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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
4
A reader recounts a fishing trip where a game warden verified no law violations. The narrative praises the efficiency of the game wardens and the department. The piece reflects on early season fishing and ongoing support for wildlife enforcement.
A reflective editorial voice muses on optimism amid industrial decline. The writer asserts enduring national strength and enduring commerce despite inventories and mill shutdowns, asking how long the nation will endure and praising its long-term success.
The passage argues that taxes on primary residences are forced on justice. It notes that when conditions are dire the state county and city push people into the street by seizing homes for unpaid taxes within a year, worsening already bad situations.
The text muses on shirt colors as symbols of power from Mussolini and Hitler to Brazil and mentions a "War of the Shirts" as a grand, detailed chapter in history. It links clothing insignia to dictators and mass movements.
The Mississippi legislature copied Alabama by creating a state patrol and Governor White is carefully appointing patrolmen to ensure only men of good character. About 100 applicants will enter a 30 day Camp Shelby training course for selection into the patrol.
Former secretary of state Turner triumphed in the state auditor race after four years in office. Supporters credit his efficiency policy, including replying to incoming mail the same day, with boosting public perception and shaping his strong primary victory margin.
Alabama editors declare in favor of Frank Dixon and his plan to overhaul the parole system. They urge granting him a chance to govern, promising trust and demanding improvement for the state.
City studies bids for a municipal power plant and allocates 25000 dollars for a whiteway lighting system. Citizens expect relief from darkness and malaria worries, praising civic spirit while recalling past austerity and bondholder pressures. The longed for illumination promises a brighter future.
From The Daily of May 12, 1926 the Norge commanded by Roald Amundsen yesterday crossed the North Pole and is now steering toward Nome Alaska. Master Frank Murray Campbell was an honor guest at a Canal Street birthday party. Mrs R N Harris hosts Wednesday for Mrs Paul Crawford visiting her parents. Miss Annetle McCulloch marks her fifth birthday with forty children present. Mrs J Patterson expected home Sunday from Birmingham where she visits relatives.
Washington reports on clandestine diplomacy as Chamberlain allies with Germany to seek a four power pact. Hitler would let Britain and others live under the status quo to ease rearmament pressure while plans for a broader conquest loom. Ickes pursues spend lends and pork barrel politics to win support for new programs as Roosevelts allies warn against expanding neutrality.
The death rate in Alabama in 1935 lagged behind many East of the Mississippi states except North Carolina. It stood just three tenths of one percent higher than North Carolina’s rate.
Dr Logan Clendening reviews goiter treatment in homeopathy noting similar approaches to conventional medicine. Mild toxic goiters in young women show nervous weakness digestive issues and rapid heart rate. Treatments include heart support iodine remedies like Spongia testa and Calcarea carbonica with emphasis on rest and medical monitoring, surgery reserved for nonresponsive cases.
ALight humor column riffs on misfits and customers in a small town. A Brushville philosopher muses on dogs as loyal spouses while a store manager debates customer rights. A playful sequence of jokes includes a New Yorker and a Scot sharing a cabin at sea.
Fragmentary caption indicates a story about Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton with sparse readable text. No clear names, dates, or events emerge from the OCR snippet.
Editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Velendening available for ten cents plus a self addressed envelope for return shipping. Titles include Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Bygene and The Care of the Hair and Skin. Dr Logan cataloging aids public access to medical guidance.
A monument in Ton, Virginia honors Doctor Kemper Young with a plaque listing names including John Shields, Gray Matthew Wilson, Pilson Henderson, Jefferson Davis and Ambrose Hgifer. Born February 12, 1862, died March 29, 1906. The inscription notes a quip about a man who borrows trouble when he begins to live beyond his means.
A mosaic of era quotes references early electrics, telephones, rubber tires, and cars from 1888 to 1918. Mentions of horse cars conversion, telephones, radio, streamlined engines, plastics, and bets on automotive and aviation progress.
A devotional piece reflecting on Genesis nine’s God calling Adam and asking Where art thou It argues life is not about material wealth or birth but relationship with God through Christ It urges self examination to answer whether one follows disobedience or faith and Love with Him who saves to the uttermost
Students of New Center School in Caddo plan a novelty sock supper for Saturday night May 14 at their school. Girls fill a sock with candy and fruit, sold to the highest bidder, then dine with the sock’s mate bidder. Public invited and attendees to bring matching socks.
Leroy Monsky, Alabama guard and Rose Bowl captain, visited Decatur on business Tuesday. He has joined Ingle Realty of Birmingham after his first Alabama term and was in town for the opening bids on the city's new power distribution system.
The notice highlights table gear and machine parts along with television items in an equipment sale. It emphasizes swing as a lasting theme and marks the event as a showcase of consumer electronics.
Walter Winchell On Broadway paints a vivid midcentury tableau of Manhattan scenes from Fifth Avenue to the Battery. It catalogs seasonal sights from cabbies and chorus houses to department-store garb, summer jobs, and theatre culture, weaving in figures like Heywood Broun, Damon Runyon, Brock Pemberton, and George Abbott amid city street life and fashion.
A vivid snapshot of 1930s New York social life noting Swing music on 52nd Street, nights in Washington Square Park, Max Gordon at 42nd Street, Polo Grounds echoes, Lee Shubert’s opera trips, George Washington Bridge traffic, and city scenes from Sardi’s to Radio City. Mentions of courtyards, theaters, gendarmes, Izaak Waltons, Provincetown trek, and a dawn subway trek to Sheepshead Bay.
Questions address whether employers can view SS-5 data, required filing for employees, where to obtain account numbers, handling lost cards, and definitions of lump sum payments under Federal Old Age Insurance. Answers state confidentiality, mandates to file, where to obtain numbers, duplications, and eligibility periods for lump sums.
A Los Angeles ice plant fire yesterday ran up a twenty thousand dollar telephone bill after gossipers crowded the lines, delaying H. F. Manhold the manager of the ice company from contacting the fire department promptly.
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