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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1940
Page
4
The Daily argues against forcing CCC enrollees into military training while noting wartime needs. It urges dissolving the CCC and creating a new program with optional military training, allowing reenlistment and compatibility with broader preparedness plans without pressuring current enrollees.
Washington observers warn that the blitzkrieg in France strains gold reserves and prompts a move toward barter and state-led planning. Economists foresee a preparedness economy, possible price controls, and government regulation of raw materials to avert inflation and defend security.
A collage of jokes and scenes contrasts work discontent with the lure of fame and self expression. It notes discipline as civilization’s need and includes quick quips about Ne buchadnezzar, a landlord and bed in Room 17, and a stark line on love and desertion.
Read seed catalogs to plan. the speaker notes final examinations for all students at Central High School will begin Tuesday morning. A barber shop sign offers permanent waves for men after noting the local scene.
The article explains plant fiber or roughage as cellulose in vegetables and fruits that resists digestion, adds bulk to stimulate intestinal movement, and hosts bacteria. It cites cellulose contents in common foods and notes that concentrated roughage can irritate some individuals. It also touches on fatigue and overwork myths with quotes from James and Wise.
A string of humorous vignettes unfolds from a magistrate scene to a barber quip. A camera fiend is accused while the constable defends his theft claim. a girl weighs fashion vs romance. a barber jokes about baldness. a Decatur customer recalls hair loss. and a businessman discovers forgotten cash. The snippets sketch city life, wit, and human foibles in quick, playful lines.
Readers can obtain seven Dr Logan Clendening pamphlets by sending ten cents per pamphlet to him at the newspaper office. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Report covers Decatur Tenn weather max 80 and Decatur curb market sales totaling 109 dollars. Mentions class cotton price 20.50 and street marking to start Wednesday under city conditions. Also notes visits and events including Mrs. Hodges returning from Louisville, Owen Pettey’s Mt Pleasant visit, Mack Elam’s post operative improvement, and Industrial League games washed out.
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys Hollywood and Broadway gossip including James Roosevelt and Mayo Brothers nurse plans, King Zog and his wife, Dempsey's wife anger at cancellations, Frances the enownerue Wirt in Dewey case, and other headlines. It notes Garbo in The Enemy Within, Ruth Bond replacing Betty Grable, Mabel Louvaine hair loss accident, and war coverage from Inside Washington with German plans. It mentions Erich von Stroheim awaiting Clipper space and reporters Casey and Stowe amid Luxembourg blitzkrieg and stress.
Reports place the European Ambassador on a ranch in South Carson Valley with his daughter, driving a V-8. The gossip column notes romances, lawsuits, divorces, and theater tie ins involving Hollywood figures, Washington society, and notable names like Rosamond Pinchot, Edith Beale, and Gypsy Rose Lee, with a mention of a Filipino marriage potential and Manila follow.
City News reporter Ed Fish covered the airport naming but was escorted from the field by police on mayoral order last Tuesday. The debut of LaGuardia Field is a highlight for Mayor’s administration in New York.
Elmer and Ralph Bancroft mingle in a Worlds Fair tour tale while Hazel Forbes Richman leaves for Arizona by doctor's order. A morning pool bets the month the U.S. enters the war, with options from June 1940 to December 1941. Alexis Bolan in Russian Bank is Prince Alexis Obolensky, and Olivier Leigh open 21 Days Together on the 21st. Ed Byron and Maxine Jennings are tied up in Warrenton, and General Gamelin earns under 50 dollars weekly as Allied commander.
The piece names a West 54th Street doctor hosting a Hitler Victory party and a 57th Street Nazi maid with 35 pairs of shoes, plus mentions federal agents pursuing motives. It links Communist influence to protests against The Birth of a Nation reissue and notes Dewey Office actions and Bund plots aiming at New York.
A survey by Student Opinion Surveys of America finds 34 percent of American college students say final examinations are a fair test of a student’s knowledge. The May 21 release reports the fringe of respondents favoring exams despite widespread opposition.
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