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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1938
Page
4
The notice urges readers to buy Christmas Seals to aid afflicted people and attend charity events such as the Soup Bowl game on December 16. It comments on government and TVA headquarters in Knoxville and references a vote next Saturday, December 10, plus remarks about cotton checks and supporting relief efforts.
The president plans another eight billion dollar outlay next year, signaling a sizable deficit. If he were average, he would worry over national debt, but officials believe he is not average in economics.
B Lilienthal TVA director in Washington is seriously ill with what is believed undulant fever. North Alabama residents who know him offer sympathy as The Daily hopes for his early recovery and return to the demanding duties of authority leadership.
Bruce Shelton of The Tuscaloosa News delivered a sharp quip during a debate on Alabama’s federal funding. He said, it takes a creaky wheel to get grease, highlighting the state’s perceived spending stance.
Hundreds of friends in Decatur bid farewell to H. L. Peterson as he leaves for Greenville Alabama. The long time citizen and leader is praised for public service faithfulness efficiency and opposition to graft.
As the Dixon program unfolds, observers sense a division of opinion amid belief that Frank Dixon has studied spies' needs and crafted a thorough approach, reflecting a growing conviction about his work.
The article argues Governor Dixon seeks reforms without extra powers but warns reforms must start in law. It forecasts legislative changes and anticipates harmonious cooperation with the incoming legislature to advance good government over the next four years.
A quoted column argues Southern Senators and House members will block discussion on the anti lynching bill, pledging to talk for weeks to stall any action. The piece says a united front with industry and agriculture is needed for recovery and that the bill harms that effort.
One Chunn who attends Florence normal school spent the past weekend at home with her parents. Seybourne Lynne, senior at Auburn, returned home Saturday night for the holidays. Mrs. Hunt hosts Canal Street Book Club on Friday. Roy Odom convalesces and hopes to be active soon. Rev Noble Edwards, First Christian Church pastor, will stay on after declining another church offer.
The article surveys insiders weighing Eden Chamberlain and Churchill roles, Hitler’s stance, and U.S. officials’ private views on Europe. It notes Churchill Eden cabinet rumors, post‑Munich opinion shifts, and a senior State Department figure urging retreat from the European scene. It also covers Kentucky Barkley 1940 plans, farm crop quota defeats, and farmer opposition to compulsion amid political risk.
The article notes Senator Bennett Champ Clark as the most sought after guest in Florida with locals eager to spot him at train stops and luncheons. Clark spoke little while attending events. Robert Watts funds his Geneva trip expenses to avoid traveling for the January 30 meeting on ships, accepting per diem rules. Downey poses for photographers at his desk with no ham or egg served. Washington chatter questions Roosevelt's third term viability and the presidency’s future.
A man in Memphis on December 14, 1942, was found between two patrolmen with a broken wooden leg. When asked the charge, he claimed he was not drunk and that his leg was broken. A patrolman confirmed the leg was splintered, leading to the arrest for drunkenness and begging.
The article explains hysteria as a memory failure affecting perception and movement, with examples of sudden blindness or paralysis that reverse once the memory returns. It covers detection methods, psychotherapy, skeptical treatments, and notes on Dr. Clendening’s pamphlets offered by the newspaper.
A fragmentary page includes a poem and dialogue reflecting Christmas wishes for duplicate toys and a satirical sketch with an evangelist scene and domestic woes. The piece presents a playful, old fashioned tone with character banter and moral quips.
The excerpt offers maxims on effort and timing, plus a comic tale of two Irishmen lowering a man by rope. A sailor notes gunpowder costs rise with each discharge. A ship visitor questions smokeless powder as a safer option. The overall voicepublicizes merit and perseverance.
A playful verse about a wife with a yardstick who cannot cut curtains evenly. She jokes that no two hems ever match as she frets over measurements. In a sly aside, sisters and a mischievous brother peek through a keyhole. The moral hints that a good liar needs no memory.
Melba Jackson visited at Enon Sunday. Flora and Lois Smith spent the weekend with their sister Mrs. Ethel Brown. R I Hensley was a business visitor in Hartselle Saturday. Dr W H Lovelady of Hartselle was called to see the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Iris Jenkins who is seriously ill. Friends and relatives hope she will soon be well again. Everyone remember the singing.
Walter Winchell On Broadway compiles gossip from New York society notes. It covers Fred Perry and Belen Vinson divorce talk, Dudley Nichols and Ella Logan romance, Liz Whitney singing plans, Debrenda Frazier’s coming out, and various socialites and industry figures in headlines and photo captions.
The piece lists USC Duke and Tennessee as favorites alongside Oklahoma TCU and Texas Tech to top St Marys. It notes betting lines at 2 1 2 to 1 with “short-enders” taking four underdogs.
Mr and Mrs P L Ledlow were visitors at Mr and Mrs J T Reeves Sunday night at Enon Church.
Report outlines Camp Siegfried license denial and Fritz Kuhn planning a sale to aid a sympathizer while Swiss mobilization grows. Notes ALAN RINEHARTS courting, Kennedy in hot water over pushing Americans abroad, Lima propaganda attempt, and a Maine church wedding between Florence Baker and Adrian Samish. Also mentions Paradise brawl and Eden halting Hellzapoppin for five minutes.
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