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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1934
Page
2
Fragmented text discusses TVA power distribution and government sales, noting murder statistics in the United States and possible future crop yields in Morgan County Alabama. Mentions cover crops and economic messages likely from local commentary or agricultural notes.
The text notes Auburn Experiment Station findings that lands planted with winter legumes yielded about 32 bushels of corn per acre versus 78 bushels where legumes were not used. It mentions Morgen County extending a cover crop program and public interest in cover crops.
A brief item notes a satirical or editorial line referencing Governor's three children and a public sentiment on beer. It presents as a column teaser with a provocative phrase about Heaven and a line about beer culture, attributed to ARTHUR BRISBANE.
The column laments Dr Anna Antonio’s execution after her murder conviction and questions the propriety of capital punishment. It contrasts her children’s grief with political disputes, referencing Governor Lehman and a broader warning about parolees. It then entertainingly ponders Von Hindenburg’s fate and a Valhalla versus Lutheran heaven.
Dr Logan Clendening argues ragweed plants as the main hay fever source across the United States and urges public health action. He notes ragweed habitats from coast to Colorado and among desert and western flora, and cites pamphlets sold via the newspaper for readers seeking guidance.
The passage argues that moving most of the U S gold as a souvenir invites risk from foreign air fleets. It warns a future strike could seize the seven thousand nine hundred forty six million dollars in gold as indemnity. It ends with a Solon Croesus parallel urging stronger submarines and aircraft.
In Constantine Algeria 60 000 Jews 100 000 inhabitants face renewed Arab violence. General Kieffer arrives with more troops and doubles police. Of 33 dead in a hospital 22 are Jews and only one Arab showing Jews were surprised. Four of the dead Jews are children all with throats cut. JTA reports mutilations and killings of Jews including gray bearded men and young girls. Some deaths arise from loan disputes and debt wiping out families.
County executive committee met at the courthouse to canvass results from Tuesday's election. Most boxes are in except Albany No 2, with full tabulation expected today. Local social notes include Pola Negri in One Arabian Night at the Princess.
Arkansas candidate John J. McClellan says he has purchased every seat in Pine Bluff Park for a Friday night game against Greenville Mississippi in the East Dixie League and invites everyone in Southeast Arkansas to attend this free political event.
NYC observer notes figures from Vallee to Frohman and Day, recalling patrician tastes, clubs, and the passing of Shorty Fields era, with portraits of Sloan, J J Jes sel, and other cultural icons. The piece contrasts bustling Broadway mood with lingering glamour and the stage-door hangers-on.
Walter Winchell riffs on industry pay and publicity from Hollywood to New York. He cites Marie Dressler Milas Dressler and Eddie Canfor, plus anecdotes about Dillinger interviews and a Bronx show promoters misfire.
A reflective column notes the rise of private yachts as status symbols and the drift of public attention toward fame chasing sports writers and performers. It cites Damom Runyon Bill Corum and Bat Carroll, plus a parade of artists facing career woes from torn tendons to neuritis as Grock the clown endures applause and eventual deafness.
Friends learn with regret that Miss Pearlie Strickland is ill with measles at her residence 1106 Wadsworth Street.
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