This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
4
Five hundred memberships are pledged for the Morgan County Chapter of the Red Cross. The note implies previous fundraising efforts have fallen short and calls for improved solicitation and public support.
Nation's Business notes a shift in what young men need for future executive roles. Judgment and balance remain key, with emphasis moving from aggression to energetic fitness and agreeable personality. Moral traits like ambition, seriousness, conscientiousness, and integrity are highly prized by seasoned leaders.
Washington debates the presidents armament funding stance and tax implications. Officials differ on whether defense spending should be paid year by year and if taxes rise. Internal sources suggest RFC assets and unclear budgets may be tapped to fund defense.
One year ago today Mrs Spence Hardin of Hillsboro visited Albany Decatur for shopping. Mrs W B Markstein hosted the Silk Stocking Club with an extra table of guests at Ferry Street home. W P Moore Albany traffic officer walks his boat as repairs keep his motor idle. Lucian Sperr of Independent Life Insurance Co transferred to Huntsville.
Dr. Logan Clendening notes smell and taste are chemical senses, with smell more acute. He compares olfactory strength to a chemical balance and discusses brain involvement, infection pathways, and limits of taste centers. The piece outlines primary tastes, development of taste on the tongue, and how smell and taste drive digestion and nutrition.
The speaker analyzes a forthcoming budget strategy centering on a continental Latin American defense concept. The plan would raise total national defense to about 1.5 billion dollars next year, financed by a pay as you go style shift and recoverable assets.
Project approval in Auburn Alabama is reported with partial details noting H H Bennett as chief but text is cut off leaving key roles and dates unclear.
A lighthearted exchange outlines holiday joy and looming expenses. A wife notes last week’s rabbit hunt. neighbors and Marie discuss a misfire that hit a cow while humor tempers the retirement of gifts and bills after Christmas.
O C Medlock, state coordinator, announced here today that the Soil Conservation Service in Washington is initiating a 5000 acre land utilization project in Lee County.
Boston December 9 Frank J Wall vice president of the New Haven railroad says taxpayers contribute two billion dollars annually to furnish highways airways and waterways for railroad competitors. He declares the subsidy causes railroads problems that will never be solved until it ends.
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway buzz with Babe Ruth sightings, Tallulah Bankhead, Irving Berlin and other stars in midtown New York. Anecdotes cover theater, society clashes, and industry gossip as artists navigate public attention and private exploits.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.