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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1939
Page
4
A Decatur News Patchwork of Local Items and Queries
A collection of brief items and opinions from Decatur notes range from a forced landing of a toy plane on a country club course to questions about local prosperity and agriculture profits. The column includes religious reflections, literary mentions, highway safety memories, and a lighthearted letter about fried chicken versus lamb chops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Decatur
Highway Names or Numbers The Daily weighs road naming trends
The Daily argues highways named for patriots may hinder travel as tourists and competition favor numbered routes. It notes The Bee Line and other named highways lose recognition north of Kentucky, while a number like U S Highway No. 31 remains clearer. The paper favors numbers-only designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Midwest
Editorial Praise and Critique of Alabama Constitution in The Sylacauga News
The Sylacauga News editor Greer defends the 1901 Alabama Constitution and its poll tax provisions while urging legislators to ignore reapportionment provisions. He argues white supremacy was preserved by the Constitution and praises the framers for ensuring representation after each census, calling for firm adherence to the provisions. The Daily endorses Greer’s views and condemns changes to reapportionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitution
Greer
Sylacauga News
Alabama
Sylacauga
Mr. Greer
Cotton export subsidy debate bogs down in Rooseveltin era
An inside report from within the Agriculture Department criticizes the export subsidy plan tied to cotton. It argues the scheme would disrupt free markets, merchant networks, and futures contracts while shifting hedge insurance to fair markets. Edward O Neal announces the plan at the White House, highlighting a split with Wallace. Concerns rise over farm appropriations and potential hikes to 180 220 million, with political maneuvering shaping the showdown in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture
Wallace
Roosevelt
United States
Edward O'Neal
Farm Bureau Federation
O'Neal
White House
Fort Worth
Morgenthau
Agriculture Department
Hoover Farm Board
Thief Steals Wallet Sends Insults and Postage Due
In East St. Louis on Tl March 28 a thief took Fred Steinkopf's wallet and added insults to the act. He later received a letter with five cents postage due containing the empty wallet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
Fred Steinkopf
Steinkopf
Heart Vitamin Deficiency Tied to Child Heart Trouble
The article discusses how vitamin deficiencies in children from lack of fresh fruits cereals oils and green vegetables can cause heart problems. It cites vitamin B and D related heart enlargement and a Kentucky mountaineer case with recovery after a balanced diet and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Kentucky
Town Bumpkin Dialogue on Pride and Nonsense
Local townsfolk joke about status and respect with a chorus of voices debating a happy citizen. A professor asks for a chemical preparation while the clerk mishears as mustard oil, highlighting humorous miscommunication.
Relatives by marriage birth and birthright around the world
A compact meditation on kinship noting relations by marriage and birth spread across the globe. The piece reflects on how human networks form through friendship, nature, and fortune.
Pigeons Shot Sparks Farmer's Suspicion Trial
A man faces charges for shooting pigeons on a farmer's land. The defense menaces the farmer to testify certainty, while the farmer insists he only suspected the man after catching him on his property. The court scene centers on whether the shooter acted with intent.
Rheumatism at 61 Suspected as Chronic Arthritis
In a statement the patient 61 describes his stiff knee and calf limp. The answer suggests chronic arthritis with bone formation and recommends rest time heat and aspirin. The disease is said to run about nine months to a year and usually leaves little trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P
Irene Dunne
Music Hall
Meyer Davis
New Yorker Mag
Dorothy Bromley
Anna Constant
Casa Manana
Sam
Anna
Seven Dr Clendening Pamphlets Offered By Mail
The editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Clendening are available. Each pamphlet costs 10 cents plus a self addressed stamped envelope, with a three cent stamp, sent to Dr Logan Clenden ing care of the paper. The titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Inf digestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Horse Trade Turns Into Lively Quip on Pigeons and Ploys
A sharp exchange unfolds among locals as a buyer accuses a seller of misrepresenting a horse. A pigeons anecdote and editor’s subscription joke frame a lively dialogue about performance and trust in a rural market.
Reputation matters for getting work done
Reputation is highlighted as crucial for completing tasks and maintaining trust, stressing that a good name supports reliability and efficiency in professional efforts.
Fragmented family dialogue hints at daily tension
A mother cautions Johnny about a poor essay while a tense exchange unfolds with remarks about a hard day at the office and Mrs Smith powdering her face before going out, revealing domestic friction in a brief scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Foolish question delights fools, wise men cannot answer
A reflective quip notes that fools relish asking questions that elude even the wisest. The remark hints at limits of knowledge and the humor in challenging intellects.
