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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1939
Page
4
Christmas Day remains December 25 in latest bulletin
A jumbled Washington bulletin notes Christmas Day will stay December 25 with a progressive nod to the New Year. The column touches on Santa, war, Finland relief funds, and a local Albertville church auction linked to movie stars raising funds for a new project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albertville Church
South
Alabama
Ryan school strides mark five year planning pro am
A long editorial note praises the Ryan school's five year planning effort as a model for educational authorities. It cites progress amid a broader discussion of labor law concerns in the house committee and the labor board’s investigations into employer practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bega Ee Ter Ae Meen County
Ryan School
Plans for Local Cheese Plant and Farm Market Expansion
The article notes plans to finalize a cheese plant project and expand farm markets after the new year. It highlights Decatur as a key location and stresses the importance of profitable prices for farm produce to strengthen farm income across Alabama communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
Decatur Mayor Returns From Chicago Bond Signing
Mayor Tom Harrison says Chicago bond markets are active as he signed Decatur refunding bonds individually, noting the heavy workload of producing many identical signatures and the challenge of matching each one precisely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Harrison
Chicago
Decatur
Tom
Rotary Club Aims to Aid Lonely Children This Christmas
As written, the Rotary Club must help between 800 and 700 lonely children this season. Decatur’s people, institutions, and clubs have consistently provided Christmas baskets, and the organization asks citizens to continue this generosity to ensure every child enjoys holiday cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Decatur
Ity
City urged to renew street name marking in Decatur
A Decatur reader urges officials to remark street names on curbstones. The letter cites past efforts by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and relief plans, noting locals and visitors struggle to read street names. The author asks the administration to fund and perform renewed street identification after the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Propaganda and Truth in Europe War Efforts
The piece critiques wartime propaganda in Britain and the United States. It argues propaganda fuels public interest while obscuring events, noting Britain's alleged Helgoland attack and Nazi reports of bombers. It laments censorship and Europe's isolation from American public awareness amid loan needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Britain
Helgoland
Spee
United States
Wall Street
Washington
Roosevelt scouts warn of Russian march toward Arctic trade route
A Roosevelt adviser reports Russia plans a northern advance after conquering Finland. Stalin would push from Boden to Tromso, seizing 16 percent of Sweden and Norway and creating a permanent Arctic port and rail line, signaling a broad strategic threat in Executive Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Executive Avenue
White House
State Department
Stalin
Finland
Boden
Bothnia
Norway
Arctic Ocean
Tromso
Russia
Scandinavia
Germany
Molwhrigaum
Prediction of Democratic campaign moves and key figures
The piece notes Garner and Roosevelt hints about aims for January speeches and Jackson Day plans. It surveys Democratic primary aims led by Warner and the party’s stance on a third term while Republicans fret over Dewey’s early rhetoric and campaign drafts circulating among leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner
V. P
Roosevelt
Warner
Congress
CIO
Dewey
Minneapolis
Revelations On NLRB Probed By House Committee
The House investigating panel summaries show ongoing scrutiny of National Labor Relations Board actions. Toland is praised as a skilled trial lawyer while witnesses are prepped carefully. A Washington journalist coordinated committee publicity and document dissemination to ensure accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
House
Toland
Aeco
The
Howse Labor
Washington
Arthur Reilley
No Pearl Found as Dog Drinks Water with Ring
In Richmond on December 20 Sparky the cocker spaniel drank water from a glass belonging to Thomas J. Hounihan and his wife while she baked. A veterinary X-ray revealed Sparky swallowed the rings and then expelled them intact, leaving Jane none the worse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Sparky
Thomas J. Hounihan
Amoebic Dysentery Threatens Health and Carriers
Amoebic dysentery remains a persistent risk with carriers capable of reinfection. Chronic cases follow severe episodes and may alternate with constipation. Treatments differ for carriers and active disease, with historical trials using dyes and injections such as gold sodium thiosulfate.
Treating White Spots on the Hands
White spots on the skin usually the backs of the hands and neck are vitiligo. Treatments have limited success with concealment using walnut husk dye or other pigments and a suitably strong potassium permanganate solution.
Eruptions in the Webbing of Fingers
Dermatitis in the finger webs may stem from ring worm infection dermatitis vene nata or pompholyx. Soap is a common irritant and winter air aids a vesicular eruption. Fungal involvement is now often found in these cases, suggesting many are caused by fungi.
Dr Clendening Pamphlets Offered For Readers
Editor notes Dr Clendening has seven pamphlets available at ten cents each. Readers may mail 10 cents and a self addressed envelope to Dr Clendening in care of the paper to request titles. The list includes Three Weeks Reduce ing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Ucing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Nening
Detector Not New Says Married Men Experience
The text notes that detectors are not new and that most married men can attest to living with one, implying familiarity and common use rather than invention.
