Decatur record in 1939 shines next to Alabama towns
The editor compares Decatur’s progress with Mobile's, predicting 1940 will not outshine Decatur. The piece notes advertising benefits, calls for national awareness of un American activities, and recalls an editorial on the Decatur Guntersville road urging Montgomery influence to finish the Decatur Guntersville road.
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Decatur
Alabama
Mobile
America
Decatur- Guntersville
Morgan County
Montgomery
Decatur - Guntersville
Decatur Notes Glimpse At Local Happenings And Outlook
A local roundup mentions Christmas plans in Decatur with thoughts on carol singers and decoration efforts. It notes a promising high school football program, mosquito control planning, and modest praise for Bibb Graves while discussing wage and freight rate remarks and school lighting improvements.
Fitts Opposes Alabama Poll Tax Reform in Public Debate
The piece critiques William C. Fitts for claiming to speak for Alabama public opinion on abolishing the poll tax, noting his distant Alabama ties and apparent alignment with leftist groups. It also argues Decatur’s high school band outshines a proposed “million dollar” school feature, contrasting local pride with federal funding reality.
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Fitts
Alabama
Roosevelt
White House
Pitts
Decatur
Decatur Daily
Eagle
Dothan
Sam
Julian
U.S
In Washington Roosevelt Faces Hidden Strains Over Finland War
A Washington column discusses high level private beliefs on the Russian invasion of Finland, noting fear for neutral security and the possibility of a broader Nazi Communist threat. Officials assess Finland’s weak resistance and foresee a rapid Polish-style scenario, while the columnist stresses independence from political agendas. The piece also analyzes German magnetic mine tactics and their limited impact on Britain's supply lines.
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Washington
Finland
Sarajevo
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
State Department
Oheeran Oumerien
gMr
Hull
Lown Uderneath
Europe
Red Army
Government hints at court picks and tariffs report
Justice Department eyes Murphy for the supreme court and promotion of Bob Jackson to attorney general while seeking a solicitor general agreeable to the court and effective in prosecution. A Commerce Department tariff report to the National Economic Committee is planned, and a move to perpetuate TNBC as a permanent business investigating agency is noted. Comment on Finland and Baltic war dynamics references shifting German influence.
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Justice Department
Murphy
Supreme Court
Bob Jackson
Jackson
Department
Commerce Department
National Economic Committee
TNBC
Finland
Hitler
Baltic
Banshee
Ben Cohen
John Montgomery
Commerce
Ithinken
Colorado Springs Child and Mother Seen in Separate Scenes
In a fragment from December 2, Miller Mac Masters, age 10, and his mother Glen, age 14, are described in a scene that lacks visual proof or clear context, suggesting limited details and unclear events in the report.
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Colorado Springs
Miller Mac Masters
Glen
Greatest Problem of Medicine Today
A physician laments self made invalids as the era's major health issue. He cites a plump middle aged woman overtreated for chronic appendicitis and other unnecessary medical interventions. He argues doctors must resist sensational diagnoses and focus on genuine problems.
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Hamlet
Wordsworth
Decatur traffic laws spar with touring visitors
A fragmented note depicts tourists in Decatur facing local traffic rules and a shop owner's push for higher pay. It recalls a driver miscue with a left turn, a noisy motor, and a playful exchange about wages amid a night scene with a frustrated guard in evening clothes.
Unclear Entry On Pet Walk Ends Abruptly
Fragmentary text describes Pat and their cocker spaniel and pet Madard Duck Doonie on a walk with incomplete details about Donnie’s involvement.
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Doonie
Donnie
Doctor Clendening Publishes Seven Health Pamphlets
Readers may obtain seven Dr. Clendening pamphlets for 10 cents each. Send 10 cents and a self addressed stamped envelope with a 3 cent stamp to Dr. Logan Clendening care of this paper. Titles include Three Weeks Reduc ing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing on Thrant Feedl ine Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Evening Social Invitation on Street Corner
A brief street scene features a pedestrian crossing slowly while a guard jokes about lateness. A woman invites someone to an evening gathering with her daughter singing, a 9 o'clock supper planned, and a friend agreeing to attend at nine.
