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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1938
Page
4
The Morgan County Sportsmen's Club rodeo is highlighted as a premier event shaping the South's sporting scene. The piece urges tourism and notes potential for future expansion, while defending newspapers against liquor ad charges and stressing press rights in reprints.
The article argues Mobile's plan to host a creosoting plant for crossties will hire about 50 or 60 workers and symbolize steady urban growth. It notes Mobile has seen multiple industrial announcements in the last 18 months, each adding a different sector and strengthening the town against economic shocks.
The piece urges Alabamians to review total state county and city bonded debt and the annual interest paid. It argues debt policy has been foolish and calls for clearing the decks of bonded debt to reduce home tax burdens.
A Daily Oklahoman reporter tested job availability starting June 13 in Oklahoma City hitchhiking to gauge whether work could be found. He described hard labor moments filled with dirt, sweat, torn gloves, and physical strain as he worked to prove that jobs exist even amid widespread unemployment.
An observer notes in Oklahoma and Decatur that governments offer jobs to those who want to work. A fair wage is not always $30 or $40 weekly, but bread and sustenance can come from available labor for the able and willing worker.
The Daily tributes Decatur veterans of World War I and today at Fort Stephen Decatur. Citizens recall courage, dedication, and public service as the fort stands as a permanent home for the khaki clad men. The piece salutes the Legion and the community for uniting to honor those who served.
A proposed federal program would issue white cards to compliant cotton growers and red cards to nonparticipants, branding nonconformists and forcing buyers to report purchases. The plan centralizes farmer data, with penalties for excess production and systemic checks by the AAA, sparking political contention and concerns about privacy and control.
Wallace proposes automatic rail rate adjustments tied to economic prosperity and downturns. He plans a division of transportation within agriculture to support this, with a $50,000 appropriation for the new farm era.
The only official able to develop the plan is Ambassador to Belgium Joe Davies. The State Department released his Moscow tenure details showing 99 days travel on official business, 37 days leave without pay, and other leave with pay, outlining a muddled leave record.
In Glooversville New York Albert Duke Farrington a pitcher for Amsterdam New York in the Canadian American league used ear muffs to mute spectators as he pitched the second game of a doubleheader and won 38 to 3.
Otto Soglow imagines a playful takeover of Broadway with traffic by headwaiters, vending automat mats, and a Tunnel of Love. He jokes about mountains on 46th Street, a Niagara Falls juice cascade, and a snowballing parade of celebrity lookalikes as performers. The piece ends with The King is dead. Long live the King of Broadway.
A fragmented reminiscence ties Broadway’s Great White Way to fashion, climate shifts, and cabaret’s evolution from dining to night life. It meanders through the Pied Piper, a sandwich shop saxophonist, and a street-cleaning fantasy with references to Snow White.
The speaker outlines fanciful city changes including a blacksmith shop for horse shoes, a large pool to aid rescues, moving movie houses before barkers, pumpkins driven by six white mice for taxis, street cars turned into stagecoaches, and homes hosting dances. He also proposes statues for cooks and dishwashers and swapping the Times and Tribune buildings to confuse readers.
A verse column presents gossip about neighbors and school life, noting Susan’s baby, Mary’s hair, Jennie’s strength, Reuben’s clothes, and Rachel’s makeup. The speaker anticipates becoming the next subject of chatter and hints at Annie McTavish’s postponed marriage amid a box of letter paper.
Dr Clendening extols summer camps as vital for health mental and physical, urges vaccination and precautions for diphtheria typhoid and smallpox, cites Boy Scouts lifesaving aid and openness to outdoor living as best medicine for young and old, with editor notes on pamphlets available.
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips about taxes postage and everyday life. Characters include Junior mother and a judge with sharp one liners and observations on open mindedness and wealth distribution. The tone mirrors a light newspaper comic page with witty exchanges and social curiosities.
U S Senator Frederick Van Nuys may seek renomination at the Indiana Democratic state convention after a telegram from Governor Townsend inviting him to run again. Townsend calls the convention open and disputes claims of Democratic dictatorship while Van Nuys warns he could run as an Independent if denied renomination. The move narrows the field, with Lt. Gov. Schricker already challenged by the administration and other candidates not expected to enter.
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