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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1934
Page
2
The piece lauds Governor Miller calling him "the giant oak from Wilcox" for his steadfast leadership. It credits his administration with strength and progress and urges Chamber of Commerce support for growth in Alabama.
A husband must be habitually drunk for three years before his wife can obtain a divorce. The law does not bar her from lastingly abusing him throughout those years.
New Orleans publishers plan stronger push to oppose a two percent advertising tax judged punitive by Newsdom. The campaign centers on Senator Long who allegedly exempted his own paper via legislative action. The Meridian Miss publication asserts its offices remain in New Orleans.
A noisy complaint about horn blowing in residential areas. The writer laments drivers and pedestrians ignoring warnings and jokes about the waste of car battery juice while urging better consideration and restraint. The piece notes evenings and impatient drivers as examples of the problem.
Governor Miller declares the Tennessee Valley Authority should be taxed no more than five percent of its gross Alabama operations. He argues TVA is a state work with the north half of the state benefiting from its efforts and maintains the tax should reflect that scope.
The Washington Post laments a mountain preacher bitten by a snake and drawn from rustic cabin to world spotlight. The piece argues publicity erodes rustic dignity and faith, citing a Birmingham minister's rattlesnake incident as emblematic of America's fad for fame.
Arthur Brisbane column notes in 1934 King Features Syndicate context discussing Nazism and its political rise, referencing Christianity definitions and public reaction. It mentions two women surprised by events and uses bread salt feathers as symbolic imagery.
After Hindenburg’s death Adolf Hitler rose to power following a nationwide vote of about 38.09 million to 4 million. He holds the full powers of the former empire as commander of the armed forces and can declare war or make peace. Elections abroad and at sea accompanied the display.
The Chan cellor Hitler aligned church head defends anti semitism as a Christian movement while contrasting with the idea that a Jewish girl was chosen to bear God’s son. The piece questions divine agreement with the Nazi church stance.
Mr McAllister warns against alleged Hollywood influence in politics. Lupe Velez and Dolores Del Rio deny knowing the term Communist and joke about funding and taxes as they are asked about political ties. The mood highlights skepticism over celebrity involvement in ideology.
The piece mocks currency ideas from rock salt to bread money and feather money while noting vast salt deposits in the United States and Russia's silver and gold moves. It laments reduced voter disclosure, cites a gambling raid with well dressed women and gamblers, and questions government plans and tax spending.
Dr. Logan Clendening argues that children in civilized countries today show steadier growth up to age 10 due to modern dietetics and nutritional reserves. He credits better food supply, housing, and public health measures for reducing starvation, rickets, and scurvy, noting the end of Great War conditions and improved housing as health policy.
Twelve years ago the contract for erecting a new Flint school was awarded to C. E. Malone of Albany. Also noted are social visits by Mrs. Howard Wilson of Maryville Tenn to her Scheer relatives, two Decatur sisters returning from a Nashville Peabody course, Dr A M White of Hartselle visiting on business, and Miss Dorothy Cook visiting grandparents in Columbia Tennessee.
Six pamphlets by Dr Clendening can be obtained for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
James J. Dooling is hailed as a new Tammany Sachem with cautious praise. He is portrayed as likable and diplomatic, a stark contrast to his predecessor, aiming to restore order amid disintegration while ward heeler influence fades from New York politics.
Persons born on this day are quick and hasty in speech and are devoted friends. The celestial alignment emphasizes loyalty in close relationships and swift reactions in social circles.
The Tennessee River gauge reached 68 feet this morning at 7 A M as river levels climbed, prompting concern for nearby areas and potential advisories.
The speaker argues that letting the “ladies” go free enables controls over gambling. He reasons that nonprofessional gamblers fuel violations and bootlegging as patrons, not bootleggers. Making buying from bootleggers and gambling illegal would pressure bootlegging to stop if enforcement is sincere.
Readable items show a range of grocery and meat prices including butter at 17 cents per pound, onions 2 to 3 cents, tomatoes per bushel, corn and cucumbers per dozen or pound, various produce and beans, and dressed meats with hogs at 75 cents to a dollar per pound and lamb at a similar rate.
A Missouri editor sums up New York culture noting Oscar Wilde’s cynic about price and value. The piece claims locals scrutinize dinner checks and tips to exact percent while reflecting on Broadway pricing and the Wall Street crowd. The tone skewers inflated costs and fleeting fashion.
A dense column of show biz rumors lists marriages divorces and social gossip touching Greta Nissen Wel don Meyburn Harley Gunderson Winifred Coce and others. It mentions Marilyn Hurst Maj C P Machell Paul Whiteman and Vincent Youmans with various ambitious plans and society scoops.
The writer recalls Greenwich Village as a pre splendor era with antique touches in an old cottage showing oak postern gate and a jackdaw in a cage. Broadway dance schools like Ned Weyburn and Arthur Murray stay busy while many seek fitness indoors during the slump.
The piece recounts how famed dancers like James Barton and Bill Robinson emerged from busking on city sidewalks. It notes their lack of formal training yet declares they possessed grace and heart, before a startling encounter with a massive Great Dane in 52nd Street.
Town folk note a lack of drugstores along Broadway between 45th and 50th streets in the busiest area while plans to rebuild the Winter Garden stage draw attention to oversized Life Begins at 8 40 sets. Vila Milli wavers in stance on Leroy King proposals as urban editors attend Embassy run in Westchester. Frank Jack’s restaurant partnership ends with Jack heading to the Firenze. Evelyn Dall reports waltzing toward the preacher with Stephen Rafael of London's notable clan.
The article sketches a collage of gossip and court settlements including Geo Rentlem cases settling out of court at $700 a week, Jessie Costello freed of murder charges and cashiering in Jack Sharkey's Saloon, a high profile Carl Schuster Anne Storrs wedding, and romances involving Carmen Cuyler De La Ronza. It notes Long Island negotiations with Maurice Cleary of United Artists and Arthur Hammerstein touring Billy Rose's Music Hall, with quips about changing times and business.
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