Tennessee Tombigbee waterway will cut travel distances
The piece discusses the Tennessee Tombigbee inland waterway plan, arguing it would greatly shorten routes from the upper Tennessee and Ohio basins to Mobile and New Orleans. It cites Col. P. A. Feringa and Rep. John Rankin on benefits, including massive distance savings and cost reductions, advancing Alabama inland waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Register
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Col
P. A. Feringa
Board of Army Engineers For
Feringa
America
Russia
Volga River
Don
Yellow Creek
Gulf
New Orleans
Mobile
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Upper
Knoxville
Paducah
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Hickman
Mississippi River
Birmingham
Tombigbee
Tuscaloosa
Demopolis
Florence
Sheffield
Decatur
Guntersville
Chattanooga
United States
John E. Rankin
Misissippi
Warrior River
Tomebigbee
Frank W. Boykin
Alabama
Rankin
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Allergy Causes Many Symptoms
Dr. Logan Clendening explains general and local hypersensitivities, their common manifestations from asthma to dermatitis. He cites a Detroit survey of skin reactions to everyday items and notes how repeated contact can worsen or trigger dermatitis. The piece also touches on how sensitivities can develop after long exposure then disappear with product changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
George L. Waldicott
A *Nan
Progressive education warned to die of its own flaws
The piece argues that progressive education will fail as a popular doctrine and will die of nature’s course. It claims the trend leads to an easy, anti-work society and urges one last chance to awaken and modernize educational theories across all schools to restore discipline and higher standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Don Ewing
Shreveport Times
Gideon
Don
Traffic death toll in the United States in 1043
In 1043 about 23,000 people died in traffic incidents across the United States. The figure reflects widespread fatalities as vehicles remained a dominant cause of accidental deaths nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Are carbonated drinks harmful taken once a week
The note states carbonated drinks like Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola are not harmful when consumed only weekly. They provide quick energy and vigor through their sugar and coca content.
What is dementia praecox and its cure
Dementia praecox is a mental deterioration that affects young people. The cause is not clear in all cases, but it is not hereditary. It may last a long time. The so called shock treatment is valuable in certain cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
XY. Y. Z
Lenten Reducing Diet Plan for Wednesday
A 480 calorie daily menu outlines breakfast with orange juice no strain, toast no butter, and coffee no additives. Luncheon includes a small omelet with bread, skim milk, a green pepper stuffed with Spanish rice, grape fruit and lettuce salad, two soda crackers, and optional 1 cup clear soup.
Trial Set for DC Teens in Bessemer Rape Case
Daniel Reedy and Joe Hockenberry, both of Washington DC, face rap e and armed robbery charges in circuit court. Trial scheduled for April 3 follows their arraignment where they pleaded innocent by reason of insanity. counsel appointed. Indicted by a Bessemer grand jury for the Feb 11 abduction of a Birmingham matron. Rape and armed robbery are capital offenses in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Ala
Daniel Reedy
Joe Hockenberry
Washington, D. C
Gardner F. Goodwyn
Reedy
Hoeckenberry
Birmingham
Alabama
When the Blonde Blew In
A dated brooding verse about deceitful women and male vulnerability. The speaker laments dames who cheat lie and torment men, noting a striking blonde entering and prompting sinful thoughts. The piece reads as a cautionary pop culture vignette with a sharp, moralizing tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dames
Sin
Bananas Cause Blindness on Train Ride
Two mountain men drafted to camp and riding a train buy bananas from a food butcher. One bites and, in a tunnel, warns the other not to touch it after he has already taken a bite and gone blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ness
Cling Stone Peace and Some Social Terms Defined
A compact collection defines cling stone peace as clinging to a diamond ring after an engagement ends. It also notes how women use gentleman for unfamiliar men and links success to daily self improvement. Also ties personality to maintaining dignity without seeming to pout.
Fireworks at House Ended In Explosive Misadventure
A Decatur man recounts a chaotic night as the new maid allegedly became the topic of investigation. Upon contact, she exploded the scene, triggering a cascade of shocked reactions from mother to grandmother while father endured a shocking breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Man
Father
Grandma
Dad
War Bond Push and Toothache Joke
A wartime brief urges buying war bonds to aid victory. A man with a painful tooth seeks a dentist for extraction, balking at a five dollar charge for a quick procedure, highlighting wartime pricing humor.
Elevators Run By Brother And Sister In City
They take the ups and downs of life and earn their living through it. He operates one elevator and she runs the one beside it.
Leaf found in Bible sparks question about Eve
Little June May brings a dry pressed leaf to Grandmother, a relic from days long past, found inside a large Bible. The child wonders if the relic belonged to Eve, inviting gentle speculation about its origin and meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June May
Eve
Bridge Across River In Record Time
The general asks the engineer how long to build a river bridge as the road builder boasts old fashioned capability. The engineer answers with an estimate after analyzing the terrain and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
On Broadway Notes from a busy week in theater and film
Walter Winchell captures a roundup of new shows and films. Mrs Kimball Presents faces press skepticism as a comedy about show business. Sam Jaffe leads Thank You Svoboda, a humble man versus Nazi foes. Bright Boy, a prep school tale, winds up blackballed. Danny Kaye stars in Up in Arms with Constance Dowling and Dinah Shore. The Bridge of San Luis Rey returns as a dandy adaptation. The Curse of the Cat People tops a list of dream films. Radio gossip covers daytime soap effects and studio laughter, with remarks on war marriages and prisoner recapture lessons. Radie Harris notes Louis Bromfield’s prolific Ohio farm fiction.
