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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1941
Page
4
The note states exclusive right for republication of dispatches and credits to the Associated Press. It reserves co publication rights and asserts all rights of special dispatches belong to the source papers. There is emphasis on courtesy and attribution in news sharing.
A collage of 1941 era items mentions flu impact in Alabama, draft and service, industrial growth in the Tennessee Valley, and local Decatur happenings. It notes Washington inauguration chatter, Duce and Nazi ties, Birmingham publicity stunts, and Vice President Wallace’s Decatur connection. It also covers Kiwanis meetings and Joe Kennedy lend-lease questions.
The Gadsden Times derides TVA critics while praising the agency as a bottom up reconstruction plan. It argues TVA fosters industrialization and better farming practices, placing tools for growth with local people and stressing results over sensational critique.
Washington reports forecast of another world economic collapse after the war. Roosevelt’s plan shifts spending to public works and defense needs, but experts say only a cushion is possible. Federal controls over money and prices may expand, with centralized management likely to continue into the postwar period. An investigation by Senator Wagner could probe these powers.
W E Waterhouse reflects on cleanliness of the soul versus outward ritual washing. He urges readers to apply inner reform alongside external discipline, using growth lessons from recent state developments to inspire action over idle editorializing.
Dr. Logan Clendening surveys common hand eruptions including pimples scales and ulcers, noting causes such as dermatitis eczema ringworm psoriasis and cancer risk, plus the role of soaps chemicals and cold exposure with brief Q A section on contagiousness of cancer and a short humorous household vignette.
The text contrasts outward body cleaning with inner moral cleansing. It argues modern propaganda for physical purity outpaces concern for the soul, citing Jesus and Jeremiah to urge personal reflection on inner cleanliness and the soul.
Readers can obtain seven Dr Clendening pamphlets at 10 cents each by sending the coins and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening in care of this Fp The topics include Three Weeks Young Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A stream of lines laments chasing fame in poetry and money while contrasting dull sales work. A blunt business hint argues about poor staff undermining goodwill. A joke exchange about a scar and honeymoon era closes the flow.
A Deatur woman requests a man to perform odd jobs around the house and run errands. She desires someone who never answers back and is always ready to do her bidding.
The text argues that ongoing customer patronage proves a firm's value and public confidence. It links loyal buyers to justified service from the product or business, stating patronage is the sole standard of business success.
A humorous verse contrasts a golfer’s struggle with a stubborn tree on the course. The speaker laments mashie mishaps and niblick misfires as frustration grows, noting that happiness comes from adapting to one’s situation.
Walter Winchell column excerpt shows Rev J A Garrity citing December 27 Broadway Alien piece to illustrate modern manners. The feature recounts midtown gun battle hero George Baxter and cabbie Weisberg fund drive, plus assorted show business quips from Kaltenborn, Morey Amsterdam, Oscar Levant, Harpo Marx, and others.
The Chicago Tribune urges ejecting Willkie from the Republican Party for voicing his views on the Lend Lease Bill. The paper previously praised Wendell Willkie’s leadership qualities during the campaign but now questions his stance and reactions to his outspoken conduct.
The text notes a split in GOP leadership over the President's plan and describes public reaction. It then claims on Monday the nation honored the FDA with a 3rd term inaugural, and on Tuesday Congress began to undo that action after a weekend recess.
George Bernard Shaw objects to printing his Jove letters in Mrs. Pat Campbell's forthcoming book arguing they would make him look silly. Ellen Terry had a best seller from Shaw's coping copy and traders say he dislikes supplying the punch for another's book without royalties.
The article notes Verne Marshall faces internal splits as members including Lindbergh drift away from his No Foreign War Committee, prompting a tongue in cheek suggestion to rename it No Foreign War Committee Yet.
Frank Farrell writes in the W Telly that Jo Ann Sayers is 22 with natural blonde hair an alert countenance a devilishly dimpled chin and eyes that shift between blue gray tawny depending on mood including the reader's mood.
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