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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1941
Page
4
Biographical notes trace W R Shelton as founder editor with years 1912 to 1924. Record specifies dates for post office listings at Decatur Alabama on February 26 1912 and July 1 1917 and notes Associated Press copyright for republication of news and dispatches.
The Alabama Educational Association outlines long range goals in The Alabama School Journal. Proposals include protecting appropriations, reforming superintendents appointments, removing tax limits for local districts, free high school education, adequate higher education funding, and updated retirement and tenure laws. It also notes safety helmet trials for baseball and a 4 H event upcoming in Morgan County.
The speaker lauds Attorney General Buster Lawson for leading the battle against efforts to abolish segregation laws in the South. They question whether the federal government plans to leave a single state right in Dixie.
The text claims Germans started World War I, the current war, and warns a far stronger treaty than Versailles is needed to prevent a future war, asserting the Germans as the source of ongoing conflict.
In a reflective note the author imagines a monument honoring the person who warned Mussolini that the Greeks would not oppose him. The remark underscores a historical debate over Greek resistance and moral courage.
Colleges press ahead with spring football practice for a 1940 season as if wartime concerns do not exist, reflecting optimism about upcoming play and readiness amid global conflict.
Quote highlights caution as Nazis consider Greek resistance after Italian fighting. It notes Greeks are tougher than some expect and implies lessons could come from Italy’s experience.
The report notes Yugoslavia is repeatedly assigned the role of an innocent bystander amid regional and international tensions, suggesting limited influence over unfolding events and decisions.
A collection of quips about defense gear idle by dynamite or strike, women knitting and playing bridge, roses in Delano Park under Charles W. Young, Italian allies in British bolstering, a recall of days of put and take Tage, and a critique of Neville Chamberlain's handling.
Washington March 21 the House Appropriations subcommittee heard testimony on Roosevelt's request for 7 billion in defense aid. War Secretary Stimson production chief Knudsen and Budget Director Smith testified they lack final plans and details as to timing costs and record keeping.
A sermon on Mark 4 37 to 41 notes storms at sea test believers. It argues Christians still face trials despite faith but emphasizes Jesus master of storms remains near and can restore peace in distressing hours.
Dr Clendening discusses diabetes management focusing on diet and insulin extracts, noting artery disease risks and the need for careful foot care in middle aged and elderly patients. Advice covers avoiding constricting chairs, using a foot stool, keeping feet warm and dry, and monitoring forchilblains and poor circulation. He warns about angina risk in elderly diabetics and cautions moderation with tobacco use.
An archival fragment recalls spring Sassafras tea memories tied to health cures and nostalgia. The excerpt pairs classroom prompts about geography with a proverb on hard work and life resilience.
The piece notes chilblains tend to recur and recommends woolen socks and improved foot circulation. It suggests morning and evening exercises, and hot and cold foot baths. An editor’s note offers seven Dr Clendening pamphlets for 10 cents each by mail order.
A caller declares he is the father of triplets and shouts for a recount. A joke about saving America frames a discussion on individual supremacy and self reliance, while a minister reflects on life’s new wave as a baby.
A series of blunt admonitions about work ethic, honesty, self restraint, and loyalty. The speaker stresses punctuality, exceeding expectations, maintaining profit, avoiding dissipation, and keeping discipline. Emphasis on self-respect, forthright feedback, and mutual obligation between worker and boss.
Buyers and sellers gain economical turnover through Want Ads as a practical trading tool. The notice underscores the value of classified ads in matching needs with offerings efficiently.
A collage of poems and notes on spring reflections and media opinions. Walter Winchell muses on spring and memories, while Herbert Agar critiques personal journalism at a Courier-Journal meeting. Also notes on Naz submarine threats, an anti-Fascist execution, and a humorous exchange about acting styles.
A fragmented column notes a cab ride misdirection, two headliners Molly Picon and the Mills Brothers at a 14th Street theatre, a line of chorus girls, a name band, and double feature films all for 15 cents. It also mentions Bill Stern and a proposed statue in his hometown with a Glasgow tie to Theatre Guild founder Lawrence Langner.
Actress Augusta Wallace organized a charity party for German refugees via the Quakers. The gesture was generous, but the actress contracted German measles from the event.
Bill Hardy reports a union delegate approached a stagehand at a 44th Street theatre offering an invitation to a labor meeting the next day. The stagehand declined, citing a matinee. Cynic verse by C. J. follows.
A Humour sketch recalls two Englishmen in an air raid shelter quipping about hiccups amid bombing. It then shifts to a Londoner reconciling with his estranged wife after an air raid, with a sharp comeback about the woman he lived with being bombed out.
Dick Himber recalls a poker player who kept his cards tight as he buttoned the King of Diamonds. A wise man muses nostalgia as longing to recapture a hangover’s comic pull. A burlesque performer warns another that her dress is showing.
Alexander Markey criticizes the National Garbage Week concept in The Morning Mail and suggests a playful change to the slogan Bundies for Hitler. The tone mocks wartime propaganda with a punny rewording.
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