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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1939
Page
4
Benjamin Russell president of the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce has returned from Florida fully recovered from influenza. Officials praised his courage and sacrifices and his work to realize opportunities for every farm and home in the state.
A local Decatur column discusses community life about 12,000 residents attending church, weather hints of spring, and plans for milk routes, housing demand, and road improvements. It notes Hartselle post office, a chamber of commerce suggestion program, and Trinity Mountain’s comeback with road work and better access.
The excerpt argues that Alabama’s iron industry, lacking local plow and hoe factories, ships raw products north for manufacture and repurchases at high prices. It criticizes protective tariffs that raise costs in a guarded market, urging local production to avoid inflated prices.
President Roosevelt hosted General Anatasio Somoza in Washington with a grand display of 15 armored tanks 9 flying fortresses and 42 pursuit planes as troops lined the route. The celebration aimed to deter Nicaragua’s closer ties to Mussolini amid Somoza’s eight year term and arms purchases from Italy.
Dental experts differ on causes of tooth decay among children. Evidence links calcium phosphate and vitamin D to decay prevention, mirroring rickets research. A prenatal diet rich in calcium and vitamin D may help protect infant teeth through development of deciduous and permanent teeth.
Washington notes that Harry Hopkins as awards committee chair chose the Portland Cement industry for an annual trade association award citing its cheaper road material for farm-to-market use. The FTC had indicted the Portland Cement Institute for past price fixing, with a trial likely if the tires case proceeds. Russia and Britain trade signals loom as Litvinoff is moved and Poland's Beck adjusts policy amid Britain Russia tensions and neutralist politics. The Senate weighs Pittman Cash and Carry amid administration fishing for a decision on U.S. involvement.
German shells hit no one and caused no damage on American soil, though a submarine off the Atlantic coast fired a deck gun. The incident shows the United States can be attacked from abroad, with submarines and aircraft now far more capable than in World War I.
Three teenage boys en route from Nevada to Ohio faced over act charges. They confessed to two Denver burglaries, saying they were treated well in custody. Police estimated loot at 20 with most recovered after their arrest in Elko Nevada.
The sermon likens fallow ground to an unreceptive heart and urges breaking up the mind by self denial, Bible reading, and prayer. It warns against preoccupation with business and pleasure, urging cultivation to yield spiritual fruit and righteousness.
A collection of humorous vignettes on travel safety, commuter quirks, and social observations. It notes Danny at Sunday school, a linoleum showroom gag, a bird cage toy request, and a quip about the Water Wagon. It ends with a civil service exam riddle and a sailor’s mast profanity incident.
Dr Logan Clendening offers seven health pamphlets priced at 10 cents each. To receive a pamphlet, mail 10 cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of The pamphlets include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Hair and Skin.
From the Daily May 6 1927 Mrs F R Hodges and Mrs Hugh Curry returned from a Birmingham visit Do Randolph was elected president of the Wesley Brotherhood class at Central Methodist church Mr and Mrs C D DeCulloch are ill at 619 Fifth Ave W Mrs J A Counts will visit Birmingham for the weekend Miss Phillis and Evelyn Giles spend the weekend with friends in Huntsville Mr and Mrs Rucker Mason plan a motor trip to Muscle Shoals Saturday
Two young boys playing on the Keytesville courthouse lawn during a murder trial teased each other with mock courtroom phrases. The older boy, about seven, declared I object and overruled the younger, about five, in a light pause amid the legal proceedings.
A Decatur post office remark complains of rising mistakes. An unhappy worker recounts tar burns from a mast incident. A woman cites a letter from Athens and Atlantic City mail. A suggestion proposes seven year mandatory breaks for leading citizens to benefit the community.
Walter Winchell On Broadway showcases New York society and entertainment chatter with stars like Eleanor Powell Beatrice Lillie and Dorothy La mour, while noting industry moves at clubs and hotels The column mixes celebrity sightings hotel chatter and upcoming showbiz events.
The Brooklyn orbit notes a rumored US move to establish a major air base at San Juan Puerto Rico as a counter to South American Nazi threats. The item references mixed press chatter and a forthcoming news break next week.
A collection of witty witticisms from bars and streets noting marriages money and manners. Quips touch on romance wealth social scenes and sharp observations about women and relationships.
Senate foreign relations committee maintains neutrality hearings at 10 30 a m EST. Yesterday the House approved a detention bill for deportable aliens unable to obtain passports and a joint subcommittee backed a measure to admit 20 000 German refugee children.
Wiley Hitchcock, 52, a high school teacher, sought a divorce claiming his wife adulterated his shaving cream with sand. The judge granted him a decree.
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