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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1941
Page
4
The piece argues for faster ship construction and a stronger defense program, questions the Alabama bond issue and overdue payments, and notes planes idle at Maxwell Field. It critiques union activity on the West Coast, reviews wartime policy debates, and mentions public reactions to a Betty Davis incident and military enlistment trends.
Huntsville Times editor Reese Amis argues for balanced economic growth through defense plants while urging caution and thoughtful planning. He notes area mills at capacity, jobs at high payrolls, and stresses that industrial success hinges on solid local analysis and sustained community effort.
Washington reports frame Roosevelt as commander in chief at inaugural for a new era. Observers note defense posture, lend lease debates, and political maneuvering around the Capitol as Garner transitions out and Wallace prepares to serve.
The Phenix City junior chamber of commerce awards its 1940 distinguished service key to E. E. Mullis for creating schoolboy patrols and leading accident-reduction efforts. The key will be presented at a dinner in Mullis' honor tonight.
Public offices and banks in Montgomery and across the state closed today in observance of Robert E. Lee birthday. The holiday, tied to his birthday on January 19, is an official Alabama holiday, with many institutions shut to mark the occasion.
A quotation on civic strength notes that people shape a community's prosperity rather than the town itself, urging collective effort and responsibility for communal welfare. It emphasizes ongoing efforts today and into the future driven by citizen action.
Logan Clendening explains blood transfusion issues in war time including universal donors plasma banks and drying plasma for storage. The piece covers blood volume replacement with plasma serums and the role of blood banks in wartime while noting advances by British and American medical groups. It ends with an answers section about Brewer's yeast safety.
Readers may obtain seven pamphlets by mailing 10 cents per pamphlet plus a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening. Titles include Three W Stee ets and Gain and Ceentiantion ucing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Femininence and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Crossword clues fill a large puzzle page listing across and down hints. Items range from furnishings to emblems and place names with numbers indicating positions and lengths.
A poem extols the Optimist as brave and strong who stays calm and cheerful in adversity. It lauds Pam and the Optimist for radiant voice and messages of good cheer and hope, urging brighter days through daily optimism.
The fragment shows students' guesses about old phrases and terms. It includes ideas on open versus closed shops for ventilation, Seventeenth Century travel, the phrase Hors de Combat, and farming practices about soil irritation and crop rotation.
A suitor writes a penny postcard confessing love to Mamie and asks forgiveness after his rival uses a party to wed his intended. The playful exchange hints at a sister’s promise and a lighthearted social scheme.
A mixed text presents pithy proverbs on work and life with jokes about potato division. It shifts to a harsh stereotype about Italians and Mussolini, suggesting their disdain for a Duce playing second fiddle to Hitler.
A group of wealthy oil executives met in Washington one evening to debate government taxation and the potential impact on their industry. The discussion hinted at future policy shifts and their possible consequences for oil interests.
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys reviews and previews across stage and screen. It covers Richard Lockridge works, the Magic Lanterns, Astaire films, and other entertainment notes with mentions of actors, writers, and critics.
A historical excerpt presents a speaker comparing uncertainty of status to that of an enslaved person, using the line Old Marse, he's upstairs playing pok ani. The quote reflects racial language and social dynamics of the period as a tax bill discussion unfolds.
A cash loss of 1000 dollars is distressing but a paper profit of 10000 dollars is treated with scorn, illustrating differing reactions to cash versus unrealized gains.
A reflective remark suggests that moral improvement is possible through personal choice. It notes that what seems wicked may be tempered by the perspective of youth and the responsibility of the aging, urging self change to ease the world.
A collection of quotes from Santayana to Willa Cather, with remarks on fanaticism acting, social class, journalism, and war. Notable lines include Santayana on aim, Reynolds on bombs, Einstein on value, and Cather on dancing with Lena.
Daily Thought reflects that Jesus valued life and social enjoyment, attending dinners and banquets, performing his first miracle at a wedding, and using table talk to teach. It argues Christianity need not be seen as prohibitive but as a life that brings joy through a new ideal and motives.
Year after year BLACK-DRAUGHT remains a top selling laxative in the South praised for its agreeable taste and punctual thorough action. The formula aids lazy intestinal muscles making it a preferred option for direct use.
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