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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1938
Page
4
A column mix of holiday quips on Dec 1943 events. Notes include Alabama safety records, the Montgomery fireworks ban, and state politics with references to Roosevelt Gar ner and Lawson. Mentions Bertha’s publicity, legal tangles, and Dixon’s vow to end hiring outside lawyers.
Henry Dennett, a Minneapolis school janitor who amputated his right hand when it jammed in a coal stoker, is praised for courage. Officials say a job will be ready when he returns and all hospital expenses will be paid.
The Montgomery Advertiser presents an unusual heading over a grave genia story featuring Buster. The article centers on a notable local figure linked to community events, with emphasis on impact and ongoing concerns within Montgomery.
In 1939 Decatur pushes a new spirit of town cleanliness led by an incinerator to speed garbage and refuse collection and end eyesore dumps. Citizens are urged to clear their premises and keep property clean, regardless of neighbors. A regular pickup schedule aims to prompt broader public effort and healthier surroundings.
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce urges new memberships and higher dues to reach a $6,000 annual budget in 1939. It notes seven years of steady effort to attract industry and promote farm product marketing, stressing citizen will and adequate funds to sustain work.
The Daily's front page centers on flood devastation across Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee and Kentucky with forecasts of more rain. Local notes mention Miss Dorothy Daniel visiting Huntsville and Miss Esther Nelson returning from Cartwright Alabama as Christmas guest visits. Miss Madelyn McKnight travels to Birmingham to visit a cousin and Miss Claire Bloodworth heads home to Montgomery.
Washington readers learn that neutrality is a safeguard against being drawn into others wars by profits from conflict. The piece traces origins from World War I and explains cash and carry, export bans, and loans as core provisions, arguing for keeping and strengthening neutrality despite calls for repeal and potential policy shifts.
Editor notes this is the third of four Clendening essays on new drugs. sulfanilimide is praised as a selective germ killer with success in streptococcal infections, childbed fever, meningitis, undulant fever, and brain abscess. Skepticism remains yet enthusiasm grows, citing a Chicago doctor's high regard. Also announces seven Clendening pamphlets available for 10 cents each by mail.
A collection of light quotes and jokes on war contrasts, pensions, weddings, and modern art. Snappy exchanges cover ministers texts, congress, and everyday absurdities. Includes quips about aging, contracts, and a fading old fashioned romance.
A collage of light anecdotes and quips from Decatur residents. Cartoonish banter covers family chatter, small triumphs, a near drowning tale, and home economics. Jokes touch on bandages at the door, alarm clocks with bacon scents, and a cheerful picnic day.
Warden Frank Boswell of Kilby state prison announced plans to resign after 16 years in Alabama’s convict department. He criticized current penal methods as making criminals daily and said he would request relief at the earliest convenience from Governor-elect Frank Dixon.
In Baltimore on December 28 authorities report the Barnett family again faced disaster as a blaze damaged the carriage house, an automobile, and farm equipment, marking the 13th fire in as many months and fueling fears of misfortune or deliberate attack on the household.
Walter Winchell reviews Broadway first nights and theater news from Washington. He praises a Great White Father in satire, notes a record advance sale for Hellzapoppin at the Winter Garden, and highlights reviews of Outward Bound and other shows while skimming radio and film gossip from New York, Hollywood stars, and public figures.
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