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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1941
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes reference W. R. Shelton 1912 to 1924, entry at Decatur Alabama post office dates February 26 1912 July 1 1917 and an act of March 6 1878, association with The Associated Press.
The column contrasts Allied and Japanese military dynamics with American policy debates. It laments prolonged service terms as wartime needs grow, and critiques officials like Ickes and Johnson while mocking calls for citatory actions against horn blowers and speculative park plans in Delano.
Citizens demand curbs on horn blasting and muffler abuse as The Gadsden Times urges action while The Decatur community faces interstate annoyance from motorcycles cars and trucks. The British War Claims piece features Lord Halifax defending Britain’s aims and condemning Hitler as anti Christ in a call for Allied victory.
President Roosevelt directs the Department of State to target about 1,800 South American firms suspected as fronts for Nazi and Paulista governments. The Alabama Press Association visits to observe Tennessee Valley activity as regional growth accelerates. Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak aiding the Yankees toward the pennant as river development spurs terminal construction along the Tennessee River boosting national defense efforts.
Washington report on 1944 politics outlines Dewey's rising prominence in New York for governor while courting the national stage. Willkie is seen as a standby for war-era leadership, with Taft and Lindbergh also positioned for key roles. The piece notes party ambivalence, Dewey fundraising for USO, and possible Senate bids for Lindbergh.
The piece notes Herbert Hoover stepping back from leadership, Senator Vandenberg showing indifference, and governors Stassen James Saltonstall viewed as rising names. It argues for a national figure not needing rapid build up to succeed Roosevelt, with a Monday remark emphasizing readiness to replace him.
Montgomery July 19 Low bids totaling 646047 for road and bridge projects in five counties were opened by the State Highway Department. Bids include Goodwater Ashland Road work in Clay county by R T Smith of Atlanta at 192718 and 347879 for combined Goodwater Ashland work in Clay and Coosa counties by Smith. Additional bids by Phillips Construction Co Birmingham for an overpass on Montgomery Birmingham road and Cobb Construction Co Decatur for Town Creek Elgin bituminous surface.
In Hays Kansas on July 19 a duck named Frank Bieker’s goose swam to a chicken pen for a drink and drowned after an odd undersea encounter. The short, baffling note hints at a curious scene with rivals at the duck pond.
Dr Logan Clendening explains how normal swallowing works and common problems that can cause choking and misdirected food. He notes epiglottis failure, nasal leakage from soft palate paralysis, and esophageal spasm, with diagnosis by x ray and correction by present treatments.
A reader asks if oleo delivers as much food value as butter. No, oleo has fewer vitamins and less nutritional value overall than butter.
The answer states tuberculosis is not hereditary but is contagious. It is typically acquired in childhood from an older family member who has the disease, making it familial in that sense even if not genetically inherited.
A medical note explains that objects taken in the mouth often pass past the vocal cords into the lungs rather than being swallowed. If an object is truly swallowed into the stomach, it does not end up in the lung.
The editor notes Dr Logan Clendening offers seven health pamphlets at ten cents each. To obtain a pamphlet, mail ten cents in coin and a self addressed envelope with a three cent stamp to Dr. Logan Clendening care of this paper. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation and Infant Feeding among others.
A fragmented dialogue touching on driving safety, gossip, personal ads, and social quirks. The piece features a Decatur Man discussing car ownership, a medical student nicknamed Big Bill, and remarks on thrift, jewelry, and gender roles amid a string of humorous exchanges.
Walter Winchell reports on CBS observer Shirer meeting U S military leaders while General Yoo hoos dismissal, notes on Gilda Gray June Riley Vincent Sheean and Helen Hayes, Hollywood gossip, hotel slang Jim Hickey origin, and various quips. This column threads public figures with wartime talk and showbiz chatter.
A young woman visiting hosts at dinner refuses whisky then accidentally refuses to her own drink. She initially resists, blushes, and is gently urged to try Scotch only to discover she has been poured the wrong drink. The exchange ends with embarrassment and light humor.
Barbara Sennett is reportedly devastated over losing custody of her children to Morton Downey after a six month arrangement. She plans a legal fight to regain custody, as tears and distress mark her nights.
A friend says Roy Dickinson began writing after hearing your broadcasts. Other notes mention Mrs. John Steinbeck in a New York ad agency and rumors of separations and retractions tied to months-old reports. Chaplin’s Dictator success is noted with a proposed fund for workers. Hendrik Willem Van Loon is ill at his Greenwich home. Tony Martin and Lana Turner have split.
George Bernard Shaw's niece Princess Mural Shaarada of Cairo performs as a chorine in Navy Blues in a Hawaiian number. Doug Fairbanks Jr may inherit a U S minister post after a goodwill tour to South America. A decorated WWI hero Sgt Mike Donaldson scolds two drunken soldiers on Broadway.
Frank Gervasi reports in Cairo that New York newspapers attack Lt. Col. Astley over press relations while praising his fairness. The Moscow of Procope the Finnish ambassador divides society as to inviting him post marriage amid wartime alignments. Patricia Garfield toys with marriage colors in humorous social quips.
The State Public Service Commission orders a revision of freight rates for cotton shipments citing a possible rail car shortage. Carload rates drop 1 to 11 cents per 100 pounds by distance while less than carload charges rise by a similar amount. The commission notes a national emergency and increased industrial activity as contributing factors.
The state young Democratic group reorganizes in Santa Fe New Mexico after a ban on federally paid workers from politics halted their musical activities led by Sen Carl Hatch. The band had formed the backbone of the group but stopped after the law was enacted.
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