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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1945
Page
4
A column surveys wartime logistics and postwar goals noting Decatur’s scrap depot role and Alabama farming resilience. It discusses air power in Europe and Pacific theaters, Manchurian concerns, canal prospects on Tennessee-Tombigbee, and state industry strides toward postwar competitiveness.
A community briefing discusses Churchill's leadership, TVA inspired home resource growth, and the push for legislative reapportionment to address regional representation. It highlights fishing industry payroll, river fish shipments, and zoning adoption as a ten year outlook for fairness and progress.
A bill in the Alabama legislature proposes eliminating tokens in sales tax law to remove a nuisance. If the author’s plan to use pennies for large purchases costs the state nothing, the treasury would lose nothing and the public would be rid of a nuisance.
News that Gestapo chief Himmler is dead brings relief that he faced a higher tribunal yet regret that a hidden poison vial spared him a hearing before Allied courts. Other Nazi leaders remain in Allied custody with potential to reveal the terror years and face trial.
The Birmingham Post reports lawmakers and the public question continued OWI funding as wartime information agency. It notes a $58 million budget this year, potential rise to $42 million next year, and OWI music broadcasts to Europe, folk programs, and outposts worldwide. The piece urges abolishing OWI and saving funds.
Westbrook Pegler reports on Leon Racht of the New York Journal American facing a $56 extortion by a Jersey side trucker and union man Abe Spitzberg over eight tons of cabbage. Pegler links the case to Dan Tobin, the Supreme Court Byrnes ruling, and Roosevelt era labor policy, arguing ongoing rackets threaten food prices and public welfare.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police traces its origins to 1873 when it was formed as the North West Mounted Police. The organization later adopted its current name.
A warning notes toys and objects left on stairs can cause trips and falls. Residents urged to keep stairs clear to prevent injuries. Local health department emphasizes home safety and fall prevention measures.
Washington observers compare Truman’s aides with past chiefs, noting John S. Snyder leads the RFC reforms, Edwin W. Paulley is a rising international operator, Bob Hannegan heads the post office stance, and Charles Ross becomes press secretary. The group is described as energetic middle class reformers reshaping the administration.
Community notes from Morgan County list decoration day at Lawrence Cove cemetery and local visits. Mentions Miss Eloise Ford leaving for Decatur, Mrs Gustie Kinney ill, and various relatives visiting in Gum Pond, Birmingham, and Gadsden. An unrelated political opinion discusses Truman era government reforms and bondholder interests.
A medical note reports virus pneumonia often follows influenza like fever and cough with deep lung involvement. Dr Archie M Roberts finds aminophylline may speed relief by relaxing bronchi spasm and easing breathing, though it does not attack infection itself.
A collage of celebrities and socialites at theatre and party venues. Brigadier General Elliott Roosevelt Faye Emerson Hedda Hopper Mary Ashworth Ida Lupino Marion Hutton Frances Whiting Dimitrios Vilan plus a Don Wahn reunion poem depict a glamorous entertainment world with fashion, performances, and public figures amid nightlife chatter.
Bennett Cerf recalls Ludwig Bemelmans and another famed author in a relentless Hollywood feud at a dinner. Bemelmans nonchalantly notes he writes well of the dead as tensions buzz at the Blue Newsroom. Other notes mention Mervyn Leroy’s fiancé, Carlos Molina’s win in photography, and Ham Fish planning a Senate bid.
Henry Hathaway visits during a This Is Your FBI rehearsal and later reports a missing hat leading to a playful miscue about embarrassment. Also notes album releases and a New York novelette about a missing pilot near Fire Island, with Lt. B. E. K. Goldstein among found personal effects.
A collage of club quotes and showbiz gossip. Names include Stork Club Havana Madrid Lindy’s and Slapsy Maxie’s with notes on movies, bonds, and performers like Xavier Cugat and Marlene Dietrich. Mentions of FBI tagging and a bookish actor director wrap the page.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a herbal kidney formula said to ease backache burning urination frequent urination and nighttime symptoms by increasing urine flow and reducing bladder irritation It urges readers to request a free sample and to buy from druggists with a Stamford Connecticut address for Kilmer Co Inc offered for a limited time.
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