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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1934
Page
4
A news item notes armed guards failed to halt a truck raid and a separate kidnapping attempt involved four girls seized bound and gagged. A riderless horse’s approach spooked the suspects, highlighting regional crime contrasts.
The counties of Morgan and Lawrence boast exceptional corn production and strong farm records. The speaker urges county farmers to compete with their peers to set new marks and inspire continued agricultural progress.
A three column Daily head describes the fifth Dillinger associate's fall amid gunfire in a hall of lead. The report mentions betrayals by a woman and Dillinger himself as recent weeks show gang members betrayed.
Yacht expert Herbert L. Stone notes the Endeavor as the fastest British boat in its class with many design changes. The builder, an air industry figure, brings new construction know how. This year’s rules allow living quarters for the crew enhancing the yacht race drama.
The U S Department of Agriculture states that about 1 080 125 rental checks totaling around 50 million dollars comprise the first rental payment under the cotton acreage reduction program. A second 50 million installment will follow after compliance is certified, with parity payments of about 25 million due next December. Alabama shows 130 406 checks totaling 3 634 316 90, Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties show substantial payments as well. The program aims to reduce acreage to raise prices and encourage more efficient farming practices including cover crops and intensive fertilization on smaller plots. Alabama leads in cover cropping among southern cotton states.
Arthur Brisbane delivers a dated syndicated column with political opinions and reminiscences from 1934. The piece references liberty and ongoing issues, presenting Brisasne’s perspective on contemporary national events and public sentiment.
The Sunday desk reports an Eastern State Penitentiary disturbance with 200 convicts causing small fires before police curbed them without gunfire. It notes Sinclair Lewis's wife expelled from Germany, Roosevelt’s Liberty League politics, sun power talks, and reflections on historical slavery and Freemasonry amid world tensions.
A physician cites dramatic drops in diphtheria deaths from 19th century rates to modern levels, noting antitoxin introduced in 1896 and early-day treatment reduced mortality from 116 per 100 000 in Milwaukee to 24 per 100 000 by 1931. He questions whether any medical achievement surpasses this conquest of a deadly disease.
The regime pursues a population program urging marriage and parenthood to bolster the nation and colonial ambitions. It reports several Italian mayors removed from office for being unmarried, seen as hindrances to national duty and future military needs.
The Dionne quintuplets have had their first sun bath weighing a total 26 pounds now from birth 11 pounds. The French Canadian mother is reported in good health while they are nourished by hospital supplied human milk. A Brooklyn contractor offers bonuses for bearing children drawing criticism from birth control advocates.
Woodrow Chapman is reported visiting relatives in Pulaski Tein. The brief note notes travel and family connections without additional details.
An eight day exposition of agricultural and industrial power and equipment will be held in Memphis starting September 22 in connection with the Tri-State Fair. Falkville voters will decide on September 6 whether to enlarge the corporate limits which would permit bonding for a common schools building.
Miss Edna Carmichal has returned to her Monticello home after visiting friends in the area.
Miss Katie Ling of Bessemer visits her aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Ling as a guest.
Miss Inez Thombs arrived Saturday after attending Peabody College in Nashville.
Montgomery Aug 27 Dr A H Harman state superintendent of education said no Joyes Kilmer Schools exist in Alabama and invited correction if he is in error. He noted he had no knowledge of such schools named for the soldier poet who wrote Trees and replied to a query from Frederick B Kilmer father of the poet.
Diary style notes from New York on August 27 mentioning Weyman Adams dog can vas, a Greek cafe Tom Millard recommended for a tomato omelet, letters from Mitchell and Durant, and a Vancouver fishing card from Corey Ford. The writer visits Pat Rock, spots Imogene Wilson, tosses sticks in the sea for Boston, dines in the city with Gary Cooper and his companion, and notes encounters with Mrs. W. R. Hearst, Mrs. Margaret Amory, and Frances Langford. Ends with reading the novel Slim until early morning.
A reader recalls silent era stage names and wonders about Bertha the cloak model or Weslie in Who’s Who. The comment reflects drift through forgotten plays and an Owen Davis reference, questioning cataloged titles and careers.
The article notes a sharp drop in panhandlers able to work in New York. Mendicants face rebuffs as a general strike-like atmosphere spreads. Charity propaganda that condemns indiscriminate alms is blamed for waning public generosity. A former beggar now struggles to collect cigarette change.
The piece notes toys and outfits shed variety in summer heat with Broadway style hints. It cites Kyrle Bellew in white duck and red tie, Raymond Hitchcock in a Panama hat, George M. Cohan with a bamboo cane, and the Roger brothers in suspenders as examples of seasonal dress.
A note tracing the origin of the phrase for small change, highlighting its popularization and possible coinage origins. It mentions discussions of linguistic evolution and the role of informal usage in shaping slang terms.
Brief notes from Walter Winchell on Broadway during a temporary absence reveal gossip items, playful anecdotes, and a network of social and entertainment figures. The column cites Aimee Semple McPherson, Pearl White, Doris Arnold, Dick Robbins, Boris the source, and various society names with humorous asides about schedules and pranks.
The writing rooms of large department stores assign a daily quota of genteel widows with meager incomes. These women live in cramped quarters and survive on improvised meals while the Old Lady 31 watches others and recalls a different life.
Circus clowns fade from demand as younger audiences tire of mime antics. Pay has fallen from $30 to $15 weekly with top earners once at $75. A boarding house on 10th avenue once housed 50 patrons and now stands vacant amid shrinking clown jobs.
A collage notes Gilda Gray at a Lynnbrook country place as a funeral parlor, Bob Ripley chasing new trucks, Chesterton paying 1800 for Cairn, Shackleton chatting with cab drivers, Ringling’s 100 million loss, Duse egg flavored poison, and Coward drawn to bridges while Astor attends weekly church services and Raquel Meller opens an art shop in Paris.
A writer bursts into another room asking what term is used for the tool that rakes leaves. The moment captures a quirky public display of linguistic curiosity in a casual home setting.
A writer notes desks removed and chairs added in the office while proposing selling seats to readers to observe the writing process. He mentions removing a head-rest from a typewriter and clarifies a source misattribution about song lyrics and composer. Proceeds from a charity dinner are announced and local figures referenced.
A humorous note sketches courtroom mood with two lawyers saying magistrates rarely use gavels in decades. It recalls Noel Meadows seeking a backer via a sandwich girl Eugenie Kaye who drew twelve proposals for Orange Blossoms. It also references Hollywood lovers Cobina, Wright, and a Bar Harbor tale of elopement.
A North Carolina pharmacist claims a "B C" remedy blends several ingredients to relieve most headaches within minutes. Sold nationwide for 10 and 25 cents, it also promises relief for muscular aches, colds, neuralgia, fever, and nervous distress without opiates.
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