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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1939
Page
4
A sharp rebuke targets John L Lewis for allowing sit down strikes and for leaders under his influence. The critic argues Lewis shows gall to offer guidance on how the country should be run.
A column notes a dawning day in Alabama politics amid budget talk and merit law reading while praising Lister Hill for welcoming towns to Alabama. It recalls 60 arrests reported in Gadsden and honors Coach Hank Crisp as Crimson Tide athletics celebrated as a Dixie icon.
March 24 marks the annual gathering of Tate High School coaches as they vent about state athletic association regulations. Governor Dixon nominates a respected merit board led by Judge Grover Hall and Governor Kilby ally Craig Smith, amid broader calls to cut red tape before military gifts. A Morgan County farmer touts Danville’s example as a model for southern prosperity. Gertrude Ederle eyes an Aquacade appearance at the New York World’s Fair while seeking continued support after years of hearing loss.
The piece argues for paving the Decatur to Guntersville road as essential for Morgan County Alabama. It notes promises since 1912, broad paving history, and the road's role in linking Memphis to Atlanta. Supporters say many arguments favor this road with none against it and pledge continued effort to secure state paving.
The column laments a sinking baseball season in the Valley, favors a low cost Class D club, and predicts no 1939 activity with plans likely to resume in 1940. It then shifts to Mussolini and Suez, Latin American trade ideas, and minting a hemisphere bond. Guam base funding, Pan Am dredging ties, and Roosevelt era politics wrap with Brig. Gen. Watson’s appointment.
An editorial lament condemns Delano Park as neglected and weed ridden, despite thousands spent. It blames both men and women of the town for passive indifference and calls for civic effort to transform the park from a mere name to real beauty.
Washington reports a coming crisis in the Mediterranean within a month or more. Mussolini may move to seize territory in France, prompting French troops into northern Italy. France and Britain are prepared to respond, with the Brenner Pass route and the British fleet key to containment.
Reports from Washington say Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes is recovering from a mild grippe. He will not attend court sessions for the rest of the week and remains at the office of the 16 year old jurist.
A 28 year old Valentina Stepanova Grizodubova has been named chief of the International Airlines department of the Soviet civil air fleet. She commanded an aircraft during a bold mission and now leads the department with the authority to oversee international air operations.
A health column discusses vitamin B, its dietary sources, and the debate over supplementing with concentrated forms. It notes beri beri from B1 deficiency, explains who is at risk, and observes that ordinary American diets typically exceed the minimal B requirement by about 20 percent.
Mr and Mrs Emmitt Cooper visited near Danville with the Kirkpatricks Sunday. Lorene Penn dined with Estelle and Louise Hunter. Rev Lonnie Smallwood led services at Friendship Sunday. Mrs Ervie Holladay and Mrs Dona Crow stayed with Nannie Stovall near Massey. Nannie Stovall hosted Dona Crowe Thursday. Edward Butner and family visited this week end. Ruth Morris dined with Linnie Fields. Drud Jarrett and children Reba and Robbie Ray visited J B Steel Sunday evening. Edward Hunter and Ottis Dutton visited Corinth Sunday evening.
The editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Clendening are available for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet In digestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
One year ago today Mrs Lether Smith returned from a visit to relatives in Payetteville Tennessee. Mrs John McGehee will entertain the Decatur mothers club on Friday afternoon. Dr Frank Emens plans a $10000 brick structure at Johnston street and First avenue. Mr and Mrs W G Best occupy a new home on Seventh avenue west. Mrs Will Thompson visits Clanton Alabama this week. The Silk Stocking Club meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs W B Markstein.
Lucy the chicken at the G O Peel chickenhouse in Des Moines crackled aloud and laid an egg weighing seven and a half ounces. The egg measured nine and a quarter inches around the long axis and seven and a half inches around the short way, attracting marked attention among the hens and onlookers.
A preacher’s plain talk on Micah 6 8 asks for justness mercy and humility showing how everyday ethics test faith. The author defends plain sermons over lofty platitudes arguing self control and common sense prepare believers for real duty. Faith without works is dead.
An all-woman flight crew completed a nonstop route from Moscow covering 3717 miles to the Far East ending near Komsomolsk on the lower Amur River. The mission showcased women's participation in long haul aviation and endurance in challenging air routes.
Sparks from a nail ignited by a closing barn door are believed to have caused a fiery explosion near Lakeland Georgia. Fire crews fought flames as investigators began assessing the scene and possible ignition sources.
Walter Winchell compiles a dense stream of celebrity mischief and political talk, naming Claire, William Wallen, Margo Lederer, Francis Lederer, Lindbergh, Carrel, Freud and others in a panorama of rumors, trials, marriages, and world affairs. The item blends showbiz buzz with political chatter and social notes across figures and events of the era.
Sam I. Watson, a prominent farmer and member of the State Board of Education, died recently alongside two farm tenants in a loss noted by local observers. The passing marks the end of a longtime community figure and educator involved in state agricultural oversight.
A garbled column notes various pop culture jabs and political hints including a rebuilt Wrigley sign on Broadway promising seven thousand added mazdas, mentions of Mickey Rooney’s father, figures like Colonel House and Bonnet, and speculative gossip on Pope, Nazis, and public figures. The piece weaves satire with era headlines and cryptic references.
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