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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
4
The piece critiques wartime tensions and fifth column fears, urging FBI action on possible fifth columnists. It notes Mussolini and Hitler shaping Europe, calls for deporting aliens, and cites local efforts like a new ad system, Red Cross fundraising, and county financing to meet postwar needs.
Farmers are invited to attend on Saturday June 15 for the first checks paid by the Alabama Dairy Products Company for whole milk. The dairy section has begun production and will expand as farmers see the value of better production and income. Some may quit, others will continue to grow the milk business and sell milk locally.
The Daily elevates Walter Lippmann for defense insights urging thorough preparation to avoid costly outcomes. It cites Washington era soldiers as ideal Americans and argues national defense requires readiness, allied support, and cautious leadership to prevent war while preparing for future threats.
In Washington June 13, analysis notes the Loire line as weaker in practice than map shows and warns of German tank advances. It also covers Roosevelt's Charlottesville course, congressional reactions, naval balance, and the Silver Bloc pushing minerals subsidies amid Democratic fundraising and government advertising patterns.
Mrs. Celinda Ranweiler was treated at a hospital for injuries after a dry noodle pierced her thumbnail while handling it. The incident adds to a running list of domestic hazards reported in Minneapolis.
An old newspaper column explains that most diabetes cases occur in people over 40 and that those over 50 show milder forms. Sugar in urine is a key sign, and many middle aged patients can manage with dietary adjustments rather than insulin. It lists typical meals and notes Dr. Clendening’s pamphlets offered for ten cents each.
A collage of light anecdotes and jokes about dogs and everyday life. The pieces poke at dog loyalties and generic humor from various locales while noting quick changes in modern life and small social exchanges.
A mix of quips and mini dialogues unfolds with characters including a pretend customer who resists, a cook chiding a friend, and a fox ranch manager answering the education delegation. Interludes cover marriage, sleep, and a cautionary note on polygamy with a lighthearted tone.
A protest-like proclamation advocates taxing non sense while condemning the escape of nonsense. The text frames taxation as a tool previously used on intelligence and common sense and now targets nonsensical ideas.
A devotional message urges reducing worry by aligning values with spiritual needs. It contrasts human haste and material standards with trust in God, noting faith dispels needless future anxiety. It emphasizes living today and not crossing bridges only God will reach.
The farmers of Ellisville welcomed weekend rain which helped crops. Health remains good. many residents attended the Lebanon singing. Mr. and Mrs. William Melson and children visited from Aldridge Grove to see her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Reid, as a large crowd joined the shower at Mrs. Jodie Blankenship’s.
A condensed reminiscence outlines Walter Winchell and others shaping American newspapers. It highlights Alex Woollcott’s Times byline sparking a Shubert feud, James Gordon Bennett’s fiery edge and Paris patrols, William Allen White’s editorials, Horace Greeley, William Cullen Bryant, Clifton Fadiman, and Frank Munsey’s rise from pulp writing to a newspaper empire.
Staffers of PM remember Publisher Ingersoll and a vow broken on a city desk. Ambrose Bierce, West Coast correspondent and fast copy-maker, once wrote with a pen that “boiled ink.” Floyd Gibbons earned fame covering wartime and Cameron Dam. The era saw the first sob-sister in 1895 Maria Barberi, and Marguerite Marshall as local femme columnist. New York’s Laura Vitray led the Graphic’s staff as its lone lady editor.
The passage highlights a trio of young talents Elsie McCormack an 11 year old columnist in a San Francisco paper Channing Pollock a 16 year old performer for a Washington daily and Walter Lippmann finishing Harvard in three years illustrating precocious achievement in journalism and the arts within the era.
The piece notes pioneers like James Campbell who faced mail bans after a firing as Boston postmaster. It recalls journalists Charles A. Dana and Jos Pulitzers’ blindness, and mentions marriages of theater icons Adolph Klauber, Jane Cowl, James Whitaker, Ina Claire. It also cites G B Shaw challenging critic attire.
Lincoln Steffens earned pay by space on the old Post causing friction with the cashier. He collected so much that the paper put him on straight, reflecting a tight wartime or early newspaper billing dispute.
Mrs. Myrtle Cooper honored in family event. Aaron Templeton and spouse visited Birmingham to see son Frederick in hospital. Dor man Pope due for operation at Benevolent Hospital with wishes for recovery. J. T. Bolan spent weekend with Looney family. Aulton Blankenship Ira King and Robert Reid reported as business visitors in Moulton. Trannie Braden of Sheffield visited sister Nie McDaniel. W H McDaniel also a business visitor in Hartselle.
Robt Neville, foreign editor of PM, earned his rep while on vacation in Spain where he wrote bridge material for the H Trib. His travel writing led to a foreign assignment with Time and then to his current post.
George Seldes was said to have tipped Pershing and Baker en route to St Mihiel in September 1918. He arrived ahead of them and spread the word, and villagers hailed him as a hero while the big officials were treated with welcome rather than scorn as they entered the town.
The reminiscence recalls Karl von Weigand earning a meagre UP wage while filing eye witness WWI notes, Fred Palmer reporting from the Greco Turkish conflict hilltop amid gunfire and a missed bullet misperception, insect sting and sportlike stance. It credits Variety’s rise to a ham vaudeville act and notes Silverman’s opposition to the Morning Telegraph ending, then founding a weekly that brought wealth.
Hugh Gaine ran a Tory Gazette for New York and a Whig edition for Newark to please both sides. A local publisher rebuffs job applicants who drink, joking that the paper can support only one drunkard at a time and that he is that man.
The city repairs and finances continue as the railroad station gains decorators attention and $10,000 is authorized to cover part of the semi annual interest on $660,000 road and bridge bonds. A filling station on Sixth Avenue nears completion.
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