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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1940
Page
4
A garbled OCR fragment shows partial references to news dispatch credits and republication rights. The text hints at press associations and a disclaimer about reprinting and permissions but contains many unreadable words and broken phrases. No clear event or named entities emerge.
The column discusses using Decatur area land for new crops to balance cotton, urges livestock expansion due to 1941 meat shortages, and highlights local public works like street paving. It also covers national and regional transport ideas, including rail-haul shipping proposals across Florida and Tennessee Valley canal discussions, with Hartsville post office dedication and local governance funding needs.
A collage of gags and quips on cars pedestrians and life, including a spoof road safety exchange, jokes about insurance and gas prices, a farmer selling cotton, a dentist bill, and humorous lines about drivers and pedestrians. Names and places are referenced in a light comic tone.
Mr and Mrs Dolphus Arrington returned to Birmingham Sunday. Dewey Bowen spent the weekend with family and returned to Tennessee Wednesday. Willis Fowler is home from CCC camp to spend time with his parents. Mr and Mrs Jep Dendy and daughter Sara Nell of Birmingham visited Mrs Susie Peck. Gus Thomas of Anniston was a weekend guest. Oden family visitors from Gadsden and Decatur weeks. Bill Brindley and James Lipscomb families noted. Morgan County residents and relatives frequent visits during holidays.
Dr Logan Clendening reviews wartime heart disorder DAH disordered action of the heart. English tests by Lord Horder aim to detect before induction via an exercise tolerance protocol. A step test measures pulse before after a 60 second effort to gauge exercise tolerance and discharge risk.
Washington reports that aluminum rationing or production priorities are being studied to prevent delays in warplane output. Northrop Aircraft cites $10 million in defense contracts and faces curtailed production due to shortages. Defense materials chief Edward R. Stettinius reassured Roosevelt that aluminum supplies will meet defense needs.
Under Rev. R. N. Moore the Danville charge organizes a $6,000 brick veneer church. The edifice is described as one of the handsomest rural churches in the area and substantial funds have already been raised. Rev. Moore previously led Lebanon in building a fine church.
Walter Winchell on Broadway profiles a modern New York woman with vivid, era specific traits. The piece portrays her tastes, habits, and attitudes toward fashion music theater and society while contrasting old and new norms and referencing celebrities and venues.
Daily Thought urges seeing Christ beyond natural explanations and worshiping Him in home and church. It emphasizes that true conversion brings rejoicing, and that recognizing Christ leads to worship in every aspect of life. The author calls for making the year’s final Lord’s Day a peak moment of worship and praise.
J. H. Baker of Ozona Texas died Tuesday evening at 7 30 oclock He was 77 and had lived in Texas since age 18 He is survived by his sister Mrs Mollie Baker Rose of this city a sister in Cullman Mrs J C Scruggs and a brother in Joppa The Baker family is noted in local records.
Dr A. J. Fitts district superintendent of the Decatur district will preach twice Sunday. In the morning he will be heard at Tanner with conference in the afternoon. Sunday evening at seven o'clock he will preach at Trinity.
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