Postwar debate and Standley on Russia and peace
The piece surveys home front appeals and political issues, including a traffic fix in Montgomery, TVA reforms, Alabama farming shifts to beef, Okinawa’s aftermath, reapportionment stance by Black Belters, wartime service letters, absentee ballot and poll tax talk, plus Admiral Standley’s Collier’s article arguing Russia seeks cooperative peace and criticizing press coverage of the San Francisco Conference.
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Alabama
House
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Moscow
Russia
Admiral Standley
Collier's
Soviet Russia
Stalin
San Francisco
Commissar
Molotov
U. S
Britains
Standley
Roosevelt
Washington
Europe
Red Army
Henry Cassidy
Associated Press
OWI Propaganda Critique Chides Elmer Davis and Powwow
Westbrook Pegler argues the Office of War Information uses propaganda for its own sake and seeks more funding from Congress. He accuses OWI of hiring communists and promoting Bolshevik ideas while inflating its value to justify payrolls and political agendas.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Congress
OWI
New York
American Congress
Red Cross
Europe
Elmer Davis
Bureau
American Labor Party
Communist Movement
Hitler
Stalin
Davis
The rebec Was an Ancient String Instrument
The rebec was an early bowed string instrument resembling the violin in shape and use. It played in medieval ensembles and folk contexts, contributing to concert and court music traditions of its era.
Feudal Warfare and the Rise of Ransom Gains
In feudal warfare ransoms formed a large part of a soldier s gains as captives were exchanged for money or favorable terms. The practice tied noble interests to ransom values and shaped campaign strategies across medieval conflict zones.
Stalin Credits American Industry for War Effort Abroad
At Tehran Marshal Stalin praised American industry for its crucial help in winning the war, crediting its efforts in sustaining Allied operations.
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Teheran
Stalin
New York Mayor Race Splits Leaders Over LaGuardia Fallout
Washington reports recount the tangled NY mayoral selection with Dewey and Hannegan denying intervention, LaGuardia’s unpopularity, and hints of ambitions toward the Senate. The piece outlines Tammany infighting, O'Dwyer and Goldstein ticket chaos, and the influence of 350,000 communist votes shaping the city’s Democratic strength.
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Washington
National Party
New York
Tom Dewey
Jonah Goldstein
Hannegan
William O'Dwyer
LaGuardia
Samuel Seabury
Fiorello
Doy
Senate
Truman
Mead
Jim Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Tammany Hall
McGoldrick
Morris
O'Dwyer
American Labor Party
Understanding bladder and kidney infections and treatments
Medical overview explains how bladder and kidney infections may involve virus causes or infection from other sites like teeth or sinuses. It describes cystoscope examination, symptoms, and treatments including bladder irrigation, silver iodide, and arsenic injections, noting limited use of sulfa drugs unless bacteria are present.
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Edward N. Cook
Mayo Clinic
Cook
Doctor Cook
EMIC Child Care Aids 319 Alabama Residents in Two Years
Public health nurses and special instruction served 319 Morgan county residents in two years under the Emergency Maternity and Infant Care program. Across Alabama the EMIC and State Health Department aided 12 910 residents while the nationwide program began in March 1943.
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Morgan County
Children’s Bureau
State Health Department
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
Alabama
EMIC
O'Dwyer Campaign Dynamics In New York Prepares for Battle
The report notes shifting coalitions as Goldstein plans a loud campaign against party bosses. O'Dwyer faces a front of Tammany Hall allies with ALP and communists, while Republicans and Hillman figures loom as outsiders. Petitions need 5 000 signatures to enter the race.
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Hillman
O'Dwyer
Morris
Flynn
LaGuardia
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Herbal Kidney Remedy
Getting up nights and backaches from excess acidity in urine are described as relieved by Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. The ad touts a blend of 16 herbs and roots, claims fast kidney action, no habit forming effects, and suggests buying from druggists nationwide.
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Kilmer
Kilmer mc
Deamsford
Walter Winchell Trade Mark Registered and News Analysis
A 1942 Daily Notes column recalls Eisenhower in London and a modest flat, then pivots to editorials criticizing un American Activities Committee, Nazi Germany, and wartime policy. It quotes opinions on Argentina, UN inclusion, and Joe Grew’s Japan embargo stance, ending with a Shakespeare quip about columnists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrich Schaeffer
Bavaria
Schaeffer
Hitler
Eisenhower
Germany
Roosevelt Attacked by Communists in America
The statement denounces Communist attacks on Mrs. Roosevelt as beneath contempt, praising her high reputation and condemning all Communists as unworthy opponents in American political life.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Commys
America
Rankin Defends Probes After Newspaper Exposé
Rankin faced questions after a reporter exposed abuses at veterans hospitals. He proposed to probe the abuses rather than eliminate them, prompting criticism. The exchange highlighted Rankin’s shifting stance and the press push for accountability.
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Rankin
Beserk
Hoost¢gow
Tobey attacks lobbyists over Reciprocal Trade Act
A week after a reader question, Sen Tobey denounces lobbyists pressuring lawmakers to defeat the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. He claims five fat lobbyists at the Senate door are pressuring Senators to vote against the bill and urges them to dismiss the tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Tobey
Senate
Senator Tobey
Scrambled Eggs and Political Quips Spark Uproar
The text cites jumbled lines about Ribbentrop nabbed asleep, Hannegan as Postmaster General, and a North Korea style revolt within the State Department. It notes Scrivener E B White quotes and ponders postwar governance and Hitler's ideas persisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannegan
State Department
Scrivener
E. B. White
Mars
Hitler
Retonga A Blessing Gains 17 Lbs Says Goode
John W. Goode of Bessemer Alabama credits Retonga with restoring his health after indigestion nervousness and insomnia. He reports gaining seventeen pounds and says the remedy relieved constipation and fatigue while improving energy and sleep. Retonga advertised as aiding vitamin B-1 deficiency digestion and appetite.
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Goode
John W. Goode
Center St
Bessemer
Ala
Second Baptist Church
Retonga
Caddell Dug Co.Adv
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
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Montgomery
Court Square
TVA
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South
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Illinois
Okirtawa
Okinawa
Japan
China
von St. John
Morgan
Lawrence
North
Collier's Magazine
William H. Standley
North Africa
Westbrook
Pegler
King Peature Syndicate, Inc
By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D
G. L
Emic Bureau
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
Walter Winchell
Gen. Eisnehower
Ike
London
Sec’y
Timus
Argentina
San Franciscan
Fab
United Nations
New House
Old Dies Committee
Wilson Mizner
Mizner
FDR
Nimitz
Halsey
Marshall
Joe Grew
Shakespeare
Loyd’s
Engineer
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