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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1940
Page
4
A compact column blends Bible verse with daily observations from Decatur. It notes concerns over Roosevelt era cuts, highway deaths, and looming 1940 plans. Mentions Madame Perkins retirement talk, cheese plant stockholders, and Earl Hearne of the Alabama Petroleum Industries Committee.
The Daily protests a parole petition for the Scottsboro defendants filed by Dr Allen Knight-Chambers of New York. It argues clemency boards should not undo court work after hearings, noting trials and appeals found no reversible error and questioning outside interference.
The article discusses South Carolina's strong Democratic voting history and its leaders like Tommy McMillan. It notes Southern press concern over the anti-lynching bill and urges vigilance against political opportunism by Southern politicians to preserve party unity and patronage.
Washington analyzes Mr Roosevelt's budget calling it the largest spending plan in New Deal history. It argues the $602,000,000 old age pension item is hidden on the receipts side, inflating expenditures to $9.099 billion this year and signaling further post election deficiency funding.
The piece notes Roosevelt economized on relief and agriculture but boosted national defense spending, with deficits barely offset. It suggests parity payments or extra relief appropriations could erase any gains, or exceed them, depending on policy moves.
The text alleges a drastic debt shrinkage in 1940, claiming $1.15 billion was taken from the treasury cash drawer, reducing the working balance and widening the deficit. It suggests further actions may exist but notes the budget office cannot fully explain the episode.
The president withdrew 700 million from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and other lenders and did not count it as a receipt. He instead deducted it from next year’s deficit, improving the budget by about 1.9 million.
The article describes how the president altered debt accounting to avoid an immediate debt ceiling increase, positioning Congress to approve a $460 million tax rise. It likens the move to a controversial Panama canal deal claim and emphasizes political maneuvering ahead of elections.
A Philadelphia nerve specialist reports success with a freezing method for cancer. Patients are cooled to as low as 70 F while anesthetized, then slowly warmed. tumors show cellular destruction while symptoms of cancer abate. Early results suggest pain relief and potential cures, though recurrence is possible.
One year ago today city offices began consolidation after a meeting of the town council. Books and records will be kept at Railroad street city hall. Burglars entered the Markstein home on Ferry street for a daylight theft of clothing. The Decatur merury dropped to 13. A local Y M C A campaign joined yesterday as part of annual membership drives. Elizabeth Ann was born to Lamar Eyster and his wife on January 3 in Birmingham.
A reader asks if lemon juice harms the heart and blood. The answer states that lemon juice is not injurious when used regularly and that a moderate daily amount is beneficial.
Readers can obtain seven pamphlets by sending ten cents per booklet plus a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of the paper. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Policeman J M Ferguson issued Lloyd George a summons for failing to stop on a boulevard. George quipped he was headed to Ferguson’s home to collect the last payment on books he bought.
In a casual scene Junius presents an exchange about license tags and a humorous remark about Jake the auctioneer. A courtroom moment reveals a murder acquittal based on insanity and notes about a doctor father who spent years in an asylum.
A lyrical piece contrasts toil with humor as a harbor scene unfolds. A warned lad should keep laughter in heart to be heard, while sarcasm and domestic squabbles between a timid husband and a sarcastic wife reveal tensions amid a noisy port ambiance.
A luncheon scene turns humorous as Harold introduces his girlfriend to a man at the next table who becomes revealed as a minister. The tale shifts to a country couple at the zoo commenting on a hippo with a plain remark, highlighting idle curiosity and humor.
Barrister Herbert Leigh Holman files for divorce from actress Vivien Leigh of Gone With The Wind, naming Laurence Olivier as co respondent. The action appears on the undefended list of divorce cases in London.
Walter Winchell surveys the Dionne quintuplets at Dafoe Hospital noting their birth differences and shared traits. He details eye and hair color, weight, unique color identifiers for belongings, and family dynamics. The piece covers personalities, language, education plans, and hospital routines.
Mr and Mrs Roy Goslin return to Columba and visit relatives in the area. Joe Turney comes home after two years in Greenville North Carolina. Hubert Ragsdale of Decatur visits relatives here. D O Oldacre and daughter Elizabeth Evelyn Lawrence and R L Willis of Gotaco and Eula Couch of West Point visit Lorimer Oldacre. Ben Chunn recovering from illness. Percy Coey of Mt Tabor stays with uncle John Coey. Cora Helms and J C return from Atlanta. Evelgrn Lawrence Elizabeth Oldacre of Cotaco and Alice Thrasher visit Agatha McAnally who has a severe cold. Hubert Moreland of Norris Tennessee visits. Ochis Campbell of Lupton City Tennessee returns home after visits.
In Tucson on January 6 a woman approached Ben at a Knights of Columbus gathering with a revolver in hand. Frantic guests alerted police who found Ben and the woman chatting calmly. Ben explained he loaned his car to a mentally troubled girlfriend and warned her not to leave his gun in the car or attempt concealment as it was illegal.
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