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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1939
Page
4
A Decatur Chamber of Commerce call to action urges residents to boost industrial and agricultural income, arguing Decatur could reach 25 million dollars annually now and double in ten years. The piece compares tax waste and public services while praising Finland and urging support for local business and education funding.
In a speech at Montgomery the speaker urges defunding all Alabama bonds while promoting U. S. 31 as the main state route. The plan calls for lower interest rates and a sinking fund to retire bonds within twenty years to free funds for education and health services.
The Alabama Court of Appeals ruled that private home card playing is legal, a stance echoed by a Supreme Court decision years earlier. A Decatur case confirmed invited guests may play cards with or without stakes, prompting ongoing court questions.
The Decatur Daily notes Julian Hall plans a visit next month while Decatur lacks an airport. The piece compares locals opinions on flying, cites Ed Field and The Selma Times Journal, and argues Decatur should provide flight facilities despite mixed views.
The Limestone Democrat argues for a straighter Athens to Pulaski route through Ardmore and Huntsville to keep tourist traffic and dollars local. It warns Athens Decatur Hartselle and Cullman must act to preserve Bee Line's prestige and prevent loss of travelers to safer routes.
Washington June 17 The federal communications commission plans to tighten control of the telephone monopoly, but lawmakers delay action amid election concerns. FCC cites consumer savings but faces a truncated pursuit as legislators adjourn and threaten investigations.
A New York bond legislation story notes lobbyists from chorus and stage worlds failed to sway lawmakers. Critics say Broadway tactics do not resonate in the capital and that ten letters from voters beat ten pretty lobbyists. The Cohen Mead bill for small business loans stalls in hearings and may return next session.
The piece notes no hope for $50 million damages from Germany in the Black Tom case while $25 million in war property seizures owed by Germany may be seized as a settlement. Lawmakers favor swift adjournment after tax relief bills and oppose extending summer sessions to push Roosevelt’s arms embargo repeal.
A. C. Dunlap and family enjoyed singing at Hambys Chapel Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Fannie Minor confined to bed with illness. Mrs. B. B. Owens at Flint Sanatorium for an X ray. Wid Dunlap lost a cow last week. Mrs. J. E. Brown visited Mrs. L. A. Douglass. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stenson announce the birth of twins born June 6. Miss Lovie Dunlap entertained.
The American Medical Association disputes a reminiscence book by Doctor Jerger charging doctors as incompetent. A key example cites misread knee injuries and the need to X-ray both knees before surgery, defending general practitioners’ role.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from a bygone era covers a divorce quip about extravagance, a gag about Australian gas timing, a car dealer’s comfort features, a would be robber bluff, a householder’s dawn dressing, and warnings on faulty brakes and traffic lights.
Ferrell eight year old son of Buford Hubbard was taken to Hartselle clinic for an X ray Friday and is improved after an operation six weeks ago. Dr J A Howle visited Gandy s Cove Sunday to see Mrs Homer Holmes who is ill Jenette Hubbard is sick Farmers report heavy rain delaying crops as locals recount visits and church homecoming guests from Athens at Lawrence Cove.
Readers can obtain seven pamphlets by sending 10 cents per item plus a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening. Topics include Three Weeks' Eating 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.
The article outlines the Christian life in three stages starting with a spiritual birth described in John 3:5 and Rom 8:17. It explains the role of water and the Spirit, the process of begotten faith, repentance, baptism, and walking in a new life. It then covers growth through scripture milk, weekly worship, and adding Christian graces to ensure steadfast election. The final stage is eternal life and a crown of righteousness for the faithful.
A veteran motorist stays focused on road curves over distractions from an attractive seat-mate. The emphasis remains on safe driving and continued attention to highway path and control.
In the fading light a traveler remarks to a wayside station porter that the sun dipping behind distant hills is a finer sight. The porter replies with a wry line recalling past luck and happiness.
A humorous dialogue contrasts Mrs Sniff and Mrs Chugz. Sniff notes his wife refuses to whip cream due to tenderness, while Chugz jokes his wife cries at skinning onions, highlighting domestic quirks.
Walter Winchell On Broadway shares cheeky notes on stockings from Fio Ziegfeld praise to censorship limits. The column catalogs fashion quirks, industry trivia, and iconic names like Mae West Bette Davis Garbo and Elizabeth I I V trends and price hints.
A playful column debunks myths about silk stockings and mischief with claims about termite damage costs, silkworm indigestion, and the false linkage to gunpowder. It jokes about actresses Nancy Carroll and Jane Wyman using unconventional methods to hold up stockings while noting the odd ballads of fashion lore.
A fashion note suggests light stockings to slim light leg shapes and black stockings for heavier legs. Shaded hose reduces calf highlights. Suggests perpendicular weave with wide clocks and pointed heels for full legs, and horizontal weave with low heels for thin legs.
A lighthearted clippings digest notes Japan earns little from silk stockings with only eight to ten percent of sale price reaching Japan. It mentions 12 376 needles per hosiery machine. It observes old stockings as ideal shoe bags and cites film censorship on men wearing women's stockings while jokes about removing them after accidents.
Judge and Mrs Lowe plan a ten day start for a several weeks vacation trip. Frank and Mrs Duffey spent Tuesday in Huntsville. Thelma Hatfield and Sarah Blackwell attended Huntsville dances Thursday. Mr and Mrs Peebles and son visited Cullman relatives. Malcolm Austelle heads to Monteagle for summer. Harry Wyatt and Eva Love depart for a motor trip to Kentucky. John A Thomason will visit Memphis for a short trip Saturday.
Katie Pearl Moore suffered appendicitis at her parents home and was briefly hospitalized in Decatur before returning home. Ruby Rose and Austin Terry wed at Molton on June 10. Odessa Ausborn and Evelyn Moore visited, as did Mrs. Henry Calvert and Mrs. Ida Noble with family. Rev. Joe W. Henderson held services at Flower Hill, drawing a large crowd.
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