappointments of N D Denson of Opelika Joe Starnes of Guntersville and Donald Comer of Birmingham for terms expiring October 1 1943 as the Senate adjourns its summer session.
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Ala
Senate
State Board of Education
Dixon
M.A. Rogers
Well
Monroeville
N. D. Denson
Opelika
Joe Starnes
Guntersville
Donald Comer
Birmingham
Tractor mishap flattens elm in Scottsbluff front yard
In Scottsbluff Nebraska a 16 year old youth practicing with a tractor caused the machine to balk and veer into Henry Holt's yard. The tractor toppled a 12 foot elm tree and crashed into a bird perch, underscoring wartime fears with a domestic mishap.
Protruded Intervertebral Disk and Back Pain Explained
Dr. Logan Clendening explains that rare cases of low back pain and sciatica may stem from dislocated intervertebral disks, called protruded disks. Most back pain improves with manipulation rest warmth and diathermy, while surgical removal has relieved some cases.
Ten Little Chiselers by Junius
A satirical verse traces a group of chiselers shrinking from ten to one through risky cuts price wars and failed payments, ending with none left. The piece lampoons greed and reckless business practices in blunt serialized couplets.
Dr Clendening Publishes Seven Health Pamphlets For Readers
The editor notes Dr Logan Clendening offers seven pamphlets at ten cents each. To obtain a pamphlet, send ten cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of this paper. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Water and punchline in an old scrapbook dialogue
A fragment from an old scrapbook shows a Black churchyard skit where a man confesses many misdeeds and declares he never lost his religion while a joke follows about alimony and a wife’s reaction. The humor relies on irony and a preacher persona amid a prayer meeting scene.
Water supply lesson goes awry in classroom tale
A teacher guides a class as he demonstrates turning on water at home. The pipes and spigots are in place, but the water fails to flow leaving students listening as the lesson stalls.
Gaiety Through Portraits and Pranks in Family Life
A dated sketch notes women using hat fashion pictures to amuse future generations and cautions amateur photo work. A flirtatious exchange between a young man and a pretty girl is described, followed by a waiter noting an order omission and a lobster lapse.
The Paradox of Wealth and the Call to Poverty in Spirit
A preacher calls poverty of soul the blessing that frees the inner self to receive divine riches. Wealth brings pleasure but cannot satisfy. true sustenance comes from Christ when one empties self and dependence in faith, asking for the kingdom of heaven.
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Christ
Kingdom of Heaven
Judge to name lottery bosses in Mobile racket case
In Mobile on June 18 Judge Norvelle Leigh of the police court announced that "Small Fry" arrested in lottery cases will begin naming the bosses. A negro offender was fined $250 or 90 days for possessing lottery tickets. The judge warned future informers to reveal truth about the bosses or face harsher treatment.
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Mobile
Ala
Norvelle Leigh
Police Court
Leigh
Incomplete Exchange Over Lobster Order
A brief exchange reveals a waiter assuring a diner he may order any dish. The dialogue captures a casual restaurant moment without additional context or outcome.
Careful Decatur Wife to Husband on Electric Stenographer
A witty item from a Decatur news page notes a wife, newly equipped with an electric refrigerator, suggests her husband try to obtain an electric stenographer, reflecting light domestic humor of the era.
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Decatur
Foolishment in Montana Flood Involves a Young Singer
A charming young singer named Hannah reportedly floated away in a Montana flood. Her sister was said to accompany her on the piano as they were carried by the rising water.
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Hannah
Montana
Walter Winchell on Broadway Gossips From the Town
Trade gossip notes across Broadway from Walter Winchell’s column. Debates include Juliana’s U.S. plans, Bar on Mannerheim’s visit, Joan Crawford with Gil Haggerty, mergers of Thibault and Berkeley, Ruth Grace’s marriage, Jorge Sanchez’s health, Iris Adrian’s mother’s marriage, and a string of celebrity movements, scandals, and industry shifts amid munitions scandals and party chatter.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
Baron Mannerheim
Perona
Bath Club
Joan Crawford
Gil Haggerty
Conrad
Thrash
Thiba
England
Broadway Notes and Stage Scraps From A Holiday Page
Broadway shows note Billy Roses project by Jim Crouch. Sir Hubert Wilkins left Lisbon. A Jersey columnist brawled with Geo Lowther III at Rhumba Casino in West End. Walk With Music backers buy out producers. DuBarry and Louisiana casts sing finale. A photographer punched in England for photos in an ammo factory. released. Las Vegas divorce of Colonel L Effingham De Forest and Anne Marston questioned. Hitler’s Paris fall compared to Helen of Troy.
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Jim Crouch
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Lisbon
Geo. Lowther, III
Rhumba
West End
N. Js
England
Las Vegas
Nev
L. Effingham de Forest
Anne Marston
Tennyrate
Hitler
Paris
Helen of Troy
Aqua Concentra tion Camp backstage fury roils Aqua dae
Aquacade members rail at strict backstage rules as the venue earns a nickname The Aqua Concentra tion Camp backstage. Stage manager Jack Young is mocked as Jack von Young while Inez Freer of The Future Wives of America ends her engagement with a merchant executive.
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Aquacade
Aqua Concentration Camp
Jack Young
Jack von Young
Inez Freer
Future Wives of America
Louisville
Walter Edge, Jr
Sec’y of Commerce
Hopkin
Detroit attorney argues press critique can weaken FBI power
A Detroit attorney addressing the National Lawyers Guild on May 31 warned that constant criticism of the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover, amplified by magazines and organizations, could erode FBI influence. He noted years of biographical campaigns and claimed fresh material would not exist without his disclosures.
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Detroit
National Lawyers’ Guild
G-Man Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Decatur approves service station permit. local notes and sports
Fifty-two items recall Decatur city council denying a Ninth avenue Moulton street filing station permit. Junior Chamber plans a $2,200 drive. Daylight saving plan fails 121 to 88. Mayor Nelson's Birmingham trip noted. Lucille Graves weds Clarence Cook on June 17. Local ill and travel notices middle the week. Industrial league results Jaysees 10 Cooper Wells 2. L N 3 Connecticut Mills 2.
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Decatur
Ninth Avenue
Moulton Street
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