Simpson urged over Hill in Wiregrass farmer vote
The Eagle endorses Jim Simpson of Jefferson over Senator T Hill of Montgomery in a Wiregrass bias debate. It argues Simpson supports agriculture and farm interests, cites Bankhead’s pro farmer record, and claims Hill favors urban and federal interventions. The piece appeals to farmer readers to back Simpson for Senate.
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Farmer
Andrews
Birmingham
United States Senate
Montgomery
Houston County
Blackbelt
Eagle
Simpson-Hill
John H. Bankhead
Washington
Bankhead
Senate
Industrial
Jefferson
Jim Bimpson
Alabama
Hum
Alabama Farmer
Jupiter States Senate
Jim Simpson
Ulater Hil
Maxwell Field
Montgomary County
Thia State
Jblte
Fed
Sister Hii
Ion
Foreign policy chaos cited by critics in Congress
A scrambled account argues Congress laxness in delegating authority led to 42 unaudited agencies by the General Accounting Office. Other remarks touch on wartime Germany and Japanese operations, with mixed quotations from political figures and military leaders about strategy and deployments.
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Congres
General Accounting Office
Senate hearings expose wartime yard loafing and mobility failures
Senate Military Affairs Committee hearings reveal factory and shipyard inefficiency during wartime. Witnesses from Mobile Alabama Dry Dock and Bethlehem Steel describe workers idleing for days, foremen encouraging hiding, inspectors absent, and plans to speed output blocked by demoralized crews. Testimony claims government funding and work assignments shaped labor waste and dock delays across multiple yards.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs
Witores
H.R. Gibson
Mobile
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Gibson
Ferguson
WSA
Wstifver
Harry Finck
Wer Shipping Administration
Brooklyn
Bethlehem Steel Company
New York City
Finck
Sialven
Mohe
Tye
Winek
Acer
Finekalan
Employren
Bethlehem Auto Contractors
Bethlehem Campany
Entra Capenae
Let There Be Light and Truth in the Night
A devotional scripture and quote collection recalls biblical wisdom from Kings 30:7 and a Bacon line about truth. The text blends prayerful reach with moral reflection on remaining steadfast in integrity.
Willkie Bid Reveals Wisconsin Delegates Battle
Washington correspondent notes that Wendell Willkie faces an uphill fight for a majority of Wisconsin delegates in the April 4 primary. Dewey backers waver, Zimmerman and Gettelman clash, and Stassen’s bid stalls as Willkie campaigns across a wary state amid war and isolationist tensions.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Wendell Willkie
Wleconain
Dewey
Take
Vernon Thompson
Amembly
Thompson
New York
Willkie
Michigan
Big City
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
FDR
Fred R. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
The
la Follette
America First
Gentile League, Inc
Kes
Bricker
Ohio
Gettelman
MacArthur
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Epite
Stassen
Watkin
Chicago Tribune
America Firsters
Farmers seek why Birmingham rep in Washington beats closer neighbor
A reader from Dothan County questions why a Birmingham politician seems to represent farmers in Washington better than a local neighbor. He asks the Eagle editor to explain the selection logic and urges harmonization between city dwellers and rural subscribers amid a rainy day pastime.
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Ion Springs
Montgomery and Anky
Birmingham
Washington
Congress
the Eagle
White House
Houston County
Dothan
Conareas
Wa Farmare
J. R. Godwin
Reuta
The War Today: Soviet Pushes Across Eastern Front Deepens Crisis
The article reports a widening Soviet advance toward Romania and Poland, with Red Army actions along the Danube and Prut front, heavy bombardments near the Romanian frontier, and targeted strikes around Tarnopol and Kovel. It notes Nazi defenses collapsing in southern Poland, and ponders Turkey’s potential shift from neutrality as the Balkan situation heats up.
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Rumas
Lkely
Hitler
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Julissie
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Tennessee Valley
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Benator Bankhead
Jasper
Walker County
MO Gemerth
Jettorama
Thoase County
James A Simpern
Sinminghst
South
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Frankfurter
Rosenman
Simpson
Tm Simpson
Ome
Sterman
Pawser
Truk
Pacific Fleet
Adml
Chester W. Minti
Homer Ferguson
Allison
Bacon
Warquis
WAC
Faye M. Goldware
Kearny, N. J
Western Electric Company
Doy
Kearny Pliant
Murray
Montana
GOP
Middlewestern
Appleton
Winkle
By Galbraith
Dagotatsd
Ukraine
Rumania
Red Ster
Red Army
Herlin
Goebbels
Moscow
Berlin
Red Atar
Kamepets Podolsk
Hitlar
Kay
Tarnopol
Jerico
Ber- UN
Kovel
Warsaw
Balkans
Turkey
Ratner Studio
Cath Drug
Walgreen
KODAK
Dr. J. O. Conley
Tras
Tex
Stendind Lumber
Wale
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Dothan, al
Carpenter Union
Tristate No
Klu
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Sad Lee
Dixie
Farmes
Ceresa
Spann-Hamm
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