Churchill and Britain in the war effort supported by public opinion
The piece argues for strong defense bonds and continued aid to Britain against Nazi aggression. It notes Alabama defense spending, air base development in Dale county, and Senator Bankhead’s support for farmers while urging national preparedness and unity. Churchill’s leadership is praised and his warnings cited as vindicated by events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Houston County
Dale County
United States Army
John Bankhead
Alabama
South
Bankhead
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Winnie
Row
Hitler
Ave
Royal Air Force
United States
Britain
Bundles for Britain rally praised for humanity motive
The piece notes Bundles for Britain volunteers winning broad support by their sincere purpose and genuine love of humanity driving their zeal. It highlights the widespread belief in their charitable motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Disappearance of Rudolf Hess Shocks Europe
Berlin reports Hess, Nazi leader second only to Hitler, vanished after taking a personal plane flight on a Saturday against orders. A note suggests possible hallucinations while speculation abounds about his fate and motives amid the ongoing Nazi turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolf Hess
Rudolph Hess
Hitler
Europe
Berlin
Hess
Fuehrer
Goering may switch to four motored long range bombers
The article notes Berlin plans for four motor bombers to strike deeper from Germany as Luftwaffe raids on London intensify. It cites British intelligence on Goering’s strategy and the need for extended air bases and fuel supplies to widen attack ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
London
Germany
Goering Ia
Berlin
Goering
Continent
Alabama corrections chief to lead press office
Col William F. E. Persons, director of the Alabama Department of Corrections, will serve as the first press chief in Nashville Tennessee on May 13, directing communications for the department and its officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Wiliam FE. Persons
Alabama Department of Correc- Wons
Young Victims of Diabetes Need Special Care
Harrisburg correspondent asks for guidance for young diabetics and insulin’s impact. Dr. Joslin’s Diabetic Manual (1941) is praised for its extensive, hopeful guidance on diet, exercise, insulin dosing, and care of feet skin and eyes, with examples of children thriving into adulthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Elliot P. Joslin
Lea & Febiger, Publishers
Dr. Joslin
Joslin
Harsh Recruit Exchange Sparks Drill Sergeant Tension
A tense scene captures a recruit lashing at a drill sergeant with insults about leadership and nerve. The exchange shows strain during training with the recruit pleading to stay and offering to improve as a basic trainee.
Rural editor's late supper and hopeful smile
The rural editor returns home tired yet with a rare joyful smile after a conversation with his wife about luck finally turning. He shares a brief exclamation of success ending with a light note of triumph.
Zwiebach vs bread and oleomargarine versus butter nutrition
The note compares zwiebach to bread, saying toast is slightly more nourishing due to water loss. oleomargarine is 92 percent fat, butter 84 percent, with oleo having few vitamins. secondary anemia does not lead to pernicious anemia. It also promotes Dr. Clendening pamphlets offered for 10 cents each with a call-add envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. S
Clendening
Joel Clendening
Minneaplis Star Reader Snippet and Quip Collection
A playful passage from the Minneapolis Star features a long delinquent subscriber, a dog named Doris Isn t Gyp, a doll’s slip incident, and a mother child banter about punishment. It also includes cheeky lines about beauty and social concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Gyp
Mummy
Dolly
Mother
Typo Bull and Hollywood Grazes in a Gossipy Tale
The piece mentions a style show at Elite Department Store with musical selections and a lingerie review. A party in Hollywood prompts a memory joke about an ex-husband. A New England girls school uses a history lesson to recall Mayflower arrivals and family history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
California
New England
Hard to Find Man Camp Major Boyette
Friends of Major Boyette in Stewart Georgia often search Fifth Station Hospital for the sergeant major. New attendants deny the name, then realize the man is a sergeant whose given name is Major and surname Boyette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Stewart
