Decatur War News and Local Plans Highlight Home Front
The piece notes broad WWII context with Allied air raids and advances in Italy Balkans and German targets. It mentions Marine News coverage of local yards building ships, street repairs planned by Jim Pettey, and speculation on TVA support and fats collection efforts from local housewives with sons in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Balkans
Marine News
Decatur
Ingalls Yard
Jim Pettey
Delano Park Seen as Test for Summer Facility Use
Community leaders push for more recreation spaces this summer citing rising attendance at Delano Park. Officials note high participation in casual sports, playgrounds, and community events to justify expanded facilities.
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Delano Park
Baruch Donates $1.1 Million for Physical Medicine Research
Bernard M. Baruch gives $1,100,000 to support research and teaching in physical medicine in memory of his father Dr. Simon Baruch, a Confederate Army physician. He previously contributed $1,000,000 to relief efforts, describing giving as a duty of leadership with enduring values.
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Bernard M. Baruch
Simon Baruch
Baruch
Mr. Baruch
United States
The Yank Returns to Philippines in War Rally
The piece proclaims the American return to Bataan and Corregidor as a rebuke to isolationism and a fight to free the Philippines. It portrays Hirohito as weak and Tojo as warlord led, urging rapid U S. action with military force to spread Christianity and defeat Japan.
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Philippines
Bataan
Corregidor
United States of America
Congress
Hirohito
Tojo
Poll Tax and Registration Reform urged for Alabama voters
The piece argues for year round registration and poll tax payment in Alabama probate offices to broaden qualified voters. It cites Cullman and Morgan counties with tens of thousands of eligible residents and urges schools to educate youth on voting power and civic responsibility.
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Cullman
Morgan County
Tennessee
Alabama
The Arch Seditionist in Wichita Dead at 80
An 80 year old Kansas pamphleteer regarded as a seditionist by the Justice Department died penniless in a Wichita rooming house. He published a self titled sheet described as a magazine or newspaper and coined the term Jewocratic. His trial and propaganda ended with little public attention and his death leaves his legacy as a cautionary tale on free speech and bigotry.
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Washington, Ma
Kansas
Justice Department
FBI
Wichita
Republic
Hitler
William Allen
White
Stalin
Roosevelt
Great Salt Lake Shrinks to Remnant of Ancient Lake
A historical report notes that Great Salt Lake in Utah has become a small remnant of a prehistoric lake once as vast as Lake Huron, reflecting dramatic water loss over time.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Lake Huron
Use of Thiamine To Treat Itching Described
A 1943 medical column reports thiamine, a vitamin B component, may relieve itching from mosquito bites hives and other skin conditions. Cases include a 2 year old with mosquito bites and a 13 year old with chilblains. author notes thiamine can act pharmacologically and suggests cautious trial for pruritus in elderly and unknown itching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McBride
Garden humor and a family of three
A Decatur visitor visiting a busy home struggles to conduct business as three children cause chaos. One pastes upholstery, another hammers a table, and the third swings from a chandelier. The host replies he buys nails wholesale. Also a Chicago doctor signs a death certificate with his own name.
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Decatur
Chicago
Intelligentsia
Bob Bench- Jey
Mie
Armentiers
Cinderella Jones
F. Wakeman
Hays Office
International Pictures
Gary Cooper
S. Gra
M. Bergers
Boat Children
Carton
Wn the Jr. Literary Guild
Warner
Cole Porter
Hollywood
Harry Cohn
Man’s witty reply at Alabama asylum golfed by ninth catch
An inmate at an Alabama insane asylum was asked by a visitor how many fish he had caught. The man replied that the visitor was the ninth, delivering a dry quip as the punchline.
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Alabama Insane Asylum
Prayerful tribute to wartime faith and gratitude
The text offers a religious supplication praising divine aid during hardship and victory. It lauds warriors, leaders, and workers for courage, wisdom, and fidelity, expressing gratitude to the Eternal God and acknowledging blessings in the cause. It closes with a heartfelt appeal for continued guidance.
Blood donor pledge and camp misfit poultry lesson
A wartime blood donation appeal urges readers to give plasma to save soldiers. A casual camp quarrel over farm animals ends with a puzzled third soldier admitting ignorance about poultry, highlighting simple, humorous moments among servicemen.
The Universal Reason for Work and a Witty Exchange
After a quiet dinner, guests yawn and wonder why they came. Gladys quips she can marry anyone she pleases, while Harry questions why she does not, leading to a sharp exchange about social expectations.
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Gladys
Harry
Debt ceiling bill advances amid opposition in Washington
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill raising the public debt ceiling from 210 billion to 240 billion dollars after opposition. The report notes a rejected administration request for 260 billion. The item references Winchester, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley with civil war era mentions, illustrating historical context.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Aoe
Walter Winchell on Broadway and Film Column Highlights
Walter Winchell on Broadway features a gallery of entertainment notes from 1944 covering Pick-Up Girl and other stage works, cinema previews, and radio items. It cites Pamela Rivers, Robert Coleman, Victor Mature, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Bing Crosby, and more while surveying Coast Guard fare, Nazi-Japanese war discourse, and industry gossip with brisk, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Todd
Pamela Rivers
Robert Coleman
United States Coast Guard
Victor Mature
Mark Twain
America
Fredric March
Charles Boyer
Ingrid Bergman
Bing Crosby
Barry Fitzgerald
Bing
Collier's
Stage Pictorial
Mag
T Gayle
Baton
Fred Waring
T. Tremonti
Esquire
the Waldorf's
Peacock Alley
Vanity Fair
Reader
Judge Upholds Selective Service Act in Gallas Case
U S District Judge E Marvin Underwood held the Selective Service Act constitutional and dismissed demurrers against Timothy Gallas a member of the Jehovahs Witnesses charged with violating the act.
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Atlanta
U. S
E.marvin Underwood
Timothy Gallas
Jehovah's Witness
Snake venoms lack comprehensive chemical analyses
Many snake venoms have not undergone detailed chemical analysis. Researchers note gaps in knowledge about venom composition and its variability across species, hindering understanding of toxicity and potential antivenom targets.
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W. R. Shelton
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Michelangelo
Junior
Montgomery
Berlin
Eddie Rickenbacker
McKellar
TVA
Sore
NEWS5
Pawl Mallon
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Lawrence Darnel J
J. A. Darnen
Hillsboro
Route One
Tou Gol Net Witt Guanes
Minnesota Medical Journal
Clendening
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Santa Claus
Junius
C. E. Baxter
Hanisville, Ala
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Walter Winchell
France
Quincy Howe
Colleen Moore
Mutual
Orlando
Fla
Morning Sentinel
Clare Hoffman
Winchell
Hoffman
Polly
Goebbels
Germany
Spain
Franco
N. Y. Mirror
San Diego
Cal.) Journal
Montreal Herald
Bota Anc
Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines, Inc
Williams Transfer & Storage Co
First Ave
Morgan, Lawrence, Limestone
Madison Counties
Alabama Dairy Products Seed & Feed Store
Turner Coal & Grain Co
Paul C. Davis
J. B. Sheats
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