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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1938
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Alabama postal notices and Associated Press references. The text cites post office dating and publication terms, indicating a historical newspaper record with inland and national advertising references. It lacks coherent events or names beyond generic entities.
The article notes German newspapers echo Hitler’s line amid increasing U S pressure and wartime attacks, arguing the Nazi press remains tightly controlled and loyal to the regime.
The Tuscaloosa News joins other Alabama papers in decrying calls to fill the unexpired term of Judge Leon McCordl as national committeeman. The piece warns against overblown efforts by anti handpicking groups and urges restraint to avoid embarrassment.
Highway Commissioner H D Burnumi announced a survey will be made to remove dangerous curves on the Bee Line highway between here and Cullman. The work is urged at the earliest opportunity due to multiple hazardous spots. funds may be delayed but the survey should proceed.
The German boxer, once world champion after a disputed decision, lies in a hospital bed reflecting on fate. His failed comeback followed a blow not considered fair, and past fouls in title bouts prompted rule changes and intense controversy.
The writer argues open discussion and scientific knowledge as cures for a civic disease fueled by misinformation and ignorance. They criticize reckless speech from those lacking facts and urge better understanding among townspeople.
The piece recalls Decatur's rise as a commercial center, the fever and economic blows it endured, and a push for unified action among workers, businesspeople, and residents to diagnose problems, compare with peers, and secure economic independence. It also touches on labor policy debates and a philosopher senator’s advice.
Official figures reveal the FBI staff logged over 700000 overtime hours this fiscal year and 99 agents have resigned in three years as industry hunts for their services. G men deny blame on Hoover while stressing the need for high tension to do the job.
A reader notes that he earned only 35.35 dollars from selling literature, indicating stronger performance in the five and dime business than in the matin line. The remark highlights his differing fortunes across small goods and literary sales.
A Hutchinson bound freight train was halted by two masked robbers. About a dozen transients were held up for roughly $50 and a cheap watch as the robbery occurred mid journey along the rails.
Dr. Logan Clendening notes weather can affect mood energy and health by changing capillary blood flow. He cites Dr. William F. Peterson, links diabetes and tuberculosis to weather, and suggests patients may choose climates to fit disease.
Dr Clendening will answer questions of general interest only and then only through his column.
A humorous sequence traces a boy from eleven to thirty reflecting on how parents’ wisdom shifts with age. A cartoonish dialogue then considers women in business highlighting a married woman’s role as a silent partner and a quip about matrimony ending much petting.
A terse telephone exchange ends with a voice saying I don’t know who’s speaking but it’s OK with me. The fragment suggests an unclear caller and relaxed confirmation.
A short aphorism by Grenville Kleiser urges praising the living and avoiding harm. It counsels offering kind words to cheer lonely souls and to help others, noting pleasure in feeding the hungry and uplifting those in need.
A visiting doctor encounters Rastus and his wife on the road. A duck is mistaken for a delivery stork with worn legs, causing a humorous exchange about inheritance and paternity.
A fragmented text portrays delicate scales for diamonds and snippets of dialogue. Priscilla and Prue debate devotion and time, while an officer questions a late nighthawk as a wanderer fumbles toward a lecture.
Walter Winchell notes Broadway season shows strong box office despite fewer productions. He highlights long runs for Room Service and The Women, mentions The Mercury Theatre’s impact, and cites notable stage and film names such as Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, and La Bainier.
A sermon laments Christ followers whose zeal fades as worldly cares and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word. It urges prioritizing God’s kingdom, rejecting excuses, and living as faithful Christians focused on spiritual duties over material pursuits.
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