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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1938
Page
4
A report notes Governor Miller hinted at casting an absentee vote for Lister Hill, signaling a drift toward Hill before the election. The piece suggests his expressed preference could carry significant weight in the gubernatorial contest.
A wry remark positions Secretary Ickes as the initial target in a broad Roosevelt administration critique. The line suggests political theater surrounding early policy rhetoric and public commentary.
Siren atop Columbia city hall, installed after local boosters urged progress, is now noisy and protested by residents in the “Dimple of the Universe.” The piece notes Columbia’s earlier caution after Decatur’s warning that a siren does not prove progress.
The American Legion requests storageable household furniture to furnish the administration building at Fort Stephen. The Legion asks surplus articles no longer in use and promises to repair and repurpose them, urging a quick community response to meet the modest appeal.
Residents urge greater patronage to keep the University of Alabama Center at Decatur from closure after the third year. They note publicity and efforts have not yet yielded the needed support and call on students to enroll to sustain the center.
Ex Governor Miller announces he will not be a candidate, a move that reshapes Alabama politics. His influence remains a factor for any candidate seeking broad support as the state lawmakers and public eye turn toward the race involving Senator Bankhead.
The Daily reports officials consider building a new road east of the Keller Memorial bridge following the old highway, running south along the hospital route. Property owners along Sixth avenue are urged to engage in resurfacing plans as the current pavement wears out and repair may not suffice. The feasibility of the new route remains uncertain.
The South weighs two pending measures in Washington, notably a tough anti-lynching bill and a wages and hours bill. The editorial argues the latter is a risky experiment and urges Congress to stop tinkering, restore confidence, and let business proceed to avoid recession.
Reference notes no issue of The Daily available for January 17 1926 a Sunday appears missing from the archive.
Washington reports show left wing thinkers, labor leaders, and business figures converging on a labor focused approach. John Lewis and Thomas Lamont urge White House action as stock markets stabilize from December’s gloom. Slow rehiring may follow until prices and labor costs adjust to lower levels.
The article describes White House aides debating a possible abolition of holding companies via taxation and the political implications for Jim Farley and Robert Jackson. It notes opposition among party leaders, the President’s cautious stance, and a secret vote on a Woodrum amendment seen as unlikely to pass.
A thief stole three cases of sample shoes from Martie Cohen of Atlanta but abandoned them after discovering all were for the left foot.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses mumps in a Guy's Hospital report summary. He notes swelling of the parotid glands, fever and jaw pain, and cites age-related risks from five to fifteen. A dormitory outbreak shows high transmission. bed rest is advised to prevent complications in later life.
A lighthearted vignette shows harassed fathers assembling toys and hoping they work, with a barber quip about a razor not letting go. The mood shifts to a playful nod to parental patience as toys finally click into action.
A nostalgic verse portrays a struggling family where the mother works hard while the father bears the financial load of gifts and comforts. Children enjoy toys and new clothes, unaware bills must be paid, as the poem highlights parental sacrifice and shared hardship.
Seven pamphlets by Dr. Clendening can be obtained for ten cents each by sending coin and a self addressed stamped envelope to Logan Rendon care of the 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.
Ephraim Pettingill, a quiet farmer, faces a circus strong man invited by editor Clay Mudd. The event, pitched as a test of strength, draws a crowd from Brushville with circus performers arriving to witness the next morning showdown.
Walter Winchell on Broadway reports Collier's sensational piece accusing Trujillo of killing 12,000 Haitians. advance Sonja Henie Madison Square Garden show sales top 75,000. various Hollywood figures, marriages, divorces, and club rumors fill the page with social, political, and entertainment gossip from New York venues and parlor talk.
A Verona New Jersey reader describes how disciplining a puppy with a newspaper made the dog fear paper carriers and postmen. The writer links this to a broader discussion of canine perception and behavior and asks for more observed examples.
A farmer Eph faces a circus strongman who rides into his freshly furrowed field. The strongman lifts Eph, dropping him into a furrow, prompting Eph to pitch him into a chestnut tree. The scene ends with the strongman asking the farmer to help fetch his horse and a kite stuck in a may apple tree.
Anti lynching filibuster continues in senate. Appropriations House expected action on treasury post office supply. Unemployment senate committee hears three big city mayors outline relief needs. Judiciary senate committee considers nomination of Stanley F Reed to supreme court. Taxes house committee continues public hearings on tax revision. Wire tapping Louis R Gravis questioned by senate committee. Farm joint conference committee may hold night sessions to hasten agreement on legislation.
Special Investigator John Linch of the Alabama Highway Patrol said a Justice Department agent would arrive from Atlanta to aid in the death investigation of Nellie McFarland a 22 year old cotton mill worker found dead by the roadside last Thursday police say she was assaulted and run over by a car fingerprints from Alabama liquor store files were checked to identify the bottle found at the scene.
In Birmingham on January 17 the Alabama National Guard Association convention denounced the Ludlow amendment as unamerican and unpatriotic. The proposal would require a national referendum to declare war unless there is an actual invasion of the United States.
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