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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
4
The article notes Montgomery and Birmingham marching separately in a trend of daylight savings and defense finance. Huntsville high school bands bid farewell to guardsmen returning from camp, while TVA power ambitions and Decatur’s bid for plant expansions shape regional plans amid a broad mix of industrial, educational, and recreational developments in Alabama.
The cheese plant paid $5,000 for milk in July and could pay $10,000 or $20,000 monthly. The plant can accept all milk from the Decatur area. Farmers who supply on an economic plan can repay farm mortgages over time through milk sales to the plant.
The Daily endorses Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins after her remarks to a labor union meeting urging Americans to make individual sacrifices for the common good. She said the nation must come first and praised the sentiment as sound advice.
A Montgomery Advertiser survey counted 5,500 state workers showing 43 percent appointed by Governor Dixon and 45 percent by his predecessor Graves. The rest were not identified as Dixon or Graves supporters, addressing charges that merit system hires favored Dixon loyalists.
A Pennsylvania report notes a private railroad car once built for Charles M Schwab at 70 000 dollars now sold for 5 000. The luxury car had lounge rooms bedrooms eight berths dining kitchen pantry and its own refrigeration plant. The story ponders post sale use and compares rail transport costs.
Westbrook Pegler, famed for sharp comments, broadens his critique to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt while she stays within the Newspaper Guild to reform it. The syndicated writer notes his attacks are not party driven yet questions her influence amid wartime politics.
The piece traces how the draft bill originated with the Military Training Camps Association in New York, aided by Republican figures and war department supporters. It suggests White House strategy during a presidential campaign, with Burke and Wadsworth as sponsors and Stimson Patterson and Marshall backing the measure after administration approval.
Circuit Judge D C Halstead told Houston county grand jurors there were attempts to tamper with juries and he displayed a small black book showing names of half a dozen guilty persons. He denounced fixers and urged a campaign to root out subversive activity among petit juries.
A health column discusses salads as a light hot weather meal rich in vegetables and fruits, noting their iron content and vitamin sources. It includes raw vegetable salad recipes with carrots, lettuce, watercress, and advice on salt water intake and wisdom teeth management.
The editor notes seven Dr. Clendening pamphlets are available for 10 cents each. To obtain any pamphlet, send 10 cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr. Logan Clendening in care of the publication. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A comic exchange features students and teachers debating science and perception. Quick quips cover velocity misunderstandings, impressions, and small town life with wry humor.
A collage of quotes and exchanges showing terse humor and moral reflections. Dialogues touch secrecy speech thirst ambition work and family with brief lines and unexpected turns. The snippets present a pattern of pointed witticisms and parables about character and daily life.
Norma Shearer describes working with Conrad Veidt on a California film, praising his professional decency, peculiar habits, and magnetic screen presence. She recalls Veidt’s career, youth in Europe, and his shift from feared villain to amiable co star.
A dialogue scene recalls a remark about marriage and a quick pivot points to six check books ago. The exchange features Mack asking when the speaker married and Dyer answering with a playful line about the timing.
In this letter to the editor Mrs Duncan and W R Duncan describe attending Hartsville camp meeting at Hartsville campground. They praise the sermons by Dr Charles M Dunaway and Dr Horace A Sprague and note the good music led by Mr and Mrs Lewis. They commend the wholesome noonday meal and urge others to visit.
Residents report weekend visits with relatives and friends across Morgan County. Activities include church revival plans at Neel led by Rev Addie Wallace and Rev Coffey, plus a school project producing fifty mattresses and several local visits for caregiving and health.
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