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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1944
Page
4
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The item surveys political tempers, noting friction between Barkley and Roosevelt and the era’s turbulence. It highlights public ridicule as a tool, prices and oysters fines, Finland's war stance, MacArthur’s plan, and Hoover urging youth clubs to curb delinquency as a national security issue.
The Montgomery Advertiser notes a party of notable British celebrities visited Montgomery under censorship. Readers curious about their identities are advised to consult neighbors, as authorities veil movements. The paper laments censorship as futile.
Morgan county begins a one day drive to raise 26000 toward a national goal of 200000000 for the American Red Cross. Limestone already targets 15600, Cullman starts mid month for 17900, Lawrence has no plans yet. Rankin leads six weeks of prep for March 6. Citizens are urged to contribute and complete the campaign in one day.
The piece argues voters in Alabama's Eighth District cannot vote for Joe Starnes but praises his congressional record and national service. It urges Fifth District voters to keep a clear head and recognize Starnes as a district and national asset despite political battles. The author cites Gadsden's interest in strong congressional influence and urges reformist, steady leadership in Washington.
Washington reports March meat ration values cut due to a temporary over supply from expanded wartime livestock and scarce manpower and machinery. Production remains high but civilian supplies will drop in 1945 as military and lend-lease demand grows. Marvin Jones urges tempering war propaganda about U S as a global food basket while Japan's fleet, though reduced, remains formidable.
Northern Finland eight divisions hamper deadlocked peace talks with Russia while some see them as overblown. American officials deem Russian armistice terms moderate. DOJ argues executive orders shield White House from contempt. Senate may pursue contempt against Jonathan Daniels, raising new legal questions. Harold Ickes faces more questioning but fends off in first clash over Arabian pipeline venture. A secret House session ends quietly after Ickes says the $165 million oil line could profit later.
The House agriculture committee probes why the guav ule rubber program ended and notes large nursery stocks un transplanted. A new scene shows wooden anti aircraft guns vanished from the House office building roof. Republican farm platform talks favor appointing a prominent merchandiser as Secretary of Agriculture, with Sloan and Nelson named as possibilities. Rumors circle that labor leaders have White House assurances Roosevelt will not veer right and Henry Wallace may be renominated as VP.
March events outline GOP executive committee choosing delegates with 15 votes for the national convention and unaffiliated instruction. Colorado holds a March 7 special election to succeed Democrat Rep. Lawrence Lewis, with Republicans touting a Dean Gillespie win and Democrats citing Major Carl Wuertele as a natural candidate. Oklahoma also schedules a March 28 special primary to nominate candidates for the seat vacated by Democrat Rep. Jack Nichols who left Congress for a commercial airline job.
An old lady aboard a Greyhound bus complains of numerous stops saying they stop at every tele graph pole. A Black woman cooks possum as her husband’s employer arrives and speaks in sympathetic tones about an upcoming eight o'clock engagement.
A Nature style column reviews infant sleep patterns from birth to adolescence, noting continuous sleep in newborns and the evolving schedules through months and years. It covers causes of sleeplessness, physical and psychological factors, and gentle relaxation routines before bed. A Q&A notes paraffin injections cause local reactions, not bloodstream spread, with removals after six months to a year.
Sunday March 5 meal plan lists breakfast luncheon and dinner options for Lent. Meals include orange toast coffee pot roast broccoli lemon ice celery soup carrot salad Brussels sprouts fruit and light desserts with no butter cream or sugar and optional clear soup.
A collage of humorous and odd snippets about trains accidents hospitals jealousy and neighborly exchanges. Characters include Mandy a po’ Nicodemus and unnamed workers with short exchanges about cars, books, snow shovels and court observations. The tone echoes a light newsroom filler page.
A religious reflection cites Psalm 23 3 from the book The Visitor by Hugh A Studdert Kennedy noting the danger of choosing wrong paths, urging believers to learn from others experiences and follow God's guidance toward life and truth, promising no bruised feet for those who walk his way.
Cary notes report Pvt. Cleo Skinner home on a week end pass and Cpl. Ishmeal Turner returned to Ft Custer after a furlough with parents Mr and Mrs Leander Turner. Also on leave are Buddy Rainey and a death and funeral of Gregg Bowden observed. Mentions of medical checks, singing, and local visits plus critical WWII era political commentary about Franco and Hitler.
The defendant in a damage case declares he will end the lawsuit, saying the witnesses surrounding him are his and that they cannot be beaten. The plaintiff watches as the defendant states he will give up the suit, noting the witnesses have already been used twice before.
A Decatur man jokes with a neighbor about insomnia remedies. The neighbor quips that counting sheep helps, but the man notes the baby is too young to count, highlighting a lighthearted home exchange.
The phrase appears as a provocative wartime slogan urging a strong national effort. It suggests a tongue in cheek play on sentiment and resilience, echoing public calls for victory and unity during conflict. The exact origin and context remain unclear from the fragment provided.
Walter Winchell reports Franco aligned with Nazi aims, with Spain hosting German embassies, press control, and officers like Hans Lazar guiding coverage. He cites German tourism, anti democratic activity, and Falange links across Latin America, including Panama and Bolivia, noting officials and diamond smuggling tied to Hitler regime.
The piece laments Sir Samuel Hoare as an appeaser and enemy of democracy, recalling his 1935 Ethiopia betrayal with Pierre Laval, his 1940 gas and goods support to Franco, and his continued presence near Churchill’s government amid wartime splits.
In 1941 Madrid, the wives of American residents faced detention for alleged anti Franco acts. One woman jailed for attempting to leave with bread sawdust. Another was arrested after a Hitler film, accused of hissing. she was merely whispering to quiet her children.
The speaker argues that outrages must end and that Ambassadors from America and Britain bear blame for supplying France. They say common soldiers risk their lives, and trading with the enemy harms public morale, preferring ambassadors lose face over fighting men.
Mr and Mrs Parks McDonald hosted guests including Essie Burns Loyd Burns and family from Gadsden Therril Wallace and children Parks Glasgow and son James from Neel Emanuel Childers from Hartselle visited granddaughter Mrs Ernest Speakman family Miss Doris Roberts attended senior class play at M C H W E Ward moved to Knoxville to take a job Grace Bullard visited Oak Ridge Ruth Sandh at Oak Ridge Parks McDonald and others checked on their grandfather J Roberts who is critically ill Stella Roberts daughters Doris and Willodene visited Velma and Elloit Roberts Monday night Mrs W D Bullard stayed with ill mother Vinnie Sparkman at Oak Ridge Monthly singing set for next Sunday night March 5 Everyone invited
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