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Farmers complain of excessive rain endangering crops while urging broad bond purchases to fund the seventh war loan. The message urges individuals to invest fully in bonds, regardless of neighbors.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
4
June Weather Delights All As Varied Skies Return
June weather brings a mix of sun rain hail wind and heat with cool spells. Officials note the unusual balance should please many residents as patterns shift across days.
Alabama Legislature Seeks Balanced Growth Amidfinancing
The legislature has few days left to finish Alabama construction plans and move toward an agricultural industrial balance. Ample funds promise to fund many necessities and some long desired luxuries for Alabamians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Legislature Fails to Advance Voting Reform
The piece laments the legislature delaying voting reform efforts. It accuses lawmakers of burying poll tax proposals and opposing absentee voting changes, labeling them politicians resisting the will of the majority and Governor Sparks, with the reactionary wing in control at Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Sparks
Decatur Court House Meeting On Postwar School Plans
Tomorrow night at eight o'clock a court house meeting will present Decatur's postwar school plans. Citizens are invited to attend and may express their wishes. The plans involve a large investment and require approval from the citizenship, school board, and city council as government instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Decatur
Decatur’s Growth Urged Through Strong Foundations
Citizens urged to support city growth through solid schools fair taxes hospital facilities and four way transportation. Voters and leaders are asked to back wise city management and cooperative citizenship as the base for investment and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Westbrook Pegler Attacks Roosevelt Line in Political Commentary
Westbrook Pegler's sustained opposition to the Roosevelt regime is tied to his expose of Elliot Roosevelt's $200000 loan from John Hartford. Birmingham official Cooper Green praised postwar plans as Birmingham leads smaller Alabama cities, highlighting a $26000000 program with items advancing over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook Pegler
Roosevelt
Elliot Roosevelt
John Hartford
Pegler
Fdr
White House
Cooper Green
Birmingham City Commission
Kiwanis Club
Birmingham
Alabama
Magic City
Soldier urges Limestone county to go wet in Athens paper
In the Alabama Courier of Athens a soldier argues Limestone county should legalize liquor. He notes the war effort at home remains a major task and contrasts it with defeating the Germans as the clearer path to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Courier of
Athens
Limestone County
Rural Telephone Plan Criticized by Walter Miller
Walter Miller, editor of The Colbert County Reporter, opposes a proposed Rural Telephone administration. He notes AT and T plans rural service expansion via electric lines and jokes a Rural Bathtub and Toilet administration would spend far more taxpayers’ money. He argues the nation already has ample telephones, baths, and toilets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Miller
Colbert County Reporter
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
RTA
United States
Valley Baseball Seeks Postwar Semi Pro Revival
The Limestone Democrat endorses the National Semi Pro Baseball Congress plan to send former stars like Cobb and Ruth to small Tennessee Valley towns after the war. The effort would fund year round salaries for players to train kids, lecture, and organize local leagues, reviving local baseball and civic pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone
Democrat
Athens
Decatur
Huntsville
Tennessee
Ray Dumont
Cobb
Speaker
Ruth
Wagner
Hornsby
Sisler
Chief Bender
Dizzy Dean
Cooperstown
N. Y
Dumont
Roosevelt loan controversy taints late president's image
Washington reports detail a 1939 loan of 200000 from John Hartford to Elliott Roosevelt and a 1941 settlement for 4000. Hartford Ewing and Jesse Jones deny improper conduct while calls grow for congressional inquiry into whether FDR used his office to aid his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Hartford
A. and P. Grocery
Elliott
Sam
Hartford
Caruthers Ewing
New York
Jesse Jones
Secretary of Commerce
Department of Justice
Danville
Ills
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Warm Springs
Jones
Congress
Elliott Roosevelt
J. P. Morgan
Pecora
Ewing
U. S. Grant
Doolittle's First School Lays in Nome Alaska
Brig. Gen. James Doolittle attended his first school in Nome Alaska where his father had moved during the gold rush. This early schooling foreshadowed a future noted aviation career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brig. Gen
James Doolittle
Nome
Alaska
Copper Usually Found With Other Valuable Metals
Copper is rarely found in isolation but occurs in association with other valuable metals. The text notes this common geological pattern and implies insights into ore composition and mining prospects.
