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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1940
Page
4
Local observations urge action on national issues and airport needs. Citizens debate tax reforms while promoting river terminals and a Decatur football schedule. The Chamber seeks broad support for a July civic meeting. A lighthearted note warns against banana peel hazards on sidewalks. Alabama dairy plant milks 10 000 pounds in first month as farmers push milk production.
Local note recalls missing attendance at the Birmingham event this year as crowds recover from earlier disturbances at the 198g carnival show.
A noisy pledge appears to back higher taxes to fund armaments for the Allies on credit. Spokesmen from five democracies say Germany’s strength can be checked for sixty days, then Allied air power could turn the tide. The piece argues timely help to defeat Hitler Mussolini and Stalin in Europe saves trouble at home later.
The Anniston Star recounts three Alabama correspondents in France who witnessed German bombing of Romagne American Cemetery on Memorial Day. They describe the sacred ground struck, two fatal wounds, and the emotional impact as war comes home to Americans on their soil.
The Star’s editorial claims the desecration of the City of the Dead was the first foreign shell on American soil since the Mexican War, but records show German shells near the African coast in 1918 reportedly by U boats. The Daily notes this claim is unrefuted and questions the moral impact of such bombardment.
Washington reports outline a proposed German Italian alliance to strike France and Britain. Mussolini would hold Alpine fronts while Hitler’s forces threaten Paris and the Mediterranean, aiming for a swift victory and broad naval coercion to shield a northern European advance.
Genoa Italy June 4 The United States liner President Harrison with a large capacity passenger list sailed for home this morning The liner Excambion also jammed with American refugees left for the United States yesterday The Harrison was believed to carry perhaps the fewest American passengers among ships leaving Italy amid growing war developments.
Sheriff Dewitt Bryan reports a large moonshine still operating on his farm near Sparta North Carolina. He says he was surprised by the discovery and alerted authorities to shut down the illicit setup.
Dr Logan Clendening answers readers questions on fruit juices turning to alkaline salts in the intestine vs stomach acidity and their effect on ulcers and dyspepsia. He also advises summer vaccination is safe and practical with simple precautions for wound care and cooling storage to keep vaccine viability.
A humorous exchange between a husband and wife about a cake, exposing how talk can reveal foolishness and how actions or omissions speak louder than words. The quip contrasts chatter with restraint, ending with a playful kitchen aside.
A fragment describes an informal scene with Amos Tash entering a sanctum seeking a cigar and discussing spring plowing. Dialog touches on obligations, a painful dental visit, and the humor of everyday tasks. The tone mirrors a casual newspaper vignette about rural life and memory.
The editor notes seven health pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening are available at 10 cents each. To obtain one, send a dime in coin and a self addressed stamped envelope with a three cent stamp to Dr. Logan Clendening care of this paper. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
An Amos voice compares stubborn soil to hardhearted people, arguing life returns when the sun and air reach souls. He jokes about inventors making a sub soil plow to plow up hard layers of selfishness. The sample ends with quirky asides on rural life and affection.
Merchants plan half day Thursdays this June to August. Tennessee Valley Bank holds its annual meeting with 75 employees present. Willie S. Russell begins a six room bungalow on 4th avenue west. Farmers in Hartselle report ongoing rains hindering cotton harvest. Edward B. Almon remains in Washington awaiting Muscle Shoals bill action. Marion Chandler visits Huntsville business ties. Richard Barthelmess stars in The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come at Princess. Eugenia Hodges and Virginia Dinsmore are ill. Cecil Edwards plans a trip to Moulton to see his aunt. Jaycees beat Connecticut Millmen 4 3. Decatur Box defeats Cooper Wells 10 9.
The judicial committee of the Privy Council dismissed with costs the appeal of John E. Brownlee former premier of Alberta from a jury award of $10 000 to Vivian MacMillan for seduction. Lord Russell of Killowen announced the judgment. The jury had awarded Ms MacMillan a sum in 1934 after she accused Brownlee of seducing her in 1930 and 1931 while premier.
Fragmentary line shows Sally-Oh addressing Mickey with an abrupt emotional interjection. Content hints at a dramatic moment or scene between two named individuals. No clear event, date, or place is provided.
A domestic vignette shows a grocer and his customer trading about small eggs. The farmer hurried to town at dawn, pulling eggs from the nest too soon. A moral note on faith promises strength, light, grace, and enduring love amid hardship.
A concise phrase notes a tense mood as a figure displays a visible frown. The line emphasizes discomfort and strained expression revealing unease in the scene.
Congressman Patman accused Carl Byoir and associates of steering Nazi propaganda in America and of espionage links with George Sylvester Viereck. He cited Winchell and a May 27 column, urged investigation, and claimed Byoir held a U S Army Reserve commission in Army Intelligence.
The speech accuses a congressman of leveraging business interests represented by Buoir to place Nazi sympathizers in government roles. It cites Patman urging an immediate investigation into influences and alleged fifth column activity and quotes Hitler and Soviet references to Trojan Horse tactics and internal subversion.
As Franco's troops advanced toward Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, Royalist defenders prepared. The bombardment intensified, urban evacuations began, and international observers tracked shifts in the battle lines amid growing civilian hardship.
A sermon urges the church to provide morale and assurance during global and national crisis. It contrasts faith with reliance on human leaders, citing Ephesians 6 14 and Job as models, urging Christians to stand firm and let religion reassure them in darkness.
The page notes weather-like changes in want ads with daily updates. Readers are invited to check for new postings as markets and needs evolve, highlighting evolving categories and opportunities.
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