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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1938
Page
4
Managing editor argues business leaders must create cash markets to boost farmer income and livestock trade. He warns neglect harms Limestone and surrounding counties, urging decisive action in Decatur Hartselle Athens and across Alabama for self preservation and progress.
A playful editorial mentions Julian Hall of Dothan planning a trip to the Birmingham air carnival this weekend. It jokes about landing in Decatur and crashing the crate in nearby pastures, adding a humorous farewell line.
A reflective note questions how many of Alabama's thousand students will seek opportunities elsewhere versus those who stay to develop Alabama. It asks how many will pursue greener fields and how many will work to clear a path for future generations.
The article argues that U S spending on alien relief burdens Americans facing unemployment. It calls for redirecting funds to repatriate foreigners to their home lands rather than aiding them in the United States.
A peasant with six cows ends up paying every tax imaginable under a system described as FASCISM when the government takes milk and calves but allows keeping the cows. The same tale labels the outcome DEMOCRACY, illustrating taxation as a satire on governance.
A critique notes Alabama ranks 47th in per capita income and urges business leaders to expand beyond self interest. It calls for bold, informed leadership to develop raw materials and uplift farmers facing ongoing economic barriers and low cotton incomes.
The Supreme Court has ruled federal levy on football tickets valid affecting college athletic programs and NYA educational aid. Colleges previously delayed payments. now ticket buyers should expect higher costs as revenue flows to the Treasury.
One and a half million dollars in building activity is underway or planned in Decatur. A drizzling rain paused the 500 mile automobile race after 175 miles. Miss Morgnel Murphee and M W Holland wed at Rev R T Tyler’s home. Mr and Mrs Travis Odom welcomed son J T Jr weighing 8 12 pounds. Midshipman Malcolm S Adams, son of D C Adams, to graduate from Annapolis June 3 then join a summer cruise. Vera Evelyn Cooley, daughter of Mrs Ben Cooley, visiting Huntsville this week.
Washington scenes show a split opinion on 1930s recovery with four analysts weighing the timing and shape of an upturn. They note a July onset of an ad lead program, a potential fall recovery, and a broad industrial decline led by motors and rail equipment, as inventories and financing wobble.
The article argues reform and pump priming hinge on creating profits. It notes that without profits the poor and others cannot benefit, and that political talk may aid only after profits or the prospect of profits are secured.
May 31 report of Princess Eugenie of Greece, 28, marrying Prince Dominique Radziwill of Poland at the Church of St. Louis Des Invalides. The wedding connects royal lines and takes place in Paris with court observers noting the union.
Dr Adrian Gibbs argues annual health audits may be overpromoted yet defend their value for children and general adults. He warns audits can reveal ill that cannot be cured and urges targeted exams focusing on weight heart and lung health plus diabetes screening and eye teeth checks. He claims few doctors in Saragossa County have had such audits.
A fragmentary piece shows social quips about living boldly, patterning life with personal zest, and a brief exchange in a Decatur scene. It includes a store keeper demanding a prior introduction to cash a check and a young lady asserting business over social talk.
The piece notes milk as the lone major commodity boosting farmer incomes in the first quarter of 1938. A humorous dialogue about a bad coin illustrates distrust in everyday commerce as a newsboy is paid.
The user asks for a chart of 100 calorie portions for all foods. The response directs to Lulu Hunt Peters' Diet and Health for such tables.
An editor notes seven Dr Clendening pamphlets are available for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope with a three cent stamp. Send requests to Dr Ian Clendening in care of this. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation and Infant Feeding.
A garbled dialogue touches on spring cleaning neighbors and a dusty court scene. Notable lines include a clerk refusing fiction, an old timer’s optimism about jail capacity, and a judge quizzing Erastus Abraham Jackson about an alibi with a church meeting cited as alibi evidence.
A comic exchange contrasts dancing and marching with age and wisdom. A man spends 50 years gaining sense while a younger woman briefly makes him silly. A pun about a secondhand store and a girl’s face as fortune reflects relief.
The article frames spiritual growth as mountain climbing with Christ as guide and telescope. It urges perseverance to reach higher visions, warns against slipping back, and cites Paul in Philippians 3 14 to press toward the prize of the high calling in God. It urges freeing from worldly ties to ascend toward a fuller life.
An ailing pensioner asked the Iowa old age assistance commission to act as middlemen in finding a purchaser for five peacocks, as the owner cannot care for the birds.
A fragmentary piece critiques popular phrases and political slogans from Time editors and public figures. It lampoons usage like recession prosperity and notable quips from Edward VIII Hoover and Noel Coward, noting how such lines entered common speech and media.
A newspaper riff on radio humor and political clichés. The piece notes Joe Penner’s meaningless quips and a stretched Will Rogers line about wars and conferences, accusing modern peanut politicians of parroting slogans to justify world involvement.
A humorous jab suggests Beatrice Lillie would react to a playful flourish of "Pulleeze" as a gag. The speaker credits her for starting the fun but says the line could backfire on the broader group and their language choices.
The passage recalls the late cartoonist Tad whose quip inspired the song Yes We Have No Bananas. It notes that for 15 years other troubadours have sought a similar luck in song profits.
A critique of misused book slogans and overripe headlines. The piece notes how Life Begins at Forty and It Can't Be Here have been co opted by marketers and fear mongers alike. It cites Californians and sham labels, warns against propaganda and the overuse of flashy phrases.
The piece notes Edna St. Vincent Millay’s line My candle burns at both ends and remarks it has inspired Grenidge Willitch and other two-for-a-cent versifiers since.
A wry column recalls Eddie Cicotte's 1919 World Series confession and ongoing political heat. It notes a British statesman’s frontier remark sparking German fears and hints at modern turmoil. The piece ends with a playful jab about someone wanting a front lawn.
The piece notes Edgar Guest writes daily poems and satirists seldom pick the same target. It observes that when mocked he often chooses the line about it takes a heap o livin to make a house a home.
The piece mocks graduation speeches and the cliché of graduates facing life’s real world. It suggests many students recognize the platform rhetoric and joke about the speakers reaching for their own pockets before the ceremony ends.
The piece notes Mark Twain’s remark that reports of his death were greatly exaggerated and adds that no erroneous death notice has escaped this rule since.
The piece pokes fun at bromide retailers who, after training to be speakers, still bore audiences by repeating canned lines. It questions whether first time or all time bores differ in impact, noting the performers’ effort contrasts with audience fatigue.
When Boy Meets Girl became a hit it was sure to enter daily talk. It soon faded after overuse and appeared in a British magazine that notes how U S slang terms die out.
The essay cites Dorothy Parker's line that men rarely make passes at girls who wear glasses and notes many women still cope with glasses and squints, reflecting on fashion and dating norms.
Alabama begins to receive an annual federal allotment of 44,842 dollars for child welfare under the supervision of the State Department of Public Welfare.
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