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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1941

Page

4

Ile Decatur Daily Publication Notice Fragment

Fragments show imprint details for Ile Decatur Daily from 1914 with founder editor note and post office registration dates. Includes Associated Press attribution and republication restrictions.

Alabama's Twenty-Five Years of Progress Praised by Towers

The piece lauds Birmingham and Alabama leaders for a quarter century of reform and development. It honors Grover Cleveland Hall and a list of state figures including John H Bankhead Benjamin Meek Miller Hill Frank M Dixon Julian Hall and Grover Hall for uplifting Alabama and keeping its citizens amid progress and opportunity.

Grover Cleveland Hall Alabama John H Bankhead Senator Bankhead Benjamin Meek Miller Capitol. Hill Benjamin Russell Alexander City Frank M. Dixon Julian Hall Grover Hall

Defense drive urged to boost wartime production

Washington reports say defense officials including Knudsen and Hillman plan a nation wide pep campaign to raise worker effort and speed up deliveries on defense materials. They stress labor is key to victory and promise intensified industry by pressuring tool builders to meet March deadlines.

Washington King Blaney Hillman Aceoolnts Defense OPM Office of Production Management Roosevelt Congress Hitler Labor Mr. Hill Knudsen-Hillman Mr. Hillman Knudsen Mr Knudsen-Hillman Mr Hillman

Harold Ickes Plans New Book From Roosevelt Vote Gap

The former secretary Harold Ickes aims to publish a book under his signature to leverage the Roosevelt victory margin over newspapers. He invites publishers and others to contribute to the discussion, using democratic methods to include opposing viewpoints while noting some publishers and Republicans respond with restraint.

Harold Ickes Nnt Sec Roosevelt Harold Hitler New Deal

Night Bombing Defense and Faith as Refuge

The author recalls the terror of night bombing and notes England's recent claim of a device to defend against night attacks. They contrast earthly defenses with spiritual defense, citing biblical testimony that God is a refuge and deliverer from danger and pestilence.

England

Renting hospital gear from home gives comfort at home

A columnist recalls renting invalid equipment from The Aged Invalids Supply Co to recover at home after a bad ankle. He praises the cradle under the bed and home meals, notes the hospital routine felt unnecessary, and suggests renting hospital beds, cradles, wheelchairs, and other aids from home suppliers as a sensible alternative.

New York Aged Invalids Supply Co Bradford

Thyroid Tablets Questioned for Weight Change

A reader asks if thyroid tablets cause thinness or weight gain. The reply warns against self use advising only under a physician’s care as these drugs can cause strange effects and are dangerous to take.

Armor of God Sermon Remains Enduring in Faithful Message

A historical sermon text urges readers not to fear night terrors nor daily dangers. It emphasizes putting on the whole armor of God to withstand evil, resist the devil, and seek closeness to God. The passage highlights spiritual warfare and divine grace as defense.

Legislature Meets in Georgia Under Talmadge Leadership

Georgia lawmakers convened in Atlanta for a financial accounting of the four year Little New Deal era. Eugene Talmadge led the session as he prepared to begin a third governorship, with E. D. Rivers stepping down after two terms as the state expanded government services.

Atlanta Eugene Talmadge E. D. Rivers Georgia

Woman Silent During Burglary at Barbecue Stand

Mrs. Rose A. Sullivan awoke to burglars rifling a cash register cigaret and music vending machines and stealing $100 from a hidden cigar box at her barbecue stand home. She remained silent and then called police.

Colorado Springs Rose A. Sullivan

Dr Clendening pamphlets offered at ten cents each

Readers may obtain seven pamphlets from Dr Clendening by sending ten cents per pamphlet plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Treatment of Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene, and The Care of the Hair and Skin.

Clendening Penan Clendening Amphleta Uc Io Ee

New Lunch Room Opens in Ellyton

The Parent-Teacher Association raised 300 dollars and Coosa county furnished a store while Kelleyton school children contributed labor to create a new lunch room to be opened today.

Ellyton Ala Parent Coosa County Papas Kelleyton

The Secret of Happiness

An agitated man visits an office with a helping minister. The adviser identifies the root of trouble as self centeredness, noting past records and self pity. Happiness and prosperity come from thinking of others first and not magnifying minor slights.

