Sunday church openness and American civic privilege discussed
The piece contrasts church access in Europe with the United States, praising open doors and participation in the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, while reflecting on patriotism and democracy. It notes a New Mexico theft to avoid the draft, calls for a mediation board, and mentions Auburn and Alabama football spring training ending with a potential game.
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Europe
New Mexico
United States
Mediation Board
United States of America
Auburn
Alabama
Senator George Pushes Sabotage Law Amendments
Senator George urges the Senate to amend sabotage laws to punish those harming defense plants and related facilities. The Georgian notes the measure aims to shield major waterpower dams, including two key TWA dams in North Alabama, and hopes for swift action with minimal delay.
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George
Senate
North
Alabama
TWA
Filibuster history and a mumps tale from the home front
An anecdote on mumps prompts a family to seek quick remedies from a trusted worker. The piece then shifts to Peter Edson’s reflection on filibusters, recalling 1841 to 1922 debates, including Senator Underwood’s dramatic reading tactics against the Dyer anti lynching bill.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Selmar Times-Journal
Edson
Senate
Pat Harrison
Harrison
Daily
Underwood
Wntil
Dyer
City councils may adopt permanent street markers with WPA help
Officials note Alabama towns Montgomery Anniston and Fort Payne solved street identification with WPA aided concrete markers. The city council is expected to discuss adopting similar measures in May.
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Montgomery
Anniston
Ft. Payne
Alabama
German Reinforcements Kindle Threat to British in Africa
Washington dispatch reports Mussolini pulling consuls to Palermo and Naples to mask German troop movements. A 10 000 to 12 000 man mechanized unit reached Africa, followed by a larger force four weeks later, with up to 100 000 troops planned. Heavily armored units left heavy tanks behind in Italy. light tanks likely used. British defenses in Greece and Crete unlikely to hold as forces push toward Suez.
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Washington
Musasolini
Palermo
Naples
Africa
Hitler
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
Tripoli
Greece
Germans Sow Aerial Mines In Suez Canal Night Attacks
Rhodes hosts another German etuka nest sowing aerial mines in the Suez Canal at night. A British ship was sunk and later dynamited to clear the channel. Three to four British supply ships struck mines. The Suez remains open but not at full efficiency. British aim is to hold the line against this growing menace to the canal lifeline. German policing of Italy from Brenner Pass to Palermo noted.
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Laonika
Greece
Old Greece
Crete
Suez
Rhodes
Suez Canal
Near East
Publicity power shifts in defense offices and Nazi case update
Defense publicity moves to an independent bureau under the office of emergency management with Robert Horton directing staff for OPM and other agencies. The Horton regime in OPM proved not under Knudsen or OPM control, with OEM as top authority. Nazi agent Manfred Zapp of Trans Ocean News Service was indicted March 12 after Dies Committee exposure months earlier.
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Knudsen
Stettinius
Office of Production Management
Defense Publicity Organization
Office of Emergency Management
Defense
Robert Horton
Lowell Mellett
OPM
The
Priorities Board
Horton
OEM
Mr. Roosevelt
William H. McReynolds
Manfred Zapp
Trans-Ocean News Service
Dies Committee
Anointing Oil and the Psalmist Spiritual Remedy
Daily Thought reflects on anointing with oil as sacred joy and a sign of being set apart by the Spirit. It recalls Samuel anointing David and the Lord's presence guiding him through fear and danger.
Brazil Leper Hospitals Show Hope and Challenges
Dr Logan Clendening tours a major leprosarium near Sao Paulo housing over 1600 patients as part of five institutions in the state. He notes leprosy is only mildly contagious, highlights chaulmoogra oil therapy with about 75 percent cure if started early, and describes patient life through gardens, work, and hopeful outlooks amid long, chronic disease courses.
