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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
4
Publication item states second class matter published at Decatur Alabama with dates February 26 1912 and July 1 1917 under the act of March 6 1875. Governing legal notice from New York laws reference.
A collage of brief notes and editorials ranging from biblical reflection and civic duties to weather, travel, and local incidents. Mentions Eph 4 13, voting rules, a fugitive escape, the secret service history, malarial control talk, and a burglary loot. Includes regional weather and travel remarks about North and South Alabama.
A projection envisions Decatur and Morgan county freeing bonds in twenty years. The commentary contrasts famed pitcher Dizzy Dean's quiet early conduct with his later outspoken style, noting his ego and lack of reform.
Proposal suggests every county appoint an engineer with partial salary support from the State Highway Department. The idea reflects long standing need acknowledged by local officials and readers.
Two men debated how to curb mosquito breeding in fish pools. One asks about oil on water to kill goldfish while the other suggests dynamite to blow the pool. The brief exchange ends on a note of impracticality and warning against harm.
A reporter asks about a third term. Roosevelt quips to "go stand in the corner." The piece argues the South has advanced under the Democrats and warns Republican administrations have not favored the region, suggesting little expected improvement ahead.
The Daily lauds Raymond Clapper for lucid discussion of the arms embargo issue. He contrasts isolationists and the administration on cash and carry and argues every option risks war, urging prevention over entangling future commitments.
The White House seeks senate and house action on neutrality repeal with emphasis on a broader peace bill. Democratic leaders debate how hard to push, fearing political backlash while noting possible amendments. Roosevelt lines up unpledged delegates to maneuver at the convention and faces war timing and domestic policy twists.
Leon Gordon film scenarist and author of White Cargo and Lester Morton foreman ran over a live rattlesnake after a stick was kicked into their car on the Gordon ranch. They deserted the vehicle, which hit an embankment and was badly damaged, then walked seven miles back to the ranch house.
The notice highlights that classified ads are the housewife's advertising medium and directs readers to call the ad taker for placing ads.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses constipation in children and promotes acidophilus milk as a natural treatment. He cites a study where over 90 percent of treated children had regular bowel movements, notes long lasting gut colonization, and asserts acidophilus milk offers superior digestibility and curd quality for infants with intestinal issues.
A citizen sent ten cents to an ad promising a useful coat-hangar and cigarette lighter and received a tiny packet with a nail and a match. Mike sits in a railway station waiting room ignoring a no smoking sign, joking about tiles and a second sign about corsets.
February move by Farm Journal to acquire Farm er's Wife triggers a humorous exchange. A farmer jokes about sleepless nights count sheep and sending them to market while accounting for losses. The text ends with a quip about Rhodes scholars losing something.
Readers may obtain seven Dr Clendening pamphlets by sending 10 cents per pamphlet plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A note on language shows that an Indiana accent acquired after six months in England persists upon return, with the Oxford speech pattern clinging to the speaker for life.
Employer sought a strong boy and asked why he could perform. Applicant boasted he had licked the other eleven applicants outside the door, a shocking and inappropriate claim reflecting a troubling interview scene.
A breathless woman bursts into the station seeking two tickets to Delaware. She blurts out an unclear request while the agent replies with a cheerful improvised farewell phrase.
A playful verse laments lack of pep among local girls as Farmer Jimson recalls Sarah milking fifteen cows before breakfast. A humorous exchange covers neuralgia cures with a joking stocking remedy and a bishop’s dinner remark about bravely going to church amid a tale of a cannon in the pulpit.
The sermon explores Paul’s transition from Pharisaic excellence to total commitment to Christ. It contrasts past gain with the surpassing knowledge of Jesus, describing his sacrifices and the ongoing growth in faith as the supreme life purpose and motivation for selflessness in Christ.
A beauty shop defended itself in court after a client accused a permanent wave burner of causing burns. A jury of 12 watched a demonstration on a model before returning a verdict for the shop.
A garbled excerpt shows snatches of dialogue about murder, a drowned organist, and a nurse patient exchange. It includes lines about popularity, a joking four little words phrase, and a patient declaring love while a nurse comments on honesty.
A fragmented Walter Winchell on Broadway column blends spoof news, show business jabs, and editorials. It cites Connie Boswell, S J Perelman, Joan Crawford, and Mussolini jokes while critiquing cinema taxes and theater funding in a brisk, era voice.
Mrs Clifton Penney and Mrs George Phillips return from Nashville Tennessee. Miss Guynelle Rice of Commerce Georgia visits Miss Frances Mason for ten days. Sam Malone Jr recovers from an operation. Miss Dora Wade returns from a Birmingham trip. Mrs W P Baugh leaves for Tampa Florida. Harriett and Jane Irwin host afternoon tea at their parents home Thursday.
Senate leaders seek passage of a tax bill and the appropriation committee advances a relief bill while airline and farm measures face votes. The House schedules votes on an airplane purchase program and a compromise farm appropriation, with hearings on Wagner act revisions and administration neutrality legislation. Senate approves a farm bill and civil war department funds before sending to the White House.
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