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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
4
The column notes a growing American resolve and a hopeful winter compared with 1930, with hints of war readiness by summer. It mentions Delano’s park system, plans for 1941 celebrations, and local leaders urging civic improvements as Decatur’s guard trains abroad. Readers hear of British Greece Adriatic actions, and new U S defense boards shaping military invincibility while Athens decor captivates visitors.
The article discusses using idle lands from reduced cotton farming and guidance from farm agents on crops and conserving forests. It then shifts to a wartime outlook, noting America’s de facto war state, Hitler’s hostility, Churchill’s warnings to Mussolini, potential Italian exit, and how U S involvement hinges on public opinion and leadership, with most Americans favoring Britain.
A wartime columnist cites a gray bureaucrat's view that true peace begins in the heart, noting no lasting peace for years. He maps Europe and Asia's fragility, forecasting a hard winter and possible German spring offensives and how Britain, Italy, France, Turkey, and Stalin’s moves shape the conflict for 1941.
In New York on Christmas, Joseph Tompkins tried to slip into his home late at night causing Mrs. Tompkins to wake, triggering police and fire crews. He attempted to drop five feet across an air shaft and ended up hanging by his hands as help arrived.
New York December 26 five naval recruits told a curious tale after arriving from the Orient. They described a breakfast binge of 56 biscuits at one sitting, explaining they were unused to white meal and cawnbread. The report follows evacuee movements related to the troubled Orient.
A four month program to register and fingerprint all aliens in the United States and its possessions ends at midnight tonight. Every non citizen who fails to register will face a legal action and possible imprisonment. Foreign government officials and their immediate families are exempted.
A medical column outlines serum therapy, sulfanilamide derivatives, and therapeutic oxygen as powerful pneumonia treatments. It notes many strains of pneumonia germ, advises physician judgment for each case, and emphasizes rest and nursing care. Mortality with modern methods reportedly drops from about 40 to 8 percent overall, with the most severe type down from 60 to 19 percent.
The editor lists seven Dr Logan Clendening pamphlets available for ten cents apiece. Readers should mail 10 cents, a self addressed stamped envelope, and a three cent stamp to Dr Clendening in care of the paper to receive titles including Diet for Three Weeks, Indigestion and Constipation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Diabetes Treatment, Feminine Hygiene, and Hair and Skin Care.
A humorous column riffs on the typewriter as a quirky muse, comparing it to water pipes and a magician’s vase. It blends playful lines about fate, invention, and daily dreariness with light, witty jokes and a child’s spoof on kings.
Create a personal strong box and store your fears and failures inside then lock the lid and laugh. Hide every worry from sight keep it secret and never share its contents with others. When you feel care or trouble drop them in and sit on the lid as a coping ritual.
Lyla Myers describes a neighbor who stays home, wears shabby clothes, and is unfriendly yet productive in her yard. She tends plants and raises flowers, and adds bird baths to please visiting birds, earning their approval despite neighbors’ cold views.
A brief reflection notes that mistakes accompany the process of learning and progress arrives through trial and error. It emphasizes perseverance and gradual improvement in skill development.
Walter Winchell on Broadway notes a flood of showbiz gossip and street chatter. It mentions Ernest Hemingway, Gloria Bristol, Rosemary Lane, Lunt and Fontanne, the Rafael Trujillos, Jinx Falkenberg, Frederic March, Webster Porter, Sallies in Our Alley, Humphrey Bogart, Benny Davis, and more. It weaves backstage rumors, social tidbits, and playful jests from New York nightlife.
Vivid street scene shows news boys and dealers sprinting for editions at 8:23 p.m. on the west side. Signage notes a Christmas display as the Santa in 34th Street reads the Racing Form while crowds push toward the Astor and Carnegie Hall area.
The piece highlights Naomi Béenyas as woman's editor promoting Hawaii attractions with Waiki ki Club vacation vibes. Edward Molyneux, famed Paris dressmaker, sells stocks to the U.S. to fund British war matériel, amid social chatter about South American perceptions of American girls. Other notes mention Esquire editor Sm art and Weintraub split, gaming joints set to open after Christmas to rival Monte Carlo, plus Virginia Verrill’s Ave Maria card and clowning artistry.
A clipped dialogue depicts a busy office where mistakes loom in long calls and misaddressed affection. Betty reveals George offered his heart, only for Ruthe to call it damaged goods as secrets emerge. A stranger warns against counting chickens before hatch. A farmer quips about city critics killing poultry joy.
A devotional piece reflecting on the visit of the Magi to Jesus in a humble Bethlehem home. It emphasizes the home as a sanctuary of love and grace, where Mary and Joseph nurtured the child and where revelation began for the Gentiles. The text links ancient prophecy to modern hopes for worthy homes.
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