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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
4
A column blends religious sentiment with war rhetoric and local updates. It cites President Roosevelt’s defense stance, praises Cullman’s strawberry trade, notes Decatur’s housing boom, and mentions Nashville plane plans. It also comments on sympathy for France, Allied optimism, and rising war casualties with statistical doubt.
A reprint of the New York Sun editorial praising American citizens for liberty and resilience. It argues Americans live under honest reporting, freedom of worship and speech, and self rule, not tyranny. The piece celebrates patriotism, faith, fraternal life, and willingness to defend the nation if needed.
Washington outlines Hitler's use of motorized siege tactics and nerve and arsenic gas allegations, noting Dutch paralysis, strategic bridge demolition limits, and Luftwaffe air-base gains. It argues Britain faces potential ultimatum, while US aid remains limited to existing fleet and planes.
In Minneapolis on May 17 a court jailed Alvin Moe for 30 days after he stole Andrew Olson’s shoes following earlier thefts of Olson’s food and alarm clock. Olson had forgiven the clock theft but could not forgive the shoe theft.
A wartime speaker urges Americans to embrace love in the light of war and to support leaders in Washington who are forming plans to keep the nation strong. He warns against any power that might trample on American rights, stressing resolve and unity.
A collage of Hollywood and European star anecdotes lists glamour figures from Cleopatra to Gloria Vanderbilt. It notes fashion, diets, scandals, and quirks of icons like Mae Murray, Peggy Joyce, Gloria Reisinger, and Lilyan Tashman, with playful asides on style and society.
The message proclaims forgiveness as faith born freedom through Christ. Believers are released from sin’s bondage and guilt, finding joy, prayer, and daily reliance on God. It asserts God’s keeping power, grace, and assurance that none can snatch believers from His hands.
A historical remark notes that the speaker first recognized the inferiority of Greek sculpture after witnessing his wife in her bath, linking artistic ideals to intimate domestic observation.
A column discusses cold allergy or hypersensitivity to cold in early summer swims. It cites cases of painful swelling, paleness, dizziness, and fainting from cold exposure, explains histamine release and the role of histaminase as a treatment, and notes potential links to hay fever, asthma, and hives. The piece also answers a reader about arthritis and eye effects, stating chronic arthritis does not affect the eyes.
The editor notes Dr. Logan Clendening offers seven health pamphlets at ten cents each. To obtain a pamphlet, send ten cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr. Clendening, care of the paper. Titles include Three Weeks' Liking Diet, Indigestion and Constipation, Icing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene, and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A Junior Chamber committee will present a street marking plan to the city council while Alabama Power considers extending gas mains to Prospect Park subdivision. Kiwanis to hear details on a Trade Day. A Decatur real estate board formation is seen as likely. also notes church and school health, a bungalow under construction at 520 Johnston, a baseball injury to Mrs. Brown, measles illness of Gloria Knight, Huntsville High beat Decatur High 125, and a building permit for 226 Fifth Avenue West.
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