Alabama Dothan Echoes War Era Jitters And Political Bets In 1941
In a mosaic of wartime commentary, readers learn of jitters over questionnaires and consulates, debates on arming merchant ships and the Robin Moor incident, and Alabama’s poll tax debate. The piece notes RAF Tuscaloosa trainees, Italian and German wartime moves, and local calls for energy conservation and preparedness. It references Decatur Kiwanis events, Joe Louis boxing at the Polo Grounds, and Alabama politics ahead of future elections.
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Dothan Eagle
Alabama
United States Supreme Court
the Eagle
Decatur Daily
Washington
Navy
Congress
Robin Moor
Silence and roads spark wartime claims in the South
The missive warns of Stalin’s silence and China’s airport buildup as the arsenal of democracy debate grows. It criticizes Birmingham interests, U.S. 31 completion, and Tennessee highway relocations from Athens to Pulaski, urging politics to yield to common sense.
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Binningham
U.S. 31
Alabama
Tennessee
Athens
Pulaski
Let Them Lie Article 18 Fracture Of The Pelvis
Prepared by the Committee on Accidents and Industrial Health Alabama State Medical Association Approved by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. In pelvic fracture shock is severe and first to be addressed. Keep the patient quiet warm and still. Straps or belts support the pelvis. Do not lift the patient. Maintain flatness and wait for medical help.
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Alabama State Medical Association
Medical Association
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Alabama
Too Many Vitamins and the Vitamin Diet Debate
Dr Adrian Gibbs discusses over vitaminized patients and the dangers of vitamin rich foods. He notes difficulties in reducing vitamin content and criticizes vitaminized flour and sugar. The piece includes dietary advice and references Dr Clendening and his pamphlets.
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Adrian Gibbs
Clendening
Logan Clendening
You Cannot Cut Down the Clouds Inspire Hope Amid War
A collage of quotes celebrates indestructible spirit and courage in hard times. Thoreau’s line on clouds and enduring ideals anchors reflections on faith, love, and resilience. A humor strip and pithy captions close with a weary note on constant knocking and weariness.
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Thoreau
Motherlove
Walter Winchell on Broadway and the Night Bustling in News
Anecdotes from Broadway and the press era recount playful stunts and sharp humor. Norman Alley steals plates for a scoop while the boss tests his future between fame and theft. Henry Youngman jests with Lionel Stander at a preview as Teddy Roosevelt is referenced after Lou Gehrig’s death. MacArthur’s bone tomb telegrams amuse Boston authorities, signed by Robert Benchley. Doug Watt and Bernie Green face an NBC preview with a surprising wartime bulletin.
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Uder Hizzoner
Boston Police
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Doug Watt
Bernie Green
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United States
Entertaining Camp Show At Hunter Liggett Draws 35000
George Jessel headlined a Camp Hunter Liggett week end show with Jack Benny Marlene Dietrich and Claudette Colbert among a large Ellywood cast. Audience reached 35000 as they traveled eleven hours by car into the hills.
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Dietrich
Claudette Colbert
Ellywood
Hunter Liggett
Jessel
Decreased Power Sparks Call to Clean Mental Carbon
Reader notes reduced output and warns it pays to clear mental carbon from brain cylinders to restore performance.
Another day by the sun a constant passing time
A reflective poem notes days as droplets from a faucet of eternal time. It contrasts human striving with the quiet fading of days and the unvoiced outcomes of battles, deeds, and daily labor. It ends by likening life to continuous dribbles of water from a lifelike faucet.
Ice pick found amidst dress folds in tense kitchen scene
A house wife notices Liza removing an ice pick from her dress and tossing it into a cedar ice bucket. She asks what the colored gal, a lady, would do going to town Saturday night with an ice pick, capturing a moment of social tension.
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Missy
Hobart Dialog Sparks Wonder About Beauty
A brief feature quotes Hobart discussing attraction and the idea of what is most interesting in the world. He remarks that being near a beautiful girl distracts him from worries and shifts priorities.
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Hobart
Robert
Weathering Rain Behind Chicago Journalists
Rain-soaked scene in London as Bob Casey of a Chicago newspaper and a fellow American columnist embrace a building. Casey predicts that if they survive, the moment will make for odd small talk in old age.
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Hell
London
Bob Casey
Chicago
Bob
Bridge party rumors and a young cub reporter
A small town paper recounts a novice journalist's cautious note on reliance on inform ed sources. The fragment describes a rumored party hosted by Mrs Smith with local guests and a claim by her husband of wealth, while hints of a threatening letter to Winchester appear in the same era.
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Europe
Quiet Plea Spurs Rail Talk in Centralia
Centralia Illinois on June 21 reports the city council urged railroad officials to curb engine noise. A prior ordinance from before 1896 required continuous bell ringing in city limits, whistle blows at crossings, and train speeds limited to 10 mph.
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Centralia
Ill
Southeastern Greyhound Plans Dixie Coaches Stock Buy
Southeastern Greyhound Lines proposes to purchase the capital stock of Dixie Coaches Inc in Alabama for 43232 dollars plus 6300 shares of Southeastern common stock. The plan includes acquiring certificates for Dixie operated bus lines and is under review by the State Public Service Commission.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southeastern Greyhound Lines
Dixie Coaches, Inc
Alabama
State Public Service Commission
Southeastern
Dixie
Southeastern Common Capital
American Candy Consumption Hits All Time 1940 Record
The Department of Commerce reports that American candy consumption in 1940 reached an all time record marking peak demand across the nation.
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Department of Commerce
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