Father tests suitor over daughter's marriage funds

A cautious father challenges a would be fiancé on his finances before agreeing to the marriage. The suitor replies that his finances depend on the father’s decision, reflecting a witty back and forth on financial readiness for wedlock.

Prayer for Peace and Compassion Text

A devotional passage asks for Lordly guidance to be instruments of peace. It seeks to sow love forgive doubt provide faith and hope replace darkness with light heal sickness and find joy through self giving and pardon.

Weather Woes and Ghosts in a Daydream Courtroom

A playful dialogue mixes weather talk with a ghost encounter and a courtroom quip. A narrator jokes that the country endures minor miseries while a judge rules much of the tale irrelevant. The piece ends with Mrs Guppy’s insistence on a declared sentiment.

Walter Winchell on Broadway and the Stage Notes

Walter Winchell surveys Broadway openings and critical takes on new shows including First Stop to Heaven Eight o Clock Tuesday and Ar nic and Old Lace. He notes cast, reception, and public figures like Boris Karloff, Paul Muni, Gene Tierney, and Barrymore, mixed with political quips and a call for unity against Hitlerism.

Mr. Lockridge Saroyan Pauline Lord John Mason Brown Helen Gleason John Lodge Margaret Namara R. Watts, Jr Brooklyn Homicide Boris Karloff Hollywood Paul Muni Hudson's Bay Pierre Radisson Gene Tierney Arctic Robert Taylor Flight Command Flyer Barrymore Virginia Bruce Lane

Editorial calls for unity behind F R Roosevelt on foreign policy

Kansas City Journal urges end to bitter clashes over foreign policy. It lauds Franklin D Roosevelt as chosen leader and notes his re election for a third term. The piece urges rallying behind the president while allowing debate for the sake of America’s future.

Kansas City Journal F. R. Roosevelt United States

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A reflective remark on church life and the gap between critiquing and doing. The speaker notes that observing from the sidelines makes it easy to judge but actually performing the task properly is harder. The tone suggests humility and practical wisdom.

Child asks about ark and flood in old man dialogue

A child questions an aged man about the biblical ark and flood. The old man denies being on the ark and the child asks why he survived while others did not.

The Story Tellers and War Sentiment in Magazines

A critique notes that magazine illustrations reflect growing anti German sentiment in America. It cites Look and The Sat Eve Post for graphic depictions and mentions Klaus Mann, V S Naipaul not, and editorials by Maugham Sheean Sherwood. It discusses Margaret Case Harriman and Clare Boothe's controversial pieces and Vanity Fair connections.

America Germany Klaus Mann Maugham V. Sheean R. Sherwood Hitler Margaret Case Harriman Clare Boothe Vanity Fair la Boothe

Timeworn Quotations On Love And Society Mischief

A collection of brief quotes from varied authors and voices on love time dictatorship prudence and social critique. Notable lines poke at time’s sting desire political rigidity and human habits with sharp wit and irony.

Bellanca Aircraft Corp Demands Retraction Over D’Annunzio Ties

Bellanca Aircraft Corp. demanding a public retraction from Walter Winchell of Daily Mirror NYC. Secretary Andrew Bellanca says Captain Ugo V. D’Annunzio resigned on August 2, 1940, and was no longer connected after Italy entered the war. The resignation was reported to the New York Curb Exchange where Bellanca stock is listed.

Walter Winchell Daily Mirror Nyc Ugo V. D’annunzio Italian Library of Information O. P Bellanca Corporation of Delaware D’annunzio Italy New York Curb Exchange Lsted Bellanca Aircraft Corp Andrew Bellanca

Randolph County Livestock Sale Set for Tomorrow

The Randolph County Livestock Association will hold a sale in Boanok Alabama tomorrow with hundreds of animals expected to be marketed.

Boanok Ala Randolph County Livestock Association

Gly-Cas praised by El Dorado woman for relief

Mrs A L Rowell of El Dorado Arkansas says Gly Cas cured years of constipation and kidney irregularities. She reports regular bowels fewer pains in arms and limbs improved sleep and energy, enabling her to do housework and enjoy life again. The notice notes Gly Cas being sold in her city and nearby towns.

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