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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1941
Page
3
Berlin’s postwar nightlife mixes grand opera with risqué cabaret as war regulations curb hours and lighted windows. Goebbels licenses govern performances from strip acts to new plays, while rationing and air raids shift crowds earlier and keep morale high amid scarce goods.
Mr Roy H. Hicksen of Huntsville Alabama reports twenty five years of suffering from constipation with poor digestion. He credits Gly-Cas herbal capsules for regular bowel action weight gain and renewed energy without side effects. He praises the remedy as effective and safe and notes its availability in his city and nearby towns.
Mrs John McCaghren visited Mrs Annie Lowery of Oakville Friday. Mr and Mrs Ernest Chenault and Mr and Mrs Odus Legg moved to Birmingham for work. Leonard McCaghren of Hartsel CCC camp improves in Cullman hospital from pneumonia. Mr and Mrs Bruce McCulloch were guests of Mr and Mrs Bert McCulloch in Fairfield. Clifford Owens and children of Oakville spent Sunday with Omie Johnson. Emmett and Elmer Owens were in Decatur Tuesday on business. John Hill, home from Winston, is recovering from flu. Opal and Margaret Johnson were Sunday visitors of Opal Hill. Jessie McCaghren guest of sister Buck Way of Speake Monday night.
Editors in Montgomery gather for the 71st annual Alabama Press Association convention with "Defense and preparedness" as the theme. Generals lead discussions on weekly newspaper progress and expansion as a tour of air corps developments illustrates national defense.
Jabez escorts Irene Rand into Captain Essex’s Purple Beeches study where confrontation erupts over alleged bribery and a looming engagement. The narrator blocks her assault, taunts her, and hints at a larger plot surrounding Cary Essex and Miss Althea. Unquiet thoughts fade into a restless night as the chapter ends.
Sunday regular preaching at Round Island Baptist Church. Neighbors Shifts include visits among Zehner Romine McGlackin Byvans Allen Evans Flanagan and others. Illness flu affects Jess Evans and sister, while mattress making and recent moving mark the community scene. Green Coffee House funeral attended at Limestone church on May 16.
Hollywood star Marlene Dietrich questions women wearing trousers, praising them for ease but condemning those lacking height and figure. She notes slacks suit practical wear yet dislikes worn in inappropriate settings and showcases in her new film The Flame of New Orleans. She demonstrates a restored early American dress in conversation about fashion and propriety.
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