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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1934
Page
2
Local Decatur notes a shift toward recovery with full employment and ongoing road work. The piece reflects a broader business upturn, rising cotton prices for fall harvest, and growing civic confidence as the community presses toward self-sufficiency and continued mail and trade activity.
Morgan County Day will be held at the Limestone County state agricultural department station. Farmers and business men from Morgan County are urged to attend in large numbers and take advantage of the invitation.
A copy of a Momolulu Act edition reaches The Daily's desk, commemorating a Roosevelt anniversary. The intricate pamphlet highlights civic progress and local reactions, signaling renewed interest in leadership and public works amid a celebratory mood.
A compact feature notes Earl Beatty and Taneka in a brief matchup within a syndicated panel. Et Tu names appear as a playful caption line. Copyright 1204 King Features Syndicate.
A readers note blends naval armament debate with a joke on British power and American defense. It contrasts Admiral Beatty aboard Victory with Canada’s reforms and Roosevelt praise, then shifts to infant nutrition, detailing vitamin C development in babies and the need for iron and dietary vitamins.
Government payroll records in New Jersey show relief workers employed by state programs. The list details names, positions, and funded roles aimed at distributing aid and supporting recovery efforts.
The Century of Progress displays include the Michigan Blood Diseases exhibit from the Simpson Memorial Institute Ann Arbor. It features wax blood cell models in six quart bottles, bone marrow origin of red cells, liver influence on anemia, and a rendering of pernicious anemia’s improved outlook over a decade. Also shown are microscopic pond water life projections and Italian medical influence, plus depictions of Jenner Manson Nightingale and Florence Nightingale milestones.
Authorities urge cutting hay grass and weeds on uncut lands and along roads for shipment west. Laborers and relief workers face costly broken scythes but gov ernment aims to send dried grass at under 100 dollars per ton delivering relief while teaching workers to swing a scythe.
University of Alabama president Dr George H Denny will award degrees to more than 200 Summer school graduates on August 17. Dean Stewart J Lloyd will deliver the commencement address. Summer enrollment rose 51 percent to 2759, with 995 students attending both terms and 33 states plus Mississippi sending a total of 297 registrants.
Mr and Mrs R E Bailey and their son Troy from Mt. Clara West Virginia have returned home after a week with Mr and Mrs R L Wright on Fifth Avenue South.
Six pamphlets listed for tolling readers to obtain by sending ten cents per item plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
The article notes a decisive voting day across county and state with most minds made up. Campaigning ends peacefully as candidates, voters, and officials prepare for the ballot conclusion. Also a note that the Tennessee Valley Poultry Show is canceled this year due to general conditions.
Lauderdale county rural schools back the slogan Trade at Home after a survey shows 84 of 101 teachers are graduates of Florence State Teachers College. The finding highlights local emphasis on local training and community schooling.
Athens Alabama reports July electricity consumption rose 16.6 percent from June under TVA era and 48.1 percent from July 1933 when private power was used. July 1934 total reached 142 800 kwh versus 122 400 in June and 96 000 in July 1933. Lower TVA rates and Appliance Campaign boosted sales of refrigerators water heaters ranges and other small appliances. TVA official Lilienthal said further rate cuts could come within months.
A garbled OCR of market items lists eggs mixed in cases butter sweet potatoes onions tomatoes greens and beans with various unit measures. Meat prices show mixed percentages and dollars, though many figures are unclear or corrupted in the source.
New York Day by Day describes a desolate Lower East Side as night falls, noting few open shops beside gaudy clothing stores and a lone all night lunch. The Broadway Central stands out, while Grace Church and a wandering policeman punctuate the quiet, with social observations of brass rails and bannister sliding by Bruno Lessing, Rudolph Block’s pen name, a famed ghetto chronicler and commentator.
The passage recalls Mark Twain weighing a daily column, torn by 450 words a day and his wife’s opposition. It notes he refused $50,000 yearly for a weekly piece and cites Charles R Barnes in the Midwest who quit fiction and even gave away his typewriter after embracing writing abstinence.
Writers discuss ideal fiction locales with New York London Paris in the lead and New Orleans San Francisco Hollywood rising. Washington and Hawaii surface as new inspirations as patrons like Wharton Robinson Phillips Fitzgerald and Lewis frequent the Lafayette cafe noted for dominos cubitos and wide brandy glasses.
Readers ponder whether the Crosby twins should be nicknamed Bing Bing amid playful online chatter. The exchange centers on a lighthearted suggestion about pairing sibling names with the famous Crosby duo.
A collage of humorous exchanges and lines about courtship, marriages, milk deliveries, and trivial office chatter. Jokes reference a judge, kissed goodbyes, mistaken deliveries of husbands, and a poker miscue between a major and a colonel.
A quirky collage of quips and snippets forming a light, satirical look at city life. Jests about rides at a county fair, clever one liners on work and education, and brief exchanges hint at social foibles and common grievances.
Positive relief for malaria claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic stops chills and fever, restores comfort, and purports to eradicate infection with tasteless quinine and tonic iron. Available in 50c and $1 sizes, marketing notes state the larger bottle contains more value.
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