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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1939
Page
4
Bible Thought And Local Happenings In Decatur
A sermon style Bible thought opens with a Prov 15.1 verse about calm words. It notes concerns about world tensions and praises Alabama farming progress and the Decatur high school band. Comments on travel, strawberry festival, and national debt reflect regional optimism and civic focus.
Decatur High Band Gains Praise and Returns to Football
The Decatur high school band receives widespread compliments after notable progress since its formation. Officials note the band will be a colorful feature at all high school football games next fall as spring training is legalized, signaling a return to big time gridiron action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Public confusion over Alabama school funding figures
The public remains bewildered on what Alabama's public schools need. Educators and economists clash over requested amounts and feasible figures, leaving citizens unsure which numbers reflect the actual educational program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Dixon Lands Limit on North Alabama Fishing Trip
Governor Dixon, on first opportu nity since inauguration to sample local waters, reports a good catch. The Bentines quoted in A Press dispatches as retch “caught the limit,” a source that pleases North Alabama residents who hope the governor spends more time in regional rivers and lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
North Alabama
Bentines
Reche
Decatur Urges More Cooperation but Keeps Light Laugh
A local voice defends Decatur against claims of scant cooperation, noting it has as much or more cooperation than familiar towns. The speaker suggests striving for more like the Atlanta brand but says there is no time for complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Atlanta
Detroit
Decatur backs new school bonds for better facilities
The Daily argues for replacing Lafayette street and Gordon school buildings with new or extensively remodeled facilities. It supports a bond issue funded by a tax voted by Decatur residents and asserts the public would back a reasonable repayment period for quality classrooms.
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Totus
Lafayette Street
Gordon
Decatur
Daily
Cullman Strawberry Festival Impresses North Alabama
The largest festival yet in Cullman drew crowds along the parade route last Saturday with a flawless pageant and civic effort. Officials praise the event for boosting strawberry marketing and diversifying local farm products, comparing Cullman to Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties. Morgan County lauds Cullman for a milestone celebration.
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Cullman
North
Alabama
Cullman County
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
California
Florida
Morgan County
Houston county opens Ashford cooperative market for farmers
Houston county and the town of Ashford opened a new nonprofit cooperative market to improve marketing for ordinary farm produce. The initial sale featured truck crops including squash cucumbers and beans with 250 pounds on offer. Truck buyers attended and expected ready acceptance, signaling potential statewide value.
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Houston County
Ashford
Houston
Dothan
Tennessee Valley
Roosevelt Hopkins clash over business policy revealed at sea
Report outlines a rare public disagreement between President Roosevelt and adviser Harry Hopkins aboard the presidential yacht. The men debated how to handle the economic crisis, with Hopkins urging a cooperative approach and Roosevelt pressing lawmakers and business leaders to act. A new Chamber of Commerce president plans to speak May 18 on big and little business roles amid tight capital and policy debates.
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pCa
Gma
Washington
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Supreme Court
National Retailers’ Association
Hopkins
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
W. Gibson Carey, Jr
NY. Merchants’ Association
Business Advisory Council
General Wood
Sears-Roebuck
Clendening Explains Undulant Fever Facts and Tests
The doctor answers clergy questions on Malta fever also called undulant fever, its transmission from goats and cattle to humans via milk, and how antibody tests reveal past or present infection. He notes skin tests and clumping blood tests detect exposure long after symptoms fade, and discusses when ongoing treatment is warranted based on symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Malta
Angle
Algie
Kansas City
Kansas
United States
Pluck, Pederson, and a Legend of Gossip
A quip filled scene with a millionaire praising pluck in front of students segues to a cafe confrontation where a debt collector targets Pederson, exposing fear and a misused name. A string of witty exchanges about gossip and insomnia follows, ending with a Decatur man chasing an odd notion of drawing weekly salary midweek.