Machines and Jobs in the Auto Industry Through Time
The article examines how automobile production evolved from handmade cars in 1895 to mass production by 1939. It compares costs: $6,000 for a hand-made car in 1895 and $5,500 for a 1910 Packard, versus $1,298 for an eight-cylinder 1939 Packard, arguing the shift affected employment.
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United States
Han
Decatur Social and civic notes from 1927
One year ago notes report W J Garnett joining One Four O Tire Co and Dr T J Russell heading Morgan County Medical Society for the year. Kiwanis names new board members Milton Andrews W W Benson Walter Clapton John Patterson and Charles Rountree for the year. City plans early Ninth Avenue West improvements. Decatur Daily headline notes Hoover prosperity. Hostesses and local visits feature Silk Stocking Club Mrs John W Jones and Addie Camp Birmingham trips and Alabama Vanderbilt game travel. Decatur Scouts drive toward 1000 and many Masons to Montgomery for Grand Lodge sessions.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Milton Andrews
W. W. Benson
Walter Clapton
John Patterson
Charles Rountree
Want Ads Offer Proof of Courtesy by Phone 46
Brief line notes that results through the Want Ads provide proof of courteous service and directs readers to call Phone 46 for assistance.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Roundup
Walter Winchell notes a whirlwind of showbiz chatter from Gypsy Rose Lee to Paul Muni and Seabiscuit lore. The column mentions actors, editors, and industry figures, with snatches about Berlin gossip, fashion, and nightlife in Harlem and New York City.
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Deay
Gypsy Rose Lee
Park Fast Hosp
Basil Fomeens
Henry Armstrong
Ambers
Grippe
Harlem
Paul Muni
Quip and Nightlife Notes From a Dublin Stream of Talks
A journalists’ collage recalls Godowsky’s wit with a pianist’s quip and Oscar Levant's bleary eyed crosswords. It cites travels of Pulitzer scholarships shifting to Mexico and the U S amid wartime conditions. Other items mention Ethel Barrymore rumors, Jerome Kern tunes, Virginia Langdon with Russell Swann, and plans for indoor horse racing venues and Madison Square Garden ties to concerts.
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Godowsky
Leopold
Oscar —Levant
Yarrop
Mexico
America
Lawrence White
Trianon Room
Ethel Barrymore
The
Barrymore
Dick Knight
Met Opera House
Jerome Kern
Virginia Langdon
Russell Swann
John Crosson
New Freight Rates Loom Across Regions
Atlanta December 2 A Ram speck Democrat of Georgia predicted that freight rate differentials between the North and South could end by January if two provisions in the pending transportation act pass conference. One provision bans regional discrimination and the other orders the interstate commerce commission to study inter territorial rates. Ramspeck noted the commission recently ruling South rates lower for eight commodities as evidence of discrimination.
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Atlanta
Ramspeck
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wright brother Lorin Wright dies at 77 in Dayton
Lorin Wright, 77, a manufacturer and quieter member of the Wright aviation family, died at his Dayton home. He avoided the public spotlight despite closely watching Orville and Wilbur’s 1903 Kitty Hawk flight. He attended a December 17 observance with Orville and Henry Ford, but preferred background involvement in aviation’s early days.
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Dayton
Lorin Wright
Nver
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Wrights
Indiana
Wilbur
Katherine
Reuthlin
Stee
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Lorin
Henry Ford
Child Adoption Sparks Innocent Remark in Chicago
In Chicago on December 2, a three and a half year old, Richard John Phillips, was asked what he wanted to be when he grows up. His reply: I want to a man. The moment occurred during an adoption hearing attended by Edmund Kk Jarecki.
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Chicago
Richard John Phillips
Ee Ty Edmund
Jarecki
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