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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1934

Page

5

New Deal Views Split A F L Rifts Spotlight Labor Power

The piece details a Johnson firing at the NRA and a resulting rift in the American Federation of Labor led by Frances Robinson and Bill Green. It includes a New Deal poll with grain elevator operators and workers weighing economic gains, currency stabilization, and NRA/A A A opinions.

General Johnson John Donovan NRA Employees Union NRA Frances Robinson Regan Johnson Robinson Rob Donovan American Federation of Labor Bill Green Donavan Matthew Woend B Woend B. Claude Babcock American Federation of Government’ Employees A. F. of L St. Paul Roosevelt United States England Canada

School Sessions For Farm Children In County

Forty grammar and high schools in the county conduct August through September summer sessions for farm children. The program aids families amid tight finances. Schools recess for one month to allow cotton picking, then resume the winter term.

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Political chat at Pulasti Tenn through guests

Miss Margverite Baas visits Minges Lena Harvey and Doris Num cracy while discussing President Roosevelt and leadership, admitting experiments and missteps yet support conditional reelection if improvements are made in his circle.

Margverite Baas Pulasti, Tenn Minges Lena Harvey Doris Num Cracy Roosevelt United Feature Syndicate, Inc

Decatur Follies Open at Princess Theatre Matinee

The Princess Theatre hosts M Decatur's first locally produced musical comedy The Decatur Follies of 1934 with George Murray starring and a mix of vaudeville stars and Decatur talent. The Streamline Beauty Chorus features top young dancers and the show runs through multiple acts with elaborate scenery and costumes. A film feature, Springtime for Henry, screens midweek with additional performances scheduled.

Princess Theatre M Decatur Decatur Geo. Murray Bernie Ferber Gladys York Dolly Dearman Cricket Hamilton Edna Faye Jones Decatur Follies Streamline Beauty Virginia Hardin Medelyn Mary Webster Annie Bue Greenhill Mary Louise Wells Frances Leppard Martha Vines Dearman Hamilton Streamline Girls Burky Murray Ferber Shim Sham Club New York Otto Kruger Nancy Carroll Heather Angel Henry

Athens Post Names New Commander for August Installation

Wie County elects Athens Longon Pea as commander of the Athens Post American Legion and plans installation at a courthouse meeting August 18 with several prominent state legionnaires in attendance.

Wie County Athens American Legion

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