Decatur chatty column notes war loans and aviation growth
A local Decatur column discusses the Sixth and Seventh War Loans, public perceptions of postwar peace, and a drive to fund the Alabama War Chest. It notes aviation interest, a town lacking an airport, and Congressman Joe Starnes planning to reenter military service. The piece also praises the outdoor park program and urges turning city spaces into beautified, useful areas.
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Joe Starnes
Starnes
Congress
Alabama
Joe
Decatur
Nashville Tennessean Adopts Display Head For Winchell Column
The Nashville Tennessean runs Walter Winchell style chatter with a display headline instead of the usual Winchell title. The column tilts from the war era and competition, prompting readers to compare local presentation and pacing.
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Winchell
Nashville
Tennessean
Berbars Hutton
Win
Friendship Compared To A Bottle Of Wine In War Times
The Dothan Eagle weighs the toll of war on bonds and labor. It notes soldiers endure harsher dangers while civilians suffer shortages and strikes, arguing selfishness undermines peace as sons and brothers fight for civilization and freedom.
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Dothan Eagle
Birmingham
Great Test Ahead for Allies After German Retreat
The article argues the German retreat in France ends their advance and tests Allied strength. It notes Germany occupies Siegfried line positions while Allies gain air and maneuver space. It compares Cassino defenses to Europe and hints Churchill’s “end of the beginning” may give way to a “beginning of the end.”
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France
Siegfried Line
Cassino
Europe
Churchill
The
Phantom Tide would have lit up Crimson and White football
The fall 1943 Alabama Crimson Tide team never played due to wartime disruption. The piece notes stars like Olenski Whitmire Jenkins Rogers would have joined a legendary squad that defeated Boston College in the Orange Bowl, and laments the absence of a season while wartime service scattered players nationwide.
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Phantom _ Tide
University of Alabama
Tide
Boston College
Tides
the Daily
Olenski Manning
Don Whitmire
Manning
Bobby Tom Jenkins
Navy
Hosea Rogers
North Carolina
Gridiron Heights
Progressive education under fire in major cities
Washington column argues common sense teaching returns as progressive education declines. It cites sex education trials in Philadelphia Boston and Washington and notes discipline reforms, teacher resistance, and calls for constructive biology curriculum over controversial modules.
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Washington
East
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Teachers Association
Ank
Board of Education
James A. Gannon
Boston
Baltimore
Richmond
New York
Seaboard
Gannon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wisconsin
Boston School Committee
Auxiliary officer investigates street flare and paper fire
An auxiliary policeman on patrol noted a light flare repeatedly along the street and a second flash as sheets of paper were ignited. He approached to investigate and found a middle aged woman involved.
Psychosomatic Medicine Insights by Dr. Clendening
Dr. Logan Clendening explains psychosomatic medicine linking mind and body in disease. He details circulatory and digestive patterns, notes high and low pressure groups, and cites how personality traits influence conditions like hypertension and colitis.
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Franz Alexander
Fragmented comic snippets and street scenes mix in overheard dialogue
A collage of vignettes shows a woman guiding her dog with a burning paper, a policeman offering a flashlight, a teacher quizzing children about famous Christians, a banker and Mose with witty banter, plus a sales manager and clerk exchange about travel and late hours.
Fire Tears Through Knickerbocker on Boardwalk
A morning fire destroyed nine shops and damaged the front of the Knickerbocker hotel along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, scorched the lower five floors, and burned for three hours before firefighters gained control late Wednesday night.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Knickerbocker
Walter Winghell New York Heartbeat at Club 18 and More
Society column notes from New York nightlife including Walter Winghell in town after USO tour and Vince Curran quip about her gown. Mentions Shirley Temple, Joan Fontaine at El Morocco, Miriam Hopkins with two maids, Milton Berle jokes, Jon Hall at Tommy Dorsey’s, George Jean Nathan Esquire critique, and various club scenes.
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New York
Fay Bainter
Club 18
Vince Curran
Shirley Temple
George Jessel
Russel Crouse
John Erskine
Anna
Milton Berle
Tommy Dorsey
Hall
George Jean Nathan
Esquire
Joan Fontaine
Arturo de Cordova
Paramount
Hummerts
Burns and Allen
CBS
Vaughn Monroe
Meet the People
Hot Lips Paige
Onyx Club
Midtown Vignette and Stars Shaping Backstage News
A recent show faced rehearsal turmoil and a wary press agent who ducked out then claimed changes looked good. Oscar Hammerstein updates lyrics to The Last Time I See Paris. Jim Cagney sells his Martha’s Vineyard farm amid help shortages. Hilda Simms works daily despite Broadway barriers. Paul Draper rumored missing in Rio. Rose Marie returns to Capitol after 16 years. Dorothy Parker tribute verses honor servicemen. Lieutenant Commander Barclay’s death prompts an elegy to his model Mardee Hoff at Southampton.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Paris
Jim Cagney
Martha's Vineyard
Hilda Simms
Anna _ Lucasta
Amtorg
Paul Draper
Copacabana Palace
Rio
Rose Marie
Gerry Society
Capitol
The Late Watch and Other Quick News Bits
Ben Grauer recovers from pneumonia with sulfa at Mount Sinai. Kenny Clarke, just out of the Navy, found at a Copa bar piano. Life staffers rate the most desirable Wolf. Vargas decorates Gregg Toland. Anna Lucasta cast note. George Herrick to wed Jane Fox on Oct. 25. Coe declines natl caster post. Versailles previews a chorus show starring Andy Russell and Dwi Fiske titled The Home of Pin-Up Girls.
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Ben Grauer
Mt. Sinai
Copa
Kenny Clarke
Life
George Frazier
Vargas
Brazil
Comdr
Gregg Toland
H'wood
Anna Lucasta
George Herrick
Jane Fox
Chas. (Locker) Coe
Varsailles
Andy Russell
Dwi Fiske
Sounds and Snippets from Nightlife Gossip
The column compiles overheard quips from nightspots including Stork Cub Room Ruby Foo's Den and Reuben's, praising looks and foolish boasts. Snappy asides liken a date to a death of fresh air and toast compliments blend with earnest praise.
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Ruby Foo
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Paul Mailon
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Junius
Clara—Jordan
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Hunter Furniture Company
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