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Muscatine
Iowa
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1934
Page
2
Guardians Appointed For Dionne Quintuplets News
Guardians are named to protect the Dionne quintuplets from exploitation. The move aims to shield the children and oversee their welfare as the family navigates public attention and legal considerations.
Governor Miller Seeks Federal Funds for Bee Line Completion
The governor announces plans to attract federal highway money to finish the Bee Line linking Alabama. Supporters across the state see the move as vital for road improvements after a lengthy effort to gain the necessary funds and approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Huntsville Chamber seeks end to textile strike
A committee of eleven from the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce will seek ways to end a textile strike affecting about 5000 workers who have lost two weeks pay as arbitration is pursued. The Daily wishes peacemakers success and notes the community bears a large cost regardless of the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville Chamber
Commerce
Peacemak
Comet Ped
Huntsville
Huey Long Reforms Louisiana Legislature and City Police Control
The speaker contrasts claims with Louisiana events where Huey Long moved to reduce Mayor Walmsley’s duties by transferring police authority to a governor appointed board. The remark questions whether this counts as abolishing home rule and asks for a clearer illustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Huey Long
Walmsley
New Orleans
Diving Accident at Local Pool Leaves Youth Paraplegic
A young man brought to Benevolent Hospital after diving into a shallow pool broke his neck and nearly lost leg function. He regained some use after careful treatment. A second tale recalls a man who dove into twenty feet of water and struck two feet depth, suffering similar injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Benevolent Hospital
Two Hanged in Austria Shock US Readers
The article notes Austria hanged two men after a swift court martial for treason. It contrasts this with lengthy trials in the United States and suggests Americans might envy the speedy justice.
Fallout Over Austrian Chancellor Death Sparks German Plot Talk
The report cites official sources in Germany claiming a planned coup by Nazi factions led to the Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss death. It suggests Hitler bore responsibility and warns a war may be imminent, while noting American inaction and lessons from twenty years past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Dollfuss
Hitler
Austria
United States
Mussolini
Venice
France
Italy
Dionne Quintuplets to Get Modern Brick Home Across Road
News reports the Dionne quintuplets will move to a new brick home across from their birth frame farm. The building will have furnace heating and a small power plant, with Grandfather Dionne selling photos at a roadside booth and the nurse’s cabin relocated nearby. Dr Dafoe remains guardian as Mayfield Chamber delays access for Mrs Elizabeth Lyon to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dionne
Dionnes
Lyon
The
Dionhes
Ford's Yist Birthday and The President's Dolphin
Arthur Brisbane reports on contemporary figures and public life with a satirical tone. The column reflects on Ford and the presidency while hinting at cultural themes and the era’s humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
President
Dolphin
Henry Ford Life and Times From Early Work to Public Benefit
A retrospective on Henry Ford detailing his early nine to ten dollar weekly earnings in Detroit, progressive wage plans, and the belief he will continue to benefit the public. It touches on President Roosevelt and NRA hints, reaction to Hitler Mussolini, Dollfuss murder, New York PWA spending, and intra union tensions over wages and jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Detroit
Henry
NRA
Roosevelt
Unions urged to unite as Roosevelt favors labor amid open shop talks
Mr. Green voices AFL caution against internal quarrels while General Johnson and President Roosevelt back union labor. Both favor employment relief and prosperity but warn that efficient unions could push the government toward an open shop if plans are blocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
New York
Green
American Federation of Labor
Johnson
Roosevelt
Presidents and son reel in dolphin on Hawaii trip
The President and his son return from Hawaii with a caught dolphin and possibly witness the dying dolphin changing colors. The dolphin is a friendly cetacean from the whale family and mother and calf are seen sharing the surface as the calf nurses aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Woman with interesting heart unsettles doctors and patient
Dr Logan Clendening discusses a patient who believes she has heart disease despite normal tests. He explains functional heart complaints common in many people and notes the difficulty of reassuring patients who cling to perceived symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening
M. D
Ashe
Glaenzer the town’s tireless social whirlwind in New York
Julius Glaenzer, a perennially active socialite connected to an established jewelry house, moves through New York society with ease. He attends cafes, polo, tennis, and race meets, earning New York’s praise for his ubiquity and sharp, Caesarish flair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julius Glaenzer
Jimmy Walker
Surrey
Berhiston
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Palm Beach
Riviera
Ater
Hollywood
Europe
Dolphin Companions and Ancient Sea Myths
The excerpt notes dolphins as friendly to sailors and players in ancient myth. It recalls Arion the Greek poet saved by a singing dolphin off Lesbos, with Herodotus and later film references, and hints at a perilous voyage where Arion faced forced suicide aboard a ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arion
Lesbos
Sailor Poet Carried to Shore by Listening Dolphin
A public figure asked for permission to sing one more song. With lyre accompaniment, he sang and jumped as sailors watched a dolphin, entranced by the music, draw up beside him and bear him toward shore with swift speed.
