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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1939
Page
4
A reflective column covers Alabama politics and rural life with remarks on protracted income tax fights, economic status, and weather woes. It notes Alabama’s status in national issues, mentions Montgomery sports and a new air route study, and reflects on 1940 campaign pessimism versus reality.
The Daily contemplates a hypothetical case where a state bond holder sues in federal court to recover funds diverted from income tax backed bonds. The scenario envisions an aggressive attorney filing a suit to reclaim diverted moneys.
Decatur praises Huntaville for refunding 960000 bonds lowering interest from five to four percent. Bonds now mature on average by 29 1 2, aimed at reducing taxpayer costs and stopping long running debt service. The call goes to Alabama towns and counties to avoid further bond issuance without taxing to retire existing debt.
Eddie Cantor labeled Senators Reynolds and the opposition, General Mosely and Father Coughlin, as enemies of America in a bold public jab. The note defends free speech in the United States while criticizing the four figures as less than intellectual.
A satirical paragraph argues Dr Gallup polls would anger Harold Ickes over four years and predicts CIO union shop pressure after a poll showing low support for Jawn and labor leadership. It blames CIO and Lewis for economic unrest and criticizes Congress for anti lynching and labor laws affecting the South.
In a Washington dispatch, the piece critiques lawmakers for failing after promising to raise farm parity payments and to support a relief bill. It notes a shift of funds for flood control and highlights tensions within the Democratic Party over labor loyalties and leadership ahead of the 1940 election.
In Vincennes Indiana a filling station attendant Bill Miner a Boy Scout master helps a driver who asks to change oil after washing the windshield. The driver produces a five gallon gasoline can from the trunk and agrees to have the tank filled.
Dr. Clendening outlines soy beans as a nutritious, economical protein source with balanced minerals and vitamins. He notes high protein absorption, lecithin content, and potential to substitute meat proteins while cautioning against exaggerated claims and emphasizing balanced diet needs.
The editor notes Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets for ten cents each. To receive any pamphlet mail 10 cents in coins and a self addressed envelope with a three cent stamp to Dr Logan Clendening care of this paper. Titles include Three Weeks facing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Health and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A sequence of humorous vignettes features a colored boy at a cemetery misreading a tombstone inscription, a mother naming her children Eeney Meeney Miney and Johnny, a deckside exchange about a gull, and a child preferring to watch over candy or a toy.
Around this season many young men finish school and face options after graduation. They consider college, careers, or military service as they plan the next steps in life.
A reflection on how money is often the first measure after a man dies and the need to value character over riches, suggesting prudent saving has smaller, yet meaningful role.
The article presents the Twenty Third Psalm as a central Old Testament image of God as Shepherd providing guidance protection and comfort. It contrasts viewing God as a Person rather than a principle and urges reliance on divine voice and protection. with the refrain The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.
The New York scene tracks Libby Holman and Mabel Webb in Burlesque at Great Neck and notes Barbara Stanwyck and Hal Skelly in a summer revival. It covers Equity blocking The Hot Mikado, Olsen and Johnson's film ventures, From Vienna at Music Box, and assorted reviews, gossip, and political quips from the era.
A roundup praises Stolen Life with Elizabeth Bergner and Clouds Over Europe starring Olivier while noting Inspector Hornleigh and Tarzan Finds a Son entertain. other items include Missing Daughters and vaudeville bits with Lou Holtz Helen O Connell and Pat Friday. reactions compare Mosher to Woollcott and recall a runaway joke about Who was the lucky man.
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