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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1939
Page
4
A Bible thought for today laments slow progress on health, education, and reapportionment while urging Decatur to attract substantial industry. The piece notes Roosevelt’s partial reform, calls for malaria control plans, and asks churches to prepare for May 7th. It highlights local politics and civic effort.
A regional plea promotes households keeping chickens and a brood sow to boost Alabama’s farm wealth, claiming increased poultry and livestock output will double wealth over time.
The passage notes the city plans enhanced waste service once the incinerator is finished. It envisions collecting garbage at least twice weekly and supplying homes with red garbage containers.
The note asks about the fate of Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement in the lead up to World War II. It implies a retrospective view on whether his approach succeeded or failed and what followed in international diplomacy.
The Tuscaloosa News critiques the Decatur Daily for backing a Birmingham-Tuscaloosa highway and argues the Bee Line road needs straightening to attract tourists. It notes good recent changes in Southern Tennessee and Northern Alabama, but warns outdated sections threaten traffic and economic impact. The piece calls for engineers to reduce curves and detours to shorten travel and boost tourism.
Washington reports show President Roosevelt wavering on a tax appeasement plan as insiders blame missteps and shifting strategy. Treasury and White House aides feuded while Senator Harrison and Hanes push a possible alternative. lawmakers doubt a new tax program will pass in its current form. Chavez’s vote shift and Garner’s behind the scenes influence add to the unsettled outlook.
The notice reviews Sessible Dieting by Dr. William Engel OH DOCTOR MY FEET by Dr. Dudley J Morton and HOW TO CONQUER CONSTIPATION by Dr. J F Montague. It highlights dieting vitamins arch theories and foot care while sharing anecdotal commentary and light humor from a classroom exchange about czars and workers.
The column notes general interest questions answered by Dr. Clendening through long voyages using citrus juice. It recalls Cook’s Hawaiian voyage and the Sandwich Islands named by Captain Cook. Doctor Engel’s book promotes well balanced dieting for weight loss with emphasis on vitamins and minerals.
A rough humor piece mocks roadside warnings and car ads. A couple jokes about driving, a census claim on infant deaths in auto accidents, and a carnival exhibit of a man without brains appear, reflecting lighthearted rural humor.
A quoted line urges Denny to change course as pressure grows over Chavez s trajectory. The passage credits Senator Truman with efforts related to the New Mexico senator, noting unclear timing around sleep.
The editor notes seven Dr Clendening pamphlets 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.
A neighbor reports a motorist seen on the road driving a car at about 80 miles per hour. The note urges caution and road safety. In Decatur a store clerk was questioned by a neighbor about blinds colors. A Bible verse from Deuteronomy 22 5 is cited regarding gender apparel.
A casual prompt frames a hypothetical windfall asking how to spend or secure a million dollars. The speaker also suggests hiring six good lawyers and pursuing the money.
A fragment states that four fifths of a modern car’s weight comes from metal products. Dialogue references financial strain from a butcher wife and a suggestion to become vegetarians. The text then notes pouring coal oil on a smouldering stove fire.
A sermonette compares the Christian life to a race and wrestling, urging believers to run with patience looking to Jesus. It stresses laying aside weights and sin, pursuing an incorruptible prize, and trusting God to guard what is trusted to Him.
Uproar of Broadway society spills into West 48th Street tales and theater gossip. Irene Dunne attends The Little Foxes premiere while stars mingle at venues like the Stork Club and Diamond Horseshoe as reports of new shows, songs, and romances circulate among reporters and audience alike.
A city tale pairs a 42 year old grotesque charm with a radiant beauty, sparking gossip as they date then part. The heroine, heartbroken, becomes the darling of a Hollywood star while privately mourning the lost love. Nightclub vignettes echo gossip and flirtatious banter of the era.
A brisk collage of New York street scenes from the 56th Street Bonwit Teller windows to out of town visitors seeking a break. It notes a drunken woman on a 52nd Street bus, flirtatious roaster girls, and a blind companion reacting to headlines. Also mentions sixth avenue awning repairs and allergy shop on East 68th Street. Broadway Confucius quips on erasing friendships by sponging on them.
Mrs Lewis Bradley is able to be out after being confined to her home with a severe cold.
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