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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
4
Hull makes demands on Japan.
A terse headline notes strong actions by Hull directed at Japan. No further details available in readable text.
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Japan
Don't let summer heat catch you napping in sultry rooms
A Montgomery newspaper warns readers about hot rooms in summer and poses a cheeky question about where to sleep, hinting at cooling options and domestic comfort.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Malaria Under Control Claims Spark Confusion
A writer notes no malaria prevalence while three family members a doctor and a preacher suffer malaria. The statement questions widespread malaria, asserting it is under control despite reported cases.
Double Voting Day Outs in Decatur and June
Citizens face two ballot days this month with a June 2 election in Decatur and a June 14 cleanup day tied to the May primary. Officials urge turnout and note candidates and measures on the local slate.
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Decatur
Editorial Riddle From Nashville Tennessean Writer
A Nashville Tennessean columnist offers a playful editorial note on language and timing. The paragraph hints at a Tennessee Valley resident background and a pun linking June to fish in a light humorous aside.
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Nashville Tennessean
Tennessee Valley
Alabama government in four year term takes shape with Dixon backed leaders
The piece analyzes Frank Dixon's plan and the likely support from Joe Poole and Hugh Merrill in Alabama's new legislature. It notes Poole and Merrill's records, the backing they provide to Dixon, and the need for stable governance. It also discusses regional economic development in Dothan and Decatur, including loans for industry and shifts toward agriculture and industry balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Frank Dixon
Major Dixon
Joe Poole
Senate
Hugh Merrill
House
Dixon
Poole
Merrill
Miller
Govenor Miller
Dothan
Decatur
Dothan Seeks New Industry After Livestock Market Growth
The Wiregrass town of Dothan, known for farm product markets and livestock trade, plans to attract a hosiery mill as a new major industry. The article notes the city’s higher per capita wealth and existing raw material users before detailing the proposed textile plant and its anticipated site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Dothan
Fire chief suffers burns in Hud blaze
W. H. Sorber, chief of the fire department, is seriously burned about the head as he fought a blaze at Hud. Ernest Mahaffey and Estelle Reeves were married in Birmingham on June 6. Mrs. Reed Rogers hosted a party for her son Reed Jr.’s third birthday. Nellie Solomon visits Sheffield with Ruth and Louise Solomon. John Holland of New Albany and Mrs. J. W. Holland are guests. Frances Buford of Franklin is expected to visit Mrs. Eugene Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H.sorber
Ernest Mahaffey
Estelle Reeves
Birmingham
Reed Rogers
Reed, Jr
Frances Buford
Franklin, Tenn
Eugene Bailey
Corcoran's Iowa Primary Seen as First Political Show
Washington June 9 The new deal figure Tommy Corcoran is unlikely to succeed Jim Farley, with Iowa primary results exposing his inexperience. The piece details his attempts to woo AFL president Bill Green for Otha Wearin, paid missteps by Hopkins and Gillette, and a broad view that Wearin might have fared better under stronger management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Deal
Tommy Corcoran
Jim Farley
Corcoran
Iowa
San James
Harry Hopkins
AFL
Bill Green
Green
Otha Wearin
Wearin
CIO
Senate
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Gillette
Hopkins
Small shipyard loses bid on four ships contract
A southern shipbuilder secured a contract for four ships worth 8.32 million dollars but could not secure RFC financing. The Maritime Commission then reawarded the work to a larger company. Senate reactions highlighted debates over wage hour and appropriations rules, with Borah Ellender Walsh and LaFollette voting against the final compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maritime Commission
RFC
Jesse Jones
Peter Roosevelt
Paul Roosevelt
Comptrollerless Comptroller General's Office
Senate
Borah
Ellender
Walsh
LaFollette
Are You a Horn Driver Then You're a Nuisance
Dr. Logan Clendening argues against horn drivers as a social nuisance. He cites studies on hearing loss and stress from noise, describing horn tooting as disruptive and citing Popoff mice experiments to illustrate the ear’s sensitivity to noise. He suggests possible legal actions to curb horn use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening
M. D
Popoff
Dr Clendening Answers General Interest Questions
Dr Clendening will answer questions of general interest only and then only through his column, providing guidance and insights on common concerns in his signature format. The note outlines how readers may submit inquiries for response in the upcoming issue.
