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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1938
Page
4
The report notes closer neighborly ties as communities now feel as connected as adjacent townships. Local leaders discuss shared services and cooperative projects to improve regional cooperation and address common needs.
The committee overseeing the Tennessee Valley Authority faces criticism for slow action and seeks an additional $100,000 to accelerate its probe. Critics say more progress with current funds is needed before requesting more money.
The piece argues Hague faces strong opposition from Southern critics and nationalists while defending New Jersey. It contends the conflict reflects broader tensions with communists and “nation-savers,” noting a noisy minority amid thousands of decent New Jersey residents.
The Daily notes Mr Hopkins, not an Iowa voter, pressed his favored candidate in the primary leading to a landslide loss for his choice. The outcome hurts the party in the corn belt and signals a tough road for Senator Gillette to win another Senate term despite defeating Congressman Wearin.
The piece rejects baseless criticism of Decatur, urging readers to study existing facts. It argues that local ignorance harms the town and asserts Decatur residents have faced significant challenges that deserve fair assessment. The author emphasizes the need for informed discussion based on verified history.
The town rebounded from yellow fever and 1920s shocks, with new industries arriving without public funds, doubled employment in key sectors, expanded livestock markets, and rising farm income. Constructive critique is urged while destructive talk should be avoided to protect Decatur's future.
In a regular meeting the city council authorized purchasing several Stop signals for congested corners of Decatur. Malcom Adams, a recent Annapolis Naval Academy graduate, visits with his parents. Solon Grayson enlists as a seaman on the Braddock and will sail for England June 21. An eight pound girl is born to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Rhea. Mrs. Leroy McEntire and two children visit relatives in Nashville. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown host Miss Bender returning to Indiana after winter in Florida.
Washington reports that official circles see deep unrest in the Soviet Union. Army morale is strained with GPU guards at barracks and munitions dumps, and a triad of power now controls troops. Executions of top generals have occurred, while Stalin's grip faces doubt from within. Estimates of Russians in concentration camps range from three to five million.
The government controlled Russian Press notes a clandestine radio station broadcasting anti Soviet propaganda. No evidence of discovery or location has been published.
Dr Logan Clendening offers home first aid guidance focusing on prevention to reduce the 1936 US home accident total of 5,658,500. Key tips include keep furniture and hazards out of dark areas, avoid hot pots near children, and never touch electrical devices in the bath. He advises removing outdated medicines to keep the home cabinet useful.
Congress saw the 10 percent local contribution requirement for a $300 million housing program drop after a clash among House leaders led by Dr. Sam Rayburn. Rep. Goldsborough resisted while Wagner and Senate action moved to detach housing from the spend-lend bill, sending it to conference. TVA probe reports delayed until July as investigators tour Knoxville.
Aviation experts surmise the French bombings attributed to Spain were likely technical rather than political. They say landing loaded bombers is unwise and pilots typically jettison ordnance rather than land with it. Diplomats doubt this interpretation.
The article notes that Dr. Clendening will address questions of general interest exclusively via his own column, providing guidance and insights in a regular feature.
A classroom joke unfolds as the teacher asks what new spells when K is added to it. The junior answers canoe, turning a simple riddle into a playful word twist.
A patriotic exhortation urges resilience amid droughts dust storms and depressions. It proclaims confidence in a nation born of youth and steel and claims unyielding pride in its frontiers and independence.
Editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Clendening available for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. 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.
A speaker extols a vast land and its people, proud of common stature and resilience. He lauds American invention, leading figures, and the power of industry to pay better wages, shorten hours, and provide affordable goods through mass production.
A postman handling a black-edged letter addressed to Pat discovers the sender, claiming the brother Mike is dead. The note asserts recognisable handwriting and hints at a fatal outcome tied to the missive.
The city of Venice holds 179 canals, and a second grade girl earned a promotion to third grade for her unusually good work.
The sermon highlights 25 Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in the last 24 hours of Jesus life. It cites Isaiah 52 and Psalms 22 to show foretold suffering and the crucifixion as a precise fulfillment of scripture.
The Montgomery convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars chose Montgomery as the next convention city and elected Charles F Morgan of Montgomery as state commander. Other officers include William Haywood Jr of Wy alam senior vice commander, William G Mange of Anniston junior vice commander, O M Barron reelected adjutant quartermaster, and Rev O G Pope of Mobile chaplain.
Conferences between striking Continental Gin Company employees and management in Birmingham Alabama will resume Friday after an agreement ended picketing and caused a complete shutdown of operations.
In a touching moment a student met her former teacher and whispered her first words, I wish you knew enough to teach me next year, expressing lasting admiration and longing for guidance. The exchange reflects deep respect between pupil and mentor.
A dialogue shows Janey and Mother debating idioms such as burning the candle at both ends and watering a horse. Janey claims to have "milked the cat" as a new expression, illustrating humorous use of figurative language.
Walter Winchell on Broadway cites tangled love lives and showbiz doings. Randy Scott visits Virginia duPont heiress. Burgess Merediths split. Vanderbilt clan eye Honolulu July 4. Various stars and editors linked to marriages, engagements, and intrigues across Hollywood and society.
A scattershot collection notes strippers, tax probes on 105 N spots, and rumored layoffs at Uncle Sam payrolls. It cites MGM cutting Panchito from a Powell film, a White House policy book, and high salaries at Macy's. Reports mention Dies Committee friction, a Carnegie-Thompson July 26 marriage, and Nazi views in a Gallup survey.
A mixed mock news item notes Southern sharecroppers in Hyde Park and a Lady Eleanor connection. It mentions Local 802 proposing a six day week for musicians with extra pay for a seventh, La Pons and Andre’s third marriage, Leslie Howard's upcoming Lawrence of Arabia, Disney's Mickey Mouse losses offset by toys, Irving Berlin’s long standing camp, U S Army armored tank with wounded racks, fears of higher mortality, Rabbi Wise and Bernard Baruch feuding, F D R urged to let railroads through, and Jackie Coogan publicity costing his stepfather's beer agency a fortune.
Miss Louise Higdon and many locals appear in this Morgan County weekly social roundup. Neighbors visit ill relatives, attend graduations in Florence, and gather for an all day service at Forrest Chapel on Sunday June 12 with the pastor and other speakers invited.
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