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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1944
Page
4
The piece urges continued war loan support and rationing after Germany’s surrender, stresses the need for civilian effort to hasten victory, and calls for busy postwar growth in North Alabama. It questions German resolve, praises leadership goals, and highlights educational progress and highway development as essential to future industrial growth.
Citizens qualified to vote are asked to plan for the city election on September 18. The notice warns that if fewer than 2,000 votes are cast, they will have failed in a real duty of good citizenship.
The Nashville Tennessean honors Nebraska Senator George W. Norris, praising his national vision and lifelong faith in democracy. It recalls his defeat in his final bid, his role as father of TVA, and his enduring legacy as a statesman who placed principles above power. The piece notes dams in the Tennessee Valley named for him and foresees a larger monument by a grateful people.
In Washington on September 6 observers say Roosevelt privately weighed Byrnes as running mate for postwar work, but CIO opposition over wage policies and Wallace letter led to Byrnes withdrawal. The Truman Douglas endorsement and late letter created a shift favoring Truman, with key figures later discussing the sequence and motives behind the disrupted vice presidential maneuvering.
David Earl Dunn, Alabama brewing industry public relations man, won the Montgomery Democratic primary with 4188 votes to 289 for rival W M Anderson. The general election is set for October 98, and Dunn pledged to resign if the war ends early to let returning service members name the mayor.
A columnist and Dr. Gibbs critique the draft boards for classifying many as mentally unfit. They cite 1944 figures: 1.34 million of 3.84 million draftees rejected as mentally unfit, with 536k mentally defective and 802k due to mental disease or nervous states. The piece argues most rejections are neurotics and neurasthenics, warns of pension drain, and calls for six months service with 200 hours of combat for pension eligibility.
A blitz of celebrity mentions. Barbara Hutton, Louise Stanley, and other stars thread through gossip on marriages divorces and plans. The column flashes society headlines from Broadway to Washington with notes on politics fashion and entertainment amid wartime chatter.
A collage of humorous anecdotes from a Virginia scene with a New York department store bird buying misadventure. A soldier comedy on a train contrasts with a child’s remark about ready pictures in a North Carolina paper.
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