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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1944
Page
4
Commentary notes Irwin Cobb a prominent humorist and the Nazi deception seen as unworthy while detailing repatriates aboard Gripsheim returning to New York. It mentions Finns warning Hitler and looming peace terms expected from Russia. It frames wartime ethics and outcomes through strong opinions.
Alabama presses for TVA independence against Senator McKellar who seeks to curb the authority via the Senate Appropriations Committee. The piece praises Senators Bankhead and Hill for opposing political control and warns of political meddling endangering TVA’s regional economic gains across seven states.
Washington reports emphasize counting enemy aircraft downed as crucial as bombing Germany. The plan relaxes bomber escort rules to chase and destroy German fighters, arguing that reducing German air capacity damages production and replacement schedules. Separately, Chile’s recognition of Argentina’s government signals a hemispheric rift as Paraguay Uruguay Bolivia weigh alignments impacting postwar trade.
Senator O Ma honey D Wy says Italian prisoners in the United States will be offered a chance to join the Army as supply force members. He predicts more will be available for farm work this year, though few may volunteer for combat in future conflicts.
Congress may press states harder to meet responsibilities while futures funds and federal oversight face deeper cuts. The House rejection of a school loan fund and a federal roadbuilding plan encounter strong opposition, signaling tense battles ahead.
Subsidies may open a second front in Congress to block the administration plan. Some lawmakers plan subsidy bans in price control law bills and consider restraining subsidies in the next OPA appropriation. Used cars dealers oppose price ceilings, arguing prices haven’t risen since last November and might fall, making early OPA limits unnecessary. High officials view ceilings as a tool to keep prices in line and are waiting. Surplus government property is set for news in 60 days, with mid-May dollar volume expected above 100.9 million for 1943. The Navy informs Capitol Hill it can trim naval aircraft construction and maintenance by about 2.5 billion dollars from the requested next year, and wants to avoid overspending on aircraft too far ahead of shipbuilding programs.
March 14 marks New Hampshire first presidential primaries with 11 G O P votes. Among 30 national delegates 18 unpledged 6 pledged to Dewey 5 to Willkie and 1 to MacArthur, many unpledged favor Willkie. Democratic side has a single slate of 10 Roosevelt pledged votes. Alabama holds a third district special election after a Feb 8 run-off. Navy Lt George W Andrews at Pearl Harbor won the primary by 44 votes. a county grand jury probes the voting.
The Decatur Senior High School announces the fourth six weeks honor rolls. First Honor Roll lists Seniors Burt, Catlett, Hocking, Timberlake, West, Cloud, Landers, Chandler, Simmons, Pryor, Gibson, Lee, Hill, Lichenstein, Witt Rogers, Garner, Gray, McBride, Sittasop, Delmore, Fredrick, Green, Link, Parker, Reithemeir. Second Honor Roll includes Gaines, Holesapple, Inglis, Pruitt, Adame, Gilliam, Hill, Park, Gregz, Hovis, Ray, Brooks, Gulespie, Marguerite.
A brisk Walter Winchell on Broadway column humorously compiles Hollywood moves and gossip. Phil Baker teases Irmgaard Erik, Dinah Shore’s arranger drafts, Peggy Fears rejects a $250,000 settlement, Barbara Stanwyck’s 50th film, and more industry chatter from film, radio, and theater.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains the liver as more than a bile factory, describing its duties as vitamin D storage, red blood cell support, sugar reserve for muscles, and a key sewage plant. The piece cites bile’s importance and warns that starch and protein aid liver function while excess fat may hinder it.
A historical Lenten diet outline lists breakfasts of grapefruit unsweetened coffee and toasted biscuits, lunches featuring boiled tongue and beet greens with toast and sponge pudding, and dinners including lamb chop, lima beans, and fruit. It emphasizes no butter, no cream or sugar, and plain beverages.
Early motion picture theatres were called nickelodeons because admission price was five cents. Names listed include South Bobbie Winton Robert Allen Betty Jean Gassaway Mary Jean Sittason Evelyn Blackwell Judson Hawthorne Betty Ware Watt Senior l: Katie Sue Emens Margaret Ann Norwood.
A concise list shows U S Army promotion order and insignia from Second Lieutenant with a gold bar to General with four stars. The piece then moves to a string of dated jokes about detectives suitors and domestic life highlighting humorous wordplay and miscommunications.
A playful exchange about haircuts and a young boy mimics a barber banter. A Sweet Young Thing seeks a railroad ticket to the city near her soldier sweetheart but is told a three day reservation is required. She also encounters busy bus depot booking woes. Later, further events unfold.
The report notes John Carradine plans to simplify Shakespeare for his generation. It mentions F. Sinatra’s team shifting emphasis to the family man image while downplaying romance. It cites a Natchez burglar captured after breaking into a G-Man’s home and references legal actions involving U S Attorney personnel and band musicians in New York.
Broadway buzzes with unconfirmed gossip linking Dumontiae boratories Paramount and the Blue Network. Paul Raiburn at Paramount is rumored to know. Jean Arthur’s stage presence noted in More the merrier. Faye Emerson and Errol Flynn appear in a quiet love scene in Uncertain Glory as photos are taken. Draft boards classify showfolk as 4-F. Lonergan case witness to be challenged on allegiance to Vichy.
The piece notes a 20 percent payroll share impacting Washington businesses and retail. It mentions Buck Ram as the writer of a ditty, Petrillo threatening to remove musicians from Chicago radio, and Peter Donald dropping a collar button in a nightclub incident, with a waiter sweeping up the item after seating five patrons. It alludes to Sunny Skylar’s Move It Over popular in army camps and hints at a forthcoming Earl Wilson profile, ending with Phyllis Brooks possibly changing her name if she weds her lieutenant.
The passage suggests an unlikely link between Senator Barkley resigning and re election framed as a British political device. It mentions Shep Fields and a Broadway insider labeled 1 A Louse. It notes Philadelphia becoming a hub for New York black marketeers.
A woman sees a flower shop sign promising telegraph flowers anywhere. Inside she identifies herself as Pansy Miller and asks to send flowers, while a family scene unfolds with a boy told to get off the party line and a mother admonishing him for using coarse language.
A fragmentary magazine note recalls Errol Flynn hinting at Argentina turmoil years ago. Mentions Doris Fleeson heading to Britain for Woman's Home Companion, Kay Halle of Cleveland linked to OWI in London, once engaged to Randy Churchill. Overseas readers get 30 prints of Cover Girl premier before locals. Drew Pearson stumble blamed on a rival watcher.
A collage of gossip notes from a bygone era features a famed actress and a married director entangled in a long running romance, with letters between them kept alive by suggestive signatures. It notes Betty Smith’s novel retitled in England, a Yank comic strip removed for a character named Arthur Greengrain, and a Washington dowager’s anti administration stance criticizing band-show appearances.
Cairo business men draft Mrs Walter L Wright as mayoral candidate as election nears on Wednesday facing rival R R Vai Landingham city councilman. She declares she will make a good mayor and looks ahead to the race.
Volunteers offered bounties in clothing and money to attract support for the revolutionary effort. The push aimed to mobilize aid and manpower by appealing to patriot fundraising and material aid during the conflict.
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