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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
6
Henry Ford appears as Santa Claus while wage increases average one dollar per day for all employees. The local education race features three candidates, promising a lively contest.
The senate rejects the plea to defer a decision on the Ware case. Attention then shifts to Muscle Shoals as the next issue on the agenda.
The governor recommends a new tax on cosmetics, arguing the charge aligns with state revenue needs. Critics warn it could raise prices for makeup and spark consumer pushback as residents weigh the policy's fairness and impact.
A proposal in Tennessee considers imposing a state tax on amusements. The state has long supplied amusement to other states due to statutes from a former commonwealth.
A New Zealand youth walked into his home after being presumed dead in World War I or II, startling grieving parents. He had been away 13 years, returning to a home that believed him lost.
The militia was mobilized as an office holder from the former administration resisted handing over the office to an appointee of the current governor signaling a political confrontation and power transition.
Colonel Woolsey Finnell says Congress could provide a 50 million dollar emergency road fund. Alabama would match its share and push highway construction starting in 1930. The Bee Line project may be completed if the funds become available.
An Associated Press dispatch in The Daily emphasizes the Goodwater Alabama crash that killed Lt. Smith from Langley Field. Witnesses say the plane circled seeking a landing field before an explosion and fire. The piece argues for an adequate airport in Decatur and other Alabama cities to prevent similar tragedies.
A conference will be called soon to discuss creating a Community Chest for Decatur relief. The Daily notes unemployment is higher and an organized fund is needed, with surveys to determine the amount and policies. Early emergency relief should continue to avoid delaying the plan, with a likely target around twenty thousand dollars.
The Soviet Union dismisses US mediation as unfriendly in the Russian Chinese dispute, stunning observers. The curtness of the response to American efforts elicits surprise that Washington’s peaceful outreach is viewed as anything but friendly by some powers.
The article warns ex service men that after January 1 1930 no more adjusted compensation certificates will be issued. It notes about 3 500 000 have claimed while about 1 000 000 have not engaged. Readers are urged to remind any eligible veterans before the deadline.
Washington viewpoints credit Hoover for openness to Muscle Shoals legislation. Leaders like Senator Black and Congressman Almon praise potential early settlement and Norris bill alignment. Editorial notes tax cut and stock-market mood, plus reflections on wealth and responsibility.
The Selma Times Journal reports Chief Potts of the Agricultural Department proposes half portions of turkeys for sale to boost consumption. He argues a six ounce average per person, more families could afford turkey, and government inspection could improve turkey quality. Half portions would require midline splitting with neck scarce, potentially expanding holiday access for American households and aiding turkey raisers.
Hollywood report notes minor players like Oscar Smith the bootblack and Nestor Aber the youth who sells papers at a steak house door while moonlighting as a film actor. Aber’s pep and slang draw attention, yet their future in talkies remains uncertain.
Larry Hickenlooped, a newsboy, will extend earnings by subbing for a time in Show Girl in Hollywood. His temperance is urged by recalling the fate of the previous paperboy who became unruly and was banned from the studio and from selling papers.
An amused portrait notes hundreds of hopeful child actors in film, with some stars imported from Broadway. It mentions a studio naming its streets after Times Square and hints at restored postcard starlight in Mazda Lane and a longing for more gold pots of Sunarc Land.
The British censor board limits public pictures showing Miss Anna May Wong with a white man. They permit only a gentle, cold kiss without warmth, reflecting strict race mix restrictions aimed at empire-wide exhibition concerns.
The article notes a stark mood difference as the house closes the lengthy special session. Representatives display a gay spirit with laughter and applause after three months of idle debate while senators wrestled with tariff and farm relief. Majority leader Earnest Tilson commends cross party cooperation and adjournment.
A lively Senate scene features Rankin and Tilson exchanging quips while a wool tariff debate drags. Smoot Norris Bingham lead a tense adjournment standoff as Copeland pushes a late meeting, with few senators remaining for the final lapse.
Abe Harris runs a 21 year old dress suit rental business near Grand Central Terminal providing dinner jackets full dress suits and silk hats to notable men from New York and other cities. He kept late hours serving travelers and guests who forgot formal wear. Many of New Yorks prominent figures once rented from him before buying their own tuxedos.
A collection of lighthearted vignettes and quips about holidays money love and daily life. Witty lines reference Santa family scenes and aging innocence with a dash of social observation.
The article notes bridal gowns rented in the lower east side Harlem and Broadway areas where finances drive choices. Veils are bought or lent for multiple brides while dress suits and accessories are in steady demand among firemen police and clubs with rates of three to five dollars per night.
A witty trio defines terms with concise, period style. Scrumptious, Homily, and Nobble are given compact meanings reflecting enjoyment, sermon, and steal by cheating.
The League of Women Voters pushes a beautification campaign with 1200 crepe myrtles planted citywide and 900 more plants arriving tomorrow. Guests include Mrs J M Lipscomb of Pulaski Tennessee visiting sister Mrs W T Lowe. Burton Bartee and Alan Wallace with Mrs Garner Pride are touring Tennessee and Birmingham respectively.
On the last day of the feast Jesus cried out to all who thirst to come and drink. Belief in him opens rivers of living water, though the Spirit was not yet given since Jesus had not yet been glorified. The crowd debated whether he was the Prophet or the Christ and questioned his Bethlehem or Davidic lineage.
Special report from Dec 5 notes Rev. Slauder assigned to the Methodist church at Mt Moriah arrives and will preach his first service next Sunday. Many residents plan to attend with keen interest.
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