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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1941
Page
4
A garbled Decatur Alabama column cites patriotic appeals and local views on national affairs amid wartime anxieties. It mentions Lindbergh, Prohibition era jests, a looming marine park drive, tax on moonshining, Turkish arms talks, and American isolationist sentiments with regional references to Anniston and Talladega.
Decatur watches a nascent inland shipbuilding sector expand under national defense policies. Monro B. Lanier of Ingalls Shipbuilding cites Alabama gains from 100 to 400 percent in employment and facilities, with multiple yards building cargo ships destroyers and mine sweepers.
The army moves to replace elderly or inefficient leaders with a new board system selecting 800 officers for an eligible list, aiming to purge unfit officials. Lt General Ben Lear argues leadership must be merit based, with secret trials and rapid transfers to improve fighting strength and democratic processes.
A public health series by the Alabama medical associations explains proper actions in highway accidents. It emphasizes preparation, correct handling, and avoiding hasty moves that increase shock, urging readers to await professional care and anticipate further articles.
A global effort emerges to ease shortages as nations mobilize resources for essential goods. Governments coordinate trade and distribution to support civilians amid strained supply chains and rising demand.
Harrisburg author A Aurand presents Popular Home Remedies of the Pennsylvania Germana collecting quaint beliefs from old world lore. The list includes remedies and cautions such as washing freckles with baptism water, scalding milk pails preventing weaning, tickling a child causing stammering, and various talismans for headaches toothache rheumatism and sneezing with notes on questionable science behind them.
Eleven Morgan County girls are set for the seventh annual State meeting of the Future Homemakers of Alabama at Alabama College Montevallo June 5 to 7. Registered Morgan participants include Louise Wallace Evelyn Hammond Faye Mullins May Kate Reeves Mildred Howell Jean Sample Helen R Smith Roylean Long Mary Frances McCall Willie Ruth Groover and Ruth Mullins with adviser Mrs Effie Lou Gilchrist.
Limestone County Sheriff Martin F. Whitt travels to Montgomery to undergo a vein operation and exam at the Veterans Hospital. In his absence chief deputy J B Hargrave will run the office.
District Judge Clayton Parks complains of nightmares that awakened him from sleep during the night. He took the matter to the police for investigation as dawn broke in St Paul on June 2.
Answer II says continuous gum chewing as described does not cause harm but is tiresome to hear about. Mole removal is safe except blue or black melanomas require a surgeon and wider incision. cauterizing acid or electricity on such moles can be dangerous as they may be malignant.
The editor notes Dr Logan Clendening offers seven pamphlets at 10 cents each. To receive one, readers must mail 10 cents and a self addressed envelope with a three cent stamp to Dr. Clendening care of the paper. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Cleaning Infant Feeling Instructions for the Treatment Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and Care of the Hair and Skin.
Mayor R H Richardson asks all residents to conserve electricity during the drought to prioritize emergency defense needs. Athens relies on TVA power since 1934 and already curbed water use as reservoir levels hit a low for the season.
Recent hours saw stray horses grazing on a judge’s lawn with deep hoof marks left as evidence. Neighbors reported the incident, noting the ponies wandered through the yard and disrupted the property.
A collection of fragmented dialogue and reflections covers happiness as consequence, dinner meeting attendance, New York censure, business focus, and golf remarks with no cohesive news event or named entities.
A fragmentary piece blends a playful ode to spring mud with dialogue between Laura and Nancy about prayers. It shifts to an overlong patriotic line and a vignette of a country man at a drug store pay station, prompting a street scene image.
Walter Winchell discusses Bayard Veiller Irvin Cobb and the show Back Home in a Boston tryout. Cobb deflects credit to Veiller while Veiller is praised for his technique amid a harsh critique of Westbrook Pegler and other critics.
A chaotic boxing scene features Joe Louis and Buddy Baer with late rising tensions after the bell. Intruders inside the ring complicate the disqualification while Louis faces controversy over alleged illegal guests and postfight disputes.
The passage reviews Fortune’s doom laden view of world crisis and notes Senator Wheeler stance. It mentions Scott Fitzgerald’s Esquire portrait of hostile theatergoers and a notorious character dubbed The Woman from Twenty One. It also references Lindbergh and radio newsboy profiling by Doran Foxx and a warning about circulating praise for a public figure.
A clipping from the Atlanta Journal via the AP quotes a Florida senator and Pegler feud mentions Westbrook Pegler as a vile columnist. The skirmish escalates into sharp insults and a wish for Pegler to face shameful consequences.
A short dialogue fragment shows a witty exchange about numbers and peanuts, followed by a scene where a father admires the sea from a cliff edge as his son begs for sandwiches. The tone hints at comic or dramatic storytelling with minor characters.
A flapper proclaims a sure fire thrill by kissing a man who has hiccups, prompting curiosity about flapper bravado and social daring in the city.
The Pierre Laval interview described by Ralph Heinzen of United Press drew claims Laval called Heinzen his American mouth piece. Debate noted United Press ties to Scripps-Howard, with questions on control and collaboration. The piece also cites Hearst column readers impacted by Dorothy Thompson and Walter Winchell views and corrects a misreported rally attendee name.
A collage of quotations on feelings, war, welding, romance, appetite, and popularity. Notable lines touch disguise of emotion, the concept of a just war, and humor about public figures and city life.
Six Alabama pilots reported missing while ferrying training planes to Birmingham were separated in a storm near Greenville. They continued their journey after overnight stops and reached here last night. Norman McCoy landed near Ashland Virginia while others touched down in Hinesburg Virginia.
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