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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1940
Page
4
Otis McBride, alumnae secretary at Peabody College Nashville, and a master storyteller, stood out among fellows. He boosted the Nashville Boosters during their Decatur visit to a building site with little prior.
The Nashville Boosters plan a multi city visit to Decatur for goodwill and trade cultivation. The aim is regional development across the Tennessee Valley with coordinated effort benefiting all areas, saying the development job requires the whole region.
The piece recalls a Montgomery Red Cross donation and criticizes Decatur and Morgan County for failing to meet a $2,000 quota plus an additional $700 for sustaining local Red Cross offices. The writer questions local response to humanitarian needs at home and abroad.
The Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control and the State of Alabama plan to hire a county engineer to oversee road location, drainage, and maintenance in the county road system. The engineer will be selected by the state and placed in charge of county road work, signaling a push for centralized road management and improved budgeting.
The Decatur market faces continued support from the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and local efforts to ensure residents are counted in the federal census. Officials urge all not yet checked to notify the chamber to secure entitlements for the community.
Washington reports detail Morgenthau's push to limit the debt ceiling until January while finding funds for seven months. Senate leaders, including Pat Harrison, weigh tax timing and allocations as Roosevelt moves to secure military build up amid domestic labor pressure and naval budget changes.
Walter Winchell notes on Broadway hospitality and the lure of Rio Brazil and Chile. He profiles Eva Gibson dance director in Rio with Montevideo and Valparaiso curiosities. The piece paints nightlife beaches harbors, hotels, and travel wit with cultural contrasts.
The notes describe spots worn by cops in Santos, a guard pigeon dog, quinine from Peru, and the 1639 cure of malaria by indigenous bark. It recounts Rio de Janeiro's naming on New Year’s Day, Lima theaters showing five Westerns, and Latin audiences reacting vividly to Roosevelt.
In Buenos Aires a ban on women wearing hats in theaters remains law though a hatless woman in a nightclub still serves as a millinery tease.
Morning report notes a service interruption from Alabama Power. A. F. Harmon missed the Montgomery train and did not address graduates. Garden City highway closure reported. Frances English of Central High won second in state essay contest on chemistry and industrial warfare. Mrs. B. F. Hillis ill at home. Elizabeth George left for New York vacation. Editorial on Wet Platform and Democratic Party. Mrs. A. A. Hardage announces Dolores Alexandria to William Raphael Sartor in Pulaski Tenn. Agnes Cassells to Vanderbilt commencement.
Senor Diamond recalls a South American journey where an Anglo-Argentine alum of Hill School aids him in Buenos Aires. The youth befriends Diamond, shows him the city, and hosts him, saying he owes kindness from his USA schooling.
Dr. MacKellar argues physicians can learn from veterinarians and shares stories from his Veterinary Clinic and the Broken Back Story. An editor notes seven Dr Clendening pamphlets available for ten cents each by mail.
A collage of light jokes and aphorisms on courtesy and social manners opens with reflections on courtesy as a businesslike lubricant for communities. The section includes humorous exchanges about tact marriage and neighborhood advice, ending with a quip about a farmer and his talkative spouse.
Brief inspirational quote urging cheerful daily conduct. Emphasizes radiant sunshine of attitude, offering hope to others, lifting burdens, and performing gracious deeds with a smile. Attributed to Grenville Kleiser.
Ida asks to go out and play. Mother allows playing with girls but forbids rough boys. Ida then asks if a smooth little boy would be allowed, prompting a cautious reply.
A local resident vents about unequal treatment in public spaces saying when a woman stumbles or falls on a street, the response reflects broader social bias and injustice against poorer citizens.
The passage notes that both men and women want to help when someone falls in public but women are especially quick to assume the person is drunk. It highlights social judgment and gendered responses to public mishaps.
A doctor warns a patient he has small pox while a spouse listens, and the patient jokes that creditors will receive something now that he is finally able to help them.
A skeptical voice quips that a true baldness cure must withstand the simple test of removing a hat. The remark frames the challenge of delivering a reliable treatment free of easy defeat or gimmickry.
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