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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1940
Page
4
A Bible Thought For Today And Local News Notes
A sermon style note cites Psalm 85 8 about hearing God and steadfastness. The column discusses First Baptist church building plans and community ties with heating the armory and public events potential. It also touches on politics with mentions of Alabama congressmen Taft delegation Beeline highway work Second Avenue repairs and Tennessee Vols contract matters.
TVA Aims Coulter Shoals Dam to Complete Tennessee River Navigation
Washington dispatch notes Congress may approve a 1 million dollar appropriation to start Coulter Shoals Dam on the Tennessee River, 45 miles downstream from Knoxville, forming a nine foot channel and aiding flood control and hydroelectric power as part of TVA navigation and regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley. Authority
Coulter Shoals
Belle Canton Shoals
Tennessee River
Knoxville
Paducah
Kentucky
Tennessee
Watts Bar E
Congress
Coulter Shoals Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
United States
Congress of the
Tennessee Valley Authority and Navigation
Vas St
Tvaso
Vision & Congress
TVA
Hitler seeks US opinion to avoid war entry
The passage notes Hitler watching public sentiment in the United States and vowing to prevent a Lusitania like incident that would force US entry into the war. It also warns foreign correspondents about a wave of anti Semitic rhetoric among aircraft makers in Hitlerite circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
United States
Lusitania
Peace plan forms in president's mind not a plan
A general notion emerges to drop tariff barriers and economic pressures after the war, carried by Myron Taylor to the Vatican and discussed with churchmen. The idea aims to educate the world to a method of orderly living, with no concrete steps yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post-Warorld
Roosevelt
Myron Taylor
Vatican Beat
Senators resist central banking inquiry amid high level talks
Senator Wagner's committee fights to avoid ordered probe into central banking and fiscal policy. Senator Adams of Colorado warns executive sessions about a full investigation and mentions St Elizabeths as a possible relocation. A senator claims a 27 name list of Democratic presidential candidates exists, with progress from 30 last week and a claim Roosevelt cannot secure a third term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Adams
Colorado
St Elizabeth’s
Roosevelt
TVA and Government Back Dam and Channel Program
Public support endorses the Goulter Shoals Dam and a nine foot channel from Paducah to Knoxville to advance the TVA program. Voters urge Congress to stay closely with Valley Authority until completion and reject delays or inefficient projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goulter Shoals
Paducah
Knoxville
TVA
Tennessee_ Valley
Congress
Tennessee “Valley
Orange juice aids bone and tooth formation says Sanford
Experimental results show vitamin C rich juice activates calcium deposition in bones and teeth. Orange juice increased growth by 10 percent in animals and improved calcium utilization even with low dietary calcium. Clinically, Chaney and Blunt noted juice helps retain calcium in growing children. Clendening notes skin benefits and winter indoor discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Chaney and
Blunt
Why Complexions Suffer in Winter
An old piece warns that winter skin woes stem from over bathing and soap use. It argues that in heat a luke warm bath suffices, while in cold weather excessive washing dries the skin and worsens complexion. It suggests moderation in bathing to protect the skin’s condition.
Breast cancer signs and testing explained by doctor
Early breast cancer is usually painless and gentle pressure does not cause pain. Late cancers become painful. The only definitive test is surgical biopsy with microscopic examination. No blood test exists. X rays are increasingly useful for diagnosis.
Dr Clendening Offers Seven Diet Pamphlets For Readers
Editor notes readers may obtain seven pamphlets from Dr Logan Clendening at 10 cents each. To receive any pamphlet send 16 cents and a self addressed envelope with a 3 cent stamp, care of the newspaper. 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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Candidate dodges yes or no in heated campaign exchange
A congressional candidate deflects a heckler demanding a binary reply and offers a challenging question in a tense campaign moment. The exchange centers on whether any question can be answered with a simple yes or no. The heckler presses, framing the inquiry as a test of the candidate's judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Heckler
Quotations on Life Ambition and Social Snippets
A collage of wry jokes and maxims on effort success and social charm. It includes quips about practical use of knowledge and results, humorous pairings on manners and spelling, and lines about women, work, and time, ending with a nod to ancestry.
Walter Winchell on Broadway First Nights
Walter Winchell reviews Broadway debuts noting James Thurber Elliott Nugent Leon Ames Ruth Matteson and others in The Male Imp, John Henry starring Paul Robeson amid a season slump. Dinner Father and Du Barry survive in brisk box office though profits look limited and hokum language draws praise from Nugent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Thurber
Elliott Nugent
Imal
Nugent
Leon Ames
Ruth Matteson
Anderson
Paul Robeson
John Henry
Roark Bradford
Robeson
Richard Lockridge
Father
du Barry
Chums
Incomplete 1940s Screen Notes and Political Remarks
The column surveys film reviews from The Magic Lanterns and notes on radio and politics. It praises Invisible Stripes with George Raft and critiques other titles while referencing Roy Warner Bros contracts, Lupe Velez, and a shift in Hildy Johnson from Lee Tracy to Rosalind Russell. It also mentions Britain's Hore Belisha ouster and Robt H Jackson as an orator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Raft
Warner Bros
Lupe Velez
Léon Errol
Front Page
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Kremlin
Stalin
N. Y
Furriners
Britain
Spencer Tracy
B. Davis
Pocahontas’ Times
Marlington
W. Va
Paul Schoenstein
N. Y. Journal-American
Repubs
Rob’t H. Jackson
Rebuttal of the Week on Runyon Adaptation
New York Times critic Nugent testified the Damon Runyon adaptation was as translucent as Runyon himself. The remark highlighted the film’s self awareness and candid likeness to the source material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nugent
The
New York Times
Damon Runyon
Runyon
The Story Tellers and Critics in 1940s Monthly Columns
A collage review notes Beverly Owen in Liberty defending a church illness, Bob Considine stitching lines for Benjamin Franklin’s weekly, and Life’s debunking of Political Follies of 1940. It surveys Edna Ferber Cosmopolitan reads and sharp Current History lithographs with glancing humor on wartime culture and personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Owen
Liberty
Churchill
England
Bob Considine
Benjamin Franklin
Life
Fadiman
Oscar Levant
The
New Yorker
Edna Ferber
Yarrop Vincent Sheean
Onion-eating man sparks talk of family sizes and mates
In a fragmentary exchange Hal-Say and Mary discuss privately held thoughts. Clapp mentions a person who supposedly lives on onions alone and remarks that one who lives on onions should not live alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clapp
Law Abiding Robber Patrons Taxi Driver Cash and Car
A customer robbed taxi driver Frank O'Neil of $6 and his cab but O'Neil praised the thief saying he obeyed traffic lights and appeared orderly. Police noted the suspect kept to traffic signals as the vehicle was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Frank O’neil
O'Neal
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