Do Not Show Alms To Please Men Says Teachings
A devotional verse urges humility in giving, warning that acts of charity done for display gain no heavenly reward. It emphasizes sincere generosity over public show.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
4
Inherent Badness by Roe Fulkerson
A reflective piece by Roe Fulkerson on a self described lifelong struggle with inherent badness. He cites laziness, bad grammar, fashion tastes, disordered habits, and preference for bad company while noting effort to cultivate good behavior is necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe Fulkerson
Rumors on National Guard Fate and German Aggression
The article notes guardsmen are told to be ready for possible federal service, though no immediate call is expected beyond a long summer training. It reflects on widespread acceptance of German actions in Europe and questions how Americans would react if Nazis pursued similar moves at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Germany
Brazil
Italy
Hitler
Skoda
Admiralty
Alta Barbarossa
Decatur Lacks Air Field and Training Unit
The note laments Decatur’s absence of an aviation training unit of 200 men due to no usable air field. It contrasts with other towns increasing Red Cross quotas while two million men fight on the western front, urging action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Western Front
Red Cross
Mosquitoes Fail To Turn Up In Force This Year
The report notes unusually low mosquito presence this season with fewer sightings and limited breeding activity. Local health officials caution that vigilance remains important as conditions could change.
Allies Structure Latin American Security Risks In War Talks
In a private House Military Affairs Committee session General Marshall identifies Latin American spots of risk, highlighting Venezuela as a potential German target linked to Venezuelan Colombian oilfields and Aruba refining. Roosevelt’s authority to call National Guard draws debate as possibilities of US aid to Latin nations are discussed.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Commiittes
Marshall
Latin America
Venezuela
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Cape of Good Hope
Netherlands
Aruba
Aruban
Holland
Canal Zone
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
National Guard
Roosevelt
Brazil
Ger
Italy
Montevideo
French Guiana
Mexico
Colombia
Ecuador
Central American
Obscure RFC Loophole Lets US Credit Allies Big Sums
The article warns of a loophole in the RFC bill that could let the administration grant credit to Allied nations such as France and Britain. It contends the provision could enable advance payments for raw material futures and other purchases, potentially delivering hundreds of millions to a billion dollars without interest, limited only by domestic borrowing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RFC
Kiwanis-YMCA Camp Accepts 25 Boys Each Week
Maynard Layman leads the Kiwanis-YMCA camp program with capacity for 25 boys weekly over the next three weeks. Nearby residents Miss Mabel Ann Hanson and Taplin Hanson visit relatives. Mrs. Virginia Graham plans a Montgomery trip, staying about a month. Grand mix of holiday schedules and social notes follows.
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Kiwanis-Y. M. c. A
Maynard Layman
Virginia Graham
Montgomery
Broadway Social Column Includes Stars And Gum Vendor Tribute
Walter Winchell on Broadway notes a parade of named performers and parties at the Kit Kat Waldorf Roof and other venues. A long Smiling Annie gum vendor tale closes the section with charity and a plea to listen to Christ.
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Midtown
Annie Banks
Smiling Annie
Broadway
Annie
Strand Theatre
Salley and Roosevelts Stir Hollywood Gossip
A collage of late night gossip recounts Naldi praising a glamorous actress as critics walk out, jokes about Lionel Stander and two frogs, and notes on Hollywood climate. It mentions E Roosevelt and Junior, Eddie Pola’s sensational story, CBS radio time, mass layoffs in Hollywood, Ruth Bond replacing Betty Grable, Tony Martin hiring and health probes, Irene Bordoni illness, and a banker buying magazines with a wife likeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mario Naldi
Riviera
Naldi
Allen Prescott
Lionel_Stander
20Th Century
Eddie Pola
S. S. Roosevelt
Glasow PM
CBS Radio Time
H'wood
Ruth Bond
Betty Grabley
DuBarry
Tony Martin
Harriet, Clark
Grass
Billy Rose
Irene Bordoni
Liggett’s
Knewd
Manhattan Murals and Street Vibe Gone Wild
A collage of New York scenes features a flustered traffic cop, statues and signage on Fifth Avenue and near Union Square, bold bus top slogans, a sardine can yell at Pacific Street, Gramercy Park governesses, chorus girls on West 46th Street, and a novelette about a movie star who marries a Hungarian critic and duelist abroad and returns with romance claims.
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Manhattan
Vth Avenue
Webster
Boulogne
5Th Avenue
Pacific Street
Gramercy Park
Pour la Patrie
Purchase
Hungary
Tlona Massey
Broadway Players Seek Summer Theatre Work
The troupe heads to summer theatres after winter battles on Broadway. Hal Hixon, once earning $1500 weekly in vaudeville, now hosts at The Torch Club on 52nd Street. The move pleases NBC’s Del Sharbutt and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Hal Hixon
52Nd Street
del Sharbutts
NBC
Hearing and Doing: Listening to Jesus Words
A Daily Sermonette emphasizes that anyone who comes to Jesus, hears his words, and acts on them is shown their likeness. It stresses listening as a vital skill and the practice of attentive faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffatt
Insomnia Advice From J Adrian Gibbs On Sleep
The article captures a conversation with J Adrian Gibbs advising a patient on sleep. Gibbs discusses personal sleep struggles, the limits of sleeping pills, and how habits and attitudes affect rest. He notes modern barbiturates can backfire and shares his own experience with avoiding them.
Dr Clendening pamphlets offered at ten cents each
The editor notes seven pamphlets available for readers at 10 cents each. To obtain a pamphlet send 10 stamped with a three-cent stamp, payment in coin, and a self addressed envelope to Logan Clendening in care of this paper. Pamphlets include reducing diet indigestion and constipation infant care hair and skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Daily Want Ad Offers Good Apartments for Rent
Good apartments are in demand and available through the Daily Want Ad. Renters can find suitable listings and contact details in the classified section for quick placement.
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