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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1938
Page
4
The text states ownership by the Associated Press over its news dispatches and prohibits pre publication use or credit of other agencies. It emphasizes exclusive rights to republish AP stories and reserves all rights.
An article praises Dr Frederick Manget a veteran Southern Methodist medical missionary in Huchow China. It recalls his confrontation with a Japanese officer and extols missionaries for risking life, urging Americans to be recalled home to avoid entanglement. It also urges strict highway patrols and discusses a hypothetical 50 mph speed limit to curb reckless driving.
The Montgomery Advertiser criticizes Aubrey Williams for urging WPA workers to stick to their friends and implies he supports continuing dole programs. The piece portrays Williams as a Washington aide to Harry Hopkins who would organize relief recipients into a political bloc and secure government backing at taxpayers’ expense.
The Daily reports peace officers adopted numerous safety resolutions at a recent meeting with one dissenting view. They urge restoring a speed limit in Alabama citing rising traffic fatalities, while critics say limits did not prevent past increases and will not solve the problem.
Editorial argues labor disputes eased across the United States after concerted public pressure, with government stance seen as favorable to business. It notes inventories have declined, predicts industries will regain hiring momentum, and asserts optimism that a federal stimulus is less critical than restoring production confidence.
An army of four thousand men is organized by the government to combat prohibition violators nationwide. Victor H. Hanson becomes sole owner of the Montgomery Advertiser after buying one quarter from Captain Wm. T. Sheehan who retires. Bids for additions to Benevolent Hospital and remodeling are invited for August 1. Mrs Thompson presides and daughter of Memphis are guests of local residents.
Mr and Mrs Rufus Warren will save Tuesday for a motor trip in Florida. Mrs L Mayes and son Lambert Jr left Wednesday for Columbia Tennessee to spend a couple of weeks with relatives.
Washington July 1 official damper turned down on Aubrey Williams fiery relief workers speech. Reporters from three papers compare notes to counter WA versions and reveal Williams urged workers to back Roosevelt in elections as Congress and Germany references are omitted in the official account. Williams later urged a negro organization in Ohio after leaving a senate committee.
The Gold Coast colony shipped nearly 200 million pounds of cocoa beans to the United States in the previous year. Strong demand and trading ties underline the growth of the cocoa trade, with cargoes routed through major ports and shipping firms.
Summer months ease kidney strain as skin helps reduce kidney burden. Diet focuses on limiting salt fluid and protein with salt free or salt poor approaches. Early nephritis uses nearly salt free meals. later diets vary per case, including grapefruit juice, toast, beans, salads, fish or chicken dishes and milk.
A playful dialogue shows Office Cat debating youthful energy and dancing. A Guide and Curious Old Lady discuss rock formations left by glaciers and their retreat in a lighthearted scene.
A collaged excerpt mixes poetry about refractions and heartbreak with stray lines about Love and an Old Maid. It includes stray notes on eggs afloat from gas in decomposition and a brief, garbled supermarket-style customer line about eggs and coffee.
The reply states that cloudy urine can be normal under certain diets and does not show kidney disease. Visible specks and hairs suggest bladder or urethral issues, not kidney trouble. A dropped kidney does not usually alter urine.
Editor notes seven Dre Clendening pamphlets available for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Set Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
The text presents a clipped exchange about pasteurized guernsey creams doughnuts and a waitress offering special designs. A boy considers becoming a philanthropist while commenting on humor and jokes. It also touches on libraries as mournful spaces and a playful misquote about Mrs. Smith.
In Savannah Tennessee on July 1 Glen Culver twenty four was taken by his brother Earl twenty on to a hospital for appendicitis. Glen was in the operating room when Earl suddenly complained of a stomach ailment and followed him into the operating theater.
Elmore County Sheriff Will Austin said Lester Estes of Eses Motor Company was arrested on a second degree arson warrant for a May 24 fire that destroyed his business place. Estes posted a $1,000 bond. Pacific coast orchardists have marketed bottled apple juice.
A preacher argues tithing rests on God’s ownership and our stewardship. He cites Moses, Abraham, Jesus, Malachi, and Malachi 3 10 to claim the tithe is God’s and demands faithful return for spiritual and material blessings. He dismisses rejecting the tithe until a superior system appears.
A collage of Hollywood curios from 1920s to 1987 jokes lists quirky facts about studios, actors, locations, and merchandise. It lampoons industry lore with playful absurdities such as dog hotels, cheesecloth orchids, and 62 as a recurring film number.
A sermon emphasizes regular and proportionate giving, citing Jesus and Paul to support tithing as the minimum obligation. It argues that even the poor should tithe and believers may give offerings beyond the tithe, endorsing tithing as the best church financing system.
A fragmentary Hollywood item notes Dr. Cleaver on Sunset Boulevard, Joan Crawford eating mustard on crackers, and soap opera style drama. It mentions a sound proof camera container called the true box and Alice Faye wearing shoes too small for her feet. Hal Wallis avoids credit in line with Thalberg’s doctrine.
Irene Dunne reportedly has nine telephones at home. A majority of sound technicians in film voice work are former ship radio operators. W C Fields mixes up his birthday, celebrating both January 28 and February 28.
A column catalogs fabled quirks of stars and execs from Hollywood figures. Dietrich and Rainer color hair and lids with gold leaf, Rathbone ends calls with God bless you, and marquee hype hints at promotions. Singer Bing Crosby, actors, and royalty appear with eccentric habits and home lore.
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