Weathered musings and local political notes from The Daily
The column muses on weather patterns and forecasts, criticizes past war bond efforts, and notes Henry Ford’s wartime hopes. It highlights McKellar’s TVA stance, hints at state tax funding fatigue, and reports in Louisville doctors’ appointment debates. Curtis J. Hambright, Birmingham constable candidate, meets The Daily amid boxing fame.
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Daily
Curtis J. Hambright
Birmingham
Battling Bozo
Bozo
Battler
North
Alabama
Reading on education and juvenile delinquency in America
Educators and parents are urged to read Paul Mallon and Marion on education and the causes of juvenile delinquency. The piece argues home, school, and church must share responsibility, with teaching methods under scrutiny. It also comments on TVA politics, noting Southern newspapers oppose Senator McKellar’s bid to curb TVA and warn against political interference with the authority.
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Paul Mallon
Mallon
Arkansas
TVA
Senator McKellar
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arkansas Democrat
Little
Heller High Water
Tennessee
Brother Crump
West Tennessee
McKellar
United States Treasury
Congress
Senators
Senate
House
Nashville Tennessean
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Chattanooga Times
The
News- Sentinel
South
Land Grants and Education Under Scrutiny In 1944
A wartime column argues railroads should repeal old land grant contracts paid many times over and calls for a new agreement. It also blasts U S schools for declining standards, citing Navy testing failures and Tennessee reading gaps, and critiques progressive schooling and discipline in modern classrooms.
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U. S
MORGAN COUNTY SHADY GROVE SOCIAL NOTES
Morgan County community notes recount Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs W B Lamon and family from Tanner and Miss Maggie Benham. Cora Ann Phillips visited the Cottingham family. Lindsay Bolton Jr celebrated his first birthday with a family dinner. Trinity grandparents joined Mrs Thomas Watkins and Pegcy for a visit. G S McDougle spent time with sons in Macedonia. D T Long visited Decatur. J A Black’s friends regret his continued illness. Edward White, set to join the Army March 20, received a deferment card delaying service to September.
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W. B. Lamon
Wille Lamon
Albert Lamon
Tanner
Maggie Benham
Cora Ann Phillips
Harvey Cottingham
Little Lindsay Bolton, Jr
Trinity
Thomas Watkins
Pegcy
Edward White
G.S. MecDougle
Macedonia
D. T. Long
Decatur
J. A. Black
Record jarcesum deposits in Bolivia
A report notes the existence of jarcesum mineral deposits in Bolivia, highlighting their world significance and potential impact on regional mining activity and markets. Further details on location and production were not provided in the excerpt.
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Bolivia
Pediatrics New Type of Medical Practice
Dr. Isaac A. Abt’s account highlights pediatrics as a new, highly scientific field focused on the child’s total health. The piece traces past skepticism, advances in preventive medicine, and the shift from prejudice to routine immunization, noting European reluctance versus American adoption.
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Isaac A. Abt
Whittlesey House
New York
Abt
Dr. Abt
Europe
America
X-ray role in womb tumour treatment
A. D. asks if non surgical options exist for womb tumour. The answer states that X-ray therapy is valuable in certain cases, providing a nonoperative option where appropriate.
fingernail signs hint at anemia not a sure diagnosis
A doctor can gauge anemia partly by looking at fingernails but more accurate assessment comes from examining the palms and other signs.
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Ek. M
Potatoes for Toddlers and Babies Daily?
A reader asks about giving a small baked potato daily to 2 to 3 year olds. The answer says there is no harm and even a mashed or baked potato can be given to a six month old baby daily.
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J. J
OPA
Pershing
United States
North Africa
Jim
Japan
Lenten Reducing Diet Plan for Wednesday
Lenten reducing diet outlines meals for Wednesday totaling about 500 calories. Breakfast includes half grapefruit no sweetener, a dry Zweiback slice, and black coffee. Lunch features a poached egg on broiled tomato, skim milk, and whole wheat toast with no butter. Dinner lists scalloped oysters with green beans and a coffee gelatin pudding, followed by more black coffee with no cream or sugar.
Quotable Chats and War Era Gossip Strands
A collage of overheard conversations reveals wartime attitudes on prohibition discipline gender roles and economic status. Citizens discuss conscription draft age limits liquor policies and ship counts while sharing jokes and personal anecdotes about family and work life amid a broader home front mood. The fragment ends with a light anecdote about a sailor and a customs guard.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Wrote Mart Registered
NOTES OF AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER reviews The Theatre Guild season with Oklahoma and Othello and the new Tacobowsky and the Colonel. Oscar Karlweis leads the cast with Louis Calhern Annabella praised. The Times calls it a pleasant production. Also mentions Follow the Girls at Jolson Theatre and broad cultural notes on war and politics.
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The
Theatre Guild
Tacobowsky
Jake
Paris
S. N. Behrman
Franz Werfel
Oscar Karlweis
Vienna
Central Park Territory
Congress Dies press fairness call targets broadcasters
The Wireless notes Cong Dies presses news stations to offer accused individuals a chance to answer charges on the air. He asks if stations will provide the same fair shake to defenseless citizens maligned on the floor of Congress and questions immunity for those making reckless statements. Roosevelt faces anticipated pushback from freedom of the press advocates.
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Cong. Dies
Con
Congress
Freedom of the Press
Pres. Roosevelt
Columnist Winchell Defies Hoffman and Dies
The Somerset Pan American notes columnist Winchell faces a deadline shock as he challenges Hoffman, an event described with dramatic newspaper tone. The report hints at a defiant stance and a fatal outcome tied to ongoing conflict between the figures.
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Tee Hee
Winchell
Somerset
Hoffman
Sailor seized on ship dawned arrest without contraband found
A scene of watchful search fails to uncover illegal goods aboard as a guard suspects a nerve lapse. A sailor counters he had the stuff yesterday in a prior meeting, while a barbed wire fence memory hints at a rural schoolmate.
Quotations On Writers And Public Figures
A collection of sharp epigrams from Walter Lippmann James J Walker Ben Hecht Mark Twain B Kay Hildegarde Schine Mary Roberts Rinehart F Gasner M Bonnston S Lorimer offering wit and critique about fame reformers misquotations and emotion in concise lines.
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Walter Lippmann
James J. Walker
Ben Hecht
Mark Twain
B. Kay
Hildegarde Schine
Mary Roberts Rinehart
F. Gasner
M. Bonnston
S. Lorimer
LIMESTON COUNTY CAPSHAW By MISS BALCH
Cpl and Mrs Joe Worthey of Selma are home on furlough visiting their parents Buddy Pike of Navy Great Lakes Ill has 14 days furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Homer Pike and family Mrs T B McLeod and Mrs Luena Ward of Fayetteville Tenn spent Sunday with Mrs Comer Cole and called to see Mrs W E Smith Mr and Mrs Orville Smith and John F Smith visited Mrs W E Smith Sunday afternoon also Mr and Mrs Jim Hampton and Mrs Minnie Smith Mrs Bessie Pike spent several days with Mr and Mrs Edgar Balch and son of Redstone Park Mr and Mrs John Pike of Redstone Park were Thursday guests of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Pike
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Cpl
Joe Worthey
Selma
Buddy Pike
Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Homer Pike
T. B. McLeod
Luena Ward
Fayetteville, Tenn
Comer Cole
W. E. Smith
Orville Smith
John F. Smith
Jim Hampton
Minnie Smith
Bessie Pike
Edgar Balch and Son
Redstone Park
John Pike
Lawrence Pike
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