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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1939
Page
4
The Daily notes Finnish relief effort voluntary and stresses local responsibility amid national strain. It cites Salvation Army Brigadier James Asher praising local Decatur corps work and expresses confidence in Mr Speake’s long support, while optimism grows for Decatur’s path to recovery.
In a call to action, readers are urged to support Finnish relief through Red Cross chapters nationwide. The message emphasizes moving beyond sympathy to direct assistance and conveys confidence in a strong, unified response.
Morgan County shows a receptive mood toward Governor Frank Dix with talk of a Bee Line highway freight stream from Athens or grading the Decatur Guntersville road as a Christmas present. The county, praised for returning over 56 percent of notes to Dix, contemplates whether to push for benefits or risk losing attention by remaining quiet.
The article cites distress in Finland from Russian aggression and urges national newspapers to act as clearing houses for humanitarian collections. It emphasizes American sacrifice and promises that Decatur will contribute, arguing the plan saves money and supports relief efforts within Finland.
A Saturday Evening Post feature reveals taxpayers allegedly overpay the government and seek refunds after delays. The piece notes refunds include six percent interest for the idle funds and questions how many payers benefit from such arrangements.
Washington observers weigh the 1940 Republican race with Dewey and Taft leading, Vandenberg seen as an underorganized alternative. Dewey markets a broad campaign, Taft emphasizes administrative experience, while Vandenberg remains without a solid campaign structure as party strategists debate paths and funding.
Police recovered stolen safes boilers and other heavy loot in Richmond after a break in. Officers opened a door and returned the items to their owners as part of a rapid response to the burglary.
Logan Clendening discusses Otto Neurath's Modern Man in the Making. Using pictorial graphs the book shows changes in life in industry politics environment and daily life. Infant mortality drops with urbanization and aging population trends are highlighted with historical comparisons.
A Clendening column contrasts 18th century work patterns with modern life and uses a Christmas seal feature to illustrate how poverty relates to tuberculosis. In three Brooklyn areas Flatbush Bedford and Red Hook Gowanus a graphic maps rent windows and grave crosses to depict deaths per year and disease trends amid city life.
A column laments pedestrians forgotten on roads and urges simple footpaths at low cost to protect children and adults. It criticizes talkative drivers who gaze away from the road and notes how a momentary distraction can endanger travelers.
Q and A discusses germs on telephones and babies toys noting most human germs die quickly on hard surfaces. Cross infection from phones is likely very low and toys rarely carry disease. The main risk cited is scarlet fever. convalescent children should use burnable toys and books after recovery.
The notice promotes Dr Clendening pamphlets priced at ten cents each. Readers are asked to send one cent and a self addressed envelope with a three cent stamp to receive titles including Three Weeks Retirement in Diet Indigestion and Constipation Infant Feeding and Hygiene The Care of Skin and Varying topics.
A fragmented paragraph traces a boy's shift from college-bound dream to demanding a car. It suggests family prayers and jokes about fathers boasting bravery in Africa versus a preference for a sedan over a coupe, hinting at gendered expectations.
Lamar Penney reports good conditions in the upper Mississippi Valley after a trip. Fire chief Sex Sorber injured two fingers amid a dog fight incident. Irving J Mitchell now heads H G Hill Stores in the city. Bank robbery at Farmiers Merchants Bank of Elkmont yields about 150 dollars. Birth of Betty Crawford to Mr and Mrs C R Lainer. J O Wells visits Cooper Wells plants. Mrs Eugene Bailey Sr wedding entertainment hosted by Mrs B P Cartwright. Thomas and Raymond Parks ill with flu. B D Meadors visits Birmingham. Mrs Sallie Gee Martin from Little Rock visits. Pete West named alternate captain of the Decatur football team.
In a humorous scene in Decatur a man notes his son is too young to drive a car while friends tease about Sandy’s after dinner speaking. The first lad jokes that Sandy always talks on the phone when the waiter brings the check.
A humorous dialogue set at a train and masquerade scene features a grocer's daughter greeting her father in costume and a backward exit mishap. A porter misreads a passenger, a joke about spectacles in the park, and a riddle about collective nouns for animals appear in a classroom exchange.
Walter Winchell's column notes various society items and show business gossip. It mentions Hedy LaMarr’s ex and a secret marriage, legal rights losses for Kuhn, possible Supreme Court chances for Ferdinand Pecora, Susanna Foster in The Great Herbert, and other theater and press anecdotes with multiple names and places.
The note lists film industry chatter including Sisk outlining C V R Thompson's I Lost My English Accent for potential filming as sales reach 15000. It notes Hazel Scott at Cafe Society making Victor recordings, Howard Hawks in town, and various showbiz tidbits and rumors.
In the Satevepost, Jack Alexander recently delved into cheeky satire, examining its humor, targets, and cultural impact within a sharp, era-appropriate voice.
A fragmentary column notes Martin Dies threatens violence at a Washington engagement and urges cancellation. It cites a radio editor calling the time shift a mistake and references the Crossley survey debates, mentioning a forthcoming release and a provocative title Your Girl Friday.
Mrs Annie Hunter and Miss dinner guests of Mrs Ida Bolan. Mr and Mrs Will Bradford of Lawrence County visited their daughter Mrs Claude Pearson. Mrs Madgie Edwards and daughter Kathren with Mrs Grace Taylor called on Mrs Eva Taylor. Mrs Velma Roberts and Mrs Esther Callahan visited Mrs JR Owens. Willard Knighten of Eva was here Wednesday morning. Mrs Fraser West is improved after a week long illness.
In Cumberland Md on December 9 teachers at Centre street school report rural first graders struggle to stay awake at desks. The Parent Teacher Association votes to install 12 cots to help tired students rest during the day and improve focus.
An advertisement promotes Extra Meal Vitamins in concentrated form as essential during stress. It markets the store as a headquarters for modern drug concentrates vitamins and minerals prepared by leading pharmaceutical houses. It warns against bargains and invites prescriptions from doctors to ensure fresh potent stock and fair prices.
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