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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1941
Page
4
The Decatur Daily details its publication history from 1912 to 1924 and notes editor affiliations and Associated Press rights. It lists subscription rates by mail for daily editions, with three months at 10.48 dollars and other terms.
The column reflects on wartime sentiment for Germany and Kaiser Wilhelm, praises regional industrial potential in the South, and forecasts 1941 as a prosperous year for Decatur. It notes Company B veterans, cotton farming policy, and Governor Frank Dixon’s upcoming Decatur Chamber address highlighting Alabama progress and stable governance.
The Daily prints a unit menu from company B to reassure worried parents about trainees meals. It notes menus vary with conditions and seasons and that food supplies are ample. A separate editorial on income tax outlines new filing rules, bases, exemptions, and a call for early, assisted tax returns.
A brief remark emphasizes the true value of American citizenship and praises the man who has been away from the country, noting his return as a sign of national pride.
Washington discusses likely timing and theaters for American involvement in the war. The piece weighs April launch odds, Far East scenarios with Japan, Atlantic convoy duties to Britain, and potential long rushes to build ships for a European conflict. It notes naval and industrial capacity, and possible shifts if Britain falters.
Ralph L. Emmons United States attorney for the northern district of New York said he would take no action in court regarding Baron Franz Von Werra the escaped German war pilot. Emmons noted the pilot is protected by international law after his escape from a Canadian prison train across the St Lawrence River to Ogdensburg on Friday night.
Montgomery Alabama January 28 reminders from county tax collectors urge residents to pay the annual poll tax by February 1 for 1.50 dollars funding schools.
Walter L Randolph president of the organization is invited to speak at an event in Andalusia Alabama on January 28 with details to be announced.
A compact survey of ductless glands such as the thyroid pituitary adrenals and pancreas is described. The piece traces discovery functions growth and life stages tied to these glands and notes how they influence puberty maturity and senility. It also discusses tuberculin testing and X rays in tuberculosis diagnosis with cautions about interpretation.
A collage describes store interactions and street humor with a cavalcade of gags. It includes a shopper asking to see underwear, a color query about flag jewelry, a mislabelled photo on a ticket, a mistaken Pomeranian price tale, and a clergyman tempering a drunk patron with polite restraint.
Editor notes readers may obtain seven Dr Clendening pamphlets by sending ten cents per title and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logen Clendening. Pamphlets include topics on dieting indigestion reducing and gaining infant feeding diabetes feminine hygiene and hair and skin care.
A religious text asserts John 3 16 answers modern doctrinal disputes. It argues God loved the world gave His Son to grant eternal life and refutes atheism agnosticism deism pantheism and other creeds. The piece links redemption origin plan extent and five miracles to the stanza.
The Alabama Farm Bureau Federation has been invited to address a rally of Covington County Farm Bureau members on February 4. The event gathers county farmers to discuss agricultural policy and local issues.
A reflective verse about growing desires from milk to toys and wealth. The speaker minimizes personal wants yet ends by confessing a simple wish for companionship over material gain. The piece captures social yearnings and evolving wants with a light, nostalgic tone.
A fragment suggests Jones and his wife talking in bed about dreams and mental work. The passage notes we may not control dreams at night but can influence daydreams.
Hartseeee society notes cover Dr. Murphree talk on social diseases and a paper on Men of Science. Members plan a Valentine basket for an adopted room, a January 31 buffet supper, and cooperation with other clubs on a school project. New member Mrs Ed wins Green, and many guests attend bridge and bingo socials.
A Fayetteville society note describes the Friday Bridge Club meeting at Mrs Phil Orr with narcissi decor. High score earned by Mrs Arthur Howell and a club trophy awarded to her. Mrs Eric Howell won the binga ees. Refreshments served.
Charles Robertson and his wife with two small children escaped a fire that tore through their Delphi farmhouse. They leaped from a bed onto a mattress as the upstairs blaze forced them out, leaving the home a total loss with damages around 4500 dollars.
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