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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1939
Page
4
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A patchwork of biblical lines and local commentary muses on turkey prospects weather taxes and legislature. It notes Cullman county efforts to attract industry and the impact of the income tax on Alabama finances with calls for gubernatorial commentary.
The Daily notes demand for better marketing facilities as a truck grower with two acres of tomatoes faced a heat surge. A spell of unusually hot weather caused most tomatoes to ripen simultaneously, flooding the market and forcing prices down before outlets could absorb the supply.
Flooding rains strain local creeks as Selman residents report rising streams and homeowners wonder who left the water running. Officials caution against careless use while crews monitor the riverfront.
The reader ponders if the film You Can’t Take It With You could return after a popular demand push. The note hints at audience desire influencing repertory programming and editorial curiosity about future revivals.
Mae West takes on a new role supporting moral rearmament while maintaining a clean private life. The article notes her past film persona was unserious entertainment and that she wrote as well as acted, drawing box office appeal without scandal.
The Dothan Eagle argues aviation is not perfectly safe and everyday life holds hazards. It cites AP reports of a Pan American seaplane crash killing 14 of 16 aboard and a Southern Pacific train wreck with 24 dead and 100+ injured, plus sabotage claims and general human error across transport modes.
Washington reports reveal how Hoover era business leaders aligned with the Roosevelt administration to gain access when contracts and policy favored them. The piece notes two firms resisting reforms while others prospered, and discusses how press and business criticism shaped policy.
Miss E. F. Broadus of Louisville returned home Friday after a visit to relatives here. Miss Frances Burt and Miss Dora Stewart Kreve also returned home after the summer season, finishing their stay in the area.
An article by Dr. Logan Clendening discusses allergy as an evolving field listing conditions such as asthma hay fever rhinitis migraine eczema and skin problems. It lists common allergens plants foods dust dander fungi drugs and household items and suggests the elimination diet and gradual food reintroduction.
The sermon warns against Sabbath profanation as moral decline and argues laws protecting Sunday rights safeguard religion. It likens profane Sunday life to typhoid, urges quiet in worship, and cites widespread church disruption from noise and animal-satisfaction activities.
Florence Normal signals an effort to recruit football players from Kentucky as coach Kirby conducts a broad sweep for potential prospects. The March through Kentucky campaign aims to identify standout grid talents for the program.
Readers may obtain seven Dr. Clendening pamphlets at 10 cents each. To receive a single pamphlet, send 10 cents, a self addressed stamped envelope, and a three cent stamp to Dr. Logan Clendening care of this paper. Titles include Diet, Indigestion, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Diabetes Treatment, Feminine Health, and Hair and Skin Care.
In Grandin North Dakota on August 19 officials report burglars ripped open an elevator safe after noting a sign claiming the safe held nothing of value and opened by turning the combination to the left to 28. The safe yielded only emptiness.
In Bryant Indiana on August 19 a farmer’s Jersey cow grew thin and produced less milk. A veterinarian opened the cow and removed a staple glass shard two nails and nine pieces of fence wire.
In Hamilton Montana on August 19 residents grew worried when 93 year old Mrs. Mary Jane Patterson failed to attend a party for elderly women. It was learned she was busy obtaining a marriage license to wed 72 year old J. W. Hayden of Stevensville.
A collage of curiosities and quips about famous figures places and laws. Notable items include Mussolini shoes a Kansas mince pie law and Hollywood trivia along with remarks on election year business and odd scientific claims.
The excerpt contrasts women’s dress norms in Sumatra with legal expectations in Italy Japan and Serbia. It notes that Italian law can compel a runaway wife to be pursued and punished, while husbands may desert wives freely. Japanese law restricts divorce suits to husbands’ consent. and Vrutak villagers face street-cleaning punishment for persistent swearing.
A clipped note discusses Detroit policemen allowed to chew tobacco on duty while gum is forbidden, and mentions auto racers using powder puffs to wipe sweat during Indianapolis Speedday with Pat O'Brien seen using them on the back of his hands.
In Reno on August 19 a Megio couple sought a marriage license. Clerk asked if the bride had been married before and she replied yes. When queried if her former husband was dead or divorced she answered that she had deceased him.
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