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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1940
Page
4
A collage of observations critiques rain and heat, hints at FDR's plans, and comments on watermelon crops. The piece notes political maneuvering, Georgia campaign stops, and a local referendum result with Walter Miller predicting a wet outcome and Colbert County voting narrow.
The text argues parachutists offer greater usefulness in warfare than rifles in American doctrine. It notes Americans are more familiar with shotguns and suggests parachutists would face difficulties on American soil.
The article criticizes The Courier for overlooking TVA projects and promotes the TVA inland waterway from Paducah to Knoxville as a growing leisure and economic asset. It notes the Lakes of the New South branding, potential vacation camps, and the emphasis on inexpensive power, with Decatur and Southern League baseball as local considerations amid transportation cost concerns.
The President seeks about five billion dollars more for national defense and Congress is likely to approve. Citizens demand faster progress from the arms program and frustration grows over delays in delivering results.
Washington talks on the 1940 presidential front unfold with Hull possibly declining a Roosevelt vice presidency while Douglas Johnson and other names surface. Democratic leaders weigh campaign viability and the Farley retirement hints stir White House circles ahead of Chicago.
The revived suggestion of a third term for Mr Roosevelt with a pledge to resign and hand power to a vice president meets strong private opposition from party leaders. They argue it would not provide a straightforward method and warn it may be too clever to be advisable.
An 18 year old Black male, Archie Connally, was electrocuted near Hazel Green, north of Huntsville, while climbing a tree and grabbing a live 11 000 volt wire. He died instantly according to Alabama Power Co. officials.
Two shifts of students are employed at the new hosiery mill completed for Athens College. The number will be increased to four soon. Students work four hours daily and earn enough to cover their college expenses.
Daily want ads bulletin notes ongoing shifts in listings and routines. It highlights the habit of checking classifieds for evolving opportunities and changes in available items and services.
An overview of thyroid function with its glands and conditions. Goiter implies increased secretion while atrophy suggests decreased output. Treatment centers on animal thyroid extract, which can improve weight, sleep, nervousness, and certain school performance issues when supervised by a physician.
The text argues that mild thyroid shortages often do not cause obesity but rather underweight and nervous, diagnosed as neurasthenia or hysteria, with many patients treated with sedatives. It lists dry skin, sluggishness, constipation, aches, acne, hair loss, cold sensitivity, and heart palpitations as associated signs.
A reader asks if two tablespoons of Russian mineral oil nightly harms adults aged 41 and 43. The answer claims Russian mineral oil is the best remedy for chronic constipation and that it does no harm when used regularly.
Readers may obtain seven pamphlets by sending 10 cents per pamphlet and a self addressed envelope with a three cent stamp to Dr Clendening care of this paper. Topics include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Infant Feeding and Diabetes Treatment Feminine Hygiene and Hair and Skin Care.
Err and Janine mention weather worries and a hunting dog named George A. The dialogue notes the dog's intelligence and behavior behind a tree when gunfire occurs, with casual remarks about talkers and thinkers.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls sleepless nights counting sheep and bees, then trying a radio remedy that yields sleep. A dialogue between Him and Decatur Girl hints at longing and a business trip. Boss questions Pat about quitting and wages as he laments making a horse out of a job.
A fragment notes a prize for best article involving humane animal traps, a mink coat purchase with prize money, and a parade scene. The dialogue hints at middle life reflections and a domestic maid asking to call the depot to hold a trunk.
A humorous exchange notes every man needs new socks. The boss asks why the workers overslept and the reply recalls eight people in the house with an alarm set for seven. The dialog highlights the common shortage of good hosiery and the daily mishaps of morning routines.
A lighthearted exchange features Junior and Mother debating a zoo visit. Junior jokes about monkeys while Mother notes Aunt Betsy’s presence makes the idea less appealing. The banter captures domestic humor and family dynamics.
A Iowa woman who has married four times is highlighted in a recent report. Her first husband was a millionaire, followed by an actor, with further details omitted in the surviving text.
Humorous scornful anecdotes during Convention Week in Philadelphia. A hotel clerk reports a fiery room, bankers and politicians teased, and a string of satirical quips about Hitler, Haile Selassie, and journalists.
A matinee report recalls Donald Burr refusing a promoter's gift of passes during the Walk with Music show. The tale shifts to a British judge Lord Meadowbank, whose son mocks lawyers by correcting grammar, prompting a witty legal exchange about likewise and also.
The passage notes that candidates with repeating letters in their names often win. It cites Taft Harding Wilson Hoover Coolidge and both Roosevelts as examples, while pointing out F D R has one set of ditto letters and Willkie has ditto dittos.
Ben Grauer laughs at a Mefoofsky sky gag as women discuss travels and salesmen in a playful dialogue. WPA mural panels at Floyd Bennett Field show Stalin and other Communist imagery amid a famine relief critique.
A brief verse lists stages of life with a minister and undertaker guiding rites. The couplet hints at money and show, preparation and final departure. It frames common end of life motifs in a rhythmic cadence.
A lighthearted contrast notes old time bathing girls dressed like Mother Hubbard versus modern styles joking that today they dress like Mother M Hub Hubbard’s cupboard.
The dialogue presents a playful image of a teacher asking for a definition of nonsense and a junior answering with an absurd scene of an elephant dangling by its tail from a cliff, tethered to a daisy.
A reflective column recalls harsher economic times when wages kept pace with prices for workers and small businesses. It contrasts past labor resilience with today’s inflation pressures affecting households and livelihoods.
Mr and Mrs Carlos Willbanks of Danville hosted guests Wednesday night. Edd Jones and sons visited relatives in Danville Thursday. Roy Osborn visited C J Roberts family Friday night. Byron Bullard joined A P Roberts for Tuesday dinner. Quillen Knighten and sons stayed with J L Knighten in Decatur Tuesday night. L E Toon to preach at Rock Springs Sunday and Sunday night. Luke Roberts and Edgar Callahan visited Sunday afternoon. Claude Roberts ill.
From this county George L. Sherrill register in chancery George C. Johnson county solicitor Sam M. Bowen merchant and Roy L Malone chief clerk in the probate judge office will attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. They depart on the Pan American Friday morning.
Farmers in Athens Alabama report ongoing heavy rains in July with rain on all days except the fourth. They hope the wet spell prevents a recurrence of last fall’s water supply crisis when lawn sprinkling was banned.
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