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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
5
A string of satirical exchanges mocks youthful vanity and social norms. The dialogue parodies alimony jokes, vacation boasts, and gender role banter, ending with a punchier note about the National Rifle Association.
Joel McCrea planned a trout dinner trip to Little Lake Owens Valley but caught no fish. He attempted to fool friends by packing fish in a Beery box, only to be stopped by game wardens in Mint Canyon who found the catch and challenged the joke. Evelyn Venable’s father moves in amid romance concerns with Hal Mohr. John Lodge’s ancestors helped found lawn tennis in America at Nahant.
Kent Taylor testified as a witness to a bank bandit slaying on Wilshire Boulevard. The column recalls Edna May Oliver buying and furnishing a home in days, and schools the Coconut Grove scene with Spencer Tracy and Sally Blane. Ida Lupino marks her twentieth wedding anniversary.
A string of quirky quotes and reflections on gender roles health theories and religion. The piece mocks dating behavior pay gaps and the value of expertise with a mix of wry jokes and pointed statements.
Tennessee politics move toward a fusion campaign as Pope led Democrats plan a state convention to back a joint effort with Straight Democrats to defeat Senator McKellar and Governor McAlister. The Republicans propose backing a Pope candidate and Hooper for Senate.
State relief officials announced an August boost of 278000 dollars, bringing the month total to 2270 dollars. The extra 228000 funds go to general relief and 60000 to completing CWA projects as FERA expands rural rehabilitation efforts in Alabama.
The postoffice at Wee Als will be renamed Wilson Ala on September 1 according to postal authorities announcement.
Doris Gibson aged 14 months died at home on Moulton route 3 after a short illness. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs J I Gibson a brother Gaines Gibson and sister Capitola Gibson all of Moulton route three. Funeral services were held Thursday at 10 am at the residence with Rev Thornberry officiating and burial followed in Montgomery cemetery near Wren directed by Highsmith of Moulton.
The women’s Christian Temperance Union will resume meetings Friday at three o’clock. Members are urged to attend at the home of Mrs. Mary F. Black 212 Gordon Drive West.
Montgomery Aug 16 The attorney general Thomas E Knight Jr argues government is a dual sovereignty and county boards are not required to pay a one tenth of one percent code fee for school building costs. He says Congress cannot interfere with states in building government functions. The item notes Beasley of Pickens county favoring husking contests in West Alabama and mentions John A Rogers of Sumter county and Max Rogers as first father and son in Alabama Senate. Also quotes Dean Farrah advising young lawyers to seek smaller towns and reports 84 bar applicants at the State Capitol including J G Duncan Jr.
B O Jenson of Birmingham state superintendent of construction and equipment of the Oil Company is in Decatur on a several days mission for business.
William Pritchard of Birmingham has called a Legion staff meeting in Birmingham on August 19 to map out a yearlong program described as the most outstanding and progressive ever undertaken by the American Legion. Invited attendees include fellow Legion officials.
A boy named Smith died when a private telephone line wire snagged and severed his head as they rode on a county gravel truck. Joe Bickley Jr escaped harm only because he was not tall enough to reach the wire. Pred Sanders drove toward the river where they planned to swim. The owner’s workman was near to correcting the line five minutes earlier, which might have prevented the fatal accident.
The record lists the vice-commanders and executive committee members of the Alabama Department American Legion, detailing their names and positions within the post wartime veterans organization. The document outlines the leadership lineup and their respective roles.
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