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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
4
A jumbled 1930s style column notes current events and opinions in Alabama and beyond. Mentions tuberculosis in Morgan County, wage hour law doubts, Chamberlain defense of depopulation, Hitler and Japan, jail funding, and national budget aims.
In Columbia Tennessee a petition from local Black residents asks city authorities to curb enforcement against criminals of their own race rather than protest police toughness. The issue highlights a discrepancy between Southern reality and Washington debates on the lynching bill.
reportage on Colonel Harry Ayers set to represent Governor Dixon at Norfolk to lay the keel for the battleship Alabama as a history making event. commentary notes southern cotton needs and education urging higher cotton yields on smaller acreage with diversified livestock and garden products to back farm income.
The piece argues Senator Borah will be embarrassed when he denounces isolation as the nation moves toward militarized aviation. Washington confirms production of long range bombing planes capable of Europe missions with in country fuel stops. Major General Andrews supports the reality of rapid air power growth making the Atlantic a potential barrier or channel.
The Anniston Star credits Roy Shelton, principal of the Ryan school near Decatur, with saving the lives of his 213 students when a fire gutted the building. By calmly directing students to evacuate, he prevented panic and possible injury or death.
Washington reports a sharp inside clash between President Roosevelt and congressional leaders over a Finnish credit loan. The episode shows Roosevelt edging toward aiding democracies short of war while leaders fear entangling the U.S. in Russia's war. The episode centers on a proposed $60 million loan and ensuing committee maneuvers to block or limit military aid.
A dermatology column by Logan Clendening discusses why itching occurs, noting it arises from nerve irritation with multiple triggers such as mosquito saliva, scabies, eczema, and dry atrophic skin from excess bathing. Treatments include removing causes and camphor as a cooling anesthetic.
A humor piece recounts Junius Jones selling his dog for sofa antics and a new owner claiming to cure the habit by cutting sofa legs. A boy, Frankie, hesitates to take nuts offered by a grocer, then explains he avoids them because the man’s hand is bigger. The closing line notes stray dogs as tragies and junk in the garbage.
A reader reports increasing whiteheads on the face and ears over months. The answer notes they are small grease accumulations and can be removed with a comedone extractor.
The editor lists seven pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening available for 10 cents each. To order, send 10 cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Clendening in 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 and Skin.
The passage reflects a dog suffering agony from thirst and abandonment, its lowly heart crushed without a human friend or protector to provide water and care.
A nostalgic tribute to a faithful dog, sharing comfort during loneliness and mourning the loss. Interwoven lines touch on sleep talk, country life humor, and reflections on modern comfort versus splendor, ending with a playful moonlit moment.
A brief excerpt discusses the widespread appeal of common sense as a guide to political and social judgment. It contrasts plain reasoning with formal argument and signals the tension between everyday intuition and complex policy analysis.
Senator Heflin assailed William Randolph Hearst in the Senate for publishing papers detailing a Mexican fund alleged to have supported four U S senators. Other items note car collision at Moulton street and Second avenue, measles illness of Master William Warner Sartor, and local notes from Athens and Montgomery.
Pittsburgh man Thomas Zikis, 42, once weighed 385 pounds and needed two men to rise. He stopped eating candy and fattening foods, now weighs 285 and aims for 200. He says he is never hungry.
A playful passage questions the meaning of common sense as seeing things and doing what is right. A girl asks why letters should be returned after a broken engagement and a young man replies he may reuse them. The text touches on language of love and valued listening.
A stream of celebrity anecdotes covers Orane Demazis marriage rumor clarify, a silk hosiery buyer’s pricey joke, a troubled conductor’s fall from glory, a Hollywood actress photo scandal, Lily Cache hat mix up, and suburban life irony as a press agent hires to publicize a divorce suit.
A Broadway couple formed a union driven by love and escape from bright lights. He sought to take her away from show life while she agreed to sign over most claims to him, though she loved him. They wed and began a quiet domestic life before circumstances altered their plans.
A broker embezzled four four client funds to gamble then hid winnings in his wife’s name to avoid temptation. He admitted guilt calmly and faced prison as his wife refused to help. She later remarried the client. the former actor hooked on fame watched as Hollywood failed to advance his romance.
The union should be at the observer's left when the flag is displayed flat on a wall. Do not lower the flag into a grave. Since the National Flag resolve presidents Monroe Taft and Wilson issued executive orders altering flag proportions. The mounted flag on a speaker's platform belongs at the speaker's right. The first National Flag Conference was called June 14, 1923 by The American Legion with President Harding as the first speaker.
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