War bonds and world war rhetoric in postwar reflections
The piece reviews postwar taxation stance, Pacific theater updates, and U.S. aid to Soviet Russia, noting Admiral Nimitz’s signals of likely shifts in the Pacific. It discusses rocket weapons, jet planes, and Germany and Japan’s strategies, concluding with optimism about Allied firepower and eventual Axis defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimitz
Associated Press
Pacific
Germany
United States
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Russia
U. S
Leningrad
Stalingrad
Soviet Union
Europe
British Isles
Paris
Hil Jer
Toja
Alabama Moguls Fail Play Plan Sparks Grievance
John Temple Graves criticizes Alabama leaders for balking at a football match with Alabama Polytechnic and questions regional rivalry dynamics. He wonders if pride, temperament, or lack of civilization explain the reluctance and calls it poor advertising for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Temple Graves
University of Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic
South
Georgia
Tech
Clemson
South Carolina
War end guesses swirl as Allies press toward Rome and Cherbourg
The article notes Allied advances threaten Germany with collapse, citing Cherbourg and Viipuri gains. It suggests an Allied victory could come this summer, while German forces face encirclement and heavy losses, with Nazi leaders aiming to delay reckoning. The author urges caution on predicting dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNarney
Churchill
Germany
Cherbourg
Viipuri
Stockholm
France
Finland
Russia
Balkans
Rome
Florence
Italy
Poland
Berlin
Hitler
Churchill forecasts Europe war end this summer
By HE NEWS Washington June 21 strong authorities hope the European war ends within months though not predicting exact timing. Saipan raid signals deep strike into Jap lines while Normandy and Italy sees mixed resistance. The robot air attack on England is called a costly misstep and military planners await decisive breakthroughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Churchill
Europe
Saipan
Pacific
Truk
Palau
Yap
Tokyo
Jao
France
Normandy
Italy
Luftwaffe
England
Herry Goering
Fragmented humor and proverbs in a late edition column
A collage of quips and cartoons on daily life includes advice about speaking to spouses, jokes about work and baseball, lines from a fortune like finish each day, a note about Yankee Doodle history, a Decatur tie gag, and a visual gag about an elephant and a zebra while a monkey shaves a giraffe.
Infant Skin Irritations and Diaper Dermatitis Remedies
Dr. Clendening explains diaper rash causes from simple irritative dermatitis to impetigo ringworm and scabies in infants. Emphasizes hygiene, changing diapers, antiseptic soaks, and specific treatments such as silver nitrate, ammoniated mercury, sulfa ointments, Whitfield's ointment, and balsam of Peru for scabies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitfield
Peru
Irreverent Bits and City Snippets From a Local Page
A quirky mix of jokes and vignettes features a demand for a shaved neck mocked by a monkey, a witticism about money and spending, a streetcar conductor query about a passenger’s return home, and a Decatur boy pondering a future as an unborn baby.
Unclear Fragment Prompts Refocus on Motivations for Money
The remark hints at a cynical view of work and wealth with a suggestion that some men will take extreme steps for money while others earn it through labor. The text appears incomplete and lacks identifiable people or organizations.
Seventeen more tax bill from this administration
Decatur geography class scholar asks where Pittsburgh is amid confusion over a fifty million tax figure. The brief lines note a teacher in geography class and a small voice amid fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Frandsen
Decatur
Pittsburgh
Morgan County Shady Grove social notes
Mrs J S Long and Thelma Long of Bowden Georgia visited son D T Long and family. Mrs Mary McDougle of Hartselle and Pfc Lee Standridge spent Wednesday night with Mr and Mrs Lowell Standridge. Jean and Martha Black of Athens Judy Parker of Trinity Patsy Tucker of Decatur visited Elizabeth Black last week. Mrs Mary Pfoff of Birmingham was a Sunday visitor of Mr and Mrs W B Lamon. Joe McDougle returned to Hydro Oklahoma after visiting his father G S McDougle who has been seriously ill. Hazel Abbott of Decatur was the weekend guest of Helen McDougle. Josephine Standridge Elizabeth Black and Mrs Lois Gunn are on the sick list this week. Mr and Mrs Tennis Roger of Tennessee were guests last week of their parents Mr and Mrs I E Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Long
Thelma Long
Bowden
Georgia
D. T. Long
Mary McDougle
Hartselle
Pfc
Lee Standridge
Lowell Standridge
Jean and
Martha, Black
Athens
Judy Parker
Trinity
Patsy Tucker
Decatur
Elizabeth Black
Mary Pfoff
Birmingham
W. B. Lamon
Joe McDougle
Hydro
Oklahoma
G. S. McDougle
Hazel Abbott
Helen McDougle
Josephine Standridge
Lois Gunn
Tennis Roger
Tennessee
I. E. Wright
Walter Winchell on Broadway Blast From the Nation’s Scene
Walter Winchell notes on Broadway figures and celebrities tied to wartime politics unions and marriages. Col. William O’Dwyer may join the Allied Control Commission in Italy. Gregory Ratoff rumored to wed a European in the U S. various figures flagged for enmeshed personal and public transitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. O’dwyer
Brooklyn
Allied Control Commission
Italy
Gregory Ratoff
Eugenie Leontovich
Star
U. S
Fdr
Ohio
New York
Stanley High
LaGuardia
Roscoe Fawcetts
Minnesota
Chas
Mari
Louise Stanley
West Palm Beach
Blaine Faber
Hannah Williams
Dempsey
Firefly Glass Made From Synthetic Resin
Firefly glass is produced using a synthetic resin material. The description notes a modern resin based technique for creating the glass substitute.
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Ala
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Go., Inc
Alabama
Michelangelo
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Senate
People of the
China
HE News
King Feature Syndicate
Junius
Mr. Jones
Arling
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Clendening
Rash
Baby
Chicago
Gladys
Sally
Helen
Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines, Inc
Williams Transfer & Storage Co
First Ave
Johnston St
Morgan County
Shady Grove
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Izzy Eliason
Colyum
Roosevelt
Dick Smarts
Honolulu
N. Y
Hague
Valente
Candelabria
Byrnes
Dewey
Willkie
Edward Corsi
Sec
Corsi
Wisenheimers
Josephine Houston
Carmel Fitzgerald
Carmel
Kentucky
Camay
Russell Whelan
Cong
Rankin
Nathan Hale
Olympus
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
the Republic
Charles Beard
Life Magazine
Lincoln
Lloyd Lewis
E. B. White
Esquire
Post-Office
Evelyn. McLean
Hope Diamond
McLean
Dorothy Kilgallern
Richard Kollmar
Clark’ Kinnaird
King Features Syndicate
American Mercury
Ella Logan
Algiers
Henry Stimson
Jack Benny
al Jolson
Ella
Jed Harris
Elmer Rice
Ira Wolfert
Tucker
Paul Lukas
Ricardo Cortez
Lena Horne
Hollywood
Orpheum Theatre
Mike Todd
Mae West
Shannon Dean
Arid
Brian Paige
Australian Air Force
Edith Gwynn
Teddy Bergman
Alan Reed
Alan
Bergman
Ingrid
Reed
Pettey
SION
South Pacific
Morgan County National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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