Spang Honored for Crusading Cartoonist Work in Alabama
Frank M. Spangler, famed as Spang the cartoonist for The Advertiser since 1905, was honored by the Montgomery Kiwanis club. The Montgomery Journal recalls his early good roads crusade, his cross-state walk from Montgomery to Mobile, and his lasting impact on Alabama’s road system.
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Spang
Frank M. Spangler
Montgomery Advertiser
Montgomery Kiwanis Club
Montgomery
Alabama
the Journal
The
Mobile
Trai
Stettinius London Visit Highlights Fragile Allied Ties
Washington reports reveal State Under-Secretary Stettinius’s London trip aims at more than acclimatizing at the foreign office. Officials warn Anglo American Russian policy remains unsettled with discord over Russia’s unilateral pacts and future of Germany, while Britain resents Moscow diplomacy and seeks a joint understanding.
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Washington
Stettinius
London
Roosevelt
Russia
State Department
Hull
Moscow
Germany
Churchill
Poland
Badoglio
Rome
Stalin
Argentina
Teheran
News Daily
Aerial Might Affects Berlin as War Weighs on City
Hitler’s capital endures a towering air assault seen by Berlin residents while war rumors swirl. The piece notes the Allies’ overwhelming aerial power despite manpower limits and questions the silence around leadership unity in Washington. Senator Barkley missed a White House delegation meeting with no immediate explanation.
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Senator Barkley
White House
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington
Grand Jurors Take Recess in Alabama Fraud Probe
Houston county grand jury, ordered by Circuit Judge D C Halstead to investigate alleged fraud in the February 1944 third district primary, recessed to May 8. They reported 12 indictments, eight felonies and four misdemeanors, with charges unspecified, and praised the court and officials for aid during deliberations. Naval Lt George W Andrews led the Democratic primary in Union Springs by 44 votes over Hubert Farmer for the unexpired term of the late Rep Steagall.
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Dothan
Ala
Houston County
D. C. Halstead
Halstead
George W. Andrews
Union Springs
Hubert Farmer
Henry B. Steagal
Sand and pumice used for cleanliness before soap era
Historical note mentions abrasive sands and pumice as cleansing agents prior to the invention of soap, highlighting early personal hygiene practices.
Penicillin uses and early medical optimism
In a curio of medical history, a physician outlines the discovery and evolving uses of penicillin, contrasting it with Salvarsan and sulfa drugs. He recounts Fleming’s mold-contaminated plates inhibiting germs, methods to extract and dose penicillin, and its effectiveness against staphylococcal infections, pneumonia, meningitis, gonococcal infections, and some syphilis cases, noting lower toxicity and broad potential.
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Alexander Fleming
London
Lenten Reducing Diet Plan by Dr Clendening
A dated dietary note outlines a 450 calorie Lenten plan. Breakfast includes orange slices, whole wheat toast, and black coffee. Luncheon features a fish ball, tomato, and tea. dinner offers sweetbread, cauliflower, an apple salad, and soda crackers with optional clear soup.
Legs in all forms and a wartime food brief
A light verse taunts diverse leg shapes and styles with playful rhymes. A wartime line notes Victory gardens produced 43 percent of vegetables in 1943 and urges readers to grow more in the current year.
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Victory Gardens
Office Cat office cat and the war bonds plea
A fragmented dialogue humor sketch shows Mrs Twitter seeking food and flowers from a butcher and florist while a caller rants about shortages during wartime. A looming moral about honesty appears as United States War Bonds are wings for the eagle. The piece closes with a soldier suitor and a teetering interruption.
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United States
Walter Winchell On Broadway Weede Mart Registered
Eustace L Adams writes to Walter Winchell praising his war on wartime venality while recalling a Navy Officers Candidate School graduation incident in the Deep South highlighting racial tensions and a nurse's act of dignity in a moment of democracy.
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Walter Winchell
Weede Mart
Miami Beach
Fla
Eustace L. Adams
Philip Wylie
Cosmopolitan
American Magazine
Deep South
Mizner heckled at Alaska talk with ice water setup
Adolf Hitler quotes a Wilson Mizner gag about Alaska as Mizner prepares to speak to a women’s group. Mizner arrives with an attendant who places ice water on the speaker’s table but Mizner insists it is not for drinking, claiming he does a high diving act.
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Winch
Adolf Hitler
Wilson Mizner
Wilson
Alaska
Mizner
Notable War Correspondent Alec Woollcott In Action
A Heywood Brown reminiscence recounts Alec Woollcott and Arthur Ruhl marching into danger during a war, Woollcott strapped with a frying pan and shawl, and quarreling moments seen by Wm. Slavens McNutt, who recalls Woollcott praising Maude Adams as Peter Pan during the chaos.
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Heywood Brown
Alec Woollcott
Slavens McNutt
McNutt
Alec
Arthur Ruhl
Ruhl
Woollcott
Maude Adams
Peter Pan
Walter
Dear Mr Winchel and the Journalistic Medal of Honor
The letter from C H Bailey, aging editor of The California Legionnaire, expresses discouragement after a long career in newspapers. He recalls being dubbed a paretic matoid by the Seattle mayor and laments insults from readers while contrasting his past achievements with recent treatment by Rankin.
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San Francisco
Rankin
Dear Mr Winchell Letter Critiques Roosevelt Support
In Cave Junction Oregon W A B writes to Winchell praising the Buenos Aires La Prensa editors and their press freedom while condemning his support for FDR. He calls Roosevelt the least representative American in high office and a complete failure as an executive and urges God to save America from traducers.
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Land of Liberty
Winchell
America
Richmond barber serves only white trade despite war pledge
A Richmond reader pleads for a real American to be mentioned. James Alexander, a Colored barber on Idlewood Ave at Robinson St, posts a wartime sign offering free service to soldiers sailors and marines. He serves whites only, though poor with a sick wife, and asks anonymity.
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Richmond
Winchell
Idlewood Ave
Robinson St
James Alexander
Times Dispatch
Washington pipe line quip pokes fun at Ickes
The Washington joke portrays Mr. Ickes as in charge of a massive pipeline from Arabia to Syria, while lampooning a prior claim that it ran from Washington to Winchell. The quip mixes satire about wartime logistics with a jab at contemporary figures.
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Washington
Ickes
Arabia
Syria
Winchell
Memos From Girl Friday Editorials Roast Winchell and More
Readers sent editorials roasting public figures. Labor leader Lewis cites Foster statements in "Winchell the Faker" while Asheville criticizes Rankin as "Shame" for remarks about Congress. Richmond Times Dispatch calls a speech "A Sorry Spectacle" and Royce Briers notes blasts from Congress against Pearsons. The New Republic comments on a Gerald Schmidt speech attacking Winchell with mockery.
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Lewis
Chain of Gazettes
Winchell
Asheville
Royce Briers
San Francisco
You
Pearson
The
New Republic
Gerald Schmidt
Coughlin
Clare Hoffman
Gerald Nye
Churchill
Stalin
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Decatur’ Daily
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
Niews
Michelangelo
Red Cross
Morgan County
Morgan County Health Department
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Madison County
Huntsville
Exchange Club
University of Alabama
Department of Education
Tien Ts Times
Berlin
Tokyo
Itaty
Japan
Payer
Behind the N
Paul Mallon
King Feature Syndicate
Hitler
United Nations
France
South
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Dr. Clendening
Mrs. Malone
Mrs. Binder
Thomas
Mr. Binder
Flapper
Clendening
Yessireef
Junius
Smith
Erler Am
Dillehay
Pettey
Washington, D. C
U. S
Loyd’s Drug Store
National Bank Farm Loan
Terest
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
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