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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1939
Page
4
A reader notes prayer admonitions from Matthew 6 7 and discusses church programs for Christmas including Salvation Army campaigns and a charity event. The column mentions political figures Tom Dewey and reactions to European affairs while urging city cleanup and civic improvement efforts.
The piece debates the 1940 election prospects amid world events from Hitler’s advance and the Soviet pact, noting shifts in American views on Russia and communism, and forecasting a purge of leftist influence as tensions rise. It cites public sentiment, diplomacy, and the prospect of a Roosevelt bid with broad opposition.
A Washington briefing notes cautious U S stance on withdrawing the ambassador to Russia after its first bomb. It cites policy debates, labor, and antitrust tensions with Thurman Arnold and Mother Perkins. It outlines a forecast of Soviet moves toward Bessarabia and possible Balkan alignments against Soviet expansion.
Fragmentary note reflects on public opinion shifts and internal party tensions. It hints at left wing factions facing pressure and potential retirement from active roles amid a widening storm of political conflict.
In Dr Logan Clendening's column readers learn pulp stones vary in size and number and may arise from infection or irritation. If x rays show a stone and the tooth is troubled, the nerve is removed or the tooth extracted. Also recounted is a dramatic 30 stone case showing diet-based recovery and restored vigor.
A historical note outlines the vegetable and milk diet as a long standing method to reduce weight. It cites Dr George Cheyne and Dr Fothergill noting vegetables with milk can lower excess fat more reliably than other methods, with early 19th century references.
A collage of jokes about office life and insurance. A boss and clerk exchange light banter about sick calls and diligence. A girl finds humor in misheard insurance questions as a man jokes about wives and fires.
A wartime report shows London hospitals shifting to free up beds for casualties. Ordinary patients are deprioritized, with only urgent cases admitted from the local district. Some services are cut back and radium use is halted, replaced by high voltage x ray therapy where possible.
The editor notes Dr Logan Clendening offers seven pamphlets on diet indigestion infant feeding diabetes feminine hygiene and skin care. Each pamphlet costs 10 cents and requests a self addressed stamped envelope and 10 cents per item sent to Dr Clendening in care of the newspaper.
A lighthearted item notes how challenging it can be to upset a modern girl due to elaborate preparations and social dynamics. The short feature hints at expectations and misperceptions in contemporary dating culture.
A resident recalls waking to see a ghost in his room. The visitor asked what he wanted and replied nothing. The next morning the speaker discovers the intruder had stolen his Sunday attire.
Three defendants were fined 13.60 each in city courts on speeding charges. A two year old boy recovered after swallowing an open safety pin. A Chattanooga movement seeks a barge line on the Tennessee River to Paducah. Gasoline prices varied after a price cut on Saturday. Visitors from Russellville toured local industrial plants. Margaret Sewell returned from Nashville visit. Gilbert Barnett and Pauline Moore of Cullman were guests of Jim and Mrs. Dobbs. Frank Kirby visiting kin in Anniston. Louise Tisdale from Nashville returned home after a visit with her mother Annie Tisdale. Sabine Dupont will host the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club. A 660-member Sunday school class met at Princess Theatre for Central Methodist Church services.
In Ottumwa police court Judge C. C. Madd jailed three men for 30 days on intoxication pleas, suspended the terms, and ordered each to attend church at least once weekly for 30 weeks as a remedial court measure.
A speaker dismisses belief in ghosts, claiming no reliability in supernatural claims and stating personal skepticism following an encounter.
A satirical line enumerates various political and religious ideologies from Nazism to Anti-Protestantism and mocks endless "-isms" while arguing for more balanced values. The speaker laments rheumatism in the hand as a humorous aside.
A rapid-fire roundup of celebrity rumors and personal news from Walter Winchell's page. Talks of Al Capone, Lou Gehrig, Fritz Kreisler, Eddy Duchin, and Diana various affairs, marriages, and scandals. Includes political jabs, socialite sightings, and upcoming nuptials with names and places scattered through a chaotic column.
Gene Tunney derides Browder's Commys at Madison Square Garden while Garbo and Dietrich draw full houses. Rumor links Jimmy Walker and Jack Dempsey to a new restaurant venture. A Columbus Circle building may stall on steel amid Circle meetings feared illegal. Hollywood jokes about a final drink spark talk of booze culture. Ben Marden seeks 24 show girls for a Havana venue, with Chester Hale handling applications.
A British merchant visiting New York laments heavy taxes in England due to war. He notes that 95 percent of earnings must be given to the government, calling the situation gloomy and stifling ambition. A listener responds with sympathy linking the plight to fallen sailors.
Russians erect barbed wire and dig trenches along their side of the new Russo German border. Debs plan to select the year glamour girl. Coq Rouge to run a poll. Maloney and Crocker near a merger. Broadway actors this year largely non British. Offers of seventy dollars for a pair.
Rumors swirl around James P. McNutt with wealthy Philippine backing and Farley supporters pressing on. San Francisco likely to host the Democratic Convention as factions clash over radio time and strategy. Other items note Orson Welles, Artie Shaw name tweaks, Barbara Hutton heading to Palm Beach for divorce, and notable social chatter.
New York December 5 The United States circuit court unanimously affirmed the two year sentence of former Judge Martin T Manton for selling judicial favors The court found the evidence supported the verdict of the jury and rejected claims of innocence This follows Manton’s resignation last January amid a probe led by District Attorney Thomas Dewey alleging he received loans totaling about 400000 from litigants in his court
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