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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1940
Page
4
The Decatur area reflects on weather and civic life as Finland battles Russia. The column urges poll tax payment, notes ice skating trends, forecasts Easter, and praises local mills keeping towns afloat during wartime. It warns against halting industry and stresses advertising for local prosperity.
A local salesman notes Herbert Hoover was within about 7500 votes of carrying Alabama, urging awareness of campaign dynamics. He praises highway cleanup as a positive Alabama advertisement and links cheese plant success at Decatur to milk supply, stressing year round cash for farmers to spend in town.
The Sophie Bib Chapter UDC places a marble tablet in the State Capitol rotunda to memorialize Governor George S Houston. The Dothan Eagle and Montgomery press praise his Reconstruction era leadership, noting his Alabama roots, service in Congress and Senate, and efforts against carpetbaggers and scalawags. Houston's descendants funded Houston County legacy.
Roosevelt economists reassess wartime export outlook as December figures show record foreign trade in ten years. Exports rose 71 million over November with nonarm shipments driving most of the gain. Britain and France saw large percentage hikes due to wartime buying delays easing. Canada and neutrals show notable gains, while Russia purchases ferro alloys and copper raise concerns. Industrial output eases from January highs, with steel leading declines and auto steel demand expected in spring.
Dr Clendening reviews infant fever patterns noting newborns often run higher temperatures after birth. Observations from Pisa show infant temperature diverges from the mother and twins differ. no link to feeding. Individual regulation varies with mucosal status influencing temperature changes through the first week of life.
A Chicago hospital chart shows mastoid operations in children rise with colder weather and weather changes, not just temperature alone. Middle ear infections and mastoiditis tend to follow fall in atmospheric temperature, with changes driving cases.
A Boston hospital report on four years and twenty patients shows only two cures from injection therapy for hernia. The findings conclude the method is unsatisfactory and should be used only when surgery is not possible, after full patient consent and explanation of cure potential.
M A asks how to use viosterol and if it can be bought without a prescription. The answer states viosterol is taken by mouth eight drops daily and can be obtained without a doctor's prescription.
The editor lists seven Dr. Clendening pamphlets priced at 10 cents apiece. Readers should mail 10 cents and a self addressed envelope to Dr. Clendening, care of the paper, to receive titles such as Three Weeks Reduction 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.
Mrs Rex Finley and daughter Dorothy Grace return from Biloxi after a month with relatives. Little Miss Margaret Rogers hosted a peanut hunt with friends. Miss Isbell of Florence visited Dane Knight Mrs B A Turher and Mrs Roth over the weekend. Cattle prices weaken but corn loans keep farmers cash flow steady. Economists foresee a stable business year slightly above last year. Gray and another host a bridge party for Mrs Gale Dalrymple. Kate Frazier leaves to resume duties at Ensley. Pete West returns from Birmingham after a minor operation. A E Jackson of Birmingham visits sister Mrs Cunningham. John Burk Scheer wins Debating Team spot at Maryville College. Rain today likely with a cold snap Tuesday. Westminster Sunday school reorganized new class formed. S Hagerman as teacher. Rev R T Liston preaches at county jail yesterday.
In a crowded market renters look for well priced, convenient units. Advertisers promise reliable listings with quick responses and local availability.
A sermonette contrasts Thessalonians who polite hearers with Bereans who received the word and searched daily the Scriptures. It urges believers to become Better Class Christians by open hearts, ready minds, and active Bible study to confirm truth and resist easy beliefs.
A wall of celebrity anecdotes reflects 1940s Broadway and Miami connections. Notes mention Stalin kinship rumors, Roosevelt circle intrigue, White House chatter after FDR scolding, theater disputes, marriage settlements, and high society gossip involving Dempsey, Lamour, Kilgallen, and Arnaz.
The article quotes Errol Flynn denying ongoing unwind rumors about Lili Damita and labels last week’s report as a 34th false rumor. It mentions an Art Gallery to be investigated by Dewey's staff and references Mabel Bell’s rumored marriage and Florida tensions caused by her. It notes Gannett family newsreels edited out, with makeup worn by Gannett.
The quarterly conference of the Moulton Methodist church was scheduled for Wednesday evening. District Superintendent Dr. M. E. Lazenby announced the plan today.
During cold epidemics doctors advise maintaining regular bowel movements to avoid weakness from constipation. An ideal laxative is Hitchcock's All Vegetable Laxative Powder, described as gentle yet thorough, with pleasant-tasting aromatics and carminatives. It tones sluggish bowels and costs under 1 cent per dose, available at drug counters.
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