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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1938
Page
4
The notice explains exclusive rights for republication of AP dispatches and in text news published in the paper. It lists advertising representatives and subscription rates by the week and by mail including options for one month, three months, six months and one year with Atlanta as a listed location.
The article ponders the cost of fishing versus golf sparked by a friend who plans to quit fishing due to expenses. He compares light exercise and pocketbook strain and considers golf cheaper. The Daily invites readers on both sides of the sports debate for input.
A civic call urges citizens to rally behind the dedication of Fort Stephen Decatur Armory, praised as a handsome addition to Alabama and a source of local pride. The piece stresses unity, participation, and the armory as a community asset serving Decatur’s progress.
The passage urges readers to stay out of the room until forensic tools arrive. It expresses hope readers never need FBI facilities and suggests following FBI officers’ requested actions if involvement occurs.
A critic questions Frances Perkins’s Geneva remarks suggesting the US has much to learn from other nations about working conditions and labor relations. The piece argues for less government meddling and trusting American workers and employers to reach peaceful, improved relations without agitators.
The article reminds readers of the 7117 kidnapping hotline for reports to the FBI in Washington. It notes operators nationwide can relay calls at any time and cites the FBI's high solved-rate of 121 of 124 investigated kidnappings under J. Edgar Hoover.
A new Sunday school auditorium costing between sixty thousand and seventy thousand dollars is proposed by the Board of Stewards of Central Methodist church. No erection date set. Miss Margaret Broadus sails to Europe for a three month tour from New York. Birth announced: a daughter to Mr and Mrs BE Lands on June 14. Emmie Frances Polhill attends summer school at Howard College. Mrs J Y Hamill Mrs Harry Carpenter and the Daniels plan a motor trip to south Alabama. J A Jennings returns from visits in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Washington reports on Tommy Corcoran, the elusive political fixer, as speculation swirls about his influence on Francis Biddle’s Senate TVA inquiry appointment and campaign guidance. The piece traces Corcoran’s ghostlike role, his elusive, unnamed methods, and the caution surrounding public exposure.
Corecoran’s favorite expression guides his council action while Justice Holmes is said to have coined the phrase. Tommy, 36, serves as special counsel to the RFC earning 10000 a year yet mostly operates from a back office, wielding influence at the White House and via discreet lobbying. He once would have appeared as a confidential secretary but that would ruin him. He pressed for the reorganization bill, using phones to reach House members, avoiding public visibility. Some say Iowa setback signals his exit, though few expect it. Roosevelt admires him, calling him among the country’s sharpest legal minds though poor at politics. He shares a studio on K Street with Ben Cohen, both bachelors with a Negro maid who cooks and cleans.
Dr Clendening explains that vitamins are essential and may be deficient even in balanced diets due to absorption issues and age. He notes key roles for Vitamin C and Vitamin D, lists common deficiency causes, and highlights how aging alters vitamin needs and absorption.
The piece details Roosevelt’s famed traits and habits including his breakfast of salt mackerel, hatless years, velvet collar overcoat, cane, and piano sessions. It notes rumors of political feuds, late nights with coffee, and claimed speeches like the Roanoke Island address about finance.
Alabama's literary journalistic and educational leaders will participate in the annual three day writers conclave opening in Montevallo on June 15.
The editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr. Logan Clendening are available for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Advice and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Tone and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A sermon reflection on Bartimaeus as an exemplar of the sinner’s cry to Christ. It emphasizes Jesus’ call from darkness to light and freedom from sin, urging the unsaved to trust Him for salvation and peace.
Day June 14. The poem celebrates the flag as it unfurls from mountain height and stars blaze in the sky. It recalls the flag’s first display on July 4 1777 atop Captain John Jones’s ship Rafiger at Portsmouth Harbor New Hampshire by women who sewed it from cloth of their gowns.
A poem celebrates the red white and blue symbol of freedom and national virtue, pairing imagery of flag colors with prayers for enduring honor. It is followed by a sharp, late night exchange where a husband returns home at an odd hour to a questioning wife.
A preacher urges listeners today to hear God’s voice and accept salvation through Jesus Christ. The message promises deliverance from sin, peace, and grace, with the assurance that God will not cast out those who come to Him for healing and power.
Walter Winchell recalls gossip in New York City with a stream of names and hints. The column mentions diplomats actors editors and a host of socialites as it riffs on rumors and contemporary chatter.
The piece notes a wedding tomorrow and a club presentation with light gossip about the usual activities. A three year old at a barber shop sparks a humorous exchange about chewing. The quotation on action over words closes the fragment.
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