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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1945
Page
4
A collage of wartime commentary notes from Associated Press sources touches on Japan and German surrenders, postwar planning, travel of the Windsors, and Broadway style updates. It calls for swift justice for Axis war criminals, discusses mail rate changes, and criticizes occupation policies in Germany and Japan while noting Decatur’s favorable press and Alabama legal reforms.
Rep. Anderson becomes Secretary of Agriculture on Saturday and vows a quick audit and cleanup if needed in the War Food Administration. The wartime food outlook is below normal, but American farmers have produced well, leaving shortages mainly from distribution and supply issues.
One hundred one hundred men or women in Morgan county are asked to invest 1000 dollars each in Series E war bonds to meet the drive. Officially, sales through early July count. the county is 137000 dollars behind the goal and needs more big investors to avoid a poor showing in the war effort.
The piece denounces political noise over tax on fox fur and hides and the FEPC, urging readers to vote wisely. It mocks trivial criteria for choosing candidates and warns against supporting “buffoon” or “crank” contenders, stressing accountability to the people.
The piece discusses Chiang Kai-Shek’s views on defeating Japan, arguing Americans must land on the Japanese homeland and noting past tensions over Stilwell. It portrays Chiang as cautious about joining frontline fighting while endorsing freedom for China and a broader U.S. role in supplying Chinese forces.
New York June 29 Westbrook Pegler uses a self examination to discuss public attitudes amid labor, immigration, and political divisions. He cites politicians, entertainers, and public figures to argue that society has grown grim, panicked, and polarized since the Roosevelt era and wartime strains.
Around 140 B C the Emperor Wu Ti centralized national resources and trade. He established government control over transport and pricing, imposed income taxes, and funded public works to support state goals. The measures laid a basis for centralized imperial administration.
U S spending on medicines in 1944 neared 500 million dollars with about 15 types of home remedies sold including realizers pain relievers and wines.
A Washington column argues that Russia's regime is a dictatorship of the party over the proletariat, not a true representation of the people. It contends workers lack liberty, movement, or strike rights, compare Soviet rule to a fully controlled factory system, and urges peace and coexistence with the U.S. in the postwar era.
A physician from Asheville explains pinworms cause poor appetite restlessness and abdominal pains in children. Diagnosis uses a cello phane swab and slides. treatment centers on gentian violet or phenothiazine though side effects exist. Family tests are advised to prevent spread and prompt treatment is essential.
A backstage gossip roundup notes Uona Massey rehearsing MGM song Hit Vision and casts like Gregory Peck Roddy McDowell Carol Stone and Fred Stone in lighthearted Hollywood nightlife. It teases industry figures, autograph seekers, and industry insiders while poking fun at show business dynamics and publicity.
Daily Mirror notes Herbert M. Clark's uncensored Madrid radio debut on American Broadcasting System. Georgia Gibbs and Lena Horne appear at Cafe Society while other acts perform. Wartime jokes and city chatter fill social pages with sharp quips about politics, radio, and war conditions.
A midwest husband quits Des Moines for Broadway to support his showgirl wife. He lands a lead in a USO production while she is denied a bit role, wrecking their marriage. Other items note Embassy posts, new film projects, and showbiz anecdotes.
The author argues fear of Russia rests only in political realms not in peasantry, economy, or spirituality. He promises to tackle political considerations in a future column.
A reader from Seattle Washington questions a critic of the Supreme Court and notes the court was selected by the president supported by the same political stance. The exchange asserts belief in the judges’ integrity and condemns the reversal of convictions rather than the judges themselves.
Motor mogul E L Cord buys an entire Hollywood block for over a million dollars. Bruce Cotton to assist Donald Nelson on his book. Exiles in the US suspected of stirring Cuba’s unrest amid meat shortages. Phil Silvers earns 7500 at the Roxy. last Big Street run paid 150 weekly. A Westchester hospital faces scrutiny over cocaine in its diet. Six suits over Rum and Coke rights. Tennessee Williams gets 1500 cash plus banquet for The Glass Menagerie.
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