All flesh is grass and flowers of the field lesson
A devotional meditation quotes Isaiah 40 6 and argues that all flesh is grass and worldly attainments are perishable. It compares individual and national fortunes, notes the folly of living without awareness of mortality, and ends with a prayer for wisdom to number days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah
Eli
Israel
One dollar per stitch slashing case in Alabama
Judge H B Abernethy and Eddie Maples, a Black man, were fined 37 dollars for slashing his wife in Birmingham. Detectives said the woman received thirty seven stitches in the head thigh and arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
H. B. Abernethy
Eddie Maples
E Degroat
Walter Winchell On Broadway Memos and Miscellany
Trade notices, anecdotes, and gossip from Walter Winchell on Broadway touching Secy Hall rumors, Kath Hepburn Philadelphia Story premiere, Arlington episode holdover, Broadway salaries, club scenes, stage stars Irene Dunne and Anna Constant, and political-musical quips about Hitler and Munich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. W
Sec'y
State Hall
Kath Hepburn
Philadelphia Story
Embassy Newareel
Loew
Arlington
Larry Schwab
Equity
Larry
Dillingermans
Window of 1938 film box office drops noted in Wall Street talk
Harry Blair notes figures showing U S cinema receipts in 1938 fell by about a million dollars from 1937 with a total gate of 943 millions. He mentions varied items from editorials on teachers to upcoming Dies hearings and Ramsey widow awards. He also jokes about double standards and war talk while referencing Vox pop remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Blair
Wall Street
U. S
Earle Waldron
the Post
Belle Livingston
Madrid
Jack Warner
Jack Jr
Lorraine Sender
N. Y
John D. Coughlins
Congress
Ramsey
Murphy
Grand Quip Recounted Amid Ongoing Submissions
A circulated quip prompts renewed ink as readers recall the long running joke about timing and truth. The piece depicts a grand story that supposedly happened last week but has persisted for months.
Newsreel cuts and celebrity notes crowd 1930s blurbs
Translux newsreel on Madi son Avenue trims its reels to avoid anti New Deal sentiment leaving Lew Lehr and Miami bathing beauties visible. S Winston Childs, Newsweek financier, won a Win magazine contest for $5. Orchids to your handkerchiefs soon on market. Helena Rubinstein launches Orchid perfume with no aroma. Hank Greenberg contract with Detroit Tigers reportedly $35 000 yearly. Hitler propaganda cited as paradoxical praise of arts. Your Girl Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Translux
Madison Avenue
Tdea
Lew Lehr
Miami
Winston Childs
Newsweek Magazine
Win Magazine
Paris
Chicago Fair
Harry Richman
N. Y
Helena Rubinstein
Orchid
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Hitler
Adolf
Han
Illness and visits noted in Daily of March 28 1927
From the Daily of March 28 1927 James Nelson Bloodworth is ill at his parents home. Miss Margaret Hough Owen Kay and Miss Fannie Hardwick visit Danville relatives. H R Davis returns from Florida. Caroline Jones ill at Ferry street home. Peebles family visits Cullman. Girls Card Club hosted by Dolores Hardage. James Johnson recovering from appendectomy at Canal street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nelson Bloodworth
B. M. Bloodworth
Margaret Hough
Owen Kay
Fannie Hardwick
Lacey
Charles G. Hardwick
Danville
Little-Caroline-Jones
Ferry Street
Dolores Hardage
Johnston Street
James Johnson
Canal Street
Railroader Hitch Hikes Into Rock Hill With Train Trouble
The Southern Railway general manager G. W. Adams rode into Rock Hill after the engine of a Southern passenger train attached to his private car broke down near the city. He summoned another engine to pull the train into town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Hills
8. C
Southern Railway
Rock Hill
Southern
G. W. Adams
Adams
Phantom burglar Ralph Graham retraces crimes in Los Angeles
Ralph Graham known as the Phantom burglar confesses and reenacts robberies for police. He enters Carl Ole Lombard's home and recalls looting Miss Lombard's estate for twenty five thousand dollars in jewels and the private slot machine incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ralph Graham
Carlole Lombard
Miss Lombard
Old Marine Check Drawn 70 Cents Found After 32 Years
In Toulon Illinois a 70 cent check dated January 2 1907 was cashed by W S Newton at the State Bank of Toulon. The note was issued upon his honorable discharge from the Marines and was found among old papers. Uncle Sam signed the check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
Ill
W. S. Newton
State Bank of
Sam
Newton
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