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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1944
Page
4
A note states that the Associated Press holds exclusive re publication rights for news dispatches credited to it or not. It reserves all rights of republishing special AP dispatches published in the paper.
The column cites Michelangelo, Michel Lewis as Republicans, Alabama and Auburn football chatter, and a street repair program. It also praises Walter Winchell and other editors while noting Wells on Hitler and a physician’s salt-reduction sleep method.
The reader suggests AP writer Dewitt MacKenzie be assigned two or three articles on developments in China and Burma noting current reports seem repetitive as Allies and Japan engage in a back and forth chase.
Alabama aims to restart football this season with plans for a schedule under consideration. Governor Sparks has suggested including Auburn, but university officials have not announced a final decision or timeline for resolving the proposal.
Eric Johnston, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, will travel to Russia to inspect industrial plants. The trip is made at the invitation of Premier Joseph Stalin.
Sympathy goes to Chief of Police Whitmire who suffered mumps in two jaws and recovered. The letter argues against federal cloture on a Southern filibuster and says poll tax matters should be decided by Alabama voters and state action, not Congress, preserving states rights.
In the last war bond drive led by Jack Langhorne of Huntsville the district including Morgan Limestone Madison Marshall and Jackson counties earned the Alabama flag for best bond sales of all classifications. A larger drive opens in less than a month calling for top performance from every man woman and child.
The census bureau reports a decline in cotton consumption, offering a signal for farmers to consider crop diversification strategies. The trend highlights potential shifts in demand and cultivation choices across regions.
An AP report details Decatur workers among a group sent to Italy behind the Fifth Army. The story notes their blood type and origin tags, placing Decatur alongside Detroit Buffalo and Lowell Mass. in a lineup of notable cities. It highlights local pride in Decatur.
A speaker criticizes neutral countries for trading with the Nazis. He argues there are no true neutrals in war and urges Allies to cut trade with any nation aiding the Axis to prevent war materials reaching German forces.
The editorial argues Hill won 10 000 votes in the Tennessee Valley while the Black Belt yielded only 1 000, suggesting political power may move from Black Belt to the Valley of the Tennessee as TVA influence and Hill's loyalty to TVA shape future Alabama politics.
Washington reports the Loyang operation may not matter without steel rails. Jap thrusts from Peiping to Nanking press toward Chungking while China, aided by American air power, resists and holds lines. Nazi defenses strengthen along the Gustav line as Italian front anticipates harder fighting.
Mr and Mrs Turner Hillis and children Larry and Carolyn visit Mr and Mrs Guy Daniel and family. Mrs Herbert Hannah from Louville Kentucky and Mrs Blanche Hillis from Tennessee join the gathering. Pvt Milas Vasser has landed.
Dr Clendening surveys wartime surgery advances noting most so called breakthroughs are organizational and that rapid proper surgery saves lives. He cites blood plasma antibiotics and transport as key gains and warns against overhyped methods. He recalls old paraffin therapy and nerve repair claims as not new and shares a reader question about electrolysis hair removal with a reassurance.
Mrs Oscar Pitts and son Rudolph of Fayetteville Tennessee visit her parents Mr and Mrs J N Vasser this week. Families from Belle Mina and Huntsville join Mother's Day gatherings with local residents. Olver R Johnson of Decatur visits relatives while the Daniels and Phroneberry families host guests in Cartwright and Huntsville areas.
A composite humor piece collection features a prayer about courage during war, a Sunday school superintendent testing heaven, a ham sandwich joke, an Indian quip, a streetcar misrecognition, a gallery fire joke, and a memory line about old days when women fainted in exits.
A wartime lyric describes a soldier’s life with G I gear and duties. The narrator longs for home while listing free government provisions from clothing to meals. A nurse or doctor interruption hints at medical attention.
A mosaic of radio and film commentary covers Winchell style notes on Broadway shows. References to Hickory Stick flop and Show Business with Eddie Cantor Joan Davis and George Murphy highlight mixed theater and cinema reception along with TV and press chatter about figures like Eisenhower Hoover and La Follette.
A local man quips that most wives are suspicious of stenographers, echoing Dorothy Dix’s view. The remark follows a glimpse of a new nurse observed by a patient.
A large crowd gathered for a Center decoration event on Sunday. Local residents include Miss Vera Asherbranner and families visiting from nearby towns. Clarence Smith of the United States Navy is on a twelve day furlough with his wife and two children.
Circuit Judge Eugene Carter urged Montgomery County grand jurors to pursue justice and support national war loan drives. He emphasized their role in backing war effort and investigating law violations.
An employee at an Army ordnance facility proposed a manufacturing improvement that saved resources for every 1,000 armored vehicles, including 12,000 pounds of armor plate, 12,000 bolts and nuts, 1,500 machine hours, and 7,500 man hours.
A vintage advertisement urges customers to “get that well groomed look” with Moroline Hair Tonic. It touts a large bottle for 25 cents and claims the product is sold everywhere for a flat laying, lustrous finish.
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