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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1939
Page
4
A jumble of phrases cites religious quotes 4-H numbers and transport speeds. It questions Alabama constitutional votes and the hogs on highways while noting Dixon’s anti Roosevelts stance and an uninstructed delegation to the 1940 Democratic convention.
Alabama lawmakers convene in Montgomery amid debate over merging the University of Alabama Auburn University and Alabama College for Women under a single system. The Daily Home argues for efficiency and equity while warning against diverting income tax funds, highlighting potential opposition from many representatives.
In a brisk note on regional sports, Birmingham’s Barons struggle to live up to Tas as a contender while local authorities push voting reforms. Election machines will be installed in larger counties and voters must cast ballots in their home precincts.
Senator Murray of Montana, author of a proposal to restore the prevailing wage on WPA projects, says his group is embarrassed by the strikes and has decided the moment is not opportune to push the amendment. He warns those pushing more WPA agitation to study public opinion and the strike impact.
The article reports on Jesse Jones now administering a new loan program and facing questions about its cost and administration. It notes Treasury and RFC figures, bipartisan concerns, and internal White House lobbying as lawmakers push to clarify profits, terms, and oversight.
At Brookfield Zoo Chicago on Sunday Director Edward Bean handed out 37 776 free tickets during an animal bank night sale aimed at disposing of surplus animals. Rollo the baboon Bolivar the monkey and others went unclaimed despite winning numbers posted.
Dr H Marshall Taylor of Jacksonville Florida lectured on safe swimming practices. He warned against long ocean swims in cold water and sitting in wet bathing suits on cold floors, noting chills reduce body temperature and raise infection risk.
Editor notes free pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening include Diet Indigestion and Constipation Infant Feeding and Diabetes care. Send ten cents and stamped return envelope to the address listed for delivery and the topics named.
A humorous column discusses noise, politeness, and social behavior using anecdotes about an empty barrel, a professed uncle in a rain storm, misread handwriting by Dr Buckley, and quips about oats, cats, and a chaplain prison joke. It blends light puns with moral observations.
In recounting Nehemiah Chapter eight, the sermon urges a return to the Word of God to restore worship, faith, and renewal. It contrasts man made revivals with true divine revival, calling Decatur and the Tennessee Valley to seek a Holy Ghost awakening beginning in the preacher’s heart.
Ed Anthony compiles a broadside of letters and notes from early Wynchell notebooks mocking celebrity gossip. Arthurian, Byron, Shelley, Hawthorne and Twain figures are teased over romances and rumors. The item also catalogs quirky facts about readers and local characters.
A quirky roundup mentions Edith Kuchler of Lyme New Hampshire sculpting a horse from 155 newspapers Bernice Davis of Barnes Kansas collecting one dog from every state Professor Kenneth D Roeder of Tufts perfected a plant growth camera John de Muth of Batavia drives bees to Florida yearly Bill McGeehan the sports writer declined fiction for The American Magazine John Hanser Milwaukee analyzes alkali and fat content Novices love writing while pros find it hard work and complain
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