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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1940
Page
4
The piece reflects on a Tennessee alumnus now in Hollywood and recalls a sideline about a friend who gave calendar notes with red pencils to mark holidays. It criticizes British arrogance and the Allied cause, suggesting English haughtiness might have kept the U S out of World War I if Germans hadn’t misread American public sentiment.
A fractured compilation notes biblical verse Mark 14 48 50 and religous reflections alongside political and local commentary. It references July sunshine and Decatur Chamber of Commerce funding, car safety, Paul McNutt presidential run, weather in Alabama, aliens enforcement, royalties, a song Scattered Brain, the Russian bear Finland chase, a hypothetical tank corps for Kimbrough, Decatur theater facelift, and possible political tickets Wheeler for president Hull for vice president. It also mentions a Finnish relief game California Texas A M and an Oklahoma prison cook questioned in a triple slaying.
Wartime letters praise Finnish resistance as citizens compare the 60 to 1 ratio of defenders to attackers. Allies including England and Germany are mentioned aiding Finland, while concern about survival and broader world sympathy is expressed.
Decatur Rotary Club backed a plan to combine all local charities under one campaign run by trained organizers to ensure funds reach those in need efficiently. Salvation Army will establish here this month after a late 1938 drive over-subscribed a community fund.
An elderly adviser urged Decatur residents twelve years ago to invest in a home despite fears of long-term obligations. The speaker argues faith and hard work pay off, linking home ownership to family security and active civic engagement in city and state affairs, noting 1940 as a good year to decide and save.
The Central Methodist church suffered severe fire damage just before midnight Sunday with the front chancel area the most damaged part. A thousand dollar fund drive for the county Boy Scout movement, chaired by Arthur Jones, has been fully raised amid Decatur's record cold spell.
Dr. Clendening explains chilblain as the long lasting aftereffect of frost bite. It gnaws skin with itching burning and swelling when exposed to cold and can cause fissures ulcers and even nasal crypt infections. Treat with Dobell's solution and heed winter cough guidance.
Regularity is key for infancy and childhood with fixed schedules for sleep meals bathing and dressing. During the second year a baby should sleep 15 hours daily in months 7 through 12 and 12 to 18 hours later. bath daily at a consistent hour around 90 F before feeding. clean eyes with boric acid. hold and move the baby’s spine and limbs for 15 to 20 minutes twice daily. meals at 6 am 10 am noon 2 pm and 6 pm with a diet including eggs vegetable soup stewed fruit zweibach cereal and bits of tender meat plus milk and cod liver oil.
Winter coughs that persist can stem from viral infections lingering into weeks or from postnasal drip and asthma. Persistent coughing may indicate bronchitis or bronchial irritation requiring medical evaluation and targeted treatment.
Sunday saw a 2 degree reading above zero as work continues on the Decatur Courtland highway. Mrs. Leroy McEntire will entertain the Silk Stocking Club Thursday. A son named E B Strain was born to Mr and Mrs E B Strain. Mrs L C Handy and children returned to Birmingham after a relatives visit. Frank Kirby Jr suffers measles at home. Leon Robinson returned from Birmingham for the holidays and Charles Eyster Jr is ill.
Historical medical notes explain that what looked like grape seeds in removed appendices were often faecal concretions. A normal appendix contains two to three such stones, which are not linked to appendicitis. Grape seeds can be swallowed without harm.
A reader asks if a teaspoon of dry sulphur nightly could harm over time. An expert warns that harm can occur even from a single dose and lists medical uses and dangers, noting poisoning risks from accidental exposure and carbon disulphide formation.
Editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening priced at ten cents each. To receive any pamphlet readers should send ten cents, plus a self-addressed stamped envelope, to the doctor care of the newspaper. Titles include diet, digestion, infant feeding, diabetes, feminine hygiene, and hair skin care.
In Pasadena on January 3 the Stanford Cardinals overwhelmed the Pittsburgh Panthers to win the Tournament of Roses game in a stunning season finale.
In Montgomery Alabama Governor Frank Dixon warned some state departments have already exhausted their funds and will lack money for pay raises under the new uniform salary plan. Departments with payrolls exceeding appropriations must wait for new outlays by the legislature, which won’t reconvene until 1943 unless a special session is held.
A collage of witticisms and quips on luck, industry, movie fame, war, and taxation. The humor sketches include a Wall Street Journal nugget about a man and his assets and a veteran's son debating another war. A nurse humorously teases a patient while tax jokes probe indirect taxation.
Two Jewish merchants sit side by side in a streetcar on their way home from stores. They share worried glances and a silent reminiscence before one sighs deeply, as the other grouses about wearing glasses to bed to better see a dream girl.
A snippet shows a neighbor asking about a found bill in a yard and a tense exchange about ownership, followed by stray lines about honesty and fear, plus a troupe of characters including a drunk and a sweet young thing speaking on underlying morals and a kangaroo asking for Annabelle’s baby.
Walter Winchell on Broadway column bundles gossip from film and stage worlds. It notes Evelyn Nesbit illness in New York and various showbiz and political items including Tommy Dorsey chatter, Marie Bryant at Diamond Horseshoe, and Lois Andrews in Steppin High.
A jumble of industry gossip covers Dale Harrison quitting AP syndication and Sylvia Blythe moving to a Trib column, plus mentions of Nina Ber covici, the Times embracing women centric coverage, and various entertainment and personnel moves in theater and aviation worlds. Brenda Frazier’s step-brother buys into Boeing, Amarilla Morris and Fritz Truan merge plans, Davenne Watson breaks chorus girl stereotypes, and Ben Hecht with Charles MacArthur reunion hints surface. Eddie Garr references a Kay Kyser quiz slip.
Belief centers on Buencamino a Philippine figure tied to William Buckner as co defendant in a mail fraud matter. Hope persists for reversal despite conviction. Observations on Hollywood power and potential reluctance to relocate studios to New York due to property values.
Frank B. Whiting president of Whiting Paper plans marriage to Merle Stevens a noted songbird on January 6 at his Neenah Wisconsin estate. The couple met on a cruise last March after his divorce and the union caps a real life fairy tale.
25 years ago today on January 3 1915 the Associated Press reports Russians destroyed two Turkish army corps at Ardahan and French forces captured Steinbach in Alsace in a broad wartime update.
In St Louis a smoky mornings scene confuses a rooster as Joseph Miller describes the dawn as the smoke thickens and thins, the bird crowing through alternating darkness and light all morning, reflecting the unusual city condition.
Lee Miller while duck hunting in Stuttgart tested an old Civil War muzzle loader. Each discharge produced heavy smoke forcing him to stoop and aim. Miller saw ten ducks in his bag, achieving the limit.
Jan 3 report from Seattle shows a classified ad offering cash for a Christmas tree ran Sunday or Monday only and drew so many calls that T R Faragher had to leave home for two days. He blamed friends for inserting the prank ad.
Daily want ads column emphasizes ongoing updates and variety in listings. It notes the changing nature of notices and encourages readers to check regularly for new items and opportunities.
The speaker laments a pocket picked incident describing a low mood from lacking something the father and mother never had, implying financial or personal loss and disappointment. The line frames a broader sense of deprivation and resilience.
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