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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
4
A serialized collated column reflects on wartime duties from salvage drives to nursing needs, housing, and recreation centers. It notes civil defense, rationing, and the need for USO facilities, while debating postwar world order and the balance between vigilance and international cooperation.
The article argues that true resolution rests on releasing soldiers as peace arrives. It notes the need for orderly demobilization and orderly transition from wartime to civilian life, emphasizing timely discharge and societal readjustment.
Dr. Logan Clendening reports an outbreak of stomach ulcers among troops returning from the Low Countries. Among 175 hospital cases, 41 were stomach disorders and 34 confirmed ulcers. Factors include rough food, irregular meals, heavy tobacco use, and oral sepsis under combat stress. Also notes many X-ray operators reassigned to diagnosis and many soldiers feigning dyspepsia to avoid duty.
Readers may obtain seven Dr Clendening pamphlets at 10 cents each by sending a dime and a SASE with a three cent stamp to Dr Logan Clendening care of no paper. Titles include diet, indigestión, infant feeding, diabetes treatment, girls care, and hair care.
Arthur Pryor aged 71 the famed bandmaster who wrote martial airs for millions died today in his West Long Branch New Jersey home. A veteran of Army bands he became a national figure during wartime morale efforts. He led concerts nationwide and influenced generations of wind players and conductors.
The guidance urges all readers to sign the Bond Pledge Card. If contributing fully through payroll savings reaches 80 percent, individuals should still sign the pledge to show support for the bond effort.
A collage of light verse and quips appears with a wedding joke about June, a napkin scene in a restaurant, a gag about Gaulstones, a wealthy poet’s six months of work, and remarks on matrimony. The piece ends with Ingenuity plus courage plus work equals Miracles.
Soldiers at Fort Ord in California push a campaign against revealing vital military information with the slogan Zip your lip. The note mentions a rejected proposal and contrasts rich and poor suitors in a social vignette.
A reflective note urges people to act now and assist those around them rather than postponing good deeds. It emphasizes the value of timely kindness and community support, inviting readers to consider practical ways to help others today.
A vivid, bustling New York snapshot features Walter Winchell and Broadway personalities in 1944. Celebrities like Jeanne Cagney and Lieut J Bryan share Midtown moments while industry figures and clubs mix with show business lore and light gossip.
A collage of Midtown anecdotes includes Faith Baldwin awaiting a second minor operation at Drs. Hospital, Mountbatten using aliases at the Lowell Hotel, and Billy Conn's Ghiims seeking funds to cover $11,000 taxes. Hedy Lamarr and Reginald Gardiner resume activity as brewing gossip.
A Quaker leader urges immediate charity for war effort noting one chance to act. The message asks readers to buy War Savings Bonds and Stamps today to support production for the war.
The speaker notes a blue sky and green earth, praising the fresh air between them. A short, reflective sentiment about nature’s colors and the sense of space it creates.
A fragmentary portrait of New York scenes from Astor blue dimout shades to Broadway milk bars. A woman in deep mourning exits Fifth Avenue and gives $20 to two enlisted men while a man with a hoe draws crowds in a vacant lot at Sixth and Fifty-Second. The Columbus Circle fruit tree and Cosmetricks sign add quirky detail as a cyclist bears a Rolls Royce banner.
Oversized crowd at Times Square tickets free for women surpasses 7000 as 600 uniformed men enter until quota is filled. Johnny Burke performs two vaudeville acts. Camp Upton boxing carnival supports Army Relief Friday night. Fat Man on Sugar Hill lucrative Harlem venue opens Bronx branch. Ex gang chiefs turn to soft beverages in new employment. All-star show tops a flag corner. Keep It Flying.
Two men were killed and three injured when a dynamite charge in a new shaft near Birmingham, Alabama was struck during drilling. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad officials blamed the explosion on the unexploded charge and noted the event occurred last night at the Hamilton mine vicinity.
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