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Pederson
Attorney seeks larger bolder telephone directory print
Chicago May 16 Attorneys allege eyestrain and time loss from reading current directories. Alfred OConnor petitions the Illinois commerce commission to order bigger blacker printing. Company officials call it the most unusual complaint since a demand to talk all day for a nickel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alfred O'Connor
Illinois Commerce Commission
Dr Clendening Sells Pamphlets On Health Topics
Readers may obtain seven Dr Clendening pamphlets at 10 cents each. Include 10 cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of in paper. Titles cover reducing diet indigestion constipation infant feeding feminine hygiene and care of hair and skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Logan Clendening
The Miserly Man and His Father’s Clothes
A stingy man rebuts a friend who complains he is shabby. The friend reminds him of his father’s refined attire, noting the clothes he wears were his father’s. The exchange highlights wardrobe as a marker of status and inherited appearance.
Influence as Silent Power Across Life and History
The text argues influence permeates all things, often unseen and silent like gravity and wind. It compares moral and philosophical forces to physical ones, noting influence operates even when not observed and shapes entire events, including wars, through ideas that exclude or redefine belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Bosnia
Nitche
God
Walter Winchell On Broadway Grousing and Grudges in Print
Walter Winchell On Broadway recounts a potpourri of anecdotes from Lindbergh to critics, noting Lindbergh’s distrust of reporters after a Cleveland mix up with film packages, plus quips about Reichsbaron Schacht and Billy Rose’s Aquacade. The piece blends media satire with sharp one liners.
Columning anecdotes mix with a dizzy night on town
The piece sketches Charles MacArthur in a wild late night at a delicatessen and a cab ride to Twenty-one, with a sidelong reference to Milton Berle chatting about the afterlife and a quirky Jewish heaven joke involving Max Mescofsky and Abie Slobodkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles MacArthur
Charles
MacArthur
Hackman
Milton Berle
46Th Street
Max Mescofsky
Abie Slobodkin
Max
Woman buys dog sweater as surprise size mystery
A shopper enters a department store and asks to knit a sweater for her dog. When the saleslady asks for the size the customer refuses to bring the dog inside, fearing spoiling the surprise.
So You're Going to Sell Book By Donald B. Tansill
A stock clerk rose to VP at Pepperell Company and wrote So You're Going to Sell. The book analyzes salesmanship and stresses perseverance intelligence tact personality and contacts plus a playful note about golf. The passage then links Jesus influence from biblical to enduring world impact and urges letting light shine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald B.tansill
Pepperell Company
Jesus
God
Local Notes From The May 16 1927 Daily
Mrs R M McGilathery and children plan a Birmingham weekend visit. B C Shelton and E T Sheppard drove to Florence returning Sunday. Miss Louise Almon hosted the Girls Card Club Saturday. Birmingham Barons lead the Southern League. R L Henderson vacationing in Asheville North Carolina.
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R. M. McGilathery
Birmingham
B. C. Shelton
E. T. Sheppard
Florence
Miss Louise Almon
Limestone County and Greenbrier Social Notes
Several attended preaching Sunday led by Rev. Creel. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis visited Mississippi. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilson of Decatur stayed with Wilson Crawford’s family Saturday night. Edna Henderson was Opal Birdwell’s Thursday guest. J. E. Hampton drove to Nashville on business. Zula Hampton received a visit from David Crawford. Lolett Roberts visited her brother Edwin Roberts in Johnson’s Chapel this week.
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Creel
Paul Davis
Mississippi
Jim Wilson
Decatur
Wilson Crawford
Edwin Roberts
Johnson Chapel
J. E. Hampton
Lawrence County
W. J. Posey
Tanner
Theo Wilson
Edna Henderson
Opal Birdwell
M. ¥. Doyith
Miké Lindsay
Hampton
E. Elmer Hampton
R. L. Lovell
Wallace Lovell
Athens
Belle Mina
David Crawford
Zula Hampton
Nashville
Tenn
Lolett Roberts
Johnson’s Chapel
Invaders Win in Columbus Fort Benning War Game
In Columbus Georgia on May 16 1940 regular troops of the fourth corps area staged a war game with a red attacking army surveying a victorious field while blue defenders were cut to ribbons.
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Columbus
Fort Benning
Fourth Corps
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By Logan Clendening, M. D
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B. M. Bloodworth and Son
James A. Nelson
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E. W. Phillips
Janis Madge
Birmingham Barons
R. L. Henderson
Asheville, N. C
Limestone County Greenbrier
Invaders
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