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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1937
Page
4
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The article argues the anti lynching measure is a political tool aimed at securing black votes in the north and eastern states. It claims humanitarian support is insincere, notes southern opposition, and discusses Roosevelt and Parley political strategy and potential backlash in the South.
One year ago at a good roads meeting in Montgomery a proposed 75 million bond issue drew strong support. The first pier of the Tennessee river bridge stood 26 feet above water as work rushed on the second pier before bad weather. Household updates note Mrs. McGilathery returns from Birmingham and Mrs. Blair spent Thanksgiving there. Second Avenue improv7ement halted as costs exceed plans until city council next meets.
Roosevelt signals preference for private capital to spur employment while Congress debates housing bills and tax policy. Missouri Senator Clark's rising profile draws attention as political maneuvering reshapes 1940 prospects.
An early 20th century account describes an English village Papworth built for recovering tuberculosis patients. The residents, once treated, are supervised by physicians, learn handicrafts, and sell goods to support the community. After-care aims to reduce relapses and prevent spread.
A column recalls a stuttering man’s quirky remark about peculiarity and a mother-in-law joke. A short poem or prayer plaintively asks for strength to help others, bearing pain, guiding children, and ending with the wish that he did his best.
A fragmented dialogue fragment mentions moths hungry for fur coats and a mistaken plan about moving to warmer climates. The exchange includes a doctor and nonsensical lines indicating confusion and weather imagery.
A collage of old quips and quibbles on guilt, lie detectors, luck, and life. Jokes about doctors, ducks, storks, eternity, and maternity benefits ride alongside puns on employment and wealth. The tone imitates a period comedy page with brisk, witty one liners.
A reader from Hamilton Ontario tells of a bull terrier in Chicago that fed an injured stray dog hidden under an old barn. The boys discover the dog with crushed hind legs, likely run over, and the terrier’s daily scraps support the wounded animal until humane end.
Coast guardsmen and navy men hunted for two aviation cadets after a plane plunged into the sea near a Virginia Beach resort. Aviation cadet J Jones of Washington and Blanton of Lafayette Ala were aboard the plane that went down at 7 PM. Parachutes were considered as a possible means of escape.
A fragment shows Mose riding a dilapidated bicycle down a village street while Mammy and a companion discuss him. The rough dialogue hints at his shiftless nature as he sits down during the moment.
The piece notes East of Sth Avenue clubs resembling New Year’s Eve as Marcelle Edwards Manville, a divorcee, is revealed as the daughter of a vaudeville star. It mentions John and George Roosevelt as distant relatives, plus a gag about Desperate Desmond mustaches at Bill’s Gay 90s.
The piece notes torched recordings and Tommy Dorsey’s arrangement of Once In A While as part of the vibrant out of towners tour. It also catalogs observations on Broadway illumination, Whiskey signs near Palace Theater, noisy rhumba bands, Midtown traffic, cab driver behavior, and a fashion rival among socialites.
Last Wednesday night an entertainer at an exclusive Savoy Plaza event was interrupted when coins were hurled at him. He paused, apologized, and left saying he could not take that behavior. The incident involves a Cafeteria Society member, a top man in a Westchester club.
In a lively exchange Mrs Mefoofsky questionsAl Donahue about a repar tee between her six year old daughter Shelley Tample. Mrs Mefoofsky repeats her request not to bite fingernails while noting her child’s potential resemblance to her own worries.
The column muses on recurring showbiz types from burlesque and cinemagogue life. Woodward credits unhoused figures in early U S history while Hick's soda shop staff display genuine courtesy. The Minskys lose their theater name over licensing while Woollcott notes Alfred Lunt’s industry habit.
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