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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1939
Page
3
Items sweep through local life including Charley’s clam bake plans, Gable’s publicity incident, Decatur air display hopes, new woolen uniform issues, fish stories, civil rights picket concerns at Fisher plant, free tire changes for NY drivers, Mathews on tax revenue legality, and a note on negro generosity amid economic hardship.
The Swedish visitor spoke at length with Grover Hall about conditions abroad and later wrote Editor Hall a letter elaborating. He argued Germany is not ready to wage war, saying ten years are needed for the compulsory caption program to bear fruit. He noted Europe takes longer than America to train soldiers and cited American troops with limited training facing the Kaiser’s forces.
Alabama’s first state wide publicity booklet highlights people as the state’s greatest asset. It notes farms and forestry, livestock, lumber, minerals, and industry potential with goals to double manufacturing in ten years and expand farm wealth.
W H Wilson, at an Atlanta railroad unclaimed baggage sale, bought a trunk unseen for four bids. He found bonds and securities valued at over 1000 dollars. Officials say the sale is valid and efforts to locate the trunk’s owner have failed.
The piece promotes an inaugural Alabama State Chamber of Commerce magazine highlighting state tax revenues and selling points. It urges readers to obtain the booklet to learn what Alabama can offer to the world and to improve their ability to market the state.
A review of L G Anderson's Elizabeth Garrett Anderson recounts the English pioneer's struggle to become a physician amid harsh opposition. It traces her matriculation barred by Edinburgh Senate, exams blocked by the Society of Apothecaries, and repeated courtroom and assembly challenges until bias was struck down in 1892.
Montgomery officials told by Personnel Director I Browder that state job applicants should refrain from stating how they voted in the last gubernatorial election. Browder said a personnel board meeting showed many applicants disclosed their votes to gauge qualification. The department prefers not to know voters choices as part of the process.
Mrs G W W seeks guidance on daily beaten raw eggs for her working daughter and tomato myths. The expert says raw egg white is hard to digest and not more nutritious than cooked eggs, urges cooking eggs differently each day, and defends fresh tomatoes as a vitamin C source while refuting cancer fears. The second question prefers electrolysis over X ray for superfluous hair, noting X rays can scar and electrolysis is best.
The editor lists seven pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening with price ten cents per title. Readers should send ten cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Clendening care of the paper to obtain any chosen pamphlet.
The board urged action after the Mitteeman raised the subject at a meeting. The discussion followed his presentation of the issue.
Mrs P P Gilchrist plans a Nashville visit and NC stops while Miss Grace Littrell visits Lynchburg Tennessee. Miss Julia Leigh Lynn returns from Asheville and North Carolina. Mr and Mrs Julian Bibb of Birmingham visit relatives. Louise and Vivien Fleming return from Tennessee trips. Miss June Greenhill to visit relatives in Town Creek.
Mrs. Margaret Vink, 77, startled by two rattlesnakes behind a cookie tin while preparing breakfast, chased them with a broom, stunned them with stovewood, and axed them outside. She disposed of the heads in the stove, then lost her appetite.
A collage of historical satire mocks revered leaders claiming Lincoln, Grant, Adams, and Washington were mischaracterized. It shifts to humorous exchanges about work, money, and social quirks, featuring a Decatur scene with a self made man father and his son amid rustic advice on habits and aging.
This sermonlette urges focus on inner readiness over speculative questions about end times or Heaven. It emphasizes doing God’s will, carrying the gospel to others, and forgiving sins while avoiding paralyzing doubts about unpardonable sins or tithing. The main message: the Kingdom of God is within you.
A dialogue scene shows a suitor asking for a daughter's hand, with the father probing when he was first struck by her. The exchange reveals lingering quarrels and humor about regret. A subscriber asks for a telephone number, while an operator teases about initials. A quip about goldfish and change ends the fragment.
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