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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1939
Page
4
Morgan County educators said they caught all the fish they ate at a recent fry. The remark plays on local humor about outwitting the humorous tribe in a lighthearted community gathering.
A Bible Thought for Today notes verse from Proverbs 4 18 and invites 12 000 in Decatur next Sunday. The piece mentions church attendance and questions Hitler plans, referencing a mobile press freedom case with broader implications.
The state newspapers hail Joe McCoy for his appointment as state publicity director. The piece notes Alabama press strength and hints at ongoing mine negotiations and shipping regulations while reflecting on public attention from tragic events involving Hilda Yen and Lou Gehrig.
The Winchester Evening Star lists cost and casualties for all sides in World War I. It details totals for the principal allies United States Italy British Empire France Russia and the Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Bulgaria with figures on engaged, dead, wounded, and overall costs.
A proposed WPA relief cut sparks internal politics as Indiana district consolidation is canceled after quick orders from WPA HQ. Nationwide reactions are muted, while Senators Minton and Vandenberg maneuver for 1940 plans. The piece notes labor unions stay quiet, and Roosevelt deficit fears loom.
The Montgomery Advertiser describes Bishop Collie Denny as a latter day unreconstructed rebel and argues the South needs many like him.
Ossining May 3 a man named Charles Atlas broke an iron bar with bare hands before about 2000 inmates who cheered but none attempted escape. Officials did not say if any convicts asked to enroll in his physical culture program.
A collage of brief notes on socialites, legal moves, and entertainment figures. Barbara Hutton shifts to modeling, Amelia Earhart’s widower and Jean Consigne plan May 19 events, Cardinal elevations rumored, and various legal and scandal items from Walter Winchell’s Broadway column.
In Washington during the Sherwood Eddy seminars the president told clergymen and educators that European war chances stood at 60-40, that democracies would likely fall without US munition support, and that the US would not send troops abroad. A group with private govt access relays word that the government knows Nazi propaganda aims but fears public knowledge could provoke mob action against the German Embassy.
A jumble of socialites and public figures appears in speculative notes. References include Lady Hindlip tied to British ale royalty, Barbara Hutton kinship to a royal aide, and Audrey Christie with Guy Robertson in showbiz imagery. Other items mention Dean Jennings and a sensational publishing claim, and Haile Selassie’s finances as part of a wider rumor mill.
Foreign offices including Germany judge F D R peace plea a blow to Hitler. Goebbels had two weeks to craft a response, but the speech’s impact on the German public proved overwhelming. ANE reports position F D R as a spokesman for world peace rivaling Wilson’s post WWI influence.
Comm. Valentine urged to assign detectives John Cordes John Broderick Fred Ste pat and Barney Ruditsky to the Brownsville sector to clear out the toughest gang. They could do it in a week with their fists. Roxanne Stephens from Ozzie Nelson's Casa might wed next month. Gus Edwards ill at Mayo's clinic.
In a brief fragment, a wartime hotel room in Times Square hosts a tense dispute among newspaper staff and management. The scene cites federal judge Manton, a possible chief counsel Lou Gehrig, Lindy’s new government role, Myron Taylor eyeing the Navy secretary post, and a battle between The Newspaper Guild and The New York Times over a closed shop dispute.
W C Washam director of public schools lunch rooms surveyed 43 000 high school students to learn favorite foods. Over 18 000 said they liked spinach while 10 000 chose hot dishes and the remaining 14 000 were non committal. Ice cream topped dessert choices.
Farmers in Hoehne Colorado organize a benefit dance on Saturday to fund a poison campaign against grasshoppers. The event is titled the Hopper Hop and aims to raise money for pest control efforts in the southern Colorado region.
Dr Logan Clendening explains that round worms have long existed with humans and describes their life cycle. Parasites enter via dirt or contaminated fruit, travel from the intestine to the lungs causing a pneumonia-like illness, then return to the gut. Treatment is simple using oil of chenopodium.
Dr Clendening provides seven pamphlets on diet digestion indigestion weight infant feeding diabetes feminine hygiene and hair and skin care. Each pamphlet costs 10 cents plus 16 cents postage and a self addressed stamped envelope with a three cent stamp required.
The sermon parallels spiritual and physical health, noting heart disease indigestion rheumatism and vision and hearing faults as metaphor for sin. It urges biblical nourishment over worldly reading and adherence to Jesus to restore and guide faithful living.
Mrs H E Dryden Jr and son return to Nashville after ten days with her parents Mr and Mrs J R Daniel. Miss Mary Wallace Smiley hosts Girls Card Club. Mrs Claude Vaughn in Mobile this week. Melvin Hutson of Wert and Hutson in Moulton for court. J P Matlock in Louisville Kentucky. Rev FE N Hart pastor of Westminster Presbyterian issues call for church officers to meet at 7 30 tonight.
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