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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1940
Page
4
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A collage of quotes, notes, and opinions appears from Decatur area columns, mentioning Exodus scripture, local quips about rain and snow, rail river terminals, Dagwood sandwiches, thrift, Franco’s aid to Finland, flu sentiments, farmer W P Townsend, and Alabama delegate ambitions. The item blends religious reference, politics, farming, and regional commentary.
The Board of Revenue visited Montgomery to confer with the state highway director on highway improvements. The Bee Line highway needs straightening and widening in Morgan County and the Decatur Guntersville road should be constructed. A countywide effort is urged to achieve these in the Dixen administration.
The Selma Times-Journal receives an Award of Merit from Holland's Southern Institute for Town Service for its town building efforts and civic stance. Institute director lauds the paper as a big-town newspaper in a mighty good town with frank independence and fearless public advocacy.
The editorial urges Decatur residents to join the 1940 Chamber of Commerce, arguing the city must pursue an airport, river terminal, and improved transport facilities through broad civic cooperation to raise living standards and project Decatur to the outside world. It stresses the need for alert citizens to build Decatur now and in the years ahead.
The Eagle from Dothan notes many cities adopt FBI training for police departments and cites Decatur as a potential beneficiary in 1940. Decatur could gain scientific crime detection tools through the FBI program, following Lieu tenant James Herring’s transfer and recommended equipment.
In a withheld House Appropriations session a remark on war imminence was deleted from testimony. Admirals argued for higher funding to reach a wartime 100 percent readiness, citing protection of the South American coast from imagined invaders. Analysts say war talk will continue until defense funding clears Congress.
Inside the budget fight, Woodrum and Cannon clash over farm aid and subcommittee control while Hull’s trade talks strain Argentina Britain ties. Navy dredging shifts move Guam funds into the 14th district, stirring opposition. A Postal-Western Union merger faces a muted dissent from Craven not noted by the FCC.
A Pennsylvania miner wrote to Cumberland courthouse clerks asking about a marriage he claimed to have on April 14 1987. He said he did not know if he was married but asked to be notified and to receive the marriage license. Clerks confirmed he had a license and that the marriage occurred that day.
In a guidance column Dr Clendening discusses acne among youths aged 13 to 18, noting its psychological impact and the lack of universal cures. He covers dietary triggers, hormone influences, and treatments from thyroid and pituitary extracts to local care, cleansing, comedone extraction, vaccines, and cautions against X-ray use.
A fragmented piece features phrases about OFFICE TRADE MARK FOO R JUNIUS and a dramatic chant about a universal mania. A salesman cites unpaid bills while a customer testifies that cancellations occur. A lingering question asks why motorists rush intersections.
The editor lists seven Dr Logan Clendening pamphlets available for purchase at 10 cents each. To obtain a pamphlet, send 10 cents plus a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Clendening in care of this 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.
A collage of courtroom banter and everyday sayings appears in a Decatur column. Dialog shows lawyers and witnesses debating third person phrasing and ownership of a car. Other lines reflect caution, family wisdom, and social comebacks in a light civic page item.
A humorous exchange shows a couple debating marriage versus buying a car. A playful line cites a wish for a Packard Eight as a birthday gift, while one partner jokes about a bird and a cuckoo. The piece ends with a philosophy about doing the most good for the greatest number.
OSSINING N Y January 13 1928 Mrs Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray illicit lovers died in the electric chair at Sing Sing seven minutes apart last night The report notes other local items including a hardware firm change a prohibition rally at Central Baptist church car theft near L and N Shoprooms ill health notices and school and fraternal news
From the Associated Press two dated notes report that on January 13, 1915 the British war council decided on naval operations against Turkey. The item notes the strategic move in the context of World War I.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon for three months old Joe Edward Richardson, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Richardson who died Tuesday after a short illness. Burial followed at Copeland graveyard with Reverend Berry Copeland officiating.
Extension workers from this county attend the annual conference in Auburn. G. B. Phillips, county farm agent, Mrs. Leola Cox Sides, home demonstration agent, Miss Rachel Hereford, assistant home agent, and C. F. King, Earl Solomon, and R. M. Lawson, assistant county farm agents, are listed among attendees.
A family scene unfolds with a daughter waking after a late night and a husband revealing two theater tickets for tomorrow night. The dialogue hints at routine chores and small optimism, including remarks about a singer whose voice is praised by Mrs Perkins and a lingering debate on performance.
New York gossip notes Olivia De Havilland Ona Munson and other stars in That Picture as they tour Fifth Avenue. Juicy vignettes include Betty Grable’s dress blown by the wind and Jolson recalling songs at the Umbra Room. Glitzy set pieces touch on Al Smith, John J. Raskob, Sherman Billingsley, and others amid theater and Miami Beach life.
A cheeky round of barroom one liners from Queen Mary and nearby venues. Jests poke at heiresses gowns and husbands, hat tightness, war on common sense, eight day cuck faces, tipsy behavior, Mona Lisa grins, traffic stopping figures, closet-hopping men, and lingering dinner chatter.
A Broadway couple’s lunch misstep triggers jealousy when the girl’s circle known as The Girls’ Ges tapo! exposes the fib about being busy. The tale ends with a moral: tell fewer lies to avoid confrontations.
A lively roundup of radio and entertainment notes. Duke Ellington's Brunswick platter and the Sun program feature in brassy highlights, with Alec Templeton on piano and Ben Hecht’s A Book of Miracles cited.
A vivid snapshot of Manhattan life with salesmen on Times Square hawking risqué Broadway notes an Automat on 57th Street and wintry blasts around Columbus Circle. The piece notes ice cold beverages on Broadway and a Scribner window display titled La Chapeau de Chaille. It mentions a rouged elderly lady on 49th Street and calls Broadway the most sinful street with many orange juice stands.
A newspaper note recalls a vivid line about girls and intellect attributed to a Broadway figure. The remark sparks discussion about gender bias and cultural stereotypes in theater circles.
Q and A on flag placement when suspended from a cord over a street with guidance that the union should face north on an east west street or east on a north south street. Description of the Striped Union Flag with thirteen red and white stripes and a cantoned English union. Mourning crepe attached to spearhead by presidential order.
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