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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1941
Page
4
Entry shows 2 second class matter date February 26 1912 at Decatur Alabama with post date July 1 1917 under act of March 6 1878. Associated Press notice states exclusive use of news dispatches and republication rights reserved. Subscription rate figures appear for daily carrier and mail options.
Column of observations on flu fears politics and travel scenes. Mentions Georgia governor Talmadge and Miller, Alabama electors, defense plant strikes, and spring training in Decatur with references to Minn eapolis Millers and Florida. Notable quips about manners, menus, and canning chicken probe the era’s daily life.
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce outlines a 1941 push for community unity and improved leadership. It urges more frequent membership meetings and stronger outreach to attract investment while defending the area’s growth from 1929 to 1940.
Washington reports a tense debate on the blank check lend lease with leaders planning to load the measure with authority while aiming to shield the core issue of unlimited aid. Willkie pushes for a time limit and restrictive edits amid Republican discontent and strategic messaging.
Nineteen year old James Phe nix Jr CCC enrollee paralyzed since a truck accident last May smiled from his stretcher in Montgomery Alabama. He said he is improving and when in good condition will join up with Uncle Sam. The injury occurred near Franklin Oregon and he was flown to Alabama for a family visit at Rural Orion community.
Diplomatic sources in Washington estimate the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia since Munich has cost the Czech people at least 1,000,000,000 dollars. The figure reflects economic conquest since the 1938 Munich agreement and the subsequent occupation.
The editor urges a larger budget than current to achieve real community goals. A $10,000 target is deemed insufficient for single member ships. The piece calls residents to invest more and plans for 1941, stressing collective effort across all area residents.
Digestive troubles rise with age though organic disease is uncommon. At sixty to eighty, saliva and pancreatic secretions decline, making starch digestion incomplete. Emphasizes dentures, a sore tongue signaling anemia, constipation, impaction, diverticulitis, diet shifts, and that elderly tolerate surgery better than expected.
A light local page features a morbid joke about suicide intentions and a humorous exchange on vehicle or food etiquette. A domestic finance quip notes a fifty fifty split in marriage. A kitchen scene has Briggs commenting on a chicken leg as the landlady interjects with a sharp reply.
The editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening are available at 10 cents each. Readers may request any title by mailing 10 cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening 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 Decatur teacher uses a humor filled blood circulation lesson to explain why standing upright keeps blood from rushing to the feet. A student quips that the feet are not empty, prompting a lighthearted exchange.
A playful dialogue between a teacher and Jimmie explores a geography pun about a peninsular and a rubber neck. The scene ends with a reflective remark hinting that the happiest and most efficient people are those who…
A compact poem by Grenville Kleiser on love as unselfish healing and happiness. It extols love that seeks others, calms the tongue, enhances life, and keeps the heart young through humble service and serenity.
Col. Harry M. Ayers warned at a regional teachers conference in Montgomery that the United States cannot escape global flames by offering only moral support to firemen. He urged concrete action alongside praise to responders.
Walter Winchell recalls a dramatic broadcast moment when a hurried Coast Guard flash about the Mojave grounding near West Palm Beach was weighed for authenticity. He notes risks of hoax versus real distress and recalls Verne Marshall and other wartime observations from his private papers column.
A San Diego reader jokes about paying taxes over belonging to the Axis after hearing FDR. An American paper lists Hollywood trivia and Europe war stories while noting Roosevelt's third term victory confirmed in Congress. The piece questions whether the Sun will concede the election.
Quentin Reynolds back from London signs copies of his new book The Wounded Don't Cry for female friends with dedications reading in memory of a glorious week end at Lake Como.
A fragment notes Quentin's book brims with bold wording and sharp imagery. The sample reveals a vivid, compact prose approach that draws reader attention through striking diction.
Prof 8 H Stein of Hollywood relates a London indoor sport about four people in a room who order sixteen quarts of whisky and drink equally until all is gone. After one leaves the remaining three try to identify who departed, forming a light puzzling scene.
Finnish Prime Minister Procope says the nation is less interesting to outsiders as reporters drift away. He laments ongoing struggles with cold and hunger rather than wartime drama, noting the loss of public attention.
An unseen observer recalls a scene on a crowded bus where a young man complains about seating. The bus driver replies with a quip offering a seat on his lapel tonhole, delivering a humorous if risqué response.
Peter Whitehead, orchestra leader at the Roney Pleasures Ter race, had a horse named for him at Hialeah. Track veterans advised him not to panic if the horse loses and to laugh off a moment when the horse asks onlookers which way they went.
An advertisement touts 666 liquid or 666 tablets with 666 salve or 666 dose drops as relief for cold symptoms. It promises relief on the first day.
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