Tomorrow and the value of pushing onward
A reflective piece urges using tomorrow as a chance to grow and advance rather than dwell on yesterday. It frames tomorrow as a leverage for progress and personal development, encouraging forward motion.
Fragmented dialogue snippets from a theatre sketch
The text presents scattered lines about marriage laws bigamy fashion and chores. Characters reference Miss Flatt Mistress Mary and a boss with a clerk about hair cutting and late arrivals. The fragments resemble a stage sketch with humorous misunderstandings.
Heroic Servant Lyddy Lumpkin Saves Bynum Home
One year ago today a Black servant named Lyddy Lumpkin shielded Henry Bynum’s residence from peril at the cost of her life. Decatur council to set a license schedule for the new year. Roy and Mrs Grizzard returned from Birmingham. B L Brothers of New Orleans to visit. Musings on staff and local moves include J G Penney Co at dual Decatur store and Southern Bell investments. Oscar Loosier match in Decatur slated for December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyddy Lumpkin
Henry Bynum
Courtland
Bynum
25 Years Ago Today 1914 War Quiet
A brief AP item notes that on December 20, 1914, all theaters of war show comparative quiet with no major offensives reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Alabama Banks Loan Growth in First Half of 1939
Birmingham reports from the American Bankers Association show Alabama banks made 275000 new loans totaling 140000000 and renewed 190000 loans worth 200000000 during the first six months of 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
American Bankers Association
The Vacuum Cleaner Banter at the Highbrow Lowbrow Exchange
A Decatur man and friend discuss ambition and missteps on the wrong road. The Highbrow congratulates a daughter on a science and government paper while the Lowbrow mocks future study of the vacuum cleaner’s influence on carpet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pather
Heroes and Heroines of 1939 On Broadway Spotlight
Walter Winchell reviews 1939 stars with Gabby Hartnett Alice Marble and Elinor Troy. Mentions Monty Woollcott Clare Boothe A J Liebling and Mayor LaGuardia. Comments on Paul Muni Tony Galento Winnie Ruth Judd and New York voters’ race track reforms.
Editor Silent After Moscow Policy Shipment Arrives
The Daily Worker editor remained mute for 24 hours after Stalin allegedly pinned wings on Hitler in a sensational dispatch. A fresh policy shipment from Moscow soon arrived, shaping subsequent newsroom guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Worker
Stalin
Hitler
Moscow
Trotsky Taunts Stalin and Kremlin Drama Unfolds
The piece portrays Trotsky flaunting a hard won victory over Stalin while the Kremlin leadership struggles to implement his grim prophecies. Mussolini stages a dramatic blackout and appears as a cautious observer in newsreel footage as Molotov remains central to Soviet defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Trotsky
Stalin
Trotsky
Kremlin
Moley Suffering Severe Burns From Back-Firing Book
A fragmentary passage claims Raymond Moley received severe burns from a back-firing book and notes his alleged kiss-and-tell record of White House confidences angers Roosevelt’s enemies. The piece criticizes Moley and mocks Langsdorff while referencing The Hague, the League of Nations, and Nazi reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Moley
White House
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Moley
Keystone comeback seals second funniest film figure
A comedian rose from a delayed start to deliver a rip-roaring return, earning the year's second funniest film figure honor. The sharpest quip came from exhibitor Brandt who declared she was through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandt
Wedding Of Ernest Speakman And Pauline Bolan
In Morgan County Forrest Chapel a community wedding united Ernest Speakman and Pauline Bolan with Rev. Frank L. Smith officiating at his Hartselle home on Saturday. Domestic news reports birthdays, visits, and family gatherings among local residents including Bullard West Ward Vest Sparkman and related families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Speakman
Pauline Bolan
Frank L. Smith
Hartselle
W. D. Bullard
J. L. West
Bird West
West
Ruth King and Baby
Moulton
Joe Howell
Walter Ward
J. Curtis
George Curtis
Lawrence County
Ozelle West
Theata Owens
Rock Springs
W. P. Roberts
Basham Chapel
Nola Doe Sparkman
Woman pilot salvages plane after foggy in pasture landing
Fairfield California December Esther Sorenson aged 18 learned to fly by instruments. In dense fog she misjudged her location and landed in a pasture, badly damaging the plane and jamming the doors, requiring prying out. Five days earlier she made a pancake fan which smashed the undercarriage but she was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Calif
Esther Sorenson
Trinidad survivors reach Egersund after trawler blown apart
Survivors of the 606 ton British trawler Trinidad were brought into Egersund by a Danish fishing boat. The vessel was reported blown to pieces by a German plane just outside Norwegian waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Egersund
Norwegian
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