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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1940
Page
4
Analysis of Britain’s wartime democracy and authority under strain as elections suspend and conscription reshapes civil society. Patricia Strauss argues England grows more democratic despite restricted liberties, with public sacrifice and equal treatment altering class attitudes amid Dunkirk fallout.
The article reports Jesse Jones nudging that Britain is a good risk, drawing private pushback from Morgenthau and other officials. It notes officials canvassing methods to aid Britain without unsecured gifts, while dismissing press-fueled prosperity forecasts and stressing cautious, varied opinions across government.
Officials discuss long term financing options including Australian wool collateral raw materials and futures and defense purchases in the hemisphere. If these fail to meet British needs authorities favor outright gifts rather than repayable loans to avoid public deception.
A chaotic scene unfolds at a club as a doorman lurches to open a limousine door. The club manager urges caution while a wife frets about speed and a pursuing highway cop. A stranger questions the cow’s value, and a farmer asks if the tax assessor has killed her.
A quirky collection of verses and vignettes with a Decatur flavor. Observations on hope and humanity mix with comic exchanges about jury duty and dinner speakers and a humorous dialogue about a father and son.
Logan Clendening reviews A Boy Grows Up by McKown and LeBron, noting its wholesome teen guidance on growing from boy to man. The piece highlights mental and physical health, hobbies, studies, and practical tips for adjustment, with an editor's note listing Clendening pamphlets available for ten cents each.
J A W of Detroit notes the menopause shows wide variation in onset and completion. American women in earlier generations tended to enter menopause earlier than today. Most healthy women now do not reach menopause until ages 46 to 47, with many not until age 50. Durations range from six months to three years.
Walter Winchell On Broadway presents lightened wartime humor and blurbing jests from Hollywood and Chicago. Jokes about agents, dogs, a storekeeper and other daily figures mix with quips on rationing and air raids.
Prof Nathan of the New York Drama Critics Circle suggests perfume for a manuscript at the Algonquin Hotel. A 50s club crowd groans over a flop. the performer’s gags fall flat as the agent laments the act risking murder by its own miss.
Erika and Klaus Mann introduce Hitler’s English born nephew seen around Dagmar Go dowsky's venue where Tina the refugee actress and Curt in Bitter Sweet discuss meeting the relative. She aims to humiliate him with a simple request as he lectures in Canada on Adolf. He despises his kin and uses Tennyrate as a name.
A Broadway gag writer says he has no wrinkles, calling them punch lines. The boast reflects a comic’s self image amid vaudeville style humor and stage persona.
Lion Feuchtwanger reportedly attended Disney's Fantasia and found the orchestral exertion powerful. He noted Louis Nizer's Thinking on Your Feet matches the idea and quipped that Stokowski believes life begins at forte. He sighed that nobody loves a fact man.
A reader notes a long running electric light news ribbon around the New York Times Building and mentions Paul Hartman connected to a tale of tall tales and signals. The quirky observation blends urban lore with the building’s illuminated ribbon.
A famous radio star at Maison Louis asks an NBC executive if he heard her performance of Blueberry Hill last night. The exchange reveals a light backstage mood. Nearby a model, freshly heartbroken, sits alone at Armando's while a tablemate quips about her love life.
Guy Lombardo remarks on Christmas sentiments urging Americans to be thankful for the country that shelters their traditions. He cites the act of hanging stockings as a symbol of national pride and gratitude.
Mrs H P Smith is ill at home. Dr N P Smith preached at the Methodist church and led a Sunday conference. A birthday dinner for Mrs Routte was hosted by Mrs N D Crawford. Misses Margerette and Wilda Bynum visited Clyte Johnson. A cooking school and vocational farming class were held Thursday night. Eldred Elkins and family visited Everett Elkins. J R Dukeminier drove to Florence Thursday afternoon.
Limestone county draft boards will send only one draftee each on the first call next Monday though the quota is 68. Morgan Tidwell and Wilson Battles will depart from boards one and two. If not accepted, alternates George Monroe Callahan and Bob Tribble will go.
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