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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1941
Page
4
The Decatur area projects a Marine Park with boating docks as the Alabama Flour Mill enhances the skyline. City officials and the Chamber of Commerce push for a zoning ordinance after months of study, while highway safety and club membership gains rise, and Pepper urges aid to England in wartime.
The press confirms that Major Bob Neyland will rejoin the U S Army next week as district engineer in Norfolk. Tennessee officials begin searching for a new football mentor to replace him, amid strong reactions from fans and players.
The piece notes rapid changes and renewed emphasis on past groundwork. It reports traffic growing heavy in Gadsden with calls to build another Coosa bridge and hints at a direct highway link with Decatur as a larger goal.
The Tennessean critiques poll tax elimination moves in Alabama and the South arguing voting is a taxed privilege. It questions the value of voting if the cost is $1.59 and notes voter apathy as a flaw in evaluating the policy. The piece frames the tax as tribute for the right to vote.
The Gadsden Times argues the Southern coal strike impasse may be a scheme to crush Southern coal interests for Northern gain. It notes wage differentials, freight costs, and competition from water power and electricity threaten Southern mines while Northern producers push to eliminate the differential.
Washington dispatch reports a new line from Roosevelt confidants arguing Democracies will lose and Hitler will advance unless sea power holds. They foresee Suez and Gibraltar falling, Britain’s empire collapsing, and Canada and Australia aligning with the United States behind Atlantic and Pacific fleets.
A medical column explains how some people feel worse on waking due to sudden blood pressure drop when standing. It covers mechanisms, risks, and simple remedies like leg binding to prevent shock, plus notes on when pressure normalizes as the day progresses.
In Marion North Carolina the heirs of the A M Kistler estate post two signs on their land warning encroachers and stating Jesus Christ is not welcome. The message reads Jesus is Soon Coming above This land is Posted All Encroachments Prohibited Kistler Estate.
The editor announces seven Dr Clendening pamphlets available for readers. Each pamphlet costs 10 cents. Requests should include 10 cents and a self addressed envelope with a three cent stamp to Dr Logan Clendening in care of the paper. Titles include Diet Indigestion, Constipation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Diabetes Treatment, Feminine Hygiene, and Hair and Skin Care.
The piece mixes light vignettes on daily life and local characters in Decatur. It notes modest achievements matter more than grand feats and sketches humorous exchanges about familiar townspeople and small misadventures.
A countryside refrain encourages readers to spin gloom into hope by lifting the corners of the mouth. It frames dreary weather as temporary and promises joy if mood lifts.
Hollywood Park jockeys adopt Finnish steam baths to make weight as a new motto Finnish first to finish fast. Bing Crosby promotes the hot rock reducing devices and supports the idea.
Indianapolis report describes Marion Woods, dogcatcher, appearing at police headquarters with his nose bandaged after a dog bite. He says he bent to look at a dog on West Fourteenth Street when the canine struck.
New Yorkers gossip about Lady Purness and Allan Brody a flashy double act magician Fred Keating and a noted gossip mix with LeLand Stowe Lilian Miller Hank Greenberg and Miriam Landau in a parade of society figures. Also mentioned are John Simms Kelly Brenda Frazier and a Berlin blond legal debt talk with figures for World War era loans.
Walter Winchell’s column notes Joe Thorn dike Life assistant managing editor faced a draft board test over a hurried marriage to Virginia Lemont on September 7 to dodge Fort Dix. The board reportedly would accept evidence if Thorn dike could produce the union notice or urge to merge, as hinted in the era’s satire.
Lenore Lemmon spent two hours in the West 54th Street jail after attempting a taxi date with Pat Humphries and W Gardiner while armed with two large pistols for a gag. Clara Mae Downey buys the Colbert Restaurant site for Olney Inn expansion. Broadway lore recalls Mark Hanna nicknamed Hard Hearted Hanna and critic Walter Winchell’s naval training with Starbuck in 1941.
Fragmentary item notes a split drama involving Gene Markey and Hedy Lamarr with a quip about Lamarr taking 90 minutes to prepare for an outing. It also mentions Mrs. John Dupuy and Cesar Hauke and a social scene ordering soda with two straws. The brief references a May 24 wedding for Wall Street figure A Powell and Jewel Lindsay Jules Cartier Glaen.
Crossword clues list across and down covering many common terms. includes entries for animals, measures, verbs, and objects with answers implied by clues. Cryptogram quotation and a note credit NPR and King Features Syndicate accompany the puzzle.
A brisk collage of social and entertainment items including Dr Jassie Condon and the Bruno Hauptmann case, Manhattan Center Wurst meeting mentions, a warning by Uncle Samson about Hitler, twin boys for the William Ansteds, Virginia Judd’s return to Indiana girlhood, Benny Rubin and his wife’s baby girl, Theo dore Praff and pro Nazi links, Monte Proser’s dance carnival opening at Madison Square Garden, Copacabana debt payoff, Jean Muir and other star mentions, Penny Press heading, and ongoing feuds and romances among stage and literary figures.
Mrs Dee Stenson of Mt Hope visits daughter Mrs Audrey Martin. Byron White travels to Moulton for business. Marion ship family visits Latham. Tom Freeman from Mt Hope stops by Warren. James E Free returns to school after illness. Landersville school ends seven month term with praised lunch room. Mary Virginia Wilson Natilee Ruby and Myra Latham dine with Mary Helen Young.
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