Aachen battle and postwar tax plans in wartime opinions
The column discusses Aachen bombing and German resistance, then mocks postwar taxation ideas from Henry Morgenthau. It contrasts American resolve with calls for simplified wartime tax forms and imagines Germans becoming accountants under a reparations scheme. The piece blends war coverage with satirical commentary on policy proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Post
Germany
Post
Henry Morgenthau
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Morgenthau
Hull
Stimson
Henry
Messrs
Washington
Winter cloth and war talk loom in readers’ eyes
The piece muses on a forthcoming harsh winter and shifts in public focus from the World Series to Saturday football. It notes Russian moves into East Prussia after leaders visit the Kremlin, and contrasts Western Allied advances with Soviet inaction, questioning the average American's view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Prussia
Churchill
Eden
Kremlin
Seigfried
Prussia
Willkie's Death Shifts Postwar GOP Course
Washington reports that Wendell Willkie’s death altered the political outlook by undermining a possible third party leadership and nudging the Republican Party toward a postwar practicalism led by Dewey. The piece discusses internationalist currents, disarmament, and a proposal for an open international armament inspection committee with Russia access to plants and nonmilitary processes.
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Washington
Wendell Willkie
Republican Party
Dewey
Willkie
New York
Minnesota
Ball
Stassen
Mre
Foreign Policy Association
James Bryant Conant
Harvard
Germany
Japan
Russia
Britain
China
United States
Decatur Father Leaves Milk Request For Two Weeks
A new father notes to the milkman to skip milk for two weeks and then resume with 10 to 12 quarts to meet a newborn's needs. The quirky message reflects early parenthood plans and playful humor in a local note.
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Decatur
A Scientific Study Of Food Allergies
Dr. Logan Clendening outlines the evolution of food allergy knowledge from vague claims to a scientific field. He explains Cooke's postulates, variability in reactions, and factors like heat, absorption speed, and elimination diets in identifying culprit foods.
The Guinea Pig Not From Guinea The Curious Pet Story
A family scene unfolds with a child urging his father on a track while asking for lunch. The piece playfully notes the Guinea Pig is not from Guinea and clarifies the animal is not a pig, being a South American relative of rabbits.
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Guinea
Fortune Comes Knocking But I’m Out With a Tale
A Decatur man enjoyed a birthday surprise when his wife gave him a bill fold that contained the bill inside. A mountaineer with keen eyesight led to an unexpected clue in the tale.
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Decatur
Fortune
Person Born With Reversed Organs Found During Army Examinations
A 65 year old explains he learned at age 50 that all internal organs are reversed in his body. An Xray reveals stomach, liver, appendix and other organs on opposite sides. He notes situs inversus and recalls finding it during army examinations occasionally.
Recommends Boric Acid Eye Wash Solution
The reply praises Boric Acid as the best eye wash, recommending a saturated about three percent solution in water for effective use.
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S. K
Mountaineer Quips About Schooling and Trigonometry
A mountaineer heckles a country schoolhouse scene asking about the curriculum. The teacher lists arithmetic algebra geometry and trigonometry while the mountaineer jokes that trig will solve their bad aim and that the boy is the only poor shot in the family.
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Mountaineer
Larnin
Champion Forgetter Faces Major Charge
A puzzling report centers on a champion forgetter who was up for a major award and charged with possessing an unspecified item. Details remain unclear in the fragmented text.
Governor to proclaim Thanksgiving Day in Alabama on November 23
Governor Chauncey Sparks announced he will proclaim November 23 as Thanksgiving Day in Alabama to align with the congressional resolution naming the fourth Thursday in November. He notes potential confusion this year due to October having five Thursdays and says the proclamation will settle the date.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey - Sparks
Alabama
Congress
Home fires kill hundreds yearly from cleaning fluid use
An estimated 300 people die and about 1,000 are injured annually due to improper use of inflammable cleaning fluids in homes, highlighting a need for safer handling and storage practices.
