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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
4
A collected set of editorial bits urges Decatur to restore the livestock market and improve aviation facilities while urging Alabama towns to push daylight time measures, gauge national readiness, and rally citizens to influence U S Highway 31 and federal policy.
The text reflects opinionated notes on war coverage, press independence, and political views. It loosely mentions cotton, Canada, fifth columnists, Congress, and public sentiment, but contains many garbled phrases and unclear references.
Local promoters urge strong civic support for a four day celebration from July 4 to July 7, stressing that favorable publicity and attendee participation hinge on community endorsement and modest financial backing to keep the event free of negative influence.
The piece contrasts Soviet Russia’s move to extend working hours with its proclaimed worker utopia. It argues Moscow’s admission that times require longer hours shows the difficulty of keeping “cake and eat it too” in practice.
A new York venture prints pages on a ballad titled And They Lynched Him. It features a white and a Negro choir with a Polish director and English conductor. The ballad is by Katharine Garrison Chaplin, Mrs. Francis Biddle, wife of the U.S. Solicitor General.
The air defense program faces a new snag as Henry Ford resists mass production of plane motors for Britain. Edsel Ford reportedly believed the initial large contract would be a joint deal for planes bound for both Britain and the United States. Ford has not yet explained his view.
The Philadelphia convention reveals a bomb plot foiled by a state trooper who infiltrated the suspects and alerted headquarters. Delegates Wake to a PR struggle as Landon faces internal dissent from Hyde and Brooks over keep us out of war and social security language.
A clipped historical excerpt presents a dog narrator asking a lord to keep his master faithful and cheerful, likening devotion to trust and readiness to sacrifice. The passage includes a humorous diner line about eggs and a waiter interaction, ending with fragmented dialogue.
A young executive amplifies the pep book slogan Do It Now provoking rapid actions. The narrative notes he became hipped up by the mindset and dashed into immediate moves, illustrating the intensity of immediate gratification tendencies.
The article analyzes factors shaping nutrition including physical and psychological environments, access to food, and individual needs. It emphasizes appetite, dental condition, ignorance about foods, and the impact of activity on caloric needs, offering a sample high-calorie diet and a Q and A note on pediatric night sweating linked to rickets.
A printer's bold posters proclaim Do It Now sparking chaotic outcomes as workers elope with funds and a daughter, a salesman falls victim to a pistol shot, and an office boy fuels a chaotic scene with ink. A weather joke and a Decatur man's demand for service close the quirky page.
Editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening are available. Each pamphlet costs 10 cents, require postage and a self addressed envelope with a three cent stamp. Titles include Three Weeks Requiring 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.
A manager asserts a worker was dispatched to a gentleman's house after a complaint about an order. Cokey confirms he visited the home but found no one answered the door after ten minutes of ringing.
Jerry teases about his son in college doing extra work. Harry confirms the son is a girl scout. Jerry questions if he is a boy scout, but Harry clarifies he is scouting for a girl. The exchange highlights playful family banter and gendered humor.
Limestone County weekly notes list visits among residents. Earnest Aldridge and baby from Athens spent Sunday with I. B. Roberts. J. B. Cole hosted visitors. Sanderon children visited Jim Pike’s family. Mack Towle and Florence guest in Florence. Wooten couple and infant with A Pepper. Laxson family mentioned.
A year earlier the nomination of Al Smith was described as assured. The weather report noted a high of 79 degrees. Local items include infrastructure, elections, housing permits, theater plans, and community visits involving residents and officials.
Morgan County paper reports Rev Spurgon Morgan suffered a nervous breakdown Saturday and was rushed to Ben evolent Society Hospital. Community members note attendances at a Sunday singing at Friendship Sunny with W A McClellen leading a truckload of singers.
Mr and Mrs John Vasser hosted Mr and Mrs J N Vasser for a Sunday afternoon gathering at their home. The social call reflected a cordial family get together.
Walter Winchell surveys presidential elections and vice presidential picks noting Roosevelt twice as VP nominee. He cites clan roots of presidents, bachelor James Buchanan, and Cleveland’s marriage in office. A quip about Charles Evans Hughes captures 1916 election mood.
A meditation on campaign rhetoric and history recounts how aspirants once used a rouser song by Wm Gibbs McAdoo in 1932 and recalls presidential moments. It notes the first inauguration at Federal Hall in New York and profiles figures such as Andrew Jackson, Herbert Hoover, James K. Polk, and Franklin Pierce with vivid character sketches.
A jumble of historical anecdotes traces grudging slights and surprising twists in American politics. John Adams flees after a Jefferson defeat. Harding’s nomination haunts the smoke filled room myth. Andrew Johnson learns to write at nineteen under tutor Eliza McArdle. Grant rises from Galena to Civil War fame. Garfield’s assassination shapes his legacy.
The 1840 campaign See William Henry Harrison harness a circus style with 60 log cabins on wheels as a symbol of the Just Folks appeal. Van Buren mocked Harrison's log cabin origin but the campaign logo helped propel the ticket to a notable early triumph.
The piece recalls Van Buren criticized for aristocratic leanings and provoking peasant anger at the White House. It notes Bryan's famous 1896 Cross of Gold at Chicago and subsequent defeats in 1896 1900 and 1908. It mentions Harrison's tough slogan era and heckling by crowds as his grandson faced voters.
The records show Al Smith was nominated at the 1928 Democratic Convention in Houston Texas. The text ends abruptly, mentioning only that he was the sole recipient of some unspecified action.
Large crowd gathers for Sunday School and preaching as Brother Lannie Smallwood delivers sermons on the Second Coming of Christ. Various local families host dinner guests and visitors, with weddings and social visits noted around Morgan County.
Several from this community attended the ice cream supper at Hatton Saturday night. Miss Briedell Hagood was the Saturday night guest of Miss Ester B Rutherford. A large crowd attended the singing at Russeville Sunday. Randolph spent Saturday night with Miss Beatrice Hagood near Hatton. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rutherford of Town Creek visited his parents. Miss Ruby Randolph visited Miss Bessie Flannagin. Flannagin returned to Jackson to continue her business course after visiting her parents.
Firemen report a bakery truck sparked when its rim sent sparks from the pavement igniting a leaking gas line. The blaze turned the load of fresh goods into a toast covered scene, with authorities noting the odd sequence in Lincoln.
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