Kathleen Windsor Reading for Forever Amber Preliminaries
Kathleen Windsor author of Forever Amber read 256 books while researching for her Restoration era novel and preliminary notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Japan faces strategic retreat in China war expansion
Washington reports that Japanese forces in Central and Southern China are retreating toward the Yangtze and Shanghai as they abandon rail links to Hong Kong and Malaya. Chinese offensives, air power, and naval blockades complicate their last defense while Allied plans push toward Asia and southern bases. The note links a two-year war horizon to the broader Pacific campaign and hints at oil and base motivations behind Allied moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Hitler
France
Hongkong
Swatow
Amoy
Stillwell
Tokyo
Manchuria
Hankow
Malaya
South Asia
Burma
Fourteenth Air Force
Borneo
Pacific
Celebes
Java
Sumatra
Philippines
Japan
Brunei
Okinawa
Asia
Proposed zoning ordinance definitions and enforcement notes
A continued excerpt defines terms used in a municipal zoning ordinance including height of building lot non conforming use story street structure total floor area use yard and front rear and side yards It also covers building inspector permit requirements certificate of occupancy penalties and remedies for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buildiig
Decatur Zoning Board rules and planning commission duties
City ordinance establishes the Board of Zoning Adjustment and ties its powers to Alabama law. It requires City Planning Commission review for amendments, authorizes hearings with public notice, and adopts saving and interpretation provisions to promote welfare. The ordinance becomes effective upon its signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Alabama
Decatur City Planning Commission
Little Known Anecdotes From Famous Figures
Walter Winchell collects quips and military mishaps from figures like Douglas MacArthur Roosevelt Voltaire Napoleon and Teddy Roosevelt. The anecdotes blend humor and diplomacy with sharp satire of propaganda and press relations.
O Dwyer Counteracts Blunt Campaign Image
A New York District Attorney candidate Bill O'Dwyer is portrayed as a shrewd political strategist. He once spoke on the platform with a blank note in hand, discarding it to claim he can speak from his heart. A reporter later found the note was blank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill O'Dwyer
New York
O'Dwyer
O‘dwyer
Will Rogers and FDR Night Attack Recalled in May 1919
Lowell Thomas recounts a May 1919 incident when Franklin D Roosevelt and his wife faced a blast near their home. A concussion followed by an explosion left the street dark, glass broken, trees stripped, and the front door blown open as Roosevelt shouted for Johnny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Thomas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fdr
Johnny
Injunction Sought Against Unlawful Building Violation
Adjacent property owners who would be specially damaged may file injunction or mandamus proceedings to prevent unlawful erection or alteration. The action seeks to abate or correct violations and protect occupants of the building or structure.
Wit and words from history and wit
Publisher William Allen White and Clemenceau anecdotes show sharp speeches and clever retorts. Horace Greeley is linked to Go West not by origin but by popular misattribution from the Terre Haute Express before a Tribune pick up. These clips reflect memorable quips about statesmanship and motivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen White
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
White
Missouri
Horace Greeley
Greeley
N. Y. Tribune
Terre Haute
Ind
Express
John Soule
Shaw's Dinner Etiquette Sparks Witty Wires
A chorus of verbal jabs follows G B Shaw and Lady Randolf Churchill after a dinner invite, highlighting Shaw's famed habit of avoiding social gatherings and Churchill’s sharp retort about his manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Shaw
Shaw
Randolf Churchill
Churchill
World fisheries yield about 762 million in foods and products
The article notes that global fisheries normally produce roughly 762 million dollars annually from food and industrial products. It emphasizes the sector’s economic scale and the diverse uses of harvested marine resources.
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W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
Valley Baseball
Westbrook
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Western Division
Mississippi
By Mauldin
Walter Winchell
Baltimore
Douglas MacArthur
Mrs. Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy
Voltaire
Napoleon
Spain
Bonaparte
Joe Louis
Detroit
Child Guidance Bureau
Bretton Woods
Will Rogers
Rogers
Will
Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines
Clemenceau
Germany
Loyd's Drug
Stewart Bros. Motor Co
Gartselle
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