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Dr. Clendening
Local chatter and stray remarks at church service
Fragmentary notes capture casual remarks about attire and personalities at a church gathering. The text shows quips about a man named Brown and a brief teaser of an unrelated exchange, reflecting informal commentary rather than a clear news event.
Disney Snow White auditions feature standout singer
A Walt Disney audition for Snow White included many singers among them a young woman with a unique voice who resembled Disney's imagined Snow White. She studied the songs and attended the auditions but did not win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney
Samow White
Disney
Snow White
Dr Clendening pamphlets available by mail
Seven short pamphlets by Dr Clendening can be obtained by sending 10 cents for each plus a self addressed stamped return envelope. Include a three cent stamp on the envelope and address to aper andesing care of ae lets in ape three aedation Re: 5 on an om ducing and Gaining Instructions for these Treatment Diabetes Feminine Hygiene The Care of the Hair and
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Clendening
Durbin Overlooked for Job Reveals Hidden Fortune
Leonard Lyons notes Deanna Durbin was not chosen for an early assignment. She later channeled those years into roles that brought greater profit, remaining largely anonymous during the interim in New York World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanna Durbin
Leonard Lyons
New York World
Unclear fragment about an umpire and a glass-eating act
Fragment recounts a man who drank from a bottle before an umpire and mentions a glass-eating circus act. It then veers to a late remark about Indians and country, lacking context or clear events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Mary Janes First Day At School And Jokes
A humorous schoolroom vignette shows Mary Jane answering records questions about being the oldest child, while a string of quips about prices ministry and church life reflects lighthearted classroom banter. The dialogue includes a sly joke about thirst after righteousness and comments on reasons versus excuses.
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Mary Jane
Backsliding Christians and Apostasy Defined
The sermon contrasts backsliding with apostasy, noting a backslider remains a Christian though in sin, while an apostate shows they were never truly saved. It explains two cleansings: salvation by the blood of Christ is permanent, and continual cleansing by the Word restores fellowship with God.
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Christ
God
Walter Winchell On Broadway and News Snippets
A collage of Walter Winchell on Broadway remarks and brief items. Includes Fritz Kuhn denouncing Dickstein and plans to deport him, a Cohan dinner quip, a jury hotel theft bill, Hollywood jokes, Harvard class costume notes, and a Lenox-era quip about Broadway traffic and inhabitants.
Questioning Witnesses in Atlantic City Probate Case
A chaotic probate hearing in Atlantic City features a lawyer badgering a witness with personal questions about a woman living with him. The judge halts intrusion and asks the attorney to repeat the question, which the witness answers in a restrained manner. The exchange highlights tensions over whether such inquiries are relevant to the will.
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Hizzoner
Deadline Extended for Center Point Dauphin Island Bridge
Congress approved a bill extending the start construction deadline by one year for the Center Point to Dauphin Island bridge at Mobile Bay and for a Coosa river span in Etowah County. The extensions push back federal requirements as the measure heads to the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Point
Dauphin Island
Mobile Bay
Congress
White House
Coosa River
Etowah County
Law prompts stance on one story business buildings
Idaho Falls June 9. Businessmen surveyed their single story structures as Building Inspector L. E. Stalker presented a petition for construction of a one story building citing an almost forgotten municipal ordinance requiring downtown business blocks to exceed one story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Idaho
L. E. Stalker
Train Incident Highlights Back Platform Footing
A partial sentence describes an event on a railway platform where a person stood with their back to the rail. Details about location, people, or outcome are not provided in the fragment.