Boyette
Fifth Station Hospital
Reporter maps Fort Benning beat with 50 mile walks
Allen Thomason of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer described his Fort Benning beat. He estimated he walked about 50 miles daily while testing a pedometer on his feet to measure the distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benning, Ga
Allen Thomason
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Fort Benning
Walter Winchell On Broadway Gossip Sheets Turn Cheek to Headlines
A collage of Broadway chatter rounds up marriages, visas, draft notes, and society scandals. Names like Steinbeck, Hitler’s nephew, Barbara Hutton, Cary Grant, and Walter Chrysler surface amid rumors of weddings, deferrals, and a looming draft probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Steinbeck
San Francisco
Biz
Willkie
Lindbergh
Haile Selassie
Barbara Hutton
Cary Grant
Adolf Hitler
Patrick Hitler
N. Y
Canada
Virginia Bruce
Walter J. Ruben
St. Ethical McKelway
Bsk
Midtown
Overlin
Loose
America First Committee
Valley Forgery
Margot Crangle to remarry as Orrin Lehman moves
The column notes Margot Crangle will marry again on August 10 and mentions Orrin Lehman shifting from Adele Jurgens to Barbara Daley. It also references Louis Renault and Juliet Kiba wedding in July and comments on isolationism from Shep Fields. The piece includes debunking by J Woll of the American Federation of Labor and notes on Liberty magazine and F D R positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Oliver
Winston Churchill
Orrin Lehman
Adele Jurgens
Barbara Daley
Boston Back Bay
Louis Renault
Juliet Kiba
Tokio Foreign Office
Shep Fields
Gad Get Walks Nine Miles a Day for Infantry Training
A remark notes the gad get walked nine miles daily, praising the infantry practice routine where soldiers shoulder packs and hike twenty miles in a day, highlighting endurance training and fervent discipline.
Tinseltown Teases and Legal Tangles Stir Nightlife
Lila Lee and Jay Carlisle end their romance while a famed man’s son roams town. Paul Douglas promotes cigars as Grace Killern headlines at Copacabana. Helen Hayes’ daughter Mary and Lupe Velez spark romances. Vic McLaglen skirts a Strand premiere. A police warning targets Sen Lee the Oriental dancer over attire. Lily Cache sues protests in a quiet fashion dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila Lee
Jay Carlisle
Paul Douglas
Ciggie Spieler
Grace Killern
Copacabana
Moore
Theappen
Helen. Hayes
Mary Last
Lupe Velez
Woomance
John Shelton
Vic McLaglen
Strand
Sen Lee
Lily Cache
Nazi intelligence and Axis defense plans exposed in U S
Exclusive report claims Nazi intelligence obtained ship movements cargoes and destinations while Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold readied a District of Columbia grand jury. Insiders say Arnold will present sensational evidence of Axis access via dummy U S insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ass't
Thurman Arnold
District of Columbia
Arnold
Dep’t of Justice
U. S
New Haven
Dept of Justice
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Decatur
Ala
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
Associated Fress
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Amt
National Advertising Representatives
Burke. Kuipers & Manoney Men
Fert
Ochteage « Atlante
Dalles
Mail
By Mail
Ry Mail
British Isles
First Christian Church
Decatur, City of Beau
Chamber of Commerce
Japan
Chana
Dutch Indies
Uncle Sam
U. S. 31
England
Wee Oreo
Waris
King Feature Syndicate
Rehoe
OPM
Reps
Knudsen
Mr. Knudsen
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin
Paisisre
Uitler
L.S
By Logan Clendening, M. 2
Joslin’s Guide
Harry Wilcox
Chicago
Baptist Church
Freddy
Sarge
Azizen
Southeastern States Prison Association
Squire Skinner
Whatdaya
Minneapolis Star
Peggy
Myrna
Southern Finance Company
ORS Ae Roll Ee
Eames Dlewild
King Perdue
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Kyffhaeuser Bund
Macoco
Brooklyn Dodger
Kay Williams
Woolworth Donahue
Marshall Field, Jr
Univ. of Va
Bob Aldrich
Harriett Foster
Chase National Bank
RKO
Beverly Paterno
Bob Nicholas
Lenore Lemmon
Nicki Basinoff
Countess du Luart
Walter Chrysler
North Wales Hunt Club
Vic Mature
NBC
Republic of Itealy
Gov't
Atlantic
Pacific
Dick Merrills
Toby Wing
Steed
Honeychile Wilder
Chile
Savoy Plaza
F. D.R
J. R. Daniels
Insurance and Financing
Walnut St
Hotel Lyons
W. R. Keech
Aurex
Keech
Council of Physical Thera
American Medical Association
Atlanta
Phasard
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