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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary text shows notices and dispatch reuse terms from W and Shelton Kateree with dates 1912 and 1917 in Decatur Alabama. It references Associated Press reprint rights and mentions political commentary about Hitler and a Democratic convention. The content is garbled and includes stray conclusions about Japan Britain and the United States.
The Daily notes 4-H club members plant a winter food feed for distribution to famine stricken Europe. Government officials in Washington appear indifferent as the paper speeds other preparations, while the 4-H boys take initiative and begin a grand effort.
The Atlanta Constitution editorial page ponders the fate of the famed World War One cootie and its relevance to modern mechanized warfare. It asks where the cootie has gone and if today’s skies and trenches have changed him beyond recognition.
Washington reports on the Roosevelt administration shaping the national defense commission including AFL leaders tie ups with CIO concerns. Hillman downplays CIO rivalry while Hoover grapples with FBI workload and security tips. Across the Atlantic analysts discuss Hitler’s potential invasion tactics as Britain defends a long coastline with strategic landings. In U S politics, Roosevelt’s renomination prospects loom amid Chicago deliberations and Willkie’s candidacy gains with party power plays and key appointments shaping the race.
The Alabama Press Association will dine in Athens on July 23 as part of the See Alabama First tour. The barbecue may be held at Hatfield Lake south of Athens or at the Bruce Nelson home on the Tennessee River. Organizers Hill Hayes Van Gilbert and Carl Martin lead the committee. about one hundred newspaper men are expected.
A fragment from a letter to The Daily discusses potential consequences of publishing its contents. The writer suggests the newspaper will be satisfied if the letter serves readers and, if not, the act will still have provided amusement.
Medical column notes sprue seen in the temperate regions, questions causation and diet. Evidence links liver extract and high calorie meat egg milk regimens to weight gain, with warnings against exclusive carbohydrate or strawberry diets.
A fragmented dialogue features a folio on first aid safety advice and practical health tips from an insurance context. It includes questions about resuscitation, handling poison ivy burns and water safety, plus a humorous aside about vacationing in bed and social chatter about fashionable neighbors and a Scots party in London.
Editor notes seven pamphlets available from Dr Clendening. Each pamphlet costs 10 cents. send 10 cents in coin plus a self addressed envelope to receive titles such as Indigestion and Constipation and The Care of the Hair.
A group at the station decided to flip for who would stay behind to avoid temptation. The coin fell under the platform, causing them all to miss their train.
A radio listener recalls a vivid outdoor broadcast about animal life and a joking aside about a goat in the yard. The scene shifts to a joke about two cats and which lived longer, ending with a quip about fishing and a stuck rod.
A mix of moral exhortations about small acts of kindness and a humorous exchange about a race horse. Marshall jokes with Sambo about a mile race while noting the distance limits the time. Mrs Hinks scolds Sarah over a dirty kitchen and a cookery school potato lesson.
A local thinker, describing five words rich in meaning, sent this morning. His arrangement reveals a careful, homegrown perspective on language and insight.
A vivid New York canvas of Broadway characters and hot spots. The piece notes Sgt Mike Donaldson and other luminaries at 51st and Seventh, theater crowds at Coq Rouge and Lindy’s, plus gossip about Oscar Levant and John Powers. It sketches a harsh street incident in Midtown with a boy and a brutal passerby, and fills pages with barroom banter and nocturnal sketches from Leon & Eddies to The Riviera.
A public display presents the phrase “WHEN EDUCATION CLOSES, DEATH BEGINS.” emphasizing education’s role in life. The readable line stands as a provocative statement for readers.
A fragmented reminiscence sketches urban quirks from library lions to Ferdinand like flowers in a lion’s nose. It notes the Empire State shadow sheltering sunlit crowds and a Van Dyke gent tipping a shoeshine boy. A tree bound cat, a 43rd Street shoe store scene, and a Bowery beanery sign about no tipping close the vignette.
Maria Grever presents Agua! Agua! in New Yorks. The 72d harmonies of e LeAka gals plus Ra mon and Renita dance at Beachcomber. New Rochelle previews Boys From Syracuse. crowd reacted loudly. June Bentley and Hazel McNulty perform at Torch Club with Sophie Tuckering. Columbia offers He Stayed For Breakfast comedy.
The note quotes a performer with a lyric about carrying a torch and gas that stays in dreams rather than in arms, suggesting a poetic reflection on desire and fantasy.
In demand housing options are highlighted as available through a Daily Want Ad. Readers can contact listings to secure desirable apartments and set up viewings.
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