Collector and manager riff on wage and theft tale
A gas company collector borrows a master key to empty coin boxes and asks for a second key after three weeks. The manager quizzes him while the cashier waits for wages. A separate scene has a chemist dismissing a sobbing wife, remarking on tears and chemicals.
Are Roosevelt and Garner Pf Fort and Reno Bound
A playful mystery headline from The Minneapolis Star teased readers with a riff on possible fates for Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry A. Garner. The issue riffs on sensational phrasing used to boost circulation and invites readers to speculate on political intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Star
Roosevelt
Garner
Reno
Quotes and Letters Spoof Across History and Honor
A compendium note cites a lyric line from Claire Aven Thomson and contrasts a yacht club embezzlement resignation by Richard Whitney with a famed surrender letter by Ulysses S. Grant. The piece frames historical correspondences as moral counterpoints to leadership and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Wagner
Richard Whitney
N. Y
Memos of a Mid nighter reveals a friend's death
Dean Hyskell recalls Dick Watts saving Don Skene with blood transfusion and the loss of his golden haired friend Don on the eve of sailing for France. He mourns a childhood playmate who died nineteen years later but is not forgotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Mail
Los Angeles
Winchell
Dick Watts
Don Skene
Don
France
Dean Hyskell
Truthful Interview Sparks Malicious Accusation
An interviewer told the subject the piece would be truthful and not malicious. The subject countered that the truth itself felt malicious, insisting the aim was honesty despite discomfort.
Pome Little Drops Of Water Rhymes On Beach Life
A short verse notes how small water drops and grains of sand make bathing suits uncomfortable whether you sit or stand and ends with a playful image of Red Maclean.
Drunk Refuses to Cross Puddle Delays Ferry
Last night at 53rd Street and 6th Avenue a drunk man stood with two friends at a corner. They urged him to cross a large puddle, but he refused claiming he would wait for the ferry.
Morgan County Notes From Center Grove Visits Lynn Dam
A Center Grove group visited Lynn's Dam and Hughes Cave on Sunday. Several local residents were seen visiting family and neighbors, with multiple mentions of Sunday calls and home visits among the Whisenant, Baker, Bramlett, Talton, and related families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Grove
Lynn
Florence Talton
Lola Black
Alice Baker
Evie Mae
Dortha Jean Whisenant
Mary Grace Compton
Union Hill church news and coming events
Rev. Dewitt Prince led a regular appointment at Union Hill. Rev. Tingsley of Athens will preach on the fourth Sunday. An all day singing is planned for July with lunch baskets. Marvin Bowling, valedictorian, has been ill at home two weeks. P T A meeting next Saturday night features devotional by Miss Lamon and talks on family duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt Prince
Tingsley
Athens
Union Grove
Marshall County
Marvin Bowling
D. M. Briscoe
Jacksonville College
Alice Lamon
O. C. Couch
Slater
Erien Rowe
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Atlanta
Industrial Corporation
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
United States
South
Nellie Solomon
Ruth
Louise Solomon
Sheffield
John Holland
New Albany, Ind
J. W. Holland
Jimmy Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Appropriations Committee
Cal Coolidge
Reynolds
North Carolina
Hague
Junius
Sucman
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Daily Mirror, Inc
Towoy
George Owen
Fritz Kuhn
New York
Dickstein
Congressional
Fritz
Moscow
Cologne
George M. Cohan
Catholic Actors’ Guild
Mgr. Lavelle
Nadelly
Harvard
Izzy Elinson
Jackie
L. Lyons
Yurrop
J. J
Kay Martin
George Stantayana
Allen Prescott
Atlantic City
Atlantic
Benie
Meanie
Moe
Claire Aven Thomson
Bob Sheppard
Morgan County
MT. Tabor
Union Hill
Jim Crow,Jr
WMFO
Jim Crow, Jr
Ala
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