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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1934
Page
2
Fragments show a legal notice style referencing acts from 1878 and 1917 plus editor names and advertising lines. Weather notes and corporate ad phrases appear, indicating a mixed newspaper fragment with partial dates and locations.
Congressman Carmichael told a mass meeting in Sheffield Monday afternoon that TVA power will become a fact in the Tennessee Valley soon. He said investigations have uncovered cheap power facts and that TVA service will reach the Valley without prolonged delay.
A fragment notes a ten act sailboat voyage on the Atlantic Ocean, mentioning a distance of twenty miles and a brief, incomplete sailing event.
The county recalls jeers about illicit alcohol sold from a houseboat on the Tennessee River. Knight declares such violations are not the United States government’s business, clashing with earlier local beliefs after the incident.
The front page theme condemns gun violence against cattle, linking it to drought and hunger. It references Oklahoma farm depredations and likens local attitudes to broader political tyrannies including Hitler and Huey Long, warning about church pulpits and media control.
The piece argues drought harms U S agriculture but criticizes political exploitation of farm distress. Secretary Wallace defends the New Deal as adjustment to prevent ruinous surpluses. A Roosevelt statement on drought relief is anticipated to clarify administration views and ease doubts.
Arthur Brisbane reflects on a new Hapsburg figure, contrasting faiths and dangers as public sentiment and rumor swirl.
In a private conference Prince von Starhemberg hints Mussolini may press Austria to restore Otto Habsburg to the throne. The speculated move questions Austria's future as it faces occupation by Italy or Germany.
A preacher enacts faith by handling a rattlesnake and surviving a bite while critiquing New York's death penalty. The piece condemns the electric chair killing of a drug-peddler’s wife and notes three matrons witnessing the execution, urging an end to executions.
Dr Logan Clendening argues hypnotism is safe in skilled medical use and not linked to criminal acts. He cites British Medical Association findings that the phenomena are genuine and treatment value high, noting few recorded cases of hypnotism induced crime and urging wider medical adoption.
Eugene Fies of Birmingham, rep of the Alabama Bond Company, was here yesterday. Mrs. David Webb and daughters Dorothy and Lila expect to visit Mrs. T. A. Caddell soon. Katherine MacDonald stars in Her Social Value at the Feincess.
The editor notes six pamphlets by Dr. Logan Clendening are available for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. The titles are Indigestion and Constipation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene, and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A dated price list shows varied per unit costs for produce meats and poultry. Items include potatoes onions and cabbage with prices per pound bushel and dozen ears. meats list native dressed cattle hogs and hog products with per pound prices. poultry covers hens on foot and fryers with weight ranges.
Sikorsky, builder of the 8 42 Brazilian Clipper, foresees a fifty ton aircraft three times larger than the 8 42. He envisions a heavier-than-air ship that will pass like a toy beside future airships and compares it to Columbus's caravel, imagining a 1 000 foot long steam driven ship beyond his dream.
A futuristic report envisions a 1,000 foot lighter-than-all vessel dominating future seas, signaling a bold shift in maritime design and scale.
Indiana Governor McCrary informs LaPorte County Sheriff that the Dempsey Brennan bout cannot be held in Michigan City under any circumstances. The note emphasizes state authority over the boxing event location.
Frank Baker confined to his Ferry street home by illness for several days is out again. Miss Madeline Dix has returned from a visit to relatives in Athens Alabama.
An article describes metal airships flying above clouds with high winds circling the globe. They drop smaller craft to ports including New York and San Francisco while drawing wireless power from waterfalls and plants along routes. Planes would land only for major repairs, carrying no fuel load.
In New York Aug 15, Broadway nightlife centers on those seeking more than evening pleasure. Times Square lingers in the gloom after 2 a.m. with harpies, doorway guides, and con artists preying on lonely wanderers seeking companionship, while the grifters find scant picks.
The passage describes nocturnal New York scenes from subway tunnels to wharves as inspectors roam the system. It recalls eerie urban atmospheres, foggy Limehouse reminiscences, and gritty, broken dialogue from policemen, taxi drivers, and night-dwellers.
Walter Winchell notes a flurry of social moves with Sid Franklin and Conrad Nagel rumors. Eunice Healy and George Rudis linked for two weeks, while Clarence Moores and Sylvie Adams stir Reno chatter.
A rush of alleged mortgage case indictments targets major figures including a Supreme Court judge and other prominent names. The piece hints at political maneuvering, social listings, and nightlife anecdotes while touching on Broadway personalities and city figures in a sprawling, gossip‑toned roundup.
The piece paints a smoky waterfront dining scene with patrons likened to potential criminals and newspaper wives as a moral chorus. It contrasts late night meals with theatre nights at local venues and notes husbands who retire early.
Fifth avenue residents celebrate the upcoming redevelopment of the Wendell mansion into a flashy five and ten shop. A rust brown brick house and the yard of the toothless dog Toby will be replaced as part of the project.
The note says Love In Bloom borrows from Jolly Brother’s Gallop and It Had To Be You, a children’s era tune. Fox is expected to marry Paramount within four weeks. Helen Wills Moody avoids comment but allows a newsreel photo.
Frank Merlin leases Fulton Theatre for a new flag project. RKO plans move from Rockefeller to Palace Building. The Fred Warings receive air conditioning. Lt. Comdr Frank Hawks to conduct sub stratosphere flights to aid weather reports. After eight films John Boles has a breakdown. Reno-bound magnate set. George Raft and Virginia Pine romance fading.
Mae West to protest against Patsy Kelly insult in Girl From Missouri while Missouri protests the film title. MGM recalls Harlow born in Missouri. Hazel Forbes escorts mystery merit to New York by plane. Manor Twins sue Norman Anthony’s magazine over clown photo caption with Max Baer. Thurber and Boyd scene at Tony’s ends with a beard tugging incident.
Mae Clarice improves in a private sanitarium while a magazine cover feud rages around Peter Arno. J Moriarity is ill due to Ann Gould. A phony posing on Broadway as Shirley Temple’s father. her father is a Los Angeles bank exec. Ruth Chatterton regrets losing George Brent. A forthcoming play line mocks a movie supervisor.
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