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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1938
Page
4
The Decatur Charity Council receives support from the community while Morgan County officials prepare a full financial picture of all costs. The paper urges voters to review forthcoming articles to form an informed view on governmental spending and economic welfare before the vote.
Residents praise the whiteway system as a sign Decatur, Alabama will boast a premier lighting network. The completed lighting offers a strong, memorable impression for visitors and passersby, promoting the city as a bright spot in the state.
The Lonely Child movement organized a Christmas visit by Santa Claus for 400 children, making a pleasant holiday possible. The piece praises public efforts in Decatur and the generosity of people who understand poverty, noting wealth’s limits.
Governor Graves asks the Alabama Supreme Court to determine who convenes the next Senate after the death of Lieutenant Governor Thomas E. Knight and the resignation of President pro tem D Hardy Riddle. Senate secretary Earl Speight seeks guidance on procedure amid an unprovided emergency.
A preliminary study supports building a new jail in Morgan County with a bond issue slated for January 31. The current jail is costly and unsafe for prisoner housing, and refusal to build would force sending inmates out of county, increasing expenses. Separately, Selma police praised for courteous aid to a medical emergency, helping an infant’s family reach hospital and assisting nurses before declines a reward.
The piece urges steady, practical progress for Decatur Alabama in 1929, focusing on marketing farm products, attracting industry, and expanding commerce. It champions diversified local industries, a strong hog and crop market, and a vision of a 30,000 population town built by shared effort and investment.
The guest column presents Thurman W. Arnold a Yale law professor aged 47 who has been in the area nine months and is noted for his work on anti trust law. The piece frames his theory as an important public document and aligns with the column’s policy of fairness by presenting an opposing viewpoint.
Assistant A General in Charge of Anti Division Thurman Arnold explains that the Sherman act targets anti competitive practices not busting big firms. He warns small towns form associations to stabilize distribution and curb new enterprise, risking inefficiency, price rises and stifled competition.
The speaker argues that distribution waste harms two thirds of U S families earning under 1500 yearly. Brookings estimates show potential gains of 248 billion dollars over ten years, 8 000 per family. Strong enforcement of anti trust laws would improve efficiency and reduce reliance on relief, with subsidies and price controls only as needed.
Dr Clendening outlines progress against undulant fever with calf vaccination offering lifelong protection and new treatments improving human outcomes. Advances include Brucellin vaccines heat therapy and refined serologic and bacteriologic methods.
Early law held only unreasonable restraints illegal, allowing mass production and necessary combinations for marketing. The rule is applied case by case, industry by industry, to address organizational problems. The text cites Germany and Austria as examples of cartel driven economies and notes a 1927 German commission representing free enterprise advocates.
Iron rich foods include beef egg yolk oatmeal wholewheat bread beans peas spinach prunes almonds peanuts walnuts. Urticaria or hives is an allergic skin reaction linked with hay fever and asthma caused by sensitization to foods cosmetics or skin contact. Treatment focuses on avoiding the offending substance.
An editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Clendening are available for ten cents each. Readers may send a stamped addressed envelope to Dr Clendening at the newspaper office to obtain copies. The list includes titles on reducing and gaining, infant feeding, diabetes treatment, feminine health, and hair and skin care.
A speaker argues that postwar European experience shows competition law must be tested in practice. He notes Germany's 1923 decree foreshadowed anti trust ideas but was not enforced, saying American enforcement needs more DOJ personnel and procedural tweaks.
A reflective verse style piece contemplates personal conduct shaping a life story. Dialogue hints at ethics in politics and farming with character snippets including a nurse and a patient’s husband.
A domestic vignette recalls laundry day and a long courting tale. A daughter’s 15 year courtship with Mr Perkins is revealed as a joke about paternal consent and an overlooked pension remark. A restaurant mishap is teased by a calling hoax.
Mr and Mrs Drexel Clark of Church Hill Tennessee celebrate a marriage union of about three and a half years in a local notice.
The speaker argues America can preserve competition through robust enforcement beyond Roosevelt era trust busting. He warns Europe shows consolidation harms business value, and independence is vital to democracy. He pledges to push enforcement even at political cost to prosecute not criminals but "nice people."
A bustling column sketches Broadway celebrity chatter with Walter Winchell style notes. Highlights include Mr and Mrs George Arliss at Casa Manana, Franchot Tone and Luther Adler with Irwin Shaw and Sidney Kingsley, and Sally Eilers in stitches with Doris Le Roy at the Pierre.
The Clarks married in January 1935 and welcomed their third set of twins on July 2, 1938. The snippet notes a humorous line about girls who have no use for men.
A devotional plea for a life of service to God asking for strength and understanding to perform daily duties and show His tender love in every word and deed. The poem presents a humble request to fill a call to usefulness and obedience.
A string of quips from New York nightlife venues lines a night scene from the city. Witty barroom barbs touch on love, delay, work, aging, and flirtation across Woolworth’s, El Rio, Club Gaucho, Reuben’s, Ruby Foo’s, the Famous Door, Leon and Eddie’s, Club 18, the Yacht Club, the Stork, Onyx Club and more.
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