This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1941
Page
4
Articles discuss Alabama editorials on reapportionment and poll tax reform. Papers urge voters to express positions at the polls, urging compromise between northern and southern aims, with calls for steady debate and constitutional adherence.
Dr. Logan Clendening analyzes how large wartime migrations threaten global health and domestic well being. He cites 1935- era displacement counts from England Germany Baltic Poland and France noting refugees and repatriations totaling millions and linking disease spread nutrition and social stress to long term peacetime health concerns. A reader asks about goose bumps and Vitamin A and the doctor notes dietary sources to prevent deficiency.
Readers may obtain seven Dr Logan Clendening pamphlets by sending 10 cents per pamphlet and a self addressed stamped envelope with a three cent stamp to the doctor in care of this paper. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation and Feminine Hygiene among others.
Notes describe a Nazi strategy to conquer Russia by occupying only six key industrial centers and rail hubs while leaving the rest of the country without garrisons. The aim is to destroy the main Russian army and prevent major counter-attacks, even if smaller units retreat beyond the Urals.
A collection of jokes about an Irish worker fired but returning to Bethlehem Steel, a banker and broker quip about vice presidents, social climbing at dinner, military service explanations, and a British air raid joke. The format mimics a newspaper humor page with quick one liners and light twists.
A poem style exchange features a man on a burning deck shouting hooray and claiming there will be no bridge tonight. A punny dialogue follows about toes, heels and a teased baby announcement. The text ends with a woman inoculated before travel and a friend visiting.
Walter Winchell reports on the Society of Amateur Chefs joining the defense nutrition push with a Washington backed plan. The August 12 LaGuardia Airport dinner features Mayor LaGuardia nutrition experts and home economists as the group pledges healthier eating and a public campaign.
Report outlines a novel table applause meter being developed by Rube Goldberg and Joe Cook to rate a public cooking event. The device records appetite through a phonograph, weighs portions, and photographs diners to gauge satisfaction across courses.
Gellett Burgess suggests blocking after dinner chatter to win wives over and shares tips on curbspoke formulas and kitchen talk. He notes the edible debates on chowder styles and mint julep ideas while hinting dieting as a health goal.
A small girl goes downstairs to tell others that their mother is in bed with a headache after being intoxicated yesterday. The remark reveals a domestic scene and the lingering effects of alcohol use.
A riddle asks about a male with two legs behind and two before. The clue hints at human legs in front and back positions, inviting a playful answer about stance or footwear. The verse presents a puzzle tone typical of traditional nursery rhymes.
A columnist notes a rising popularity of meat diets across the country thanks to a government diet campaign. He cites Sam Shayon’s claim that a physician has over 1000 patients on an all meat plan for weight loss and blood pressure, and mentions social figures linked to the diet movement.
Aunt Talatha Ann boasts over 40 years of conjugal bliss with Uncle Lester. Her charm lies in a brain that serves as a cross index of masculine food notions. The lesson to ladies is to cater to their menfolk's food options for lasting happiness.
Prepared by River Transportation details recent tow movements on the Ohio and Tennessee rivers. The Delmar R Traver of Commercial Barge Lines arrived Guntersville Alabama with patohabiias from Evansville Indiana and returned with pig iron from Decatur Alabama passing Kentucky Dam August 10 en route to the Ohio River. A new discharge by Ingalls Shipbuilding Decatur Alabama passed Kentucky Dam August 9 downstream for Paducah Kentucky towed by Clyde of Arrow Tractation with a barge of ties for the Ohio. Three barges of gasoline and one barge of kerosene were delivered to Gulf Refining Guntersville August 10 bound upstream with a barge of gasoline for Texas Company at Chattanooga Tennessee. Two barges of gasoline towed by Frog of Lea River Lines passed Kentucky Dam August 10 upstream for Gulf Refining terminals on the Tennessee.
A heavy downpour in Birmingham dumped 38.50 inches in an hour flooding basements and first floors in the business district. The rainfall broke the city’s all time record of 2.65 inches in one hour set in 1939.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.