War Bond Pledges, Red Cross Debate, and Factory Strikes
Lauderdale countians have pledged to buy over half a million in bonds and stamps annually. The American has opposed the Ala War Chest pooling national drives. War Production Chairman Donald Nelson opposes a 4 percent excess profits tax, warning it could hurt production and industry. Strikes and slowdowns worry the public as war production stays paramount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauderdale
Morgan
Limestone
Tennessee Valley
Red Cross
Donald Nelson
Nelson
Congress
France Must Endure Nazi Rule Says Petain Leader
Petain, 86, argues surrender is not salvation for France or its people. only driving Germans from soil can spark recovery and aid Britain and the United States. Warnings in Alabama stress blackout drills as risk of Axis raids grows. remoteness no longer shields cities like Mobile and Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Petain
Britain
Uniates
Scrap the Rubber Drive to End Shortage Aids Uncle Sam
Citizens urged to collect and surrender used rubber items from homes and businesses to support government conservation efforts. Local organizers cite wartime need and national shortages driving campaigns and collection points across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Optimist George Woodlee Returns Home on Short Furlough
The Daily profiles George W. Woodlee, Lexington crew member who survived Coral Sea and is home in Sparta Tennessee on a 12 day furlough. He remains upbeat about U S war progress and expects to rejoin an aircraft carrier soon despite losses.
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Poole
George W. Woodlee
The
Daily
Lexington
Sparta
Tenn
George
Tennessee
Army
Navy
Creation
Nashville Tennessean
United States
American naval victory outlook foreshadows Pacific offensive gains
Washington reports that Japan has lost most of its nine credited aircraft carriers with few remaining, signaling a shift in the Pacific war. The piece argues that the United States can now project power across the region but warns of limits, including potential Japanese land-based aircraft and damaged cruiser strength, while large air raids on the West Coast and strategic positions are unlikely but not impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Pacific
MacArthur
Jane's Fighting
China
Malaya
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
Ad Pacific
Tokyo
Panama Canal
Hawaii
Midway
Navy ships and rubber politics in wartime debate
The piece notes future naval power with flat top ships and planes, criticizes multiple committees for rubber and gas shortages, cites Sen Maloney funding for inquiry, and mentions French resolve and Russian front uncertainties despite Moscow reports. It references White House talks and a proposed single rubber authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House Interstate Commerce Committee
House Coinage Committee
Patman Small Business
Senate
Truman Committee
Agriculture
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Millsd Affairs Committee
Maloney
Senate Audit and Control Committee
White House
Gillette
Lawrence County Red Hill News Item
Price Roger, long ill with blood poison, is improving. Mrs. M A Owens and family joined Mr. and Mrs Emmett Owens and children for a Sunday visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bell Archie in Oakville. Mrs Bob McCaghren and family also mentioned.
Effects of X-Ray on Various Kinds of Cells
Medical overview by Dr Logan Clendening discusses X rays and radium, their discovery and evolving use in treating cancer and skin and blood diseases. It explains how X rays penetrate tissue, affect different cell types, and notes the role of differentiation and environment in tissue sensitivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Grubel
Chicago
Becquerel
Clendening
Logan Olendening
Saints in Heaven Golf Miracle Spoof Ends with Quip
An absurd exchange between St Peter and St Thomas Aquinas features celestial golfers scoring hole in one. Peter jokes about skipping miracles to get to work as the tale shifts to a seaside goodbye and a Pittsburgh store anniversary slogan from Gimbel Brothers.
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St. Peter and
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Peter's
St. Thomas
Peter
Gimbel Brothers
Pittsburgh
Local visitors and family gatherings noted in area
Mrs Arthur Callahan and Mrs Ennis Roger visited Bob McCaghren who is in Huntsville Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Waugh of Decatur spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Lewis Swindle. Mr and Mrs Elmer McCaghren and children of Liberty were the Sunday guests of J W McCaghren. Lawrence Kelsoe was a business visitor in Moulton on Wednesday. Jim Roger of Birmingham is visiting his daughter Mrs Floyd Lowery. Milton Borden of Decatur is visiting his sister Mrs Bob McCaghren.
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Arthur—Callahan
Ennis Roger
Bob McCaghren
Huntsville
James Waugh
Decatur
Lewis Swindle
Elmer McCaghren
Liberty
J. W. McCaghren
Lawrence Kelsoe
Moulton
Jim Roger
Birmingham
Floyd Lowery
Milton Borden
Fragmented humor notes mix social quips and schoolroom gibes
A string of brief phrases and humorous asides cover topics from farm eggs and mission work to gardens and gravity. The piece references a rural teacher, a young housewife, a motion picture actress, and remarks on war and social foibles, suggesting a collage of light, episodic snippets.
New England Husband Sued for Divorce After 1902 Disappearance
A New England husband who vanished from his home in 1902 faces a divorce suit. The impatient mood of some women is noted as the suit proceeds, while the case includes a sharp reply about threats in broken English and a vase joke.
