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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1939
Page
4
The Inland Newspaper Representatives note Decatur lacks sufficient school buildings and question how to raise funds. They suggest experts could help locate money though the need is clear.
A daily Bible thought cites Romans 14 13 urging believers not to judge others but to avoid causing a brother to stumble. The message emphasizes restraint and consideration within shared faith practice.
Residents note the community is cleaner after the incinerator started. They regret the Decatur Box and Basket Company fire this week but anticipate rebuilding soon. Discussions touch on highway ties from Decatur to Guntersville and growth in cheese and packing industries.
A garbled notice discusses four potential opportunities in industrial matters, urging citizen involvement. It mentions the Chamber of Commerce and industry gains while acknowledging competition and uncertainty about success.
The article notes cautious support for a statewide stock law intended to keep cattle off highways and private property. It criticizes organized demonstrations in Montgomery as ineffective and absurd, urging the legislature to pass sensible enforcement of the law.
The columnist rebukes TVA headquarter placement arguing the law ties headquarters to Muscle Shoals Alabama. He cites a majority congressional report endorsing Knoxville while urging relocation of TVA offices to north Alabama. The piece criticizes Tennessee leaders and praises TVA directors for standing by the law, warning of continued conflict.
Washington reports a revolt among House Democrats against President Roosevelt's spending bill. The piece compares lawmakers to unruly children, noting South and midwest delegates opposed the plan while the Senate backed it. Critics warn future reforms unlikely this session.
Morris Ford improves after weeks of illness at home. Miss Gladys Garnett visits aunt Mrs James Massey in Vina Alabama. Attendees at a Cain barbecue in Somerville include Mr and Mrs W E B Sivey and Mr and Mrs A T Hanson. Kirby had his tonsils removed Wednesday.
A column notes Ben Bernie one night stands in Kentucky where a kitchen sighting prompts a child to joke about a wall photo. It recalls Mussolini age quip and a Brooklyn Eagle tribute to Eddie Neil, ending with a misprint about actresses fitting their pants to perfection.
At the Riviera the audience barely reacts to comedian Joe Lewis. His quips fall flat as he complains about poor reception and jokes about a Roosevelt admirer in a sidewalk cafe, ending with a sour comeback about furniture.
The piece recalls kibitzers at poker and the habit of jokey roasts among players. It cites John Anderson on a George Bernard Shaw incident when Shaw wrote to Col Lawrence of Arabia, calling him a private Shaw.
An out-of-towner waits hours outside Ripley's additorium only to learn the freaks are inside. Louisiana government inquiry cites large sums in phone number figures. The piece suggests a shift from Every Man A King to Every Man A Maharajah. A Hollywood actor negotiates stories and studio ties based on his fortune.
A Broadway night club manager recounts a federal visit about Lepke the fugitive. He says he knew nothing of Lepke beyond a chance drink invitation and notes the agent left with the question of Lepke's whereabouts. The manager quips the fugitive is currently in hiding.
A humorous column riffs on Father Divine courting a Newport mansion, compares a Reno honeymoon, notes a flood of Scots visitors after fair price cuts, and jokes about writers and Dixie Davis catching a Collier’s payout. It also parodies Neville Chamberlain meeting Hitler and a Russia aid attempt via a stooge.
A collage of newspaper comments highlights reporters chasing vivid phrase making. Dixie Davis’s release prompts talk of ongoing flight from prison and law cooperation. Suburban coverage in Greenburgh draws flat police calls and a quip about tranquil nights.
E G Robinson and Paul Gardner met at the KC Art Museum with John Cameron Swayze noting their shop talk of Monet and Van Gogh. The Musical Courier’s L Leibling sees this as a candidate while a New York Sun critic praises a German baritone’s performance despite a slips in the Flying Dutchman.
Frank Walker and Harry Hopkins accompanied the President on a weekend cruise and urged him to sign the Hatch Bill. Confirmation is anticipated in the next edition.
In Murfreesboro Tennessee Jack Lynch was handed a traffic ticket but found it was a complimentary theatre ticket from the safety council for safe driving. He reacted with astonishment and drove away with a grin.
Dr Clendening discusses varicose veins and the rise of injection treatments as a new in-office option. He explains vein valve failure and blood pooling, notes prevalence among adults over fifty, and cites nonoperative injections that shrink veins without long rest, allowing patients to return to work quickly.
The sermon affirms the second coming as a literal, visible event promised by prophets Disciples and angels. It cites Acts 1 10 11 2 Peter 3 4 and Revelation 1 7 to support a single future return of Christ seen by all, not a deathbed or metaphorical appearance.
A reader asks if a person can contract athlete's foot in the mouth. The answer states there are no known cases of this fungus implanting inside the mouth.
Readers may obtain seven pamphlets from Dr Logan Clendening by sending ten cents per title and a self addressed stamped envelope to him in care of the paper. Titles include Three Weeks' Roles in a Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Feminine Life and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Clayton Hicks of Falkville Route 2 is improved after a Monday afternoon car wreck on the Bee Line highway near Hartselle that left him with a broken collar bone and other injuries.
Edward Garland won the prize at the Richmond County picnic with a booming shout in the wife calling contest. The judges, all women, awarded him for his call of Hey-y-y-y battle axe.
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