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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1935
Page
5
Dun and Bradstreet reports the final month of the year easing into brisk trade with cold weather boosts in retail sales nationwide. Shipments increased and orders from rural salesmen show urgent demand for house furnishings luggage radios hardware and appliances pushing prices higher.
The item defines cleistogamous plants as those bearing two flower types like the milkwort, enabling self pollination in underground flowers if one set is destroyed. It also mentions a curious arithmetic puzzle about two-digit numbers and their reversals and asks where the entire column is.
Medical notes discuss "rejuvenation" as a developing field with potential glandular therapies and antibacterial effects. A key issue is artificial hormone availability and the ethics of sex or gland transplants, while cautions about bodily functions and the pursuit of aging remedies are raised by Dr Harry Benjamin in a Sacramento talk.
Monte Clay Sandlin of Florence has been selected by the Secretary of Commerce to supervise the census of business in the eighth district. A national business census for 1935 activity will begin January 2 with field enumerators nationwide to gather data on establishment types, payrolls, wages, location, organization form, and geographic business volume.
Officials urge a Mobile County specific constitutional amendment to be voted on December 17. The notice stresses the amendment affects Mobile County and urges a solid vote for its passage to secure future welfare.
Washington reports that U S gold holdings reached a record 10 billion as of December 4 with weekly receipts totaling 135 million. The United States now owns more than 40 percent of the world's gold.
Callander Ontario December report notes Oliva Dionne and his wife refusing to cross to DaFoe hospital to view the quintuplets in The Country Doctor. They fear being photographed and stay at the Dionne farmhouse while the other children play nearby.
Persian minister Ghaffa Khan Dja lal was cuffed by police during a speeding stop in Elkton Maryland and protested at the State Department in Washington. Secretary Hull and Maryland authorities offered regrets. The piece also mentions a Dionne family remark about babies in movies and a fund linked to camera rickip? releases.
The cold spell ends with milder conditions allowing farmers in Limestone County to slaughter hogs for the season. Pork products fetch high prices, and farmers report larger hog herds than usual, benefiting both country and town markets.
A fragmented draft notes a three relief bill approach to shape votes for the 1936 election. The plan seeks Senate passage and party backing as political momentum builds around economic relief measures.
The report notes Judson outlined plans for her upcoming program and future direction during a public discussion. Specific proposals and institutional responses were highlighted as central points.
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