Bible Thought for Today Verse Psalm 121 5
A devotional brief from the press service references Psalm 121 5 The Lord is thy keeper and thy shade at thy right hand conveying quiet spiritual reassurance for readers seeking daily inspiration.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1939
Page
4
Alabama Urges Expanded Tuberculosis Sanatoria Funding
State Health Department urges 1939 Legislature to raise state maintenance for TB patients to one dollar per day. Article warns Alabama lags in beds per death, with nine counties hosting few beds and 58 counties relying on others. Plans include long term clinics, diagnostic work, and county sanatoria to expand care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Jefferson County Sanatorium
Montgomery County
State Department of Health
United States
Sana-Toyani
Decatur
Scottsboro
Alabama City
Anniston
Central Laboratory
Montgomery
State Health Department
The Christian's Hope
The sermon argues the Christian's hope is not world salvation or universal conversion. It warns that before Christ returns there will be increasing iniquity and lawlessness, and that relying on reforming secular institutions as the ultimate aim is unscriptural.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Smoking Out the Marihuana Habit
Dr Clendening discusses marihuana use and law in the United States noting 1937 prohibitions, the plant’s origin, and methods of use. He cites cases from Bellevue Hospital, mentions acute intoxication, personality traits of users, crime correlations, and withdrawal patterns while stressing variability across populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Bellevue Hospital
New York
India
New Orleans
Court of General Sessions
Can blue eyed parents produce a brown eyed child
R G explains in Scheinfelds You and Heredity that true blue eyed people carry two blue eyed genes and that grey eyes have variable pigment. grey can transmit pigment to offspring, while blue requires recessive inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G
Scheinfeld
Weight and age for better wellbeing question and note on Sanford Bennett
A reader asks if middle aged people would feel better weighing as they did at 21. The columnist agrees weight loss helps some but cautions on extreme targets and suggests losing 20 to 60 pounds for a 50 year old. The writer requests readers to inform what happened to Sanford Bennett for possible publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FB. J
Sanford Bennett
Chronic Mastoid Details and Treatment Question
Chronic mastoid is when infection remains in the mastoid after initial treatment. A complete cleaning out of the mastoid infection would improve hearing. It is not contagious.
Dr Clendening Pamphlets For Readers Sale
Editor notes Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets at ten cents each. To obtain a pamphlet, send ten cents, plus a self addressed stamped envelope, no extra request. Pamphlets cover diet indigestion constipation weight loss infant care diabetes feminine health and hair skin care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Coming Again of Jesus Christ and the Value of Education
The text argues education cannot alter human nature and warns that teaching a thief may amplify crime. It emphasizes Christ's promised return as a visible, personal event with power and glory, citing John 14 3 and Acts 1 10. It frames education and faith within a Christian eschatological view.
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Tares
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Roosevelt as an executor and his view of money
Washington August 21. A personal essay contrasts Roosevelt's money philosophy with his public image. The writer notes Roosevelt saves salary in Hyde Park real estate and treats money as a tool for happiness, while questioning his distrust of the rich and his relationship to wealth.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Africa
North Pole
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Vanderbilts
Astors
Ogden Mills
Duchess County
Mrs. Roosevelt
Emil Ludwig
Ludwig
The Lord's Return and Christian Readiness
A short religious reflection cites 1 Thessalonians 4 16 Revelation 22 20 and the claim that only the personal return of Christ will fulfill human hope. It urges readiness for the coming of the Lord as the greatest preparation for humankind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Walter Winchell on Broadway notes and rumors column
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys a week of confirmations and gossip. It cites Janet Gaynor and Adrian marriage plans, Rochelle Hudson and Hal Thompson disputes, Errol Flynn rumors, and various society intrigues. The column mentions Mischa Elman traffic fines, Newport society, and ties to figures like Lepke and Dewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. W
Janet Gaynor-Adrian
Rochelle Hudson
Hal Thompson
Francis P. Matthews
Omaha
Knights of Columbus
Velez-Weissmuller
Errol Flynn
Patti Pickens
Pickens Sisters
Robert Simmons
Mischa Elman
Sioux City
Iowa
Walter Winchell Holgate
Tennyrate
Theatre and Crime Notes From The Sepia Scene
Maxine Sullivan real name Marietta Williams receives threats from a supposed kin who demands support or threatens legal action. Harry Kannen and Benny Davis fight at Yankee Stadium over a bet with Kannen ejected after an alleged punch during police action. Ruby Valee’s yacht reportedly a gift from Eddie Cantor for his aid during illness. Cotton ClubTuesday night draws packed crowds. Heat and steamy air mark theater outings as Satur22y pages close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Sullivan
Kannen
Davis
Ruby Valee
Eddie Cantor
Eddie
Cotton Club
Unclear stance on values and wealth in his writings
The speaker questions whether the subject’s own philosophy on money and values is clear. They note a lack of accessible writings or statements that reveal his basic concept of riches and money, implying uncertainty about his guiding beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Johnston
Sep
Alva
Jimmy Cannon
Broadway
Brenda Frazier
Aug. Esquire
Sandy
Pete Smith
Roosevelt as remembered at Madison Square Garden
A former cub reporter recalls Franklin D. Roosevelt from the 1924 Madison Square Garden convention where Roosevelt served as Al Smith’s floor manager and New York delegation chairman. The writer praises his openness and kindness despite later political pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
al Smith
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Orchid to the automats manager prompts light tribute
A reader sends a note praising the Automats on 23rd Street and Seventh Avenue for sharing meals with the less fortunate. The letter cites a World Telly truck driver and a safety slogan from Tommy Riggs. It also mentions diverse topics from art and income to Thanksgiving timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
23Rd St
7Th Ave
World Telly
Tommy Riggs
Johnson
Hellzapoppin
Olsen
Whistler
Art Digest
Wm. Buckner
Fly causes mishap in Peebles barn ending threshing
A fly landing on a horse in Lee Peebles' barn sparked accidents when the horse flicked its tail into a threshing machine, tearing off the tail and causing substantial machine damage. Threshing operations were halted indefinitely as the fly escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Lee Peebles
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