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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1938
Page
4
The piece urges attendance at the annual Chamber of Commerce meeting to review past actions and future projections for 1939. It reflects on local concerns, praising working citizens and criticizing graft and mob rule while defending Alabama’s self government.
Enthusiasm grows for establishing an incinerator in Decatur as a cleaner town initiative. The program would improve garbage collection and reduce alleyway dumping in residential and business districts.
The Garden Club proposes prices for Christmas decorations across classifications in Decatur. The article notes the club sparked the city’s first decorations and praises the town’s seasonal display for residents and visitors, stressing the impact on future town appearance.
The piece notes Alabama's liquor board earned public praise after a long prohibition era. It credits Major Dixon with recognizing the board’s honest handling of returning liquor, stocking, forecasting demand, leasing stores, and launching a major operation. The incoming governor supports license reductions to curb honky-tonks.
The Alabama Courier editorial laments new developments tied to a rape case, warning of another invasion by foreign buzgards and a smear of the state’s peace loving people as tensions rise in Athens and Limestone county.
The piece argues Alabama’s next national committeeman should be chosen by the state committee in January after vacancies are filled by election, if permitted. It singles out Marion Rushton of Montgomery as a likely candidate and urges a choice based on integrity, loyalty to the South, and resistance to political pressure.
One year ago today the Daily records Mrs J B Harlow leaving Thursday to spend holidays with relatives in Roanoke Virginia. Mr and Mrs S M Thompson spent Thursday in Birmingham to witness The Student Prince. Norman Harris an A P student and homefolks. Miss Ellen Hildreth arrives Saturday from the university for holidays. Mrs P P Gilchrist will leave soon for a Birmingham visit.
Washington dispatch notes growing talk of a Roosevelt third term, with officials and congressmen citing signals from the White House. It outlines candidates, internal faction views, and possible policy moves on Wagner labor revisions and NLRB powers as the party weighs its stance.
Mr and Mrs Guy Counts and children of Decatur spent the weekend with Floyd Martin and family. Miss Willie Sue Martin of Florence visited their mother. Maurice son of Mrs Johnnie Jackson Wheeler Dam spent the weekend here. Mervyn Pickens and Glenn Swallers of Guntersville were weekend guests of their parents.
Dr. Logan Clendening argues fear of disease, not only actual illness, drives many health problems. He warns mothers may worsen child health by excessive bed rest and dosing, and notes neuroses hinder treatment and recovery.
Mrs C G Counts stays Sunday night with Decatur residents before returning home. Mrs W A Pickens and son Merlyn, with Mrs W R Martin and Mrs M B Martin, go to Decatur for Christmas shopping. Haleyville visitors include Mrs Orren Elkins’ daughter and Mrs Robert Roberson. Viola of Moulton visits his daughter Mrs J R Dukeminier.
Reader inquiries a book on arthritis by Margolis is published by McMillan Co New York Fifth Avenue. Suggestions include buying from a bookstore or checking a library for access.
In Evanston Illinois on December 17 a well dressed elderly man deposited 200 stamped envelopes in a waste paper box in Fountain Square. Passersby alerted Officer Lowell Peterson who recovered the envelopes, likely containing Christmas cards. The incident was linked to an absent minded Northwestern University professor.
Allen Grove reported to police that while he attached a 1939 license tag to the rear of his car a thief stole the rear tag as a New Year incident.
Mrs Short and daughter of Shefield and brother Hardy Bennett of Oklahoma visited Mrs Johnnie Jackson on Sunday. Rev Claude McClung and wife from Texas are visiting relatives this week. Rev N D Crawford and daughter Mary Ivah along with Mrs J C Moore traveled to Athens Saturday night.
A column sharing light anecdotes on road safety and driving mishaps. Observes dusk as high risk for accidents, mocks blocking pedestrians for a jump, and pokes fun at careless drivers and quirky roadside moments with country wit.
A collage of humorous snippets includes banter about pink neckties, tramp characters, a motor trip picnic survivor, and a linotype quip about Christmas trees. It ends with a brief note on level crossings causing deaths across the United States and the need for caution by drivers.
New York social notes recount Eden at Waldorf foyer amid famed faces. Bea Wain and Marguerite J grace St Patrick’s lawn and Famous Door. Mrs Roosevelt and Hoover seen on city streets. Cotillion chatter, theater gossip, and a poked fun at public figures color this Broadway Smalltalk page.
The Paradise manager faced a dilemma choosing which chorus girl to fire among talented workers. One girl coveted a mink coat and soon received one from a admirer, prompting her dismissal as winter attire arrived. The piece notes chorus girls without minks often holding steady jobs.
A lively parade of Manhattan scenes includes The Brothers Bros interior decorators on Madison, a photo imprinting shop on E 45th, and a shoe shine stand at 139 W 40th selling Met opera tickets. It notes Benny's Wonder Bar in Greenwich Village, a Sixth Avenue cafeteria sign about money, and remarks on Christmas shop mall blues. It also highlights Eddie Delange's Good for Nothin Love, D Avals Conga Dancers at Versailles, Emerson Waldman book The Land Is Large, Noel Coward selecting John Powers models, Mervyn LeRoy's The Wizard of Oz, Bertolotti's show and cuisine, and the Roney Plaza ambiance.
The motion to remove grade crossings grows after warnings about level crossings as danger zones and possible death traps. Advocates urge heightened caution and pause to ensure the way is clear before crossing.
A classroom exchange has two students joking about old Miss Jones who allegedly taught Caesar. The gag contrasts maps giving directions with folding them after use, centering on Miss Jones’s age and a humorous claim about teaching ancient history.
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