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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1944
Page
4
A reflective wartime column discusses Florida politics, D-Day definitions, TVA leadership, and vagrancy law enforcement. It notes Senator McKellar and Roosevelt dynamics, German morale under bombardment, Japanese moves in China, and shifts in Roosevelt supporters amid war-time constraints.
The speaker urges prudent funding for a new high school after victory over Axis allies. He praises the Somerville road school as a sound investment and calls for a modern facility while avoiding long term debt that would burden future generations.
A Decatur resident recounts a Atlanta night out where a $32 bill rose by about $1 in taxes. He warns excessive taxes on night clubs and other businesses reduce revenue and harm the economy, urging a sensible national tax approach to avoid driving enterprises out of business and increasing individual tax burdens.
The Cullman Democrat reports a movement to build an industrial alcohol plant in Cullman using sweet potatoes. Experiments show an acre of potatoes yields more alcohol than corn or wheat, with small potatoes usable. A locally financed firm eyes construction this year, pending machinery or postwar timing, promising strong benefits for local potato farmers.
A Washington analysis ties the CIO and its political action committee to the poll tax fight and other cases before the Supreme Court. It argues the CIO coordinates with labor boards and presses Roosevelt for a fourth term, contrasting with AF of L inactivity and prompting Senate debates led by Southern Republicans and Byrd-era leaders.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses common foods and health, arguing meat is wholesome and not linked to disease, cites Eskimo diets and Vilhjalmar Stefansson studies, and notes salt is essential with excess excreted. The column also answers a reader question on sunstroke risks and overheating.
The piece notes the New Deal is declared dead by Mr. Roosevelt yet used to anchor his case amid international concerns. It depicts the Roosevelt-Hull-Byrnes-Hannegan faction pushing a fourth term agenda while CIO and related groups push the same goal via WLB NLRB White House Supreme Court Congress and ballots. It contrasts American pioneer views on land fertility with political conflict.
A collection of light humorous snippets and maxims about hats, marriage, and daily life. Includes lines about a spring hat match, universal service debates, wedding parsons as best man, and witty exchanges from a barber and shoppers reflecting on practicality and age.
A sailor loyal to his fiancee is shocked by a 4-F marriage notice and a request to return her photo. His buddies retaliate by collecting photographs from base mates and packing them into a crate. The crate carries a note instructing the woman to pick her own picture and send the rest back.
Walter Winchell recounts rumors and anecdotes about Adolf Hitler and Nazi leaders. The column cites Hitler’s early life, family, moustache, Goering and Goebbels, and Nazi tactics with a mix of gossip and critical background.
A fragmented account recalls Hitler's epileptic seizures and public rages. It notes bodyguards subduing him during fits, confrontations with Herman Schuschnigg, Goering's troubled marriage, and Emmy Sonnemann's past entanglements including a lieutenant tied to a New York consulate.
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