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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1940
Page
4
Readers react to political defense talk as President Roosevelt plans a six month ramp up. Panics over earthquakes in Paducah Kentucky and census gains in Opelika Alabama color a diary of events as TVA camp sites and AP telepicture service roll out.
The Selma Times-Journal notes wide ripple effects from the bridge opening with praise from The Decatur Daily. The Decatur paper commends Selma’s celebratory spirit and suggests regional investment in Valley recreation and resort development to attract vacationers and boost the area’s status as a national playground.
Goebbels claims German prisoners are mistreated by Britain while noting Great Britain’s culture. The speaker questions the credibility of these assertions and ridicules the Nazi propaganda.
The Daily argues adding processing facilities across Alabama counties will raise farmer earnings. It notes small investment, a national defense pacing, and President Roosevelt’s measured steps to bolster morale while securing the nation’s future.
Washington May 31 A third term for Mr Roosevelt appears a physical impossibility as war pressures grow. Some Democrats like Wheeler oppose him, while others remain confident he leads. Dewey Willkie Taft and Vandenberg are vying with labor and editorials weighing in on future strategy ahead of the Philadelphia convention.
Cen tral High principal Rush Johnson will leave Saturday for Tuscaloosa for a short vacation. A Thursday evening dinner party at the home of Miss Katherine Booth was described as a lovely occasion.
Dr Adrian Gibbs offers a satirical diagnosis urging a patient to study his naked self in a full length three way mirror to reveal a sedentary lifestyle and mismatched diet. He critiques a banker’s shift to golf and luxury meals, then notes the stomach’s “sitting” nature and the dangers of exercise as health overreach.
The sermonette urges adherence to historic Christian standards as gates against subtle modern evils. It cites landmarks as boundaries and sacrifices of pioneers, warning that drifting from gospel truth erodes conduct. It closes with a call to raise personal standards to the level of biblical teaching.
Miss Fay Brindley honored as bride elect. Miss Madelyn McKnight visiting cousins Misses Jane and Ann Armfield in Birmingham. Miss Gertrude Williams spending two weeks with relatives in Birmingham. Colonel Woolsey Finnell, director of highways, due today for an inspection trip.
The editor notes Dr Logan Clendening offers seven pamphlets at 10 cents each. Readers may obtain any one by sending 10 cents plus a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of the paper. Pamphlets include topics on dieting indigestion infant feeding diabetes feminine hygiene and hair and skin care.
A humorous verse sequence tracks ten to none little motorists with missteps at traffic lights and crests. The piece weaves in a jailhouse quip about a Decatur man and ends with a home town sermon urging readers to shop locally and support Decatur merchants.
In Hicktown gossip, cafe owner Jack Dempsey defends his daughters amid rumors of a crack up with a sponge. Mark Hellinger being feted at Toots Shors in Hollywood draws praise from Davey Green, noting shared memory and pride in Hellinger’s rise.
Jean Ford of Fortune Magazine marries William Brenner a Reed’s World Telegram reporter today. The couple plans a honeymoon in Montana after the ceremony.
Al Cook's remarks spark talk after yeed's radio event with 55 calls reported. editors dispute the count. News from Le Roy Sanitarium and Park West Hospital notes births and surgery. Hollywood gossip hints Alice Faye and Anthony Martin may wed. Princeton visitor eyes The Lunts. Tavern antics amuse. Washington gossip suggests war may end soon, but caution urged.
Hazy chatter cites a Santa Claus display on the south floor near Mr Macy and a jewelry mart on West 45th Street selling Lucréziati Borghia like poison tokens. Rumors mention the S. S. Roosevelt charging high rates to bring Americans home from overseas, with many unsettled by the claims.
A satirical column notes stranded folks may return on a mission of mercy, while Peter Arno becomes a water fiend only because of a crush on Eleanor LaManna. The Hicktown News-Press and South Morning Post share banter across Hong Kong and Hollywood.
Yeed urges action on alleged Washington plot to let communists and bandits become G men via civil service loopholes. He warns such a trick would undo the hard work of Johnny Edgars to protect the country and its flag.
Rumor centers on the pair visiting a friend on the stormy night on the 22nd floor of Park Place. Observers note the couple are dubbed the President’s favorite bride and groom and question whether they were calling for a social visit or a possible scoop.
The speaker defends a stance against libel risk while noting that rivals claim The Fifth Column lacks bite. The remark glosses over legal threats, portraying critics as cautious and evasive. The exchange underscores press rivalry and defenses of provocative writing.
Four 16 year old orphans at Guardian Angel Orphanage staged a pretend war naming Allies and Nazis. They used improvised spear like rods. A boy named Wilfredo Aqueros was struck in the temple and died.
In Wallace North Carolina on June 1 a telegram from U S Ambassador to Mexico Josephs Daniels congratulates Director Norman Y Chambliss for the town's annual strawberry festival. He recalls earning his first money picking berries and jokes that the people he picked for still owe him 25 cents, with his usual commission for collecting it.
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