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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1939
Page
4
A newspaper column previews 1940 themes in Alabama and national affairs. It mentions Bruce Bund official court action, German Nazis, Bee Line highway projects through Decatur, New York budgets under LaGuardia, and Finland relief. It discusses patriotism, tax value, public interest, and state salary scales while noting Finland’s debt, a five to ten year plan drift, and Governor Loren Dickinson’s age and autograph-hunting stance.
The column reports that the anti lynching bill likely will not become law due to Senate filibuster risks. It notes past attempts led by Pat Harrison and Oscar Underwood, and references 1937 Gavagan bill passage in the House with stalled Senate action. It previews ongoing political hurdles as Congress reconvenes.
The piece notes two or three Senate members ready to act and anticipates two Alabama lawmakers joining them. It highlights concern over Southern support in the House where 277 votes favored the bill in 1937, now at risk as Tennessee’s Taylor is dead and Texas’s Maverick is out.
Editorial dreams of progress in medicine focusing on curing virus diseases like infantile paralysis smallpox chickenpox and measles and advancing treatments for neuroses and pain measurement. It anticipates safer anesthetics and wartime epidemic preparedness with influenza likely in 1941.
Decatur residents and relatives gather for Christmas holidays across Morgan County. Families including Rice, Clemons, Prince, Thomas, Yager, Marrion, Day, Luker, Holder, and Smith host or visit relatives in Decatur Gilbertville Lacey Springs Cotaco and Union Hill as holiday celebrations continue with ball games and family meals.
Pepsin is an ingredient of the stomach secretion and can be obtained in pure chemical form if stomach secretion is lacking. It does no harm but is not useful unless chemical analysis proves a deficiency in the stomach under normal conditions.
The editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Clendening available for 10 cents apiece. To obtain a pamphlet send 10 cents and a self addressed stamped envelope with a three cent stamp to Dr fegan Clendening care of this paper. List includes Diet guides and personal care topics.
Inspector W M Hutchins of the Civil Aeronautics Authority began an investigation into a mud offshore crash near Lonely Card Point. Markings on the wreck indicate it was a B-18 bomber, a type not previously reported in this area.
A Denver man boasts about Rocky Mountains to an Irishman and a series of quick one liners follows. The banter covers dead sea legends, car mufflers, a bootblack offer, a judge warning against chicken raising, and a pun filled classroom moment on islands. The tone mimics a lively newspaper humor page of urban life.
Quoted exhortation by Grenville Kleiser on present-day resolve and faith. Brief dialogue hints at a noisy car and a racing man, noting practicality and humor in early automotive life.
A family on Oak Street reports an intruder entered their home and escaped through a window. Police note several attempted break ins at Church and Oak streets. Morgan County cotton crop may reach 36 000 bales with 7000 students in local schools. Highlights include marriage announcements and residents moving residences.
The 1914 report notes a fighting clash in the Caucasus region as Russian and Turkish forces engage. Details describe ongoing operations with no immediate resolution reported. The article emphasizes the broader theater of conflict between the empires during that period.
Authorities in Northwest Arkansas discuss the arrival of three carloads of Washington apples from the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation for relief distribution. Meanwhile 30 carloads of homegrown apples wait in storage for a market price rise.
A report notes cars achieving 352 mph on Utah salt flats surpassing typical teen street driving. A joke line contrasts a sleeping husband with a Be pad lock on the icebox, attributed to a neighbor.
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