Formosa Bombed Again As War Nears Japanese Home
W. R. Shelton notes Formosa has been hit by Superforts and the war approaches the Japanese homeland daily. He mentions the looming presidential election in three weeks and crowds at Benson Field. Aachen saw 3000 civilians moved out on Saturday and German hopes for saving the city fade as Allied troops advance. The piece also mentions Janes Vann Frd from Huntsville joining the Navy and Alabama football’s upcoming game with Tennessee. Ankara reports a Hungarian delegation heading to Moscow for peace talks amid Balkan defections from Nazi alignment.
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Formosa
Fisheries Development Foreseen by Agencies Postwar
Government agencies predict growth in fisheries in the South after the war. Fishing has long been a key business for many North Alabama residents. Copies of The Philadelphia Dispatch are still arriving, though the reason for its continued mention remains unclear.
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South
North Alabama
Philadelphia Dispatch
Shortage and oddities mark early November news
News notes include cigarette shortages varying by location, a parolee confession in Birmingham, five state constitutional amendments on the November ballot, Dempsey and Carpentier's Paris reunion, and a massive Christmas postal effort to deliver overseas boxes.
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Postoffice Department
Army
Navy
Decatur Red Raiders Face Phillipsleigh Next Test
The Decatur Red Raiders say they have defeated three opponents and now prepare for a major challenge against Phillipsleigh of Birmingham at home. Local fans are urged to support the team as coverage of the upcoming game continues.
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Decatur Red Raiders
Phillipsleigh
Birmingham
Raiders
Daily Trusts
Open Fireplace Comforts Clark Hodgins in Moulton Ad
Clark Hodgins praises the wood fire in the open fireplace at his home for warding off chill in cool mornings. He calls it a great comforter and rates it highly as a foot warmer and skin warmer with many other qualities.
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Clark Hodgins
Moulton Advertiser
Still Hope Despite Hard Fall German Warfare
General Eisenhower has not lost hope in breaking German defenses this fall and believes success depends on favorable weather. If the weather stays good for air superiority, significant progress could occur before November ends. The writer recalls expecting Germany to capitulate in early October 1918, but Germany did not.
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Eisenhower
Germany
Lounge for Visitors Could Benefit City
A Daily reader suggests a central lounge and rest room for visitors. Local businesses already offer similar spaces, but no citywide facility exists. The Daily believes lights and water could be provided by the municipality at no cost and invites public spirited citizens to help cover remaining expenses.
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Visi
What Might Have Been If Willkie McNary Had Won
The Alabama Journal asks who would have led the nation today if the 1940 Willkie McNary ticket had won. With both men dead, the line of succession could place the secretary of state as president, per the 1886 Presidential Succession Act, if both the president and vice president had died in office.
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Alabama Journal
Willkie-McNary
Senator McNary
Mr. Willkie
the Journal
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Chas. L. McNary
Willkie
McNary
Senate
Congress
Cordell Hull
Hull
Treasury
Labor Board wage delay seen as election tactic
Washington dispatch portrays the War Labor Board's denial of a wage increase as a political maneuver before the imminent presidential election. Labor leaders express bitterness, while Roosevelt's coalition hopes the issue will resurface post vote. Meany and Petrillo figures are implicated in the broader political context.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Green
Murray
WLB
Roosevelt
CIO
Mr. R
AFL
White House
Judge Vinson
Labor
George Meany
Meany
William H. Davis
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Davis
Petrillo
Mr. Roosevelt
Jim Petrillo
Office Trase Mare Reg by Junius
The Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau who led war bond sales is barred by law from buying bonds himself. A station reunion with a wife on furlough follows a four month absence. light dialogue and social banter precede a string of jokes about fashion and prices.
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Trase Mare
Junius
Temperate climate sinus infection explained by Dr Clendening
Dr Clendening outlines why chronic sinusitis is a temperate climate disease caused by crowding indoors and wind pollinated vegetation. He describes diagnostic and treatment advances including nasal drainage, electro surgery, and X ray, noting a complete cure remains unlikely and allergies complicate many cases.
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Tropics
Arctic
Subarctic
Johnson
Cottons and Curious Quips From Decatur Gossip
Local snippets stir chatter about fashion and wit with a Decatur flavor. A defense plant worker slips a forbidden cigarette as a patrolman nears, while playful exchanges hint at social mores and seasonal dress.
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Defense Plant
Two Decatur Women Reconnect After Years
Two Decatur women meet after many years and exchange news about their families. One remarks on a cigarette on the floor and a passing officer asks who owns it, leading to a brief social moment as they navigate old memories and daily observations.
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Decatur
A Quip on Woes and Wages in a Brief Exchange
The dialogue features a bricklayer and plasterer exchanging gibes about wages. A wife questions if her husband has changed since marriage while another character muses on why plasterers earn more, saying they cover up bricklayers’ mistakes.
Money changes people in funny vignettes from life
A collection of light anecdotes shows laughter and human behavior. A rural school board recalls a clever pupil after a Magna Charta quip. A soldier offers pay for painting a man, who laughs at the tricky aftermath and notes how money alters character.
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Wanderer
Walter Winchell Bathtub Admiral and Notes on Public Mood
A collage of verse and anecdotes lampoons Walter Winchell, politics, and media figures. Includes child’s play sailor imagery by Joy Hathaway and satirical quips about Willkie and broadcast censorship. Ends with a Mexico City dateline noting a bill to curb ridicule of Congress.
Merciless Truth and Laughing Folklore Flows
A cluttered column parodies wartime history and political talk with quips about Marshal Joffre Churchill and FDR. It mocks public claims and jokes about draft rejections and a wife suing a groom over flat feet in a quick-fire, vintage newspaper voice.
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes Creomulsion for bronchitis and cough relief. It claims quick action to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed bronchial membranes, states it contains no narcotics, and offers a money back guarantee if it does not help with rest and sleep.
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Crimson Tide
Tennessee Vols
Knoxville
Ankara
Hungary
Moscow
Balkans
A Parollee
State Pardon and Parole Board
Jefferson County
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Paris
Tors
King Feature Syndicate
Joy
Bill
One World
Liers
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Dr. Clendening
RED Cross
Johnson & Johnson
Folwvens
Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines, Inc
Williams Prana Storage Co
George
Helen
R. W. Carr
Walter Winchell
Tye
Joy Hathaway
Madison Square Garden
Raare
Fred* Allen
Fred
Biddle
Pepper
Hartford
Conn
Clare Luce
J. J. Walker
Hildegarde
Joe Miller
Walker
Jackie Gleason
Mike
Sergio DeKarlo
Heywood Broun
Broun
Jesse Adler
Sid Sheldon
Sheldon
The
Morning Mail
Winchell
David Brooks
Browder
William B. Robin
Atantic City
Peggy
Mexico City
Joffrey
Marne
Quebec
Churchill
FDR
Bob Dunn
Decatur United Charities
Alabama War Chest
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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