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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1939
Page
6
A fragmented notice mentions subscription rates and carrier details for various newspapers. It also notes a remark about distributed profits tax and a quip on weather predictor Rufus Norwood who failed a May 18 forecast but earned respect for future weather predictions.
Reflections from Alabama figures on religion and renewal. Davis of Auburn Extension critiques a proposed cotton export plan while urging cautious effort to boost Southern cotton trade. TVA revenue issues discussed, plus calls for efficient county government and tax relief through prudent spending.
Jim Hard, once selling office equipment to improve accounting, earned statewide notice as chief examiner of accounts in Montgomery. His merit-system work for Jefferson County led to a Chicago convention where he was elected chairman of the Central Regional Conference of the Civil Service Assembly of the United States.
A North Alabama resident praises regional progress and calls for unity across rural and urban areas to expand marketing facilities. The speaker emphasizes strong cooperation, widespread opportunity, and the chance to raise living standards and financial independence across the Tennessee Valley.
The Daily express and The Tuscaloosa News decry delays in funding for schools and school lands after seven months of closed elementary schools in Walker county. They attack private timber theft earning thieves up to 25 dollars daily and argue fires destroy valuable timber with no accountability.
May 20 Congress faces adjournment about July 15 while debating the Townsend plan and tax reform. Rayburn urges study of pensions. Hopkins publicity surges as Hoover era press control loosens. anecdotes accuse, promote, and lampoon Washington figures in a weathered column.
Three English travelers discuss their location as Wembley or Thursday in a noisy auto. The piece notes that eighty percent of rubber industry output goes to cars, with over 200 rubber parts used besides tires and tubes in modern motor vehicles.
A collage of business phrases urges workers and readers to eat popcorn for trim, send attorney names, and place orders for Loyalty Week as a Salesman greets and a Credit Man promotes 50 percent returns. The piece hints at promotional salients and a resume push.
The article notes Robert William Thomson, an Englishman, patented the pneumatic tire in 1845 and describes an early air filled tire lasting 1,200 miles on a brougham. It ends with a brief aside about high country board and a question from Mr Scribbler asking for a charge for a few weeks.
Reporters and associates claimed the key suspect known as the Kiss of Death woman had been seized by G men, but the Justice Department said they were not aware of any capture. Officials expect a centralized press bureau may be created by Mr Murphy to handle communications.
The text notes Charles Mackintosh’s waterproof cloth method using rubber, early slang on club activities, rubber putty that resists brittleness, and humorous classroom exchanges about manners and behavior. It provides a collage of period curios and dialog.
The text notes seed pods of the rubber tree explode when ripe throwing seeds up to 100 feet. It references a dated line about an old fashioned girl and a daughter who says Give it more gas, George, the old man is gaining on us.
Thirty years ago the average motorist paid 176 annually for tires. Now the average car owner spends under one tenth of that amount while obtaining seven times the tire mileage, indicating a major reduction in tire costs per mile.
Judge presides as Petzinger claims he is deaf after an officer blew a whistle with the judge promising to address the issue in the morning.
Last year a single textile plant manufactured about 18,000,000 miles of cotton cord used in automobile tires, highlighting the plant's output and role in tire production.
In Montgomery Alabama on May 20 1940 employees of the state highway department who drive motor vehicles will be required to participate in a program to serve as examples in safe driving. The plan aims to promote prudent driving habits among staff and improve road safety awareness statewide.
The message explains that following Jesus requires self denial and willingness to bear one’s cross. It stresses renouncing self, embracing noble tasks, and detaching from worldly ambitions to gain life and light in Christ, with reward in the afterlife. Are you willing to pay the price?
A local program announces a special safety course for participants. It aims to teach essential protective practices and emergency response skills in a structured session led by qualified instructors. Participants will learn risk awareness and safe conduct.
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway chatter and nightlife noting Lenore Ulric and attorney D. Stillman dining, Woolworth Donahue chatter, Cholly Chan at the Five and Tan, Hollywood names like Towne and Griffith, and socialites at Riviera and Heineken’s. He remarks on Katharine Hepburn flying lessons, Maurice and Cordoba at the Persian Room, and various acts in New York clubs and shows.
A World’s Fair exhibit uses a guillotine on a tire to prove its toughness as a Russian noblewoman applies for a one day job promising charity money. Broadway star Jimmy Durante takes a wage cut while his persistent moocher seeks a full dollar and is met with a sharp retort.
In Kent s If you feel like wrestling an octopus let him drive you home At the Stork What have you got that makes me so impulsive At the Riveria Some girls count on their fingers she counts on her legs In Bert Frohman s It s a perfect match she s worth his time and he s worth her money At the Queen Mary Hating him is such a pleasure it s a wonder they don t put an amusement tax on it At the Gay 90s That s not a flask that s her hip At the Famous Door He s one of those society playboys all background and no backbone At the Onyx Quick give me a drink I m starving Memos of a Midnighter Monday we reported D R would run again Then one of his chums told us None of the Democrats men tioned yet will be nominated Ruth Sato who seemed Japanese to all of us for years had a mother born in Galway Ireland Her maiden name was McIntyre Ruth then is Eurasian Since all the squawks about the food prices at the Fair the restaurants must now display the menus and prices in windows Several mid town hotels which raised rates and ejected old patrons are now urging them to come home
Dr Clendening recalls Mr I Cobb story of dying experience during a lecture tour. Cobb fainted after a meal and bled from a silent stomach ulcer, later found by hemoglobin test. Treatment included blood transfusion iron liver extract and vitamins.
A reader asks where to address a letter for literature in Braille for the blind. The answer provides the American Printing House for the Blind at 1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Another reader asks if eye exercise helps weak eyes. the reply notes that eye muscles exercises aid squint in children, but general bodily exercises do not help weak eyes. An editor's note lists seven Dr. Clendening pamphlets selling for ten cents each, with order details and topics including diet, indigestion, weight, infant feeding, feminine hygiene, and hair and skin.
Bigtown notes a fast paced club scene with La Conga as the brightest late evening draw and Manhattan’s Rhumba-One playing to a packed house. A burst of showbiz tidbits follows including theatre gossip and oddball observations from the era.
Charles A. Lindbergh, the Flying Fool, departed from Roosevelt Field New York in the Spirit of St. Louis bound for Paris. Local notices report community events as Wayland McGlathery eases illness at home of his parents Dr and Mrs R M McGlathery and Mrs J B Schimmel hosts a bridge party Thursday afternoon.
The House and Senate are in recess as the WPA investigates construction projects in Pennsylvania and New York. The congressional committee continues hearings with additional testimony at 10 30 a m EST.
Talladega Alabama residents announce the town will observe fried chicken week starting May 26, a tradition praised for its culinary artistry in the community.
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