Don Whitmire to Receive Naval Academy Thompson Trophy
Don Whitmire, Decatur born, will be commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy in June at Annapolis. He earned the Thompson Trophy for athletic contribution this year, despite not playing in games, after aiding the Navy football squad as a volunteer coach and mentor.
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Walter E
Buck” Todd
Mr. Todd
Decatur
Mr.Todd
Donald Whitmire
United States, Naval Academy
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Don
America
University of Alabama
Crimson Tide
Alabama
Ann
Navy
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Writ
War waste depot dismantled. materials repurposed at field
The sign that the fighting war is ended comes with tearing down the waste paper storage depot built at schools request. Materials will reinforce stands at Bengon Field. The Daily thanks contributors, laborers, school leaders, and children for their successful scrap paper drives.
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Bengon Field
Generous Offer to Endow War Memorial Building
Mrs W B Edmundson offers to deed Lelia Cantwell Seton 46 for a permanent American Legion home. The bank building could honor men who fought in all wars, serving the city and freedom. She has consistently aided civic projects and seeks maximum community benefit.
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W. B. Edmundson
Lelia Cantwell Seton
American Legion
Bank
Edmundsom
Utmos
Dewey Campaign Crossfire on Wagner Act Critique
The text argues that Tom Dewey would attack the Wagner Act in 1944 to expose its alleged abuses and union coercion. It envisions a gubernatorial and presidential campaign theme condemning the act, praising no political outcomes, and urging a hard stance against union power and associated practices.
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Tom Dewey
Dewey
Portland
New York
Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt
Wagner
Henry Kaiser
Boilermakers’ Union
Truman
Kansas City
Kan
Lewis
Franklin D- Roosevelt
Pearl
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bilbo
Mississippi
Robert Wagner
Don praised by Decatur for beloved writer Don
The Decatur community and many Americans express warm wishes for Don, praising him as a great lad and acknowledging his wide readership and impact through his published works.
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Don
Decatur
Broadway social swirl and fashion flings toast the night
Walter Winchell on Broadway sketches a vivid nightlife in New York. Celebrities like Ingrid Bergman Mary Pickford Don Ameche and Olivia de Havilland mingle at famed venues while sharp one liners and city vignettes capture Broadway ballrooms night clubs and Midtown chatter with wit and gossip.
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Big City
Joseph P. Davies
Russia
Dane Clark
H’wood
B’klyn
Tepee
Drake
Hmf
Ingrid Bergman
Mary Pickford
Mooseer Trenet
Don Ameche
Olivia de Havilland
Major McKeown
John Huston
Jimmy Stewart
Livvie
Roosevelt era diplomacy versus Russia and the peace
A Washington report argues Mr Byrnes should openly address wartime Russia relations and postwar peace aims. It blames a Roosevelt era fear of facing reality for public misperceptions while noting Soviet influence, British caution, and Spain as a flashpoint in postwar Europe.
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Washington
Byrnes
Russia
Yalta
Roosevelt
Stalin
Casablanca
London
Labor
Germany
Europe
Paris
France
UNO
Penanube
Spain
Gibraltar
Dehydration Therapy Reported To Relieve Rheumatic Pain
Two English doctors Copeman and Pugh introduce artificial dehydration to reduce body fluid and swelling in rheumatic conditions, fibrositis and sciatica. They report major pain relief and regained activity in many patients, with specific steps including hourly sodium sulfate, IV salt solution, and controlled fluids. Not suitable for fever from rheumatic infection.
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William S. C. Copeman
Lewis G. C. Pugh
College Days at Albany High School slated for stage
An Albany high school senior class will present the three act play College Days at the Masonic theater tonight directed by Mrs. Lloyd Knight. The item also notes local business moves, social events, and entertainment gossip from nearby towns.
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Masonic Theater
Albany
Lloyd Knight
Frank Utter
Twin Cities
J. E.privett
Second Avenue
Lee Street
Robert Rawls
Courier
Athens
Eva Rose Couch
Zip Dews
Hazel Hamilton
Ora McDonnell
Laura Nelson
David Drake
Carlton Kelley
Louis Bell
Lucian Manus
Hansford Nelson
Foreign policy must be built not by evolution
The speaker warns against passive waiting for Russia to craft a war response and urges a decisive foreign policy of action. He argues Russia pushes the U S toward evolution of strategy, insisting on accepting current truths to move from defense to proactive interests.
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Poland
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