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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1938
Page
4
A fragmented AP style notice references reprint rights and inland representations. The readable portion notes exclusive use by the Associated Press and reserves republication rights for dispatches. It mentions Inland Newspaper Representatives and Chicago as part of distribution context.
President Roosevelt makes incremental reductions to various appropriation heads, trimming several programs here and there while keeping overall funding goals in view.
The article notes Governor Graves has shown little concern over the lack of paving projects in Morgan County during his term, highlighting ongoing infrastructure neglect and political tension surrounding state funding for roads.
The Daily questions a $400,000 fund drive to send American teams to the next Olympics. It argues the United States should not participate when events are held in Japan and warns against sending youth to Tokyo, citing moral concerns about Japan.
The piece notes limited agreement with Governor Bibb Graves on freight policy calling for parity in freight rates for the South to help Southern manufacturers and national competitiveness. It praises Graves as pursuing a goal long needed for regional industry.
The Daily extols Cooper Wells & Company hosiery makers as a major industrial cog in Decatur praising its long standing principled leadership and significant role in local livelihood. It wishes the firm executives and workers many more years of pleasant and profitable progress embraced by residents of Decatur and the surrounding three counties.
The Daily commends Perkins Prewitt and colleagues of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce for producing A Cheer for Alabama. The booklet was distributed widely and, despite hurried compilation, is described as a grand job and a noteworthy effort.
Senator Borah delivers a blunt critique of the anti lynching bill in the Senate. He calls the measure a cheap bid for votes and a slap at the South while southern senators continue their filibuster. The Daily hopes the fight remains intense to block what it terms a nefarious measure against the South.
The piece argues Hill's Alabama victory shows Southern resistance to radical wages and hours legislation weakening. It stresses Alabama supported Hill despite his wage and hour stance, and warns against federal bills imposed on the South, urging Southern lawmakers to oppose such measures to preserve economic freedom.
The article discusses a House vote on changing the constitutional method of war declarations. Peace groups supported the measure, while the administration viewed it as nearly ridiculous. Public opinion favored a two year old idea, and leaders have not pushed hard to defeat it.
Democratic whip Pat Boland says polls show the resolution vote may be close. House members fear voting first to take up the proposal and then oppose adoption, citing concerns that the plan is unfeasible and could undermine trust in leadership, delay war decisions, threaten economic security, and risk inflaming war if the Panay incident excites public opinion.
Readers question whether the Panay exhibition footage was censored amid claims of overstated excitement. A private-view authority says the circulated version was complete and officials may have expected more sensational content. Joe Kennedy’s London stay and future plans are noted, with emphasis on his rising influence and publicity team.
Senate Leader Barkley said adjournment is likely in May but warned against betting on it. Best information now suggests late June or mid-July as the actual timetable.
Public correspondence released by Chief of Staff Schley shows engineers sent a report to the Budget Bureau as required by executive order. The bureau limited disclosure to parts consistent with the president’s policy, shelving the rest. The episode reveals government bureaus altering reports to fit presidential preferences.
Morris Ernst told an administration friend he could dismantle the Hague machine in Jersey City permanently. The friend laughed, then Ernst complained Hague sent him a Christmas card.
Dr Logan Clendening argues against 25 year old hospital practice of placing all newborns in one room. He advises keeping baby beside the mother, avoiding baths for a week, cleansing with sterile oil, diaper care in the bed, and separate hand washing between infants to curb infections. He says only water before milk, warns against sugar teats, and offers to answer questions through his column.
A humorous dialogue sketch features Hal replying to his wife about a neighbor’s spring hat. Hal dismisses the issue with a playful quip about being attractive and not needing new millinery, reflecting light fare tone and banter.
The strong man describes his act to a booking agent revealing how a rock is placed on his head and split with a 16 pound hammer by his assistant. The exchange underscores the peril and showmanship of the performance as the performer jokes about the danger and his feelings.
A note from Broadway New York states it runs from Battery Park to Albany covering 150 miles. A shoe merchant remarks business is slow and contemplates a special sale to boost activity.
The notice suggests many infants suffer skin eruptions in early weeks and attributes this to a decline in maternal feeding. It stresses breast feeding as ideal and calls for every infant to have at least a few weeks of it to improve health.
A collage of quips and scenes features a hotel bellhop exchange with a messenger for Mr Neidspondiavanci, jokes about smoking for pleasure and popularity, a Paris franc souvenir, and a gag about a fashionable party. A hangman jokes with a condemned golfer who asks to swing first.
Poem contrasts old and modern parenting. It praises a mother who smiles and a father who disciplines without sugar coating while noting the past generation's harsher method. The piece comments on changes in parental authority and child guidance.
The article summarizes a kennelmaid’s routine from 7:30 A M feeding puppies to 6 P M final runs and evening feeding. Tasks include kennel cleaning, bed renewal, water refreshed, and regular health checks plus special work for pups and show dogs.
Brookfield Zoo director Edward Bean reports five inches of snow. Walrus stayed indoors while polar bears refused to break ice until crackers. Russian tigers would not leave lairs in zero weather. Tropical ostriches gamboled in the snow.
Mrs. E M Shafer seeks 30000 from C G Hilligoss in a damage suit over her 3 year old daughter Charlottes facial nerves severed in a car accident. She alleges the child will never smile again.
Walter Winchell notes on Broadway figures and events. Johns Hopkins hospital suite reserved for May. George Raft’s girlfriend protected by Dan Winkler. Zanuck to join Chase National Bank board. Dodds to host a Waldorf dinner. marriages and engagements teased with film and society names. Hoover to publish a book in February.
A collage of notes on Dewey praised by intimates over a Dorothy Ducas piece in Mademoiselle, Elsa Maxwell in Harper’s Bazaar, and Paul Sifton’s rise under Madame Perkins. Include mentions of a Broadway club funding, sax player, Hauptmann case book, Austin Marshall’s stage path, Esquire piece on designers, Hollywood adoptions, and Ted Healy’s widow fund.
The note reports Mrs. Jean Negulesco heading west likely to pursue divorce from her husband so he can wed Binnie Barnes. It mentions Mervyn LeRoy rumored to receive $6000 weekly under a Metro contract and notes confusion over a rumored film project nearing collapse with bank funding wavering.
International report notes an Italian aviator reached Brazil after a record flight from Spain. The piece hints at past front page coverage for such feats and places the event among broader Hollywood and aviation gossip in a compact five line selection.
John Wilson fired at a rat in his Los Angeles home but hit a water pipe instead. The bullet fragmented the pipe and caused a minor facial wound to Wilson while water sprayed and flooded the residence. The rat escaped.
Harriet Taylor 14 and Ann Taylor 16 journey from Sidney Nebraska to Omaha every other Saturday to study violin and piano. Daughters of a railroad man they pass 405 miles each way on a pass and claim a school record for weekly lessons.
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