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New England
Mrs Pearson Visits Moliltén Resident Son
Mrs Pearson of Moliltén is spending a few days here with her son Claude Pearson. Mr and Mrs Luke Roberts are visiting as well, sharing time with local relatives.
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Mrs. Pearson
Moliltén
Claude Pearson
Luke Roberts
Broadway Shows Sparkling Yet Rowdy Reviews
Walter Winchell On Broadway outlines several productions from 1961 including Arsenic and Old Lace Best Foot Forward Junior Miss and Let’s Face It. It praises Boris Karloff as the sanest member of the Arsenic family and notes Danny Kaye’s stardom in Let’s Face It.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Boris Karloff
Danny Kaye
Mrs. K
Ita
Blithe Spirit and By Jupiter at the Theatre
Review lauds Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit for its witty dead wife premise and stylish production. It praises the cast led by Ray Bolger and others, while noting Rodgers and Hart provide decent music in By Jupiter but the show falters despite strong performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Coward
Coward
Jupiter
Kate Hepburn
Rodgers and Hart
Ray Bolger
Constance Moore
Benny Venuta
Bertha Belmore
Vera Ellen
Claudia Revival Returns to Summer Resort Stage
The revival after a long run at the venue travels to summer resort takings. Originating before the war, it made Dorothy McGuire a star and brought back her capable colleagues Donald Cook and Frances Starr.
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Claudia
Dorothy McGuire
Donald Cook
Frances Starr
Guest in the House: fragile intruder unsettles family tension
A fragile guest portrayed by Mary Anderson unsettles a household, convalescing through provoking the wife and husband and guiding their son toward hypochondria. The piece emphasizes the guest's illness and the strain she causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anderson
M UN
Community Relatives Visit During Weekend
The report lists visits by local families over the weekend including Parks Glasgow and Wallace from Neel, Edgar Callahan and son Charles visiting Rocky Ford, and Jasper Roberts of Neel spending Sunday with Ben Roberts. The piece notes Judson James and Forest Chapel families calling, and Burlie Lane with son Jimmie from Paducah Kentucky staying Monday night with Luke Roberts.
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Cole Springs
Parks Glasgow
Wallace
Neel
Therrel Wallace
Edgar Callahan
Charles
Lud Callahan
Rocky Ford
Jasper Roberts
Ben Roberts
Judson
James
Forest Chapel
Burlie Lane
Jimmie
Paducjh
Kentucky
Luke Roberts
Life with Father and Broadway Rivalries Referenced
The reminiscence recalls Lindsay aka Crouse striking a vein of gold three years ago as map-makers revise prints to find towns not yet played. The growth threatens Tobacco Road and echoes conflicts with Abie's Irish Rose and Ben Hur.
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Lindsay
Crouse
Tobacco Road
Abie
Two Broadway Shows Nab Mixed Reviews in Village Snapshot
A lively critique notes My Sister Eileen delivers broad comedy with Shirley Booth lifting a basement flat scenario in Greenwich Village. Porgy and Bess gets a brisk refresh with faster pacing and strong performances highlighting famous tunes like Summertime and I Got Plenty of Nothin.
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Eileen
Greenwich Village
Gulf of Mexico
Shirley Booth
Keystone Cops
Chaplin
Vaude revival echoed by Winter Garden veterans
A quartet of Winter Garden headliners Lou Holtz Phil Baker Willie Howard and Paul Draper returns to the stage. Hazel Scott debuts as a fresh starter while the model of variety shows wanes with fewer acts, leaving the scene sobbing into the beer dream.
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Winter Garden
Vaude
Lou Holtz
Phil Baker
Willie Howard
Paul Draper
Hazel Scott
Unclear fragment hints at homicide motive and psychology
The text suggests a nonsensical discussion of a killer needing to overcome a nuisance to commit a clean homicide, labeling the subject as psychoanalytical and noting a bizarre phrasing about popping toppo before acting.
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Harry
Sons O Fun at Olsen and Johnson Tops New Variety
The revue features Olsen and Johnson with props and comics leading a troupe of baggy pants artists. The act is described as vandalistic humor, with customers stripped of their shirts instead of their pants, continuing a four year noisy tradition but with toned down excess.
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Olsen and Johnson
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Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
R. Shelton
Alabama
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Dixon
Mobile
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Berlin
Moscow
Lawrence County
Red Hill
Jessie McCaghren
Hitler
By Logan Clendening, M. D
J. E. Gilman
Workman
Japan
Lyla Myers
Smith
Jones
Sherman
Morgan County
Rock Springs
Opal Roberts
Walter Winchell
Dally Mirra
Angel Street
Street of Angels
Joy Hodges
Marty
Gil Stratten
Nancy Walker
Sally Benson
Patricia Peardon
Lenore Lonergan
Porgy & Bess
Todd Duncan
Porgy
Bess
Pearl Harbor
Dad
Sonny
Sis
State National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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