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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
4
The article notes Decatur preparing elaborate plans for its 120th anniversary festivities and invites residents to attend. It mentions warm weather improving the cotton crop and an updated forecast predicting a bumper harvest. Governor stassen blends Republicans to a boiling point amid local political tension.
The article humorously compares Tuscaloosa to a navy with a growing fleet of ships. It notes a population advantage, references Bryce Hospital, and mentions a half hundred ships with no submarines yet, contrasting with the German Navy. It cites Wheeler Lake counts of 886 vessels.
Walter Winchell reports Army higher ups warn Britain has three months to withstand Nazi forces. The piece notes public division over engaging in Europe, aiding Britain, and isolationist views, with Congress seeking clarity.
The Daily emphasizes development over politics as Decatur plans growth through airport and river terminal projects, school rebuilding, hospital improvements, debt repayment, and paving. It argues for a well founded city with opportunities and steady bond management.
The piece argues that aliens communists and Nazis should be removed from relief rolls and urges closing immigration gates. It claims 3 500 000 aliens in the United States and calls for naturalization or repatriation, insisting America for Americans is a safe policy.
The city announces a multi day celebration July 4 to 6 highlighting Decatur history with a pageant and concerts. Francis Craig’s orchestra performs July 5 at the Armory, P O Davis speaks to farmers July 6, and motorboat races Sunday afternoon along a mile course between the bridges. The 120th Anniversary aims to unite residents and attract national attention.
A humorous exchange contrasts slim young girls urged to garden with the idea that tennis and swimming are more fun. A light, playful scene features a passenger asking a conductor for help off a train and a porter shoving him, leaving him five stations past his stop.
The piece notes a Pittsburgh discovery of a 14 year old school girl's astonishing voice hitting two octaves above high C. It also includes pop culture quips about fashion, jokes, and humorous anecdotes including lazy prize tales and a cross-eyed judge. It satirizes unemployment debates and everyday needs like toothpaste and toothbrush durability.
A 1 year retrospective notes Cordell Hus once talked of as a presidential candidate now seen as a potential running mate. Other items include Tuscaloosa mental hospital crowding, a roof fire at Jervis Foundry and Machine Co, and new insurance firm Fennell and Butler preparing to open July 1.
Dr Farris Gregg will occupy the pulpit at Central Baptist Church Sunday with noted ability to interpret the Bible. His services are in demand across the United States and he has engagements in New York and Maine in early July, making this Decatur appearance a rare privilege for Bible students.
In Lincoln on June 28 Harry Swallow refused to take the last two digits on his taxi meter and bet those numbers at Ak-Sar-Ben track. If the cab had run a tenth of a mile farther he would have bet 60 but he played 59 and 8 paid $535.80 when horses 6 and 10 won.
New York society is busy as Martha Raye enjoys a hot dog at Woolworths on Broadway and 44th. The piece notes witty observations about performers, editors, and socialites, including F D R Jr, W W Hurst Jr, Boris Morros, Arline Judge, Miriam Hopkins, Robert Montgomery, Oscar Levant, Vernom MacFarlane, and Peggy McEvoy. It sketches nightlife, theater chatter, and street scenes with brisk humor and urban color.
W H McMillian of Owens Cross Roads remained in serious condition at Huntsville Hospital after being struck by a car driven by C A Huguley of Huntsville on the Florida short route between Huntsville and New Hope. The driver was said to be dodging turkeys on the highway. no charges have been filed.
A bolt of lightning struck the kitchen of Mrs. Pet Silvus in Marietta Ohio on June 28. The bolt knocked a skillet from her hand and a pitchfork from her husband’s grasp as it traveled to a nearby field. Mrs. Silvus suffered severe burns while her husband escaped injury.
Tony Wilson, hotel operator in Tacoma, says lobbies are somberly quiet. He told police that seven men stood around a music box and began singing, humming and whistling. He noted the scene before additional remarks.
A medical column explains tennis elbow as an inflammation under forearm muscles near the elbow joint and notes that rest, heat, plaster, and sometimes surgery are used. It cautions sprains must be distinguished from fractures via X rays and mentions early mobilization can aid quicker recovery.
A reader asks about fat reducing devices. answers state external massage is not helpful and fat cannot be reduced that way. Another asks if daily chocolate milk harms. responses say it provides energy and nutrition unless overweight. A third asks about a baby with a tail like growth. explanations describe pilonidal sinus cyst at the base of the spine and note it is rare and usually harmless unless infected.
The editor notes Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets at ten cents each. To receive a pamphlet send ten cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of this paper. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hair and Skin Care and more.
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