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Brazil
Sao Paulo
Valente
Sao Palo
United States
Europe
Blessing of God and Holy Spirit Promise
The speaker extols joy in baptism as a sign and seal of the Holy Spirit. Believers are set apart unto the Lord and need not fear, for the Spirit is present even in the face of enemies and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Samuel
University highway funding moves on Montgomery to Tuscaloosa
Refunds totaling 684900 dollars designated for freeing four former toll bridges will fund paving the University highway linking Montgomery and Tuscaloosa. State highway director Chris J. Sherlock said refunds were assured and surfacing of the remaining 81 miles of the 97 mile route was in immediate prospect.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Chris J. Sherlock
Washington
Lenten Reducing Diet Four Day Diet Plan at Huntington Hotel
A four day diet from the Hotel Huntington chef in Pasadena outlines daily meals with breakfast orange juice and coffee lunch two lamb chops tomatoes and grapefruit, and dinner sirloin steak tomatoes and grapefruit plus hourly fruit notes. A reader asks about chlorinated water's effect on hair. a dermatologist says no dangerous impact from swimming in chlorinated water.
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M. M
Dr. Clendening Publishes Seven Health Pamphlets
Readers may obtain seven Dr. Clendening pamphlets at 10 cents each. Send 16 cents for a single pamphlet and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr. Logan Clendening care of this paper. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Office Cat and Domestic Tensions in a Fragment
A fragmentary script-like passage shows a tense exchange between spouses about possessions and control. A husband warns of consequences if demands persist while references to cars, furniture, and unused talents appear alongside stray lines about aging and production.
America Is A Beautiful Word In Verse And Dialogue
A snippet presents a patriotic ode to America linking each letter to national imagery and a brief humorous exchange about manners and family roles. The piece contrasts grand symbols with a domestic sidebar dialogue between Miss Coy and a young suitor.
Walter Winchell on Broadway Trade Mark Registered
A portrait of a brash theater insider who treats stage and screen as a game of reputation. He mocks pictures and books as shows and plots and measures power by "the draw" and audience reaction. The essay savors his sharp tongue and social cleverness in wartime show business.
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Walter Winchell
Turkey
George M. Cohan
2Nd Street
Gex
Portrait of a Man Who Confuses Fame with Money
A harsh sketch of a figure who scoffs at public life and calls most Americans suckers. He borrows opinions from reviews and editorials, trusts gimmicks over truth, and shows little original thought. His judgment, habits, and moral compass are criticized as hollow and mob influenced.
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United States
Question on workdays and living arrangements
The speaker asks about weekly days off and stance toward family members living with them. They request a concise platform or guiding principles. A humorous aside notes wives’ objections to one handed driving with a cigarette and jokes about holding a cigar with both hands, implying gender roles.
The Play of the Month Scene on a Country Road
A youth and a fair maiden in a car stall on a country road. The youth laments no gas as the maiden reveals a flask of gasoline. The curtain falls with a reflection on the desire for a long life versus aging.
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Fair Maiden
Daily Crossword Across Clues Challenge
A dense listing of across and down crossword clues with varied wordplay.
The Bite of Broadway Snobbery in Hoofbeat Verse
A portrait sketches a Broadway insider who mocks others and flaunts velvet cards in posh venues. He boasted about insiders and takes the “even break” while deriding women in photos on shop windows. The piece lampoons his paid cynicism and fearsome social bite.
Broadway Heel and His Notorious Reputation Described
A colorful profile sketches a swaggering Broadway figure who drinks, bets on life, and avoids real effort. He provokes fights, dodges kindness, and thrives in censors without risk. Girls from respectable homes stay unlisted in his address book.
Alabama expects 1940 income tax receipts to rise
Alabama revenue Commissioner John C. Curry estimated 1940 uncon tax receipts will reach about 3,000,000 due to expanded steel coal and defense related industry. Last year 1939 incomes totaled 2,412,676 as filings closed today and the department swamped by mail turned 245 into the treasury with many bags still unopened.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
John C. Curry
Curry
Revenue Department
Treasury
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