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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1939
Page
4
The article notes lawmakers will be tested by the stock law measure vote next Thursday. It mentions prior days of fishing rodeos as a prelude to the decision, reflecting growing tensions and public interest in the policy debate.
A collage of quotes and brief notes including Romans 12 2 reflection and everyday musings. Mentions of malaria funding in Morgan County and compulsory military service debate. References Mussolini illness photo and French diplomatic pouches smuggling issue.
The Daily highlights how old papers still aid lawyers with notices and accidents, advertisers with campaigns, and politicians with past vote records. Clergy seek ordination clippings, reminding that newspapers once dated may still hold useful facts.
A preview notes Senator Bilbo backs Roosevelt for another term while Conner runs in the run-off. The Mississippi delegation's stance at the Democratic convention could affect Johnson or Conner and influence President Roosevelt's support.
Farmers in Morgan County discuss new dairy plans as Decatur convenes to study establishing a cheese plant at Decatur. The move signals a shift from cotton farming to dairying to reduce debt and provide livelihood, with a public meeting tonight at Decatur hall.
The town says refinancing its debt sharpens its path to a 30 000 resident future with jobs good schools and a river terminal. City leaders Chamber of Commerce and a broker travel east to court industrial capital promising delayed but real gains in Morgan County Alabama.
The piece urges residents to aid town growth by welcoming salesmen and promoting Decatur as the logical headquarters for distribution serving North Alabama and southern Tennessee. It argues continued citizen effort can attract executives and improve opportunities for local business.
An unpublished memo by Stuart Chase is analyzed for its guidance on presenting economic arguments. It rewrites terms like savings investment debt and budget to favor government and corporate messaging, warning about word choices shaping public perception.
The text links spending to sales and wages, urging clear ties between budget decisions and economic health. It notes economy as a positive word only when tied to thrift, while warning that true economy implies losses for others and reflects declining demand for new plants.
A memo urges replacing charged language with neutral phrasing in hearings. It suggests calling large firms big business and small firms under two million dollars, and avoiding terms like capitalism and profit system to curb emotional responses.
G. W. Allsop of New Zealand describes tropical hazards during a world motor tour. He parked in east Africa under a tree and found his car immobile after a snake wrapped around the front axle, the python’s body still coiled around the tree.
Walter Winchell sketches a rapid parade of stars and scenes from New York nightlife. Ruth Chaterton seeks a director for You Can't Eat Goldfish. Errol Flynn dines with sister. DiMaggio and Rogers clan sightings abound.
A devotional urges immediate acceptance of salvation in Jesus Christ. It warns that neglect leads to eternal torment and no escape after death, citing Hebrews 2 3 and urging readers to respond now before it is too late.
George Jessel comments Metro gives a top executive a large testimonial dinner as he can tell time. In the Tavern, a movie star drunkenly proclaims I am a pixie while another quips about aging actresses with sharp remarks at Bill’s Gay 90s.
Midnighter Cedric Hardwicke in Stanley and Livingstone billed seventh. Billy Rose projects a million from Acquacade after taxes. A Dewey staffer chases Lepke’s elusive son and Alice Marble sings in Hollywood. Saratoga greetings jab at departures. Sophie Tucker urged to behave. Union troubles linger with actors. NY novelette follows a dramatic pair's rise and split across college, Hollywood, and Broadway.
Lew Browns musical hit Yokel Boy draws crowd with Phil Silvers Buddy Ebsen Judy Canova Dixie Dunbar and Gray Gordons Tic Toc orchestra on air Irving Caesar debuts Love Is Such a Cheat Cuba Cuba Doo at La Casita club in Greenwich Village Maria Del Carmen 18 dances like Argentinita on Thursday nights.
Vivid vignettes across New York City describe scenes from air cooled cinemas to Riverside Drive breezes. Vendors on 47th Street, a ghostly black woman, and soldiers dating on 8th Avenue near 42nd Street illustrate urban quirks under humid weather with police protection in view.
A quirky city column notes a newspaperman with a flamboyant style and references to a contentious figure pulling strings. The piece hints at political theater and public curiosity while using playful aphorisms about appearances and misdirection.
A compact reflection on daily habits and outlook. It contrasts constant excuses with action, notes the difference between needing favors and self sufficiency, and teases the idea that optimism bounds with wealth while pessimism hauls risk. It ends with a jab at those who rise only to fall.
A medical note explains plantar warts form on the bottom of the foot under pressure and resist home remedies. Dr. George C. Andrews cites X-ray therapy and electro dessication as effective cures, with the X-ray suitable for small to large warts and cautions against self treatment.
The state board of corrections proposed that guards be instructed to shoot in an effort to curb escapes from the Franklin county prison camp blamed by local officials on the unshackling of convicts.
P A B asks if medicine can determine a child's sex before birth and J L H asks if cold tap washing suffices to clean a home thermometer used in infectious diseases. Answers: no method exists for sex predetermination. cleaning by washing suffices with extra disinfection by wiping with alcohol or formalin.
Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets at ten cents each. Send ten cents plus a self addressed stamped envelope with a three cent stamp to Dr Logan Clendening in peawe this coin Reduc. Titles include Increasing Anthoelloma Connie, Reducing and Gaining, Infante Feeding, Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes, Feminine Health, and The Care of Hair and Skin.
Miss Mary Bronaugh accompanied Miss Jean Strong to her home in Huntsville for a few days visit. Miss Josephine Sugars and her niece Miss Margaret Ann Rogers are at Elkmont Springs Tenn for a weeks stay. Miss Mabel Ann Hanson and Taplin Hanson will return home Friday from a two weeks visit to relatives in Gurley Ala. Miss Madeline Dix has returned from Athens after a four day camping trip. Mrs W T Lowe will host a luncheon Friday for out of town visitors. Bob Clark, injured weeks ago, is improving.
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