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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
4
The Inland Newspaper Representatives and Chicago Atlante present a first page coupon option in The Daily. Readers may fill in the coupon or call the telephone number listed, inviting participation if the heart is in the right place.
Report indicates both Lewis and Green are affected by a sit down strike, with leadership cautioning workers and seeking resolution. Officials note disruption to operations and potential negotiations underway to address grievances.
In a discussion with a long–standing Alabama political observer, Benjamin Meek Miller is identified as the probable next governor. The speaker praises Miller for his prior record in Montgomery and urges voters to choose a sane and economical administration.
Readers discuss opposition to war and call for a strong leader like Theodore Roosevelt. Some express pacifist sentiment while others suggest entering another war, citing neutrality and the desire to avoid casualties as they quote Roosevelt’s aversion to war.
A cotton farming exchange discusses extra pickers in the field and potential bales versus costs. They note paying pickers one dollar per hundred and worry over low grade cotton reducing profits, yet believe any positive outcome would exceed expectations and offer a needed gain.
The passage critiques Marriner Eccles urging Congress to tread carefully on laws about undistributed profits and capital gains taxes. It argues business stagnation stems from government fear and unsettled coffers, asserting Eccles misunderstands small business and the impact of two looming laws.
An appeal says no accurate figure exists for children who will not receive Christmas gifts. It urges Decatur residents to share and help the lonely children, noting many will go without gifts from Santa without local assistance.
The Tuscaloosa News questions the choice of the armory name Fort Stephen Decatur arguing Decatur’s naval legacy fits better with a navy yard or vessel. It notes Decatur city founders honored a naval hero but suggests future monuments reflect seafaring ties. The piece contrasts tribute to Stephen Decatur with landlocked memorials and hints at broader naming debates.
Decatur hosts a local performance Sunshine Night under Albany Decatur Kiwanis Club sponsorship featuring Alabama's Crimson Tide players en route to Pasadena to face the University of Washington in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Mrs Sheppard departs for Gadsden for holidays. Mrs Humphrey and Mrs Wilot visit Birmingham.
Washington reports that the Pan bombing crisis exposes a hard line in U S policy toward Japan. Officials see apologies from Japanese officials as a sign of diplomatic strategy to gain influence in China. The text notes pressures in London and Washington and compares tactics to Mussolini in Spanish waters.
A new power policy is forming in the Rivers and Harbors committee with a private White House endorsement anticipated. The plan assigns army engineers to continue construction planning and keeps reclamation in the interior department while erosion and reforestation stay with agriculture. A central agency or seven smaller ones would coordinate the bureaus, while final details remain unclear and passage depends on Senate approval amid farm bill controversy and Borah’s opposition.
A navy department employee with ten years of service was held in a guard room for hours after attempting to access her office after hours without a pass. A superior officer had to come from home to release her.
The Brooklyn National League team announced the signing of veteran pitcher Jess Haines as coach for the 1938 season. Haines had been released by the St. Louis Cardinals at the end of the previous season.
Dr Logan Clendening explains heart disease care focusing on patient initiative, individualized exercise, and cautious monitoring. He notes that diet has little influence on disease progression and that rest, digitalis, and daily routine supervision are common management.
A dealer notes a chipped statue worth 100 dollars offered at 80 dollars. The customer asks for a further discount to 60 dollars. The passage encourages finding satisfaction in daily work and experimenting to change outlook.
A fragmented humor piece depicts a tour party encounter with an Indian brave and a burdened squaw, jokes about income tax, and playful lines about G men and T men, ending mid thought with businessmen labeled as B man.
The article credits the B-Man for both completing the tasks to get thin and covering the expenses. It emphasizes consistent effort and financial support as key factors in success.
A stylized dialogue fragment depicts a diner exchange over small, seemingly stale eggs. One patron recalls Barbara Fritchie while a waiter notes the eggs appear not fresh, hinting at a humorous or ironic wartime tone.
A humorous exchange centers on a hired man who drowned a cat and a home owner who cites a bounced check. The banter turns to companionship on an island where the best companion is a man who knows nothing rather than one who knows everything.
A playful exchange pairs a young man and a woman debating belief in the afterlife. The woman asserts belief while the man seeks a kiss, framed as the joke’s punchline about desire and meaning. A second thought on success notes that accomplished men may misjudge why they succeed.
A collage of sayings on golf improvement, war definition, Christmas shopping, and temper control. Mentions of golfers, a buyer seeking specific items, and performers on British radio advised to avoid naming commercial products by trade names.
The author favors a friendly, loyal dog over a prizewinning show dog. He argues a dog should be a chum and protector, not just an exhibit, noting the value of daily companionship over annual blue ribbons and trophies. He acknowledges the merit of champions while stressing practical companionship.
In Arlington Tennessee, 35 year old Mrs H C Holland died in a hospital after trying to smother flames from an open grate to save her 5 year old daughter Priscilla Lee who died from burns Saturday and the infant was delivered stillborn Sunday.
In Los Angeles on December 16, 17 year old Sterling Grant led his Hampshire pig Old Toby weighing 238 pounds at weigh in. Judges declared Toby eight pounds overweight but later weighed 229 pounds 14 ounces and earned sixth place in the show. Toby with a brother and sister also claimed litter championship.
Walter Winchell On Broadway reviews New York celebrity culture from Norma Shearer and Doug Fairbanks Jr to Mayor LaGuardia and Tammany Hall. It notes film previews, industry foibles, and social trends with quick, punchy judgments and vivid portraits of magazine and theater life.
A ten year old canary named Tweetin Pie in the bird food department at the Woolworth moving from 40th and 5th is not for sale and sings like Pons. Ruth Gold rises at 5 30 to broadcast pleas for jobs for needy people and succeeds. Jacqueline Susann writes a play inspiring dialogue in a drug store comedy. A society woman threatens libel suit over an affair. editors welcome the free ad.
The piece notes a forthcoming musical Right This Way with a former show girl as producer and her backer husband who paid cast wages during a two week layoff. It also reviews photo magazines, Broadway closures, bar culture in midtown hotels, and colorful tabloid snapshots of nightlife figures.
About 350 Kalamazoo College students refuse classes after President Grant Cole fires economics professor Carey K. Ganong. A faculty conference is called while students barricade buildings and placards urge Ganong return for Christmas.
The commerce department said US exports of airplanes and equipment for January through October reached 31,088,911 dollars, surpassing the 1936 record of 23,055,761. October shipments were 1,845,597 dollars with buyers including Argentina, Brazil, Turkey, Peru, Canada, Mexico, and China receiving two planes.
Detroit December 16. Richard T. Frankensteen, assistant president of the United Automobile Workers, said the CIO plans to spend about 500000 dollars to organize Ford Motor Company employees.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today upheld the right of long established railway labor groups to operate independently of larger competing organizations. The ruling reinforces the autonomy of these unions within the industry.
Police said a Bloomington man misplaced his lunch on a downtown street and discovered the teeth he wore to replace them were packed with the lunch, leaving him without his dentures as the day ended.
Archduke Ott, heir to a non existent Austrian throne, was disclosed as the mystery guest of Prince Franz of Liechtenstein in Vaduz today, December 16. The disclosure identifies Ott as the youthful pretender amid rumors of succession.
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