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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1941
Page
4
The page notes W. R. Shelton as a second class matter entry in 1912 and 1917 at Decatur Alabama post office. It states Associated Press rights and republication terms for news dispatches and the paper’s own material. It reserves rights for special dispatches and credits.
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce pushes for completion of the Memphis to Atlanta highway and notes TVA power contracts may lose a ten percent discount. They call for an $8,000 fundraising push, discuss street name painting and parking lane enforcement, and emphasize securing land for an Army air base to boost local employment and long term use.
Zion's Herald denounces use of prayer for publicity and propaganda amid Washington protests against the Lend-Lease bill. The weekly urges churches to protest the practice, arguing true prayer should be sincere and not aimed at political impact or temporal impressions.
German headlines claim Bulgaria welcomes Nazi troops and lift morale in Bulgaria. American readers face eased war news tension as baseball season approaches and the Brooklyn Dodgers remain in the league.
Alabama readers see John Peach in shirt sleeves at his desk. He says the people will have a working governor, noting summer weather in Montgomery.
Article argues that external agitation drives workers at the Army Camp Davis to strike, blaming unseen outsiders rather than defense versus non-defense work. It cautions that intelligent men can be misled by talkers likely unaffiliated with direct dependence, long before national war threats.
Washington notes rising meat poultry and egg prices as beef, pork and other staples surge. Officials discuss how defense programs and corn hog policy affect markets and urge selective buying while debating the president’s lend-lease style energy and war measures.
A Gadsden police retiree May Langley received a mule from fellow officers. Reporter Wil Martin uncovers a Decatur connected yarn about Langley’s brother Vann, a poker player, and a mule dealer, with a tale of sudden wealth and a chase for the mules near Decatur.
A medical column discusses tic colitis or colitis, its causes such as cathartic habit and food sensitivity, and treatments including education diet and avoiding surgery. It notes many patients demand cathartics and enemas, while Dr Alvarez of Mayo Clinic reports only 1 percent relieved after appendix removal.
The guidance says five or six hours in twenty four is sufficient for anyone over 30. Most sleep issues come from worry about the amount slept. If you feel rested on five or six hours, it is enough. If you can get eight or nine hours, do so but don’t overthink it.
The editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening with topics on diet indigestion reducing infant feeding diabetes feminine hygiene and hair skin care. Readers may obtain any pamphlet by sending 10 cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to the doctor via the newspaper.
Poignant lines reflect growth and kindness from ordinary moments and encounters. The speaker recalls lessons about mercy, generosity, and spiritual insight found in everyday life. Grenville Kleiser quotes frame themes of truth, freedom, and humane acts.
A party featured a magazine style questionnaire for husbands with questions on nagging jealousy housekeeping and duties. Later men returned with questions for their wives while a clergyman learns the departed’s sex in a joke setup.
Walter Winchell reports on a bustling New York social scene with mentions of Benny Goodman John Henry Hammond Ed Wynn Mrs Phil Baker Ethel Merman Hal Kemp Martha Stephenson Alf Vanderbilt and others in a rapid gossip parade. The column catalogs rumors marriages divorces and industry chatter across clubs hotels and Broadway during 1941.
A visitor praises a house’s bay window during a quiet tea chat. The Woman of the House responds with cold retorts about fixation and balance, likening it to a child who refuses all but candy, highlighting tension over priorities.
Ohio Congressman Sweeney faces lawsuits from Pearson and Allen in multiple states after losing eight out of three suits. They seek $500,000 amid claims of abuse of judicial process. Other items note Virginia Gay da alleged assault near Rome, Lambert Fairchild divorce action, Beverly Paterno separation, and Village Barn owner’s island plan.
A homiletic meditation on Acts 1 12 urging the Sunday leaving mood to become weekly action. The writer contrasts inner worship with outward service and urges Christians to carry church feelings into daily life and world service.
The Daily urges readers to place a Want Ad to attract tenants for an empty apartment. Prospective renters are invited to contact the listing to secure occupancy and reduce ongoing costs.
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