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Mrs. Kimball
Svoboda
Bocies
John Boruff
Danny Kaye
Hollywood
Constance Dowling
Dinah Shore
Jack London
Michael O'Shea
San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder
Peru
Randolph Ray
Atlantic Monthly
Man Hoover
American Magazine
Radie Harris
Louis Bromfield
Ohio
The Curtain Rises Diary Gossip Reflected in Columns
Quentin Reynolds notes in The Curtain Rises that his diary mostly covers gossip. He argues Winchell columns of the 1920s would reveal life’s hectic era a thousand years hence. He insists gossip columns reflect the age they inhabit.
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Quentin Reynolds
Winchell
The Magazines and American Views on the USSR
Lewis Gannett in Survey Graphic argues about the public’s failure to grasp the USSR after extensive reporting. The piece notes reporters disagree on the true picture, highlighting a clash of color terms and interpretations. Ben Hecht’s Collier’s serial I Hate Actors is briefly mentioned as a related note.
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Ussr
USA
Lewis Gannett
Ben Hecht
Ben
Bridge completion after swift work by draftsmen and engineer
Three days passed as draftsmen prepared drawings and the engineer built a bridge. The general checked in hopeful for a quick result. The bridge was completed enough to allow marching, though pictures were not yet finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geys
Buying Bonds and the Hillbilly Courtship Tale
A persuasive wartime style urges bond purchases to save soldiers and the nation. The scene follows a hillbilly courting Nellie who faces her father’s blunt question about the couple’s serious intentions, sparking a wary exchange about honor and temperament.
Intelligentsia hints thrills in next assignment
Mark Hellinger prepares for a new assignment described as his most thrilling yet Prof Fisher of Yale unveils a new Likaglobe map likely to sell well The Time Letter Department is urged to be read and mailed to Congressman Rankin Washington DC Florence Brobeck resigns as editor of Everybody's Digest to lead American Weekly Tide magazine runs a war bond ad in Baltimore a rehashed piece from months earlier Two newspapers sought Lepke’s execution coverage before the reprieve last Thursday night we declined noting we do not rise that early.
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Mark Hellinger
Prof
Fisher
Yale
Cong
Rankin
House of Rep
Washington
Florence Brobeck
Everybody's Digest
American Weekly
Tide Mag
Baltimore
Lepke
Labor Leader condemns disunity amid war rhetoric
John Lewis denounces efforts to sow disunity and obstruct the war. The piece recalls echoes of Reich threats from five years earlier as critics push for peace with neighbors. AP hands note former Nazi jail releasees and press coverage, while the Times offers a cautious take on the tax bill amid political editorializing.
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John Lewis
Poland
Mel Post
Ralph Heinzen
Goebbels & Co
Len Barkley
N. Y Times
Quotation Marksmanship and Witticisms in Verse
A compact collection of quips and lines from notable figures. Lucille Manners compares her gaze to a bus driver at a green light. Joan Eden defines isolationism as eyes shut rather than mouth. Capt. d McLaughlin notes small fry sizing loudness and quick burn. Ann Woodward Miller urges Congress resignation for national good. Jay Jostyn mirrors a debt with a compliment. Sanger imagines desertion like a cigarette butt. Nathan likens a man to a tin can on his own tail. H B Smith poets Morse code in a name. Nadine Conner teases music like a woman ready to say yes.
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Lucille Manners
Joan Eden
D. McLaughlin
Ann Woodward Miller
Congress
Jay Jostyn
M Sanger
George Jean Nathan
H. B. Smith
Nadine Conner
Limestone County Capshaw by Miss Balch
Lt Walden Smith and Mrs Smith visited Mrs W E Smith on Thursday. Eugene Throneberry and family from Huntsville stayed with Russell Throneberry and family over the weekend. Mrs George Sanders remained with sister Mattie Tribbble who had an appendectomy at Limestone hospital. Oscar Wagnon Craft and Bobby, and Mr and Mrs Craft visited Bessie Pike and Rosetta. Willie Rogers of Tuscaloosa spent several days with Homer Pike. Martina Worthey of Huntsville stayed with Rosetta Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walden Smith
Homer Pike
Martina Worthey
Huntsville
Losetta Pike
Record of 1943 Slaughter Totals Surpass Previous Year
The 1943 slaughter of claves and cattle exceeded the prior year by a million head, marking a significant rise in meat production and reflecting wartime demand and agricultural activity.
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Decatur Daily
W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
Michelangelo
AMG
Italy
Eleanor Roosevelt
Miam
Caribbean
Eleanor
Papa
Pacific
FBI
Riverside
California
Army
Dothan
Horace Hall
Hubert Farmer
Union Springs
Andrews
Congressman Steagalls
The
Eagle
Farmer
Daily
Port of
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Dr. Clendening
M. J
Clendening
Hartford Insurance
Ecident and
Indemnity
Compan
James L. Rankin
State National Bank Bldg
Walter Winchell
the Wireless
Harriet van Horne
Marion Coveridge
NBC
John T. Fionns
Phil Baker
Puone
Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines, Inc
Williams Transfer & Storage Co
First Ave
Limeston
County Capshaw
Miss Balch
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