Demopolis Plans $23 000 Plant for Cattle Show Grounds
General Montgomery says Nazis are beaten but offers no timeline. Russians push at Warsaw and erode Nazi Balkan positions. Allies in the West near Berlin, while US air forces fly 435 planes to Russia in August. American fliers in southeastern China rely on one base after Japanese advances, using it strategically.
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Demopolis
China
Hollywood
LaGuardia Field
George Jessel
Ferry Command
Jessel
George
War Chest talk and local issues collide in era commentary
The piece cites the President promising more aid to Italy and Greece while urging tighter laws on arms solicitations. Birmingham voters decide on a new city hall funding November 7. It notes automation replacing manpower with a pin spotting machine and mentions Goebbels and guerrilla fighting. Miami Beach restores lights for veterans, and a Chicago judge speeds up divorces. Baseball commentary covers the Browns beating the Cards 2 1 in the World Series opening game as opportunism.
Alabama War Chest United Charities Campaign Opens
In 12 days the statewide drive starts with Morgan county urged to be first under way. Success hinges on solicitors acting that one day October 17 to quickly open and close the campaign, hoping county quota of 41000.00 is met.
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Alabama War Chest
United Charities
Opésis
Morgan County
Army fights disease cut WWI losses in new era
Major General George F. Lull reports disease death rates in World War II are about six per 10 000, far lower than 141 per 10 000 in World War I. The article notes Mrs Roosevelt distancing from the campaign and cites Allied captures of 526 084 Germans in Western Europe up to Tuesday night.
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George F. Lull
Europe
Hitler
Postwar farming in the South and cotton's future
The piece argues gradual changes after the war will shift Southern agriculture toward more diverse crops and better practices. It urges cotton farmers to improve grades, adopt mechanized equipment, and devote half their land to other products to compete on the world market while not abandoning cotton entirely. Mortgage foreclosures loom for doubters.
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South
Strange Germany and Goebbels Propaganda Patterns
A wartime commentary analyzes Goebbels as German propaganda chief shaping public belief. It questions his partial truths about Allied strength and predicts German unity in facing unconditional surrender, noting no uprising or underground movement.
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Germany
Goebbels
Bar Department
Dewey Win Looms Over Congress In 1944 Forecast
Washington predicts Republicans could control both houses if Dewey wins the presidency or faces heavy ticket splitting. House Republicans appear strongest while Senate gains depend on multiple vulnerable Democratic seats. Analysts warn Roosevelt’s fate hinges on GOP turnout and a shift toward a reform, one party government if Dewey prevails.
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Washington
Congress
Dewey
Roosevelt
House
Seattle
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Senate
Idaho
Utah
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
New Jersey
California
New York
Maryland
Connecticut
Ohio
Burton
Hillman
Mr. R
Death Notice and Local Social News from Cullman County
The community learns of Charlie Hesterley's death after a long illness. Several locals share visits and family updates, including Sgt. Clydus Hogan's return from furlough and Lovern Cooley’s upcoming Navy assignment. Citizens attend visits, family gatherings, and plan trips to the State Fair in Birmingham.
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Charlie Hesterley
Harliss Weldon
J. H. Weldon
Joe Smith
Junior
Imogene
Fannie Holmes
Decatur
Whitley
Luther Breed
Phylis Smith
Cullman
Sgt
Clydus Hogan
Lincoln
Nebraska
Roxie Hogan
Mignon Wilkins
Elisha Haynes
Mamie Philpot
Max Philpot
Birmingham
Herchel Hogan
Troy Weldon
Dude
Hansford Smith
Brownie Cooley
Lovern
U. S. Navy
Oakland
Calif
Roy. Blackwood
U. S. Army
Advice on Selecting a Long Lasting Overcoat
Guidance for choosing an overcoat emphasizes durability and proper fit. Seek a strong fabric, a collar that sits well at the neck, and a good shoulder line to ensure it remains wearable for four years or more.
Precautions Against Colds From Dr Clendening
Dr. Clendening urges 65 degree house warmth with good ventilation and fresh air to prevent colds. He warns overheating stresses the body and raises illness risk, recommends lighter clothing indoors, and notes humidification as essential alongside proper heating.
Office Cat and Frontline Dogs in Wartime Humor
A collage of jokes and captions reflects wartime life. It notes 7000 dogs serve with the British army, each trained 60 days then deployed to guard aerodromes depots and secret enclosures. Other snippets play with words and small local gags about telegrams and lovers.
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Field
Taylor
Pricey hat prompts church day debate and social cues
A quirky page features a shy bachelor debating fashion, gender pay questions, and roommate moves with banter about hats. A tanned blonde and a Pekinese pup spark attention on a bus as an elderly woman chides the scene.
Pastor Delivers Sermon From What God Hates in Morgan County
Rev Guy Pettey preached on What God Hates from Proverbs 6 16 19 at the Morgan County Lebanon church The young people Fellowship Club will meet Wednesday Oct 11 studying Acts 24 All youths urged to attend with Bibles. Local families and visitors from Mobile Wheeler Lake Falkville Oak Ridge and California area gathered for social visits and a church cotton gathering last Thursday.
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Guy Pettey
Young People's Fellowship Club
C. D. Shaneyfelt
Sandra Jean
Mobile
Claudie Boger
J. C
J. T. McCaghren
Orman King and Son
Johnson’s Chapel
Maurice Knox
Homer Boger
Burke—Myrick
Wheeler Lake
Oline Shaneyfelt
Marvil Harden
Little Son
Lester Shaneyfelt
Cullman
Ruth Shaney
C. B. Myrick
Nolan
Grady Godfrey
Falkville
Millard Brown
California
Fuller Brown
Pvt. Brown
Herman Ney
Lake
Martha
Lorene
Mrs. Parker
Oak Ridge
Walter Winchell Hum Within the Press and Global Jokes
A collage of light gossip and world affairs from Berlin to Argentina. Notes mock media, politics and pop culture figures including Adolf Hitler Goering Clare Luce Helen Hayes and George Jessel. The piece blends satire with contemporary headlines and social commentary.
Visitor defends Ham Fish amid New York boasting claim
A visiting critic in town grumbles that New York overstates its supremacy and resents labeling Ham Fish as the least worthy member of Congress without examining his credentials.
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New York
Community Notes On Cotton Harvest And Local Visits
The article records residents busy with cotton picking and hay harvesting. It notes Mrs Fred Overstreet returning from Birmingham, visits by Mr and Mrs Bud Owens and children from Huntsville, and Mrs William Ottis Turney taking a job at Redstone Arsenal. It mentions Mrs Thomas Allen Bramette and son Kenneth Wayne visiting their husband and father in Florida, and Jimmie Ransom on leave from Camp Rucker visiting his wife and daughter.
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Fred Overstreet
Birmingham
Bud Owens
Huntsville
Elmer Williams
William Ottis Turney
Redstone Arsenal
Thomas Allen Bramette
Kenneth Wayne
U. S. Navy
Florida
Jimmie Ransom
Camp Rucker
Ollie Louise Turney
Margaret Sue Ransom
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