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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1938
Page
4
An examination of US deficits through the 1930s argues that sustained government spending has failed to lift the economy. The piece notes rising expenditures and chronic deficits, warns against more pump priming, and urges conservative fiscal policies to avoid debt and hindered recovery.
Citizens of Decatur are asked to contribute 1000 dollars to aid the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Between 150 and 200 Morgan county girls will arrive tomorrow for a three day health and educational course sponsored by the Federated Women's Club. Mr and Mrs John William Blair announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Julia Wleanor to Dr Erskine Chenault on June 29. Miss Frances Cowden is improving after a minor operation Monday.
Washington dispatch reports Southern moderates and Louisiana Senator Eliender shaped the wage hour bill while business lobbies stayed quiet. The plan delays full effect to October, prompts constitutional questions, and faces possible NRA clashes. political pressure rises as John Lewis lobbies and CIO and AFL figures shape public stance ahead of elections.
Semi official diplomats report the president must alter summer travel to South America due to expected political developments at home. He aims to stay near the Atlantic coast to return quickly, likely before the November congressional election. He shows no concern about Europe. Senator Gillette, fresh from an Iowa primary victory, drives into a Pennsylvanian filling station where a humorous exchange with an attendant ends with the senator revealing his identity.
Thomas Card 23 of Columbus Grove bought a car then drove 100 feet to a railroad crossing and was struck by a four passenger train. Hospital attendants reported his condition as fair.
Dr. Logan Clendening outlines vitamins beyond A to E and explains vitamin H linking to growth and sources like tomatoes and cod liver oil. He notes vitamin K in grasses especially alfalfa aiding blood coagulation and reducing hemorrhage during surgeries, and mentions vitamin J in fresh fruit juices as a factor in infection prevention.
An enigmatic mixture of verse and classroom quips on rebirth after hardship and personal growth. It muses on spring after winter, hopeful signs, and the belief that thoughts shape action and faith.
A reader asks if raw peanuts aid body building. The answer says peanuts are nutritious but very indigestible and much of their nutritional value is lost as they pass through the intestine unchanged.
A note announces seven pamphlets by Dr Clendening available for ten cents apiece. Send coins and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr. Beaudle at the provided address to obtain copies on topics including diabetes and feminine care.
A humorous old-time exchange shows a customer asking why barbers wear rubber gloves while cutting hair. The barber explains gloves protect his celebrated hair restorer from growing on hands. The scene ends with a note on credit worthiness and prudent borrowing.
Two backwoodsmen tell Ed they found a man’s corpse in a hollow and compare height and clothing, finally concluding the deceased was not Ed. The tale hinges on a mistaken identity amid a rural setting and humorous miscommunication.
An officer ends an exhausting drill by recalling a childhood memory of wooden soldiers and a neighbor boy after a visit to Sunday School and a stirring talk.
Sermonette for Wednesday contrasts Isaiah 48 18 with a river's peace to praise obedience. It links a misspent life to sorrow, uses a river's majesty to illustrate God's lasting peace, and urges living in harmony with commandments. The speaker notes rivers flow from an eternal source and end by yielding to the sea.
Walter Winchell's column mentions Margot Grahame's husband filing for divorce in London while Margot teases in New York. It notes Simone Simon eloping to Yuma with an L A attorney, plus Grace Moore's split from Columbia Pictures and other celebrity and political tidbits.
In a harsh memory Bertie recalls asking for treasured wooden soldiers and being told by his mother not to cry because one day he would get them back. The mother’s blunt rebuke labels Bertie as a “lopsided, mutton-headed, goofus-brained set of certified rolling pins” and promises a reunion.
A rural editorial notes farmers face brighter odds ahead than city dwellers. It argues a four tumbler lock with 100 numbers yields 10 million changes, and warns that unused ideas are wasted like water in a sieve.
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