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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1942
Page
4
Public notice indicates W. R. Shelton flagged as espond class matter at Decatur Alabama post office on February 26 1912 and July 1 1917 under the 1878 act. Associated Press rights noted for republication of dispatches and latest news published here with all rights reserved.
A compendium discusses World War II topics including potential cotton shortages, Hawaii defense warnings, Decatur industrial prospects, housing needs, and Japanese activity in Alaska. It critiques British leadership in Libya, Rommel’s maneuvers, and calls for concentrated Allied air power after Cologne.
A concise meditation on how air travel expanded horizons as planes opened distant regions to quick access and global connections, reshaping commerce travel and cultural exchange in the modern era.
Washington observers warn that Henderson price controls may curb inflation only temporarily as scarcities develop this fall. Leak fallout on retail inventories sparked denials, but pressure for stronger controls remains. Global leaders visit Washington, while U S political maneuvering aims to reshape party lines and nominations ahead of 1944. The Japanese blockade worsens prisoner aid, with Gripsholm shipments awaiting a Swiss intermediary.
Fort Benning faces criticism from The Gadsden Times and The Daily over a Fortune Magazine reported remark by an Army officer about white and Negro troops sharing barracks. Editors call for accountability from Fort Benning command, urging a straight answer on who ordered mixed housing and why, to ease racial tensions amid wartime unity efforts.
A wartime column muses on horse meat as a cheaper protein source amid food shortages. It recounts traveler observations of horse butchers in France and discusses nutritional differences, gastronomy opinions, and potential future use of horse meat in economies under pressure.
A nostalgic vignette describes Friendly Street where cheerful greetings lift loneliness, followed by snippets on humor and daily concerns. It references Eleanor A Totman, a tailor, and wartime notes praising War Savings Bonds, with a fragmented observation on labor shifts and agriculture under Uncle Sam.
Editor notes Dr. Logan Clendening offers seven pamphlets on health topics for 10 cents each. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet, Indigestion and Constipation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Diabetes Treatment, Feminine Hygiene, and The Core of the Hair and Skin.
Mrs Julia Wallace and children spent the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Speakman of Hartselle. Arnold Jones of Oak Ridge spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Stanford Callahan. Mr and Mrs Austen Self of Macedonia were Sunday dinner guests of their parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Self. Mr and Mrs Claude Mitchell and daughter Kathleen spent the week end with relatives in Moulton. Mrs Glennie Roberts and little did
A collage of Walter Winchell on Broadway and humor from past press doyens. Harsh notes from Harold Ross of The New Yorker urge Connecticut governor Hurley to bar New Yorkers from his estate area while writers like Milt Gross and James Gordon Bennett Jr. are recalled for satire and antics.
Daughters and Mr and Mrs Marion West with children from Johnson Chapel visited Mr and Mrs Arther Self and children. Rev L E Toon is slated to preach at the place next Saturday night and Sunday morning.
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