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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1936
Page
4
The fragment outlines subscription and advertising rates for the Decatur Daily, with mentions of daily and mail options and a founder editor note. It references Inland Newspaper Representatives in Chicago and Atlante.
The AP notes a national campaign slogan praising Roosevelt securing votes and Landon’s stance. The garbled line reflects campaign messaging echoed in the paper.
A Rhode Island Republican senator hints at seeking re election if his party supports him. He says he would serve in the Senate again if voters back him and the party rallies to his candidacy.
Readers note a scheduled small subscription dance at a local club was misprinted as a strip dance due to a lithography operator error affecting some Daily editions. The mixup caused confusion among attendees and prompted clarifications from editors.
A proposal from Atmelé and three counties seeks to establish a curb market in Decatur to display fresh farm produce. The plan argues it will improve sales for growers and reduce street peddling and door-to-door selling.
A long prevailing weather prediction warns of floods this fall beginning in the southeast and spreading westward, amid late rain patterns and shifting storm tracks. The forecast links rising rivers and heavy rainfall to an extended storm season.
Citizens anticipate a whiteway lighting system. The Bank building at Wilson Avenue corner near the Y M C A would lead a brighter future, making Decatur feel less like a small town and more attractive.
Prediction says rental costs will rise as the U S recovers. The surest way to meet this problem is through owning a home. Government participation has eased many paths to ownership, rewarding those who seek best options and protect future earnings and family happiness.
A plan to establish a million-dollar annual income from livestock within five years assumes proper management and steady farm markets. The piece notes Tennessee Valley land suitability for livestock, drought resilience, and calls for mass meetings in Albany to nominate city council candidates, alongside several local notes from Decatur and surrounding counties.
Mobile residents plan a lasting memorial to former public servant Senator John Craft praised for 50 years of service. Hartwell states funds will support roads rivers harbors and humane efforts while inviting subscriptions to the tribute in Mobile Alabama.
A man arrested in Morgan County jail denied he was John Milton the infant killer near Birmingham. He claimed the name William Carr after capture in a cornfield near Hartselle by Tom South of that city.
Paris hotels empty as the century shifts and England learns anew. Arthur Brisbane recalls past fortunes spent by busy offices and their forgotten millions, reflecting on changing times and fortunes.
The piece critiques Britain's failed Ethiopia policy and Mussolini's ambitions, noting Paris’s reaction to foreign spending and the sense of poverty amid celebration. It laments high French prices, dwindling foreign visitors, and a cautious, wary mood among locals toward outsiders.
A fragmented dialogue piece contrasts business life with personal virtue. Characters discuss cynicism and faith, dining hours at a club, and a playful exchange about a husband’s varied meals. The present hour and ambition are explored through witty quips about time and action.
The TVA librarian Howard Turner reports county library circulation at 2,157 books in July, up 13 percent from June. Auto mobile library visits boosted adult and non fiction borrowing, with 1,377 registered users, 148 new borrowers, and Flint station leading with 565 books.
A reflective piece contrasts living in yesterday with embracing today and a bright future. The speaker urges letting go of regrets as storms pass and skies clear, ending with a clipped line about a jovial, heavyset person’s remark.
In St Petersburg Florida on August 12 87 year old Judge M B Hubbard received a surprise birthday party. His former wife Alice M Horton attended and recited a poem titled That Old Sweetheart of Mine during the gathering.
A playful dialogue features a wife sewing a vest with a wire as an alibi joke. A landlady and judge exchange a salad line. A deep sea diver receives a rescue call from a voice above about a sinking boat. A postmaster and Farmer contrast current weather with past conditions across decades and months.
Athens Ala August 12 The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Athens closed in 1931 and will likely close after fall collections. Liquidating agent Harry Taft says effort will be made to collect notes when fall crops are sold and if collections are good an additional dividend of five to eight percent is possible. Dividends to date total twenty percent.
The limestone county municipal court resumed weekly sessions after a six week adjournment due to the infantile paralysis epidemic. Judge J E Clem presiding and county solicitor George C Johnson disposed of approximately thirty cases in one day.
After the Romans left the writer notes Paris race meetings as the era’s biggest social event. He recalls meeting hardly any Americans at the event and reflects on the shrinking circle of U.S. moguls worth five million dollars or more.
Seventy five members of the John W. Hayes family gathered in Athens for a reunion. Relatives traveled from Mesa and Miami Arizona Detroit Michigan and other states. Children and great grandchildren attended a feast and day outing.
Walter Winchell notes a flood of Hollywood intrigue from Anthony Adverse previews to party feuds. Joan Blondell and Dick Powell wedding plans falter amid rival stars, while Doris Carson draws curtain jokes at George Abbott shows.
Whitney Bourne and Bobby Sweeney are named in connection with the London humidity issue. Arthur Brown is listed to tenor at Versailles next month and Marion Steffanidies of a bonding house will merge in four weeks. A bout between Clarence Moore and George Lowther at the N Y A C for a $200 side wager is postponed after Moore was knocked out and maimed in a sparring session. Orchids to reporters Mary Astor and G Ide Malcolm for restraint and cleverness in a portrait. Paul Gerritts the skater at the St. Regis roof becomes Countess di Frasso's new protege. Rhythmic rhumba lyrics referenced.
The dispatches from Consul Cramp in Addis Ababa suggest bold headlines while Washington avoids provoking Italy over the Ethiopian issue. Nellie Revell to edit H T in December. McNamee extends newsreel contract to 1940. Claudia Morgan's secret ties to W Horace Schmidlapp Jr. The Malcolm Grays stumble. Tenia Long, daughter of a Berlin-based U S correspondent, debuts. Henry Sage of the Russell Sage tribe and Alma Walker plan marriage after a decree. Geo Bourne travels to Europe to renew his proposal.
Gabriel Heatter becomes Mutual's first coast to coast commentator starting September 28. The Guy Lombardos were rescued by coast guards after their boat capsized off Long Beach. George Olsen is set to inherit the late Orville Knapp's crew. J L Warner arrives tomorrow to investigate Friday's major shakeup in the talent scouting department. J M Schenck's sudden trip to London follows British government halting Gaumont British Hollywood deals believed closed.
In the 1911 Stage's grand issue the editor seeks a new caption writer for the 1910 Song Revue group photo. The cabinet includes Gus Edwards first on the left, G Price, G Jessell, and W Winchell. The note describes the lineup with positions and initials.
Local society notes list Dr. and Mrs. Berthold Kennedy of Port Chester New York heading west on a motor tour with Mrs. McDaniel and Mrs. Kennedy. Other area residents and guests cited include George H. Clark of Valdosta and Dewey Barker with friends at Camp Walton Florida.
William Lolley, driving along a highway near Little Rock, hit a doe that leaped from the woods and landed in front of his car. The Arkansas Children's Home will receive venison, and Lolley faces a $25 repair bill for his vehicle.
Approximately one couple a day married in Limestone County during July with thirty-one marriage licenses issued. Twenty-three licenses were for whites and eight for negroes.
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