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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1939
Page
4
A Dr J N Baker warns against overdrinking water or ice water when hot and tired. He cautions against worry and piling up work. The reader admits difficulty in following the guidance and concedes weakness like others.
A mix of Bible verse reflection and local public notices discusses safe Fourth of July sentiment, evolving film topics, Alabama conservation efforts, a wartime casualty figure, a humor anecdote about grass and cotton, animal care, interest in depicting Robert E. Lee, and a WPA paving proposal for Decatur property owners.
Freddie Sington, once an All American tackle at Alabama, is released by Brooklyn to Louisville in the American Association, illustrating the difficulty football stars have when switching to baseball. Analysts cite different muscle development as a factor, noting few football standouts succeed at higher levels in baseball.
The Daily cites Secretary Hull calling for deep consideration of developments in the Far East especially in Tientsin where an acute blockade shaped the situation. Hull warns Japanese aims threaten British prestige and U S interests if their thrust against Britain and allies continues. The piece argues Tokyo’s control over military leaders in China is eroding and could push Japan toward closer ties with Germany and Italy.
The article notes a 1915 governor veto of a time clock law for state employees and explains current protests over Forsyth’s order. It recalls Governor Henderson’s wet stance and Capitol pressure, with Attorney General Lawson disputing legal authority over state offices.
Washington reports on the era's hidden financing ideas from the federal reserve and White House. Proposals include self liquidating projects and bonds sold to the public, with limited visibility in the treasury, Congress wary of debt, and debates over rail and housing programs.
Dr Logan Clendening explains the peritoneoscope allowing internal abdomen viewing through a small incision. The device replaces exploratory laparotomy, enabling quicker, cheaper diagnosis with about 24 hours hospital stay and potential pain relief.
A humor piece riffs on family meals and childhood quips. A father pressures Jimmy about manners while a boy asks about pigs. A dentist jokes about teeth and a boy about dentures. The excerpt ends with a remark on confidence as a business cure and a line from an old scrapbook about an American church device for raising the wind.
For a 17 year old of five feet five inches the advised weight is about 122 pounds recognizing body structure affects this. Fruits are largely alkaline in action and fruit acids do not provoke facial breakouts or skin itching.
Editor notes readers can obtain seven Dr Clendening pamphlets priced at ten cents each by sending one cent, a self addressed stamped envelope for return, and including the titles such as Three Weeks Reduction Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding and Diabetes Hygiene Care of Hair and Skin.
A religious paper describes an inventor from Oklahoma who uses a collection box with a sound and light system. A twenty five cent coin or larger triggers silence, a ten cent piece rings a bell, a five cent piece whistles, and a cent fires a blank. Pretenders asleep are jolted awake by a watchman’s rattle and a kodak captures their portrait.
A man visits an old friend, the Irish butler pays him heed, and the miser leaves without a tip. A maternity ward note praises a doctor, calling a mother and daughter nearly sisters. Cartoon credit, Lichty, in the New York World Telegram. A fat wallet often shapes careful cuts in small expenses.
A local woman expresses admiration for two individuals shown in a report last week. The narrator recalls calling Sippy's residence and speaking to a Mrs Sippy while resisting a provocative taunt about Old Man River.
The sermonette interprets Psalm 23 stressing the speaker’s relation to the Shepherd as a member of the flock and as a child of God. It contrasts sheep guidance with divine fatherhood and urges loyalty, trust, and obedience, ending in the promise of the Father’s House.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on June 20 students in a marriage course at Scranton Keystone College were asked in an examination to define the tests of a happy home.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Memo Page covers backstage chatter about Brenda F. Bruce C. Billy Livingston and Soph Tucker party recollections. Notes on John Barrymore, Eric Reddings body search, Jack Benny film gossip, and various social columns with celebrity sightings and corrections.
Critics slam Missing Daughters as dated stale and a staynko with broad overtones. Authors Mike Simmons and George Bricker are noted as aging Broadway writers. The review contrasts with a lighter note on Lupe’s Girl from Mexico.
A child notes that a happy home is one where every family member wants to wash the dishes, reflecting communal chore pride and household harmony.
Mrs Virginia Graham returns from Birmingham where she visited relatives. Mrs J T Pettey, Mrs F L Carswell, and Miss Virginia are also linked to Birmingham visits. Excerpt notes Europe’s war fears with the League of Nations amid Russia Poland quarrel. Mr and Mrs Zeno Bailey and two sons visit the Bradd Bibbs in Belle Mina.
The Rescue Home Demonstration club met June 7 at Mrs. Birdie Moon’s home to plan a rally and lunch. Mrs. Barnard described a recent church wedding with a double ring ceremony. Refreshments were served before adjourning to July 7 with officers Mrs. Leatha Hornbuckle president and Mrs. Evelyn Ditto secretary.
Milwaukee June 20 five youngsters aged 7 to 9 were found in farmer Joseph Pekar's potato patch after dark. Sheriff deputies offered a choice of detention home or replanting. They chose to work, and under flashlights replanted all 125 potato plants.
Two veterans rural Hall North Carolina report George W Pred dy 76 year old farmer loves cycling and easily makes a 50 mile round trip on his 24 year old bicycle, asserting the automobile may be here to stay but not replace the bicycle.
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