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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
4
The dispatch cites convoy debates, Allied supply halts to Russia, and calls for immediate convoy to Britain. It notes Decatur Armory boxing crowds, Huntsville Boy Scout drive, and local parking changes.
A Decatur grocer encounters a planter who asks for sugar but demands cotton. The planter insists on cotton to wrap purchases, prompting speculation on market effects if growers always required cotton in items they buy and its impact on government warehouse surpluses.
The Decatur Yacht Club, despite lacking yachts, plays a vital community role in developing Tennessee Valley recreational facilities. Officials promote a laudable program to expand local resources and urge members to attend meetings to stay informed on plans for a profitable playground area.
Westbrook Pegler, famed columnist, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on graft within organized labor. The piece highlights his exposure of leaders Willie Bieff and George Scalise, and notes how his work spurred unions to self-cleanhouse while drawing threats and boycotts.
Trade editors left a briefing with Agriculture Secretary Wickard amid private talks on Britain's food shortage and U S supply prospects. Officials diverge on severity while rationing and imports shape the picture. The piece notes internal political maneuvers around Lyndon Johnson’s Senate bid in Texas with officials on leaves.
Executive hearings on the War Department appropriation reveal doubts about benevolence toward draftees and limits of training. Draftees face one year service with infantry training and potential measles, unsuitable for air corps or permanent war roles. Marshall offered little on lowering the draft age to 18, but War Department favors it while veterans prefer younger or older ages. Labor backs reduction subtly, while Congress stalls. The Federal Communications Commission maintains covert radio surveillance with 24 hour listening devices for short wave broadcasts, catching only notable arrests.
Morgan County report notes farmers in Cedar Creek pressing ahead with cot ton planting hoping for rain. Betty Joyce Holmes left Benevolent Hospital for home Saturday and is improving. Local residents from Decatur Hartselle and Franklin Tennessee visited family here over weekend.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses vernal catarrh or spring hay fever caused by grass pollens, noting tree pollen can trigger earlier symptoms. He cites John Bostock’s observations and advocates grass pollen vaccines as a preventive, while trees cause shorter, less severe spring symptoms.
The Simmons family and Bartletts attended the funeral of R. M. Bennett in Jasper on Friday. Allen Brazell and family visited T. H. Locke at Benevolent Hospital Sunday. Carl Young of Claiborne Louisiana Army Camp and Mrs. Young stayed with the Walkers. Jessie West from Hanceville visited his mother. Cedar Creek cemetery supporters plan a work meeting Thursday May 8 followed by the annual decoration on Sunday May 11.
A reader asks about a hard dark mole on the mid back that occasionally splits and oozes. The answer recommends simple surgical removal for convenience and safety, asserting all such moles should be removed.
Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets at ten cents each. Send ten cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logandening care of the paper. Pamphlets include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
The dialogue notes progress through errors as well as successes and credits experience gained. It asks about effort in a ditch and mentions a character hoping to improve by attempting two jumps.
A satirical list describes a wife’s routine and traits from marriage age to daily habits. It highlights chores, shopping, child weight, gossip, quarrels, beauty spending, and attempts to reform a husband, ending with a skeptical note on marital awareness.
A restaurant scene shows a patron praising the lamb stew as the proprietor dines. A waiter warns the boss to beware, noting the proprietor only eats what guests will not touch.
A quirky piece mocks daily life and habits with puns about swatting flies and Noah's ark. The text mentions Hostetter-Is Quiggle as a typical American, noting baseball, a car loan, a high mortgage, alimony, and seven government loans, ending with a stray reflection on the telephone ringing.
Washington dispatch describes a 1941 Chicago Communist ring plan to pressure media including threats to silence Walter Winchell. Excerpt cites a Workers School meeting, alleged moves to curb his column, and a goebbels like censorship critique. It also notes a Goebbels style ad promoting free press and Lindbergh comments contrasted with American production advances.
In Savannah Georgia Chatham County Agent A J Nitz urges gardeners to protect lady bugs also called Australian ladybeetles Vendalia as allies in the campaign against cotton cushion scale. A supply of ladybugs from the Tifton experiment station was received to aid the effort.
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