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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1940
Page
4
A collage of quick items includes remarks on activism and a stockbroker turned inmate favorite, gossip about Walter Winchell and Harry Whitney, a note on the Downie Brothers circus folding after touring Alabama, and observations on a local cheese plant boosting milk flows and farm mortgages for cost conscious farmers.
Frank Dixon argues for cutting the Unemployment Compensation levy in line with industry records. He says excessive payments burden small companies and fund recovery should be shared by industry and employers. Industry and labor seek a fair, sound reduction that lowers costs to individual workers.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram editorial page from April 29 discusses Harold Ickes and his interest in a third term for Roosevelt. It contrasts Ickes as a poised writer with Roosevelt supporters, noting Alabama's expectation of a nominee and suggesting no clear consensus emerges.
Birmingham baseball officials propose a hybrid schedule used in higher league levels with afternoon games followed by night play under lights. The plan aims to boost attendance and concessions at public gatherings while promoting state pride through the Alabama song and patriotic anthems.
The piece notes a light voter interest in the Alabama primary with a decisive race likely between Sparks and Graves. It predicts limited state contests, urges turnout on the coming Tuesday, and acknowledges the fatigue of candidates after weeks of campaigning.
The page notes three main items: opening a cheese plant to boost dairy income for farmers. aiming for an 18 000 resident census count to show growth since 1930. and a public poll on daylight saving time with broad participation.
Washington reports outline a third deal anchored in the 1940 platform. Economists and administrators push measures to curb big business power, tax savings, regulate trusts and insurance, and fund housing and public works to widen postwar public employment and fiscal spending. The plan targets major firms, banking reserves, and technological displacement with proposed taxes and new laws.
A mixed dispatch from the era notes Claude Gowers chosen to give the Democratic National Committee speech at the Houston convention. It also reports a mass jail break at Morgan County jail and a rapid growth of the Morgan County Post American Legion, plus social notes from Decatur and reminiscences about figures like Oscar Levant, Clem McCarthy, and Adolf Hitler in a light, gossiping tone.
Heywood Broun reflects on urban spring in New York noting a single scrappy backyard sapling thriving amid pipes and dust. He contrasts city greenery with rural hills and parks blooming amid traffic on Park Avenue.
A playful collage notes a famous Broadway marriage troubled by tensions. It cites a groom seeking Beatrice Fairfax style advice and jokes about Major George Fielding Biot. The piece also recalls Mark Twain literary flair and quips from Alfred Adler and Bugs Baer on principles, performance, and public reception.
The text notes Nazi Germany's anti Britain gambit as England faces hostile propaganda while Norway pursues Nazi “protection.” It marks a day when the German government appeals for world faith in its words and ridicules Polish resistance.
A brief sermonette reflects on sanctification as a challenging preacher’s term. It notes many hear the word yet few seek true understanding and calls for deeper scriptural insight into separation from worldly ways.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains three hay fever seasons caused by trees grasses and ragweeds with distribution by region. He describes mild early spring symptoms from trees and advises vaccine therapy and doctor consultation for late spring and summer hay fever.
The editor lists seven pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening available for 10 cents each. To receive a pamphlet readers must mail 10 cents with a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Clendening in care of the paper. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation and Infant Feeding.
A reflection on sanctification as a lifelong process from repentance to holy living. It defines the root meaning of holiness as separation from worldliness, inner spiritual renewal, and outward conduct aligned with New Testament demands. Believers strive toward Christlikeness aided by the Holy Spirit, with sinless purity seen as future hope.
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