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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1939
Page
4
A montage of local editorials and light items from Decatur notes includes praise for church attendance, remarks on public figures, and a humorous dog barking debate. The piece references Montgomery advertising history, Boy Scout help for mosquito control, and a satire on the Great Triumvirate as civic figures.
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt pursues three angles on business strategy railroads banking and low cost housing with Hopkins and Justice Douglas, while plans hint at a government subsidy for business and a push to shape spending for employment.
Walter Winchell column items mix celebrity rumors and society notes from New York. Mentions Jessica Pepper and A Arthur, the Luther Adlers, Litvinoff quitting, a Barrymore suit, Gehrig and Jockeys, bookies at Jamaica, Frank Erickson booking, a cancelled Bund meeting, Eve Curie, Nazi investigations, and various pranks and scandals around public figures and venues.
Nancy Carroll may accept Van Smith who arrived from the Coast to shadow her. John King Lardner’s son and wife expect an heir around mid May. Dorothy Lamour and Charlie Barnet rumored Mexico merger date June 2. Lee Wiley overworked at Drs Hosp. Clare Luce supports Abraham Lincoln Battalion vets. Ralph Pulitzer ill. Heaven edifice bid at 124th and Lexington. phone firm vacating. Circus repays bank. owes 190k with tour advance. Torch song echoes Dinner for One Please James.
The Dies Committee will receive alleged proof of a Bund leader's criminal past in Germany. It is claimed he stole clothing from Munich students and served four months in prison before working as a shipping clerk where merchandise valued at 3000 marks was allegedly stolen. The prosecutor questioned him on a prior record and he said no. Deportation potential for perjury at entry is discussed.
An authority notes the president has told Jim Farley to make no commitments for 1940. Whether preparing a chosen candidate or running himself, the path forward requires substantial preparation and appears set to begin.
Farle Waldron stages Mein Kampf with a living newspaper technique and hints at a German figure’s rise. John Wilkes Booth’s nephew is actor Wilfred Clark with Federal Theatre. A fair show features an old lady stage stooge who faints after a nude close view. Lone Ranger sponsored by Bond Bread replaces Silvercup as the logo. Lyn Lary and Mary Lawlor plan a re marriage after a Miami divorce. Tallulah Bankhead adopts a ward in Paris with a lifetime $9 monthly support. Gehringer of the Tigers reportedly to wed a Dodge widow who inherited millions after her groom’s drowning.
From Florence May 10 1927 Miss Nell Wilhite comes back to Florence after a weekend with her parents Dr and Mrs S M Wilhite Mrs Rufus Peerson and Constance visit Birmingham relatives Mrs J R Daniels plans to return from Nashville where her daughter Miss Babye Bess Bailey a University student spent the week
Dr. Logan Clendening describes how arteries stiffen with age causing intermittent claudication. He notes signs in legs, the role of temperature tests, and the impact of tobacco. explains tests for arterial dilation and gives cautions about athlete’s foot and constipation remedies.
In a page one lead, Ruth Snyder’s nerve fails as she goes to her cell to await death. Other brief notices mention Mrs. W. C. Bailey’s husband’s lineage, Mrs. W. P. Baugh visiting Elkton relatives, Ernest Young ill at home, Mrs. C. L. Saunders hosting the Wednesday Luncheon Club, and others. Bleak Atlantic watched for aviators Nungesser and Colt, 229 known dead in storms, and a jury selected to try Paul Kelley.
Jurors at a California court briefly abandoned decorum to sing Happy Birthday to Deputy Prosecutor Robert Schwab after discovering it was his birthday. The moment lightened proceedings as the jurors rose and joined in the familiar tune.
Benton Rural Electric Association eliminated meter readers and asked customers to read their own meters report by postcard and pay by money order. Manager J B White says collections improved 50 percent under the honor system.
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