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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1944
Page
4
The piece muses on a delayed end to the German war, postwar projects for Decatur, and North Alabama political dynamics. It notes voter participation, wartime employment shifts, and OWI cautions on Japan while urging continued support for the War Chest and civic drives.
The piece lauds the President for remaining steady under Republican attack while praising the Champ for broad international insight. It pledges patience on the home front until G I Joe returns, supporting national boards handling appeals during wartime strain.
The Pittsburgh Press warns that after the war job markets will tighten and untrained workers will struggle to find good jobs. It urges school age youths to continue education rather than quit to chase wartime wages, noting returning soldiers with government-supported educations will have advantages in public and many private jobs.
A Washington dispatch reviews the Pepper subcommittee findings on juvenile delinquency after nine months of study. It notes 50 witnesses, lauds the idea that children are people, and critiques calls for harsher discipline. The piece questions new federal bureaus and flags an upcoming election on November 7.
Rev L T Campbell of Arab preached Sunday night at the Baptist church. Miss Tempy Nell Gilley and Helen Lemley weekend in Birmingham visiting Miss Marie Hughes. Mrs Margaret Prince Whisenant of Nashville visited here Saturday and Sunday. Sgt J C Williams Jr on furlough with his parents. Mrs Wellie Thomas spent a week with Tennessee relatives. Attended show Friday night in Huntsville sponsored by Ernest Tubb. Miss Lillie McClure Union Grove 2 spent Friday with Mrs Edd Thomas. Several local men called for U S Army examination. Miss Sula Williams now employed at Redstone Arsenal. School started at Science Hill Monday. Walter Wilson teaching. Walter Tyler a U S Navy member on furlough. J P Couch of Arab was in the community Monday.
Howell Dodd portrays American tourists in liberated Paris with scenes of kisses, cheers, dining, and peril as snipers target the throng. The AP Newsfeatures artist captures the celebratory mood amid lingering danger in France.
Dr Clendening discusses how words shape thought and the need for language clinics in schools. He outlines groups of children with speech delays including motor speech delay, hearing impairment, word deafness, and voice misuse, noting most have average or higher intelligence. He cites a personal success story and questions heredity in voice softness.
A patchwork of satirical exchanges and quips from a bygone era. A talking uncle chimes about smart men while a daughter asserts independence with a Will of her own. A Decatur housewife and a dentist patient deliver wry observations as Irvin Cobb’s quip about going crazy in Washington surfaces.
A reader notes Judy Garland was born Frances Gumm. The text then shifts to wartime humor about parading big men before smaller men and a joke about a sergeant who ran a fruit store. It closes with a weathered quip about German generals.
A dying soldier writes a personal prayer to God from the battlefield. He confesses past indifference, asks for a final handshake, and expresses fear, tears, and a sense of comfort in facing death. The note ends with a quiet farewell as he moves toward his end in Italy.
A brief passage echoes a prayer for serenity courage and wisdom to discern what must be accepted and what must be changed. The text frames a common moral guidance theme used in many settings.
A Scottish soldier receives a decoration for gallantry. A week later a friend asks what his wife thinks of the medal. Sandy replies she does not know yet, and says it is not his time to write.
Gossip column notes visits by Capt J Patterson to Times publisher, married life twists of Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll, Morton Downey romance, Luise Rainer with Bendix, Allan Dulles back from Switzerland, Hoover presence, Dewey publicity staff reshuffles, war optimism waning, Lonsdale dinner mishap, Dinah Shore gift, Alan Young radio push, Oct. 3 salary spike, War Dept Omnibook, F Kingdon and Dewey thesis, Oscar Levant misread, Beveridge plan after Armistice, Miami Beach gambling halt, CBS grooming Moroto, musicians prank with Petrillo fee, betrothals, social climber racket, Lee Kids fashion, cabaret permit clock, ticket handler scandal, cabbie odd name, publisher trial date, Monte Carlo sale, Irene Newman Brussels heiress, publicist Franklin, Sonja Henie OShea clash.
The column bundles society rumors and high profile names from Hollywood to London. Ben Hecht threatens suit after unauthorized Dewey notice. Dan Mich to wed Isa bella Miller. Sports editor Harry Dalyrmple’s mother is pregnant, editor of The Sporting News. Viscount Lascelles wooing Trissy Henderson in London. Various foreign and domestic political mentions intertwine with party socialites and fashion, with flashes of bank loans and wartime intrigue.
Bette Davis spoke at a Wallace rally in the Garden but suffered stage fright. Paul Sann quit his post as city editor after ten years. The Burkes plan a Miami divorce. Vie Mature appears at Lois Andrews. An Argentine figure faces possible morals charges upon return. The Truman era is referenced with Irey and the Treasury Unit. Harry Hopkins' son Robert wed in England to a canteen hostess.
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