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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1935
Page
10
A veteran financier described in detail sits in a quiet office with a yellow pencil and white pad. He recalls the late twenties market lull and contrasts it with today, noting no complaints about Wall Street restrictions and keeping a low profile away from the trading floor.
The watermelon cutting gathered about twenty seven attendees on the church lawn. Participants included Morris Gost Bill Cost Leonard Cost York Billie Don Mitchell S E Gibson Jr Luther Roberts Jack Templeton Hugh Penn Howard Ray Boozer and several women. Local social notes list multiple family visits and weekend trips across nearby towns with many friends mentioned.
At Renton Airport near Seattle two cronies await the air expedition. Rogers, arriving from San Francisco, plans to accompany the group to Alaska. Mechanics report minor motor adjustments needed before departure across the Bering Strait.
Friends of Mrs Walter Daniel of Athens learn from doctors she is improving after a serious automobile accident at Carnegie last Saturday. Pescka reports from the bedside say her condition is better, with doctors hopeful, though she will remain in the hospital for several weeks.
Atlantic City Aug 6 The American Federation of Labor executive council discussed forming a new nationwide clothing workers organization to boost membership. Representatives of the five main needle trades unions were in attendance after a conference seeking support to authorize a drive.
North Bay Ontario reports a tourist influx centered on the Dionne quintuplets at Dafoe hospital. The area sees thousands of visitors weekly with Callander streets crowded and local tourism notes a 35 percent rise. Ontario gasoline revenue from visitors is estimated at 12 000 monthly.
Albany August 6 AP The state health department announced 88 new infantile paralysis cases in New York City last week. Officials said the rise does not signal a broader concern and urged continued vigilance and prevention efforts.
The column lists residents and visitors in Moulton and surrounding areas including McWhorter on vacation returning to work, J F Bass, J D Dukeminier, W O Wiley, Tassie and Truit Jacobs, J W Smith, J M Streater, H D Jones, Earl Graham, Charles C Kindy, J D Lang and son William, C D Jenkins, Rosa Lee Langley, Mrs J T Nelson, Mr and Mrs H O Leigh, W N Gentry, Clarence Gillespie, G Counts and son Clay, B C George, H C Coffey and remarks on dry weather and crops needing rain. Attorneys Charles Eyster, S A Lynne, John Caddell, Henry D Jones, Will Chenault, and B C George attend court.
Iake Mississippi and Towersville workers report a contract underway to remove rock and dirt for a new Lauderdale County highway. Local residents from Mt Hope Town Creek and Decatur area visited, noting light rainfall after weeks of drought. Various locals including J Kirk Howell and J E Young were seen on business or travel, with others visiting relatives and enjoying a group outing at Woodall's west of Decatur.
Nazi fear of losing the Berlin Olympics amid a campaign against Jews and political Catholicism drives attempts to block foreign correspondents. Loss of the games would hit the regime economically and politically as millions are invested. Goebbels allegedly seeks to purge or influence foreign reporters to stifle critical coverage. Foreign press groups say officials claim no plot exists, while some reporters assist German organizers.
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