Arion and Sappho in Myth and Modern Movie Twist
The fragment imagines Arion singing to shore with a dolphin, while Sappho, famed poet from Lesbos, faced with Phaon’s disdain, contemplates Leucadian cliffs. Hollywood might rewrite the tale with a happy ending and a risqué peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arion
Sappho
Lesbos
Phaon
Leucadian
Dr Clendening Pamphlets Offered By Mail
Readers may obtain six Dr Logan Clendening pamphlets by sending 10 cents per pamphlet plus a self addressed stamped envelope to the paper. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation and Infant Feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Fragmentary Sappho poem fragment about Cleis daughter
A fragment describes Sappho with her daughter Cleis named after Sap Pedi grandmother. A vision shows Sappho seated with a tripod holding Cleis as she recites a poem professing no exchange for a kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleis
Sap Pedi
Sappho
Dolphins Question Resentful Hooked Encounter with President
The text recalls two dolphins pulled from the water by a hook or harpoon during a mock presidential greeting. They seem surprised and grieving at the invasive handling. One dolphin might ask the president if he knows Arion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arion
Nature study at Westchester pond sparks frog chorus
A Westchester nature outing near a lake featured a deafening tree frog chorus at dusk. Messmore Kendall declared he could still the sound and performed a ritual at the pond edge, finding that frogs retreat into silence when disturbed, illustrating their timidity and sensitivity to distractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester
Messmore Kendall
Historical sect note on Sapphoe’s promontory and marriage
A fragment notes that Sapphoe did not jump from a promontory and mentions marriage as a matter of historical sect belief. The text remains uncertain and fragmentary, offering minimal verifiable details about individuals or events.
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Sapphoe
Roosevelt Sees Hawaii As An Integral American Territory
The passage notes President Roosevelt telling Hawaiians their islands are an integral part of the United States and that native-born and naturalised residents, including about 200,000 of Asiatic descent, are or will be citizens. It highlights Hawaii’s fertility and potential annual output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Hawaiian Islands
Father Divine Leads Black Spiritual Movement in Harlem
Harlem spiritual adviser Father Divine, a coal black, bald figure, claims to be sustained by faith and his followers. He runs an open house on West 118th Street in a spacious red brick building with a table seating about 60 for a steady stream of hungry worshipers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Father Divine
West 118Th Street
Prune Praise Draws Wrestlers Athletes and Celebrities
A quirky legend claims the prune appeals to strength and is favored by wrestlers including Betty Jims Londos and Browning, tennis great Helen Wills, and gymnast Lilian Leitizél, with jest and legend mingling in breakfast lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar
Betty Jims
Londos
Browning
Helen Wills
Lillian Leitizél
Walter Winchell and Broadways Nightly Riff Notes
Walter Winchell chronicles a whirlwind of showbiz bits from Broadway and beyond. He notes Manhattan Melo dreams earning a million, Lester Lees court rulings in New York, Tammany Hall infighting over the comptroller nomination, and Mel Purvis spurning a cash reward from a admirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dillinger
Manhattan
Lester Lees
Anna Chandler
New York
Tammany Hall
O Comptroller
Dooling
Mel Purvis
Khirley Burroughs
Sinclair Lew
Kanyato Inn
Upstate
New York Socialite Vows Revenge After Hospital Visit
A prominent New York socialite claims a brawl at Leon and Eddie's sent him to a hospital and vows vengeance. Amid reports a Soviet state firm Am tor g Trading Co seeks a coast to coast radio hour for fall. Grand Duchess Marie heads to Rome for Mussolini interview. Wendell Chamberlins’ daughter at New York Life. Washington Republicans mock the president calling him Franklinstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leon & Eddie
Amtorg Trading Co
Lsted
Marie
N. Y
Mussolini
Wendell Chamberlins
Washington
Franklinstein
Rumor Overflow of Royal Romances and Tinseltown Scandals
A flood of gossip links Tim Eaton to a wealthy Canadian widow and calls him Canada’s top bachelor. Evelyn Knapp’s romance with Dr. Snyder stirs talk. Governor Merriam of California and Judge Georgia Bullock are rumored pairs, denied by both sides. Budding romances swirl around Will Rogers Jr. and Jack Blystone’s daughter. Paramount stock dips as gangster cinema fades after Little Caesar. Princess Juliana renounces betrothal to a commoner for diplomatic reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Eaton
Eaton
Canada
W.J. Waddié
Widder
Dominion
Evelyn Knapp
Dr. Synder
Merriam
California
Georgia Bullock
L. A
Lupe
Weissmuller
Will. Rogers
Jack Blystone
Paramount Stock
Ontario
Juliana
Holland
The Very Thought of You Tops Ray Nobles Night
Oodles of orchids to Ray Noble as his orchestra debuts a tuneful tribute to The Very Thought of You. Disney's Playful Plato draws laughs and applause from a lively crowd. Scallions to the men who heckled the nurses at the San.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Noble
Disney
The
San
Prune Industry Seeks Better Advertising Image
A commentary notes prunes face public shyness and stigma from cheap boarding house perceptions. Advertising must improve their appeal, though change may still fall short.
