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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1939
Page
4
An editorial voice in Decatur urges local action to boost housing with 50 new homes, expand river terminal and agricultural markets, and promote cotton through an advertising pot. It critiques submarine inquiry costs and backs home ownership near 60 percent while advocating regional beef and dairy industry growth and a broad South economic revival.
Decatur, a city of about 30,000, attracts large capital as Swift and Company commit 25,000 to a distribution plant, Refining Company spends 350 for a river terminal, and Standard Oil plans a 50,000 wet terminal. The pace signals the city’s growing importance as a regional hub for distribution and refining infrastructure.
The speaker argues that building a second fire under property owners will ensure proper garbage collection and disposal in Decatur. The incinerator’s value depends on community participation. otherwise the investment will be poor and costly for the city.
United States officials allowed Grover Cleveland Bergdoll to land on American soil then moved him to a prison cell to await legal action over his World War I draft evasion. The Daily believes Bergdoll should have been kept out of the country and rebukes officials for granting entry.
The Morgan County fishing rodeo proved more successful than last year with entrants from a wide area. The Conservation group spearheaded the event’s development and the Daily urges public support as plans begin for next year to make it a nationally notable event.
Decatur residents learned Friday of the death of Mayor R. N. Harris known as Mr. Dick. He was a respected businessman and public servant who balanced city leadership with a friendly, approachable nature, and a dedication to helping those less fortunate. His absence leaves a void in the community and in the daily contact many cherished.
The Daily praises John D. McKibben as secretary of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce for active outreach. He travels highways meeting farmers to establish milk routes and learns what else can be profitably grown and marketed, aiming to link farm prosperity with town prosperity.
Washington reports the Harrison group facing Roosevelt as later talks show the modified Hanes Harrison program likely to pass with presidential favor. WHA rules extend overtime to employees at employer gatherings if related to work, affecting wage and hour policy.
Business leaders rushed to the WHA seeking a clear reading of wage hour rules as discussions circulated about meetings that boost morale and safety. The scene touched on a company baseball game remark and questions of liability, with political maneuvering cited as delaying any resolution.
The speaker argues Japan will join only if it can profit without entering war. They claim Japan seeks a free hand in China and would align with Hitler and Mussolini to pressure the Western powers, while avoiding full involvement and defense against Russia, Britain, and France.
The notice advertises classified ads for a house wife medium, instructing readers to call phone 46 and ask for Ad Taker to place or inquire about ads.
The article discusses malaria as a historic global menace, noting its impact on explorers and armies, and cites examples from the Somali population and Italy's army. It highlights mosquito bite prevention, including using bed nets at night to reduce risk.
Dr Clendening discusses malaria in the Mississippi Ohio Missouri river basin where it has largely disappeared for most, persisting only in Mississippi and Louisiana. He will answer general interest questions via his column and mentions reading chapters of Martin Chuzzlewit.
The text notes malaria plagued Italian forces in Ethiopia, causing greater concern than Haile Selassie's horsemen. In the campaign's southern zone, conditions were described as terribly malarial with disease reaching general levels.
A short cautionary piece stresses that reckless speed or carelessness harms a child’s laughter and leaves a person haunted by guilt. It delivers a grim warning about the lasting impact of dangerous behavior on oneself and others.
Mrs Hooey Ted and Mrs Blooey discuss a theory about finding what you want by not looking where it is. The piece notes the difficulty of locating a parking space in a town claiming it can no longer care for its needy.
Holowynge taunts Cryeng about returning to his old town. Cryeng admits he left nearly ten years ago in a new 12 cylinder car and cannot return in a $15 pickup.
A column presents a string of humorous vignettes. A motorist shows grit by seeking right of way amid bridge repairs while Archibald Percival Reginald Earl visits his girlfriend. A playful exchange prompts playful puns about kin and kith. A railway station vignette ends with a jab at gallantry.
With troops constantly on the move in the Ethiopian theater the area of operation stretched wide. Mosquito nets and larval controls were impractical so quinine prophylaxis was used. Each soldier took three tablets daily of quinine sulfate. The article notes this method’s proven effectiveness and targets readers planning tropical travel.
Readers may obtain seven Dr Clendening pamphlets by sending ten cents per pamphlet and a self addressed stamped envelope to Logan Clendening. Titles include Three Weeks’ Eating 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 fragmented reflection notes age as relative, defines old as older than you and young as younger. It muses on age and circumstance, hints at odd uses for vegetables as auto parts, and mentions buying a lemon in casual talk. The piece offers quirky social observations without a single clear event or person.
An officer questions a motorist who insists he did not strike a pedestrian. The motorist says he stopped the car near the curb to let the pedestrian pass and that the pedestrian fainted.
Auto manufacturers accelerate production this year, signaling a surge in supply. Analysts note potential oversupply as output climbs toward levels that could outpace fuel station capacity.
A humorous exchange between a driver and passenger uses a car fault and knee pain as a punchline to caution readers about the risks on the road. The dialog underlines aging concerns and the unpredictable behavior of drivers.
Cartoonish snippets show a groom oversleeping on his wedding moon and rushing to the station to find the train gone. A post office telegram delays marriage with a plea to wait until the next train arrives. The dialogue veers between domestic humor and a passing car troubles.
A. H. Giles returns from a Birmingham plumbing convention. Mrs J B Schimmel recovering after illness. Mrs Henry Zeitler of Mooresville visiting her parents here. Judge T W Wert to attend Birmingham court later month. Vera Austell to depart June 10 for summer in Mont Eagle Tennessee. Mrs J Y Hamill and Mrs Harry Carpenter to visit relatives in Troy Greenville and south Alabama.
A sizable gathering attended the revival at the Baptist church on Wednesday night. Bro. Coffee delivered a powerful sermon titled The Man Who Failed. An invitation was issued for Home-Coming Day this Sunday as the revival continues with a cordial welcome extended to all attendees.
The concept describes using an airplane fitted with a rubber hammer or pulsating device driven by compressed air to break ice rapidly as it forms. It notes that sound business practice requires a good price in the open market.
New York Heartbeat features George Burns and Gracie Allen at Dinty Moore's on 46th Street. Katharine Cornell, Vera Zorina, Katharine Hepburn appear among celebrities while Mayor LaGuardia and Winthrop Rockefeller are seen at the Fair. Memos, Moulin rouge hosts, and a bustling Times Square nightlife mood fill the page with society notes and showbiz chatter.
A New York novelette portrays a woman whose life seems ideal with love and modest means until a friend reveals her husband’s infidelity. She remains silent, clinging to dreams while pals urge action, hoping her husband finds happiness elsewhere.
The column notes the Italian Blog at the Fair as the sole display of a Nazi flag. It mentions the Joan Crawford Cholly Martin matter as concluded and questions gossip about Brenda Frazier, asserting she has not been robbed. It names jockey Stout and Wilma Bard in a note about an upcoming wedding to a named doll.
A Broadway society column cautions a fashionable crowd about a boastful broker nicknamed the Bull. The chatter notes a young woman with striking calves should stay alert to dangerous boldness in financial circles and social scenes.
Local updates correct a prior misstatement about a wedding ceremony led by Rev H E Wright of Tanner. The column lists visitors, illness recoveries, and social calls among Pettusville residents and guests from Dallas Athens Decatur Huntsville Elkmont Veto Harvest and Somerville with names like Mark West Cora Ford Jones Martha Spence L E Dunnavant and J D Harlow.
Officer George Parker explains that motorists must pay for parking by meter but a woman driver challenges an overparking ticket after shopping. She insists she paid and timed her stay, prompting questions about how long she parked and when payment was made.
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