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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1936
Page
4
Citizens and merchants in Alabama press lawmakers to reject a gross receipts tax seen as harmful to business. The Selma Times Journal notes a large Capitol march, urging residents to protest and defend their economic prerogatives amid perceived government bias.
The Pittsburgh Panthers were chosen to oppose the Washington Huskies in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. The pick disappointed some fans, especially from LSU and Alabama, while West Coast writers voiced strong objections. Alabama star Frank Thomas expressed surprise at Pitt’s invitation over other teams.
The Daily notes 729 new YMCA members reported as campaign continues toward a 2000 goal. Decatur council estimates revenues at 50388. Susan Beach Garren and Bernard Benson win first prizes in Alabama Power Co home lighting essay contest with 150 local entries. Morgan County hunters report scarce birds due to dry spell. Y P M B market slated at McGehee Furniture Store this afternoon.
In London reports suggest The King may reject policy moves while The President plans a swift return home. The article sketches looming tensions between monarchy and administration amid wartime pressures.
The piece contrasts King Edward VIII amid a royal marriage controversy with Britain’s political tensions and looming world conflict. It notes popular support for the king, potential abdication threats, economic shifts, and calls for action like mobilizing workers or preserving national unity.
A concise note reports a positive development about a large venture or project in progress with implications for growth and community impact. Details remain sparse but momentum appears strong and observers anticipate forthcoming milestones or announcements.
Dr Logan Clendening outlines hopeful TB outcomes through patient rest in sanatoriums or at home, fresh air, proper nutrition, and patient cooperation. He notes surgery can aid pulmonary TB by lung collapse and rest, with surgery for extrapulmonary TB also valuable.
A humorous snippet contrasts era shifts from ox carts to motor cars. A speaker jokes about hitchhiking, long drives, and safety, noting how a historically horse and buggy era mindset persists. The quip ends with a health tip for drivers and a businessman’s lingering doubts about progress.
A six engine airplane described as the largest in the world completed a successful test flight with a 3000 mile cruising range. The model, four 1000 horsepower engines, could influence future long range air power though officials hope such need remains unlikely. Dr. Francis E Townsend faces indictment for contempt after refusing to testify to a house committee as Congress debates influence and party leaders reassess their positions.
A small Alabama town features a sign inviting speed one way and a jail warning the other. A comic vignette shows drivers arguing over cars and road life while a department store clerk awkwardly finishes a sale about a vacuum cleaner.
The piece notes Philadelphia authorities urging Independence Hall as the focal point for a three cent stamp in a 150th anniversary series of the U S Constitution. It cites Anthony Eden as centerpiece for Egypt's four stamp set on an Anglo Egyptian treaty with Locarno room as the signing site. It mentions Vatican stamp exhibits, Finland and Venezuela design contests, and a forthcoming France stamp featuring Marshal Joffre for the Marne anniversary.
A musician's failed attempt at playing Old Black Joe on a saxophone nearly cost the narrator their job as disruption and frustration mounted. The incident centers on the performance lapse and its professional consequences.
A comic dialogue riffing on mistaken identity as an Office Boy escorts a caller labeled Life Insurance Smith or Automobile Salesman Smith. The exchange ends with the reveal that the visitor is Golf Smith, though the joke hinges on misidentification and timing in the small hours.
William M. Frantz, 61, a professional Santa, was stopped by Omaha police while handing out handbills. A distributing company complained he lacked a license, but since it was his first offense he was released.
A New York American feature mocks police budgets and editorials while recalling Twain Cooper banter. The column pokes fun at cops paying for gear and cleaning, then shifts to theatrical gossip, letters, and light celebrity anecdotes from Broadway to Miami.
Mrs. R H Walker entertained at a Ross hotel luncheon with guests from Plainfield New Jersey and local circle followed by social hour at her home. Other notes mention Emory students hosted by Miss Maria Rankin, a deer hunt in south Alabama, Wake Forest honors for A M McConnell II, and a box supper at Cross Keys school with a musical program amid recitals at Athens College.
In Plummer Idaho on December 5, Indian boys found a lady's handbag and used it for football that afternoon. That evening Pauline Campbell age 92 identified the bag and recovered it with all its contents intact, including $100.
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