A Morning in The Hague and a Beefsteak John Memory
A vivid breakfast memory on a bowered portico in The Hague includes shirred eggs with bacon, pumpernickel, coffee, marmalade and cheese. A dewy rose on the napkin adds a delicate touch, contrasting with a later note of hash at Beefsteak John's on Chatam Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Holland
John’s
Chatam Square
Jack Curley’s Wrestling Empire Drives Big Ring Fame
The article praises Jack Curley for building a powerful wrestling enterprise that rivals top prize fights in drawing power. It notes his white hair and genial manner, his arena packed with movie and stage stars, and the public belief that wrestling is largely phoney despite its dangerous, dramatic slams and falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Curley
Curley
Theatrical Agencies Decline as Radio Replaces Stage Brokering
The piece notes the near extinction of theatrical agencies once dominant for vestments and props. A lone survivor is described as loaning to prospects while others fade, with many agencies from ten years ago having disappeared and some turning to radio.
Swanky Madison Avenue Shop Polo Department Offer
A British clerk at a swanky Madison Avenue shop offers to show the polo department. The narrator recalls feeling unusually superior, comparing it to a past moment when his grandmother appealed to the tax assessor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Avenue
Grandme
Hollywood Echoes and Schoolyard Tidbits From Town to Screen
A collage of curiosities from film and sport with Lanny Ross as a groom and baby’s pop, Yale water polo captain Jack Hut chinson now an extra in Hollywood, Metro’s 4 Walls lacking a leading woman three days before release, and John Monk Saunders cited as author behind Clothes Maketh the Man. Also notes on abbreviated mfgs spelling, church newsletters for previews, and Dillinger era marriage links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanny Ross
Jack Hutchinson
Yale
Hollywood
Metro
John Monk Saunders
Bob Guerin
Department of Justice
Mary Brice
Chicago
Dillinger
Mario Silva
St. Louis
New York
Murray Emith
Hollywood Reporter Reveals Hidden Marital Tales
Helen Gwynne hides her secret marriage of a year and the divorce only last week. Sara Chisholm plans to wed Kip Farrington at East Hampton and was offered $1000 to elope, signaling a sudden, low-key social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gwynne
Hollywood Reporter
Sara Chisholm
Kip Farrington
East Hampton
Film Censors Tip Lists at Westport Dances
Pierre de Villiers rushes Helen Gilliland at a Westport dance as censors compile lists of movies to see and not to see. Louise Pasenda says she plans a flash while Gloria Gould heads to the Coast and Maxie Rosenbloom travels. Emma Hill writes an open note praising Here Comes the Navy for Warner's. Jean Harlow forwards a Wash femme scrivener gag to her lawyers. The item ends with musings on songs and stories about a gypsy's fiddles and romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre de Villiers
Helen Gilliland
Westport
Warner
Louise Pasenda
Gloria Gould
Maxie Rosenbloom
Emma Hill
Navy
Music Warehouse
Jean Harlow
Femme Scrivener
Joes
Cabiria at Princess Theatre A 7500-Strong Pageant
The Princess Theatre presents Cabiria directed by Gabriele D Annunzio with a cast of 7 500. Miss Mary Penick departed for Florence to attend the Elks annual dance tonight. A three mile school tax election in Prideville district and Union 1 No 2 yielded a unanimous yes in Prideville and a defeat at Union Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabiria
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Princess Theatre
Mary Penick
Florence
Elks
Three Mile
Prideville
Union #1 No
Priceville
Union Hill
Miss Laura Mae Graham Visits Friends in Birmingham
Miss Laura Mae Graham is visiting friends in Birmingham. She is staying at a local residence and plans to return home later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Mae Graham
Birmingham
Browns and Pettey Head for Trinity Mountain Retreat
Mr and Mrs Joe Brown and Miss Lucile Pettey departed yesterday for a two week stay at Trinity Mountain, continuing a quiet family excursion in early autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brown
Lucile Pettey
Trinity Mountain
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