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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1939
Page
12
A jumble of brief notes covers church radio guidance, a poppy fund to aid disabled veterans, praise for the Squalus rescue, and reflections on controversial topics. References include Hitler praise, Munich pact jokes, and local Alabama notes on Decatur growth and bottlenecks.
Governor Dixon travels to Mobile with Governors Cooper of Tennessee and White of Mississippi to discuss common state issues during a fishing trip. The piece quips it would have been easier if they met during the Morgan County fishing rodeo.
A North Alabama resident says he travels nationwide but finds the South, especially Dixie, superior for business conditions. He notes that his experiences make him glad to live in the South and considers local conditions favorable compared with other regions.
Washington May 25 Records of president Roosevelt speech show he altered next year to 1041 in delivery. Officials say not a candidacy declaration but the ominous year on his mind. Corcoran influence grows in Justice Department with Rogge as head of criminal division. Randolf Paul eyed for tax division head amid reshuffled posts.
The piece mentions Morgan County sportsmen showing interest after a successful fishing rodeo and recalls Medford Oregon hosting a yearly catfish derby. Speaker Bankhead criticizes un American activities, calling for loyalty to the flag and government and warning of consequences for sedition.
The article reports Churchill’s view in Collier’s that war in Europe could come in the current year if Hitler chooses. it notes air power as the decisive factor, with Britain and France strengthening defenses and the U S wary of entering another European conflict.
Senators Borah and Hatton Sumners miss hearings as Adolf Berle testifies. The panel faces a June 30 deadline with only 120000 of 600000 allocated, prompting GOP talk of a new public works plan to influence debt policy while public mood shifts toward Democrats.
Milwaukee May 26 Josephine Herro 22 kept her maiden name in marrying George Herro 32 a salesman. Herro also married Charles Herro and George’s mother was named Herro before marrying another Charles Herro. None of the Herros who married within the family were.
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway chatter about a new phone wager ban and bookmakers groaning over harder enforcement. Eddie Cantor’s Loew’s State date is 50 50 from first pay. Brenda Frazier quips about escorts. crowds react to a new International Casino finale. Cobina Wright Jr. entertains at the Ritz Boston. George White delays Scandals premiere in Atlantic City. A reporter probes a poison ring case linked to a principal’s son, while Adelbert Theune fights a motorist and faces a 15 dollar fine amid Ratzi ism warnings.
A Broadway producer's wife, bored with life, considers a world trip after a friend's suggestion. She replies that she has other places she would rather see first, hinting at personal plans beyond a simple tour.
In a Stork Club night scene columnist joke about a newcomer to Broadway. Beatrice Lillie questions if Tallulah Bankhead, and Rosita Royce, famed for three doves, discusses performing up to eighteen shows a day and the fatigue of exhausting doves.
Sid Silvers rushes from Hollywood to attend his ill mother in a dramatic scene while Berlin and showfolk discuss his latest scenario and a long distance call interrupts in mid conversation. Political talk centers on John D. M. Hamilton and anti Catholic sentiment tied to Winrod, plus Ernst Toller's suicide and Sardi's remark on waning public aid.
The piece surveys Republican polling lead and recalls the Literary Digest failure after Alf Landon forecasts. It cites an author segment and notes new German outreach through communications with Hitler. It quips on reception and hints at television casting advances and late auditions.
A collage of notes on cinema music and politics. The piece jokes about The Cake of Yesterday and The World of Tomorrow while lampooning Cary Grant and Jean Arthur. It mentions Reader's Digest columnists andCOUNT Ciano as a former drama critic before politics.
Mayor James A Nelson plans to attend the Alabama mayors convention. J W Pipkin sprained wrist and rests at home on Grant street. Roy Poteet and Herman Ross graduated from Alabama Military Institute Aniston and return Friday. Clyde Hendrix Jr guest of parents after A P I degree. Mr and Mrs Robert Gray to host Friday night club. Raymond Pepper arrives to spend summer in Decatur.
In a medical column the thymus gland is described as a chest organ active in adolescence, affecting growth and development. It notes its relation to other growth organs, potential to compress the windpipe in infants, and the role of X rays in reducing size.
Billy Ward, 19, from Drumright Oklahoma, had planned naval service after his brother Marion Ward died in the Squalus tragedy. He postponed his preliminary examination, saying he is staying home at his mother’s request not out of fear.
John Handran, 35, a mate aboard the Toastwise towboat near Houston, was found to have a nautical course toward New York after a long, wet voyage sighting.
Editor notes seven Dr Logan Clendening pamphlets available for ten cents each. To order, send ten cents with a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of this ex. Titles include Three Weeks’ Using 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.
A sailor from the Peter Moran fell overboard between Key West and the Tortugas. He clung to a lifeboat for three hours until the tanker Naego rescued him. He then returned to port and planned to rejoin his shipmates.
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