12 Jan 1940
Page 4
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1940
Page
4
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The article notes Decatur moving toward cheese making as a new farm market with stockholders approving steps for incorporation and route surveys. It calls for producer education, careful investment in dairy cattle, and timely completion of minor details to open the plant, linking local agriculture and industry.
The article urges residents to control solicitations by requiring prior review by the Chamber of Commerce Solicitation Committee. It explains that only plans with an endorsed letter should proceed and that five business men from different lines will assess requests, helping stop inappropriate or misleading campaigns.
A Russian prisoner told an American correspondent that comrades were dying from Finnish fire, though the enemy could not be seen because their white uniforms blended with the snow. He noted it must be disconcerting to face an opponent you cannot spot.
Washington reports indicate Russia is massing heavy artillery to break the Mannerheim Line. The line is improvised and not a full fortified front, but accurate shelling could clear it quickly. Analysts doubt sub terrain passages exist as on the Western Front.
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce signals strong forward momentum for 1940 after eight years of groundwork. Sam Malone’s 1939 efforts are praised, with Joe Duncan stepping in to lead and write a new record. Expansion across major local industries continues, and rebuilding of the fourth industry is underway despite external competition.
Scattered items report a fire department tally of 25 alarms for December, plans dropped for a city wide religious census, births and moves cited for local residents, visits from Connie Johnson of Houston, and relocations including the Chandler family to Peebles apartments. A Grocer A C Joiner opens a cash store in the east city.
Walter Winchell notes amid gossip column items, from new marriages and divorces to show business chatter. He mentions Patricia Dane, Norma Shearer, Claude Binyon, and radio poll quirks, plus industry names like Goebbels and Mark Hellinger in a brisk, insider tone.
A man was beaten by five individuals at a 52nd Street joint after defending a woman using a phone. He spent five days in hospital. The writer proposes erasing place mentions and notes gossip about Fritz Mandl’s marriage coverage by society editors claiming a New Year’s Eve party leak.
A. A. Berle of the State Department is in Washington trying to arrange a Hull LaGuardia ticket. Jerry Mahoney promotes Hull for president. A novelty drawing of five pigs folds into Hitler’s face, now showing five snakes.
The fragment references Crosstown pieces by The Roland and Ernest Meyers in the Post, noting imaging around the twenties and a swankiest new car party. No clear events or outcomes are detailed in the readable text.
Joe Pettey, a salesman, reported his item stolen last night in front of his home but it was recovered this morning. A daughter named Ruby Josephine was born to Mr and Mrs Dc Grantland on January 12. A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Union Hill school building Tuesday morning.
The item claims Andy Carnegie Whitfield is still alive and marked absent by Social Reg, despite plane crash rumors. Norway supposedly recalling Reservists and eyeing war with Russia within two weeks. References to Mary Jane Walsh, Ernie Holst, and a quip about concise literary feats.
One of the Hutton women is said to be planning to marry James Mof Fett, the oil man, soon according to local gossip and notes from the Hutton circle.
Art Franklin notes that Jack Dempsey is recorded as a hotel keeper in Miami and thereby required to make annual police reports in the city. The remark suggests official oversight and filing obligations tied to Dempsey’s occupation.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains adolescent endocrine changes from thyroid to reproductive glands, noting growth spurts and goiter risk in certain regions. He warns of psychological and developmental mismatches in teens and urges parental and teacher awareness and care.
A fragment recalls a girl who jumped after a visa refusal from Germany tied to Baron Oppenheim. The Life editors are labeled as Democrats, and Life photos reportedly show Republican candidates near horses. Elsa Maxwell has an Look piece noted for interest.
A witty note mocks a noisy drunk term Obnoxicated and playful toasts. The piece mentions James Wheeler Hill and Fritz Kuhn’s editor facing perjury charges, while a jab about personal ambition and a quip on water shortage and Scotch appears.
The primary effect of coffee is to raise heart rate and boost blood flow to kidneys brain and heart muscles. It can cause sleeplessness from brain stimulation and increased urination from kidneys. It does not raise blood pressure and is not harmful when not used in excess though excessive use may cause nervousness. for older adults the heart benefit is noted if consumption is moderate.
Editor notes readers can obtain seven Dr Clendening pamphlets by mail. Each pamphlet costs 40 cents, but a single copy can be requested for 10 cents plus a self addressed stamped envelope with a three cent stamp. The list includes Three Weeks Reduction, Indigestion and Constipation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene, and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Army dispatches report intensified German troop arrivals near Soissons as heavy fighting continues on January 12, 1915. The AP notes renewed pressure on French lines amid ongoing shelling and counterattacks.
In Greenville South Carolina on January 12 Mayor G Fred McCullough drove into a side street where a snow suited girl warned of sledding blocks. He acknowledged the blockade and redirected his car to a different street while children played nearby.
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