Walter Winchell’s column news and gossip roundup
In this Daily Mirror Man About Town item Walter Winchell notes Wendell Willkie’s hospitalization, Beatrice Lillie’s legal entanglements with Billy Rose, Jeanne Cagney’s upcoming marriage, and Carole Landis with Lt Bob Topping. It covers Luella Parsons shifting programs, Celeste Holm’s pay in Oklahoma and Bloomer Girl, War Labor Board hold, Alfred E. Smith as Fulton Fish Market, Al’s janitor joke, a designer in trouble with the Feds, Bert Wheeler’s Reno Spanish note, bootleg growth, Jimmy Ryan Cece Eames, Judge Vinson post, potential Surplus Disposal Board picks, Jean Sutherland ring, Count Basie trumpet praise, and Count Basie’s saxman troubles.
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Wendell Willkie
Beatrice Lillie
U. S
Billy Rose
The
Shuberts
James Ca
Feds
Bert Wheeler
Manville
Reno
Suspec
Jimmy Ryan
52Nd Street
Cece Eames
Pretty Face
Washington
Judge Vinson
Chester Bowles
Leon Henderson
H. Kaiser
Bill Batt
Jean Sutherlin
Lyne Smith
Armored Tank Corps
Count Basie
Hollywood Happenings and Personal Gossip Gleaned
A stream of society notes and show business chatter covers Jean Harrington at St Clare's Hospital and headlines about Mervyn LeRoy Sal ly Wright Joan Webster and Warner studio notes. It also mentions Henry Kaiser Jackie Heller Lou Harrington Al Capone Don Nelson and Con gressman Clare Hoffman amid nightlife, theater, and politics.
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Jean Harrington
St. Clare’s Hospital
Mervyn LeRoy
Sally Wright
Joan Webster
School For Brides
Art Singer
Hollyswood
Arraundtown
Jackie Heller
Lou
Normandy
Jackie
al Capone
Don Nelson
Sech Langwidge
Clare Hoffman
Congressional
Rio de Janeiro Bride in Texas and a Burst of Social News
The piece catalogs a collage of high society notes from Rio de Janeiro to Texas. It mentions Maria Theresa Martiniss de Mello Joy Hodges and various celebrity romances, a C O D bouquet for a premiere, Lt Eddy Duchin heading to war, and other glamour gossip including Irene Vernon, Major Duryea, Fanchon the ballet rina, and a 348 karat topaz.
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Rio de Janiero
Texas
Maria Theresa Martiniss de Mello Joy Hodges
Eddy Duchin
Artie Shaw
Irene Vernon
Major _E. Duryeaomnns
Fanchon
Balletrina
Robert W. Johnson
St. Paul Satdee
Betty Wold
Royal Visitors and Winter Racing Change in Hot Springs
Their Highnesses return to the Waldorf today and announce no racing in Hot Springs this Winter. The action shifts to Florida as political and social rumors swirl about marriages and public figures, including claims of a presidential field of masons and upcoming sensational revelations in a murder mystery case.
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the Waldorf
Hot Springs
Florida
White House
Charlie Barnet
Terry Scott
Rex Smith
John Carroll
Fillum
Civvies
Shei Rogers
L. Pagnucco
Carlos Tresca
Hitler
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Decatur Daily
Als
Tennessee Valley Printing CO
dInc
W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
Berlin
Mobile
Tennessee
Columbia Herald
North Alabama
Courtland
Mooresville
Morgan County
Morgan County Department of Public Health
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Morgan County Board of Revenue & Control
No-Yong Park
Rotary
Institute of International Understanding
Rotary Interational
Aachen
Biow Aachen
Behin
Pay Mallon
King Feature Syndicate
Ine
Junius
Chicago
State
Monroe
Little Junior
Wein
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Clendening
Abie
Pappa
Bizness
Turner Coal & Gain CO
Checkerboard
Moulton ST
Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror
Celeste Holm
Oklahoma
War Labor Board
Zanuck
Alfred E. Smith
Fulton Fish Market
Empire State Building
5Th Avenue
Ann Sheridan
Warner's
Star
Jack Warner
Col. H. Ittlesons
Banking
Doctors Hosp
Frank “Oessers
Lyn Murrays
Vth Avenue
Henry Kaiser
Roosevelt
Park Avenue
al Smith
Fordham University
Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines, Inc
Williams Transfer & Storage Co
First Ave
Beesa County National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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