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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
4
A lawyer friend notes many laws pass by Congress and Alabama legislature would fail in court due to obscure drafting. He argues that even if laws are constitutional their phrasing often hides intent, leading to judicial rejection. The piece comments on legislative drafting and judicial review.
The article notes Alabama's Crimson Tide favors Roses in January over December and mentions household heads breathing easier as Sante prepares quieter toys. It also hints at long stay of Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh in the country.
A contemporary note observes how fathers who buy a tree and decorate it for junior often have little left for gifts. It highlights budgeting during the holiday season and the pressure to balance tradition with finances.
A man sought by federal authorities turned himself in Birmingham after attempting to flee eastward. He cited harsh weather and bad conditions in the south as factors in his decision to surrender.
Many believe New York sports writers push Fordham’s Rose Bowl invitation not from genuine football interest but to gain a mid winter trip to the land of sunshine.
Ernest T. Weir, chairman of the National Steel Corporation, told 2,000 business men in New York that strikes in 1997 caused about 5 billion dollars in losses and were a factor in the business recession. He said strikes bring misery to both employers and employees.
The Gadsden Times criticizes unclear tax and farm quota language arguing ignorance of laws is no excuse and lawmakers must write understandable rules. It comments on surtax calculation methods and farm marketing quotas amid tentative reforms and editorial humor.
A Limestone County speaker urges fiscal reform, arguing for reduced government payrolls and restructured taxation. He contends Alabama and national government must downsize, cut corners, and rethink representation to ease the tax burden on citizens. He warns that broad new levies are unlikely to bring relief soon.
Highlights include Lucile Emens visiting Trinity, Harry Wyatt and Eva Love planning Wetumpka holidays, Mrs. W L Grimes returning to Sheffield, K McNeil hosting the Married Ladies Bridge Club, a dispute over telephone equipment with Southern Bell resolved, and Alabama cotton production led by Tennessee Valley with 1 335 000 bales overall and 200 000 bales for Tennessee.
A cryptic note from Morgenthau signals further tax data collection on wealthy Americans as Congress debates a new general tax bill. War debt talks delay British trade talks while Hull’s traders push a broader tariff accord.
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys New York nightlife and theater tempests. mentions Edwin Hilly and Ina Claire, Ethel Barrymore, Elsa Schiaparelli, George White, and short quips about Borscht Belt diversions, with lore from East Side hideaways and West Side hotspots.
A New York dancer in London falls for a prominent landleader. His wife refuses a divorce, delaying the affair as visa limits loom. The tale notes a plan forming as the dancer faces return to Manhattan amid fractured lives and unfulfilled love.
The handshaker flits between tables to woo his girl as groups of adolescents and families linger, admiring the vibe and signs of status. Despite the chatter, no one seems to settle the bill, as celeb seekers and social climbers help offset those paying.
The piece cites the 1937 New Yorker Album from Random House and Hulbert Footner’s new word portrait The Big Town. It highlights Russ Morgan’s music on radio, the Leonid off presentations at Radio City Music Hall, Bill Robinson at the Cotton Club, Rudy Vallee at the Paradise, Louis Prima at the Famous Door with Bandatatum, and Scallions to the Minskys with a film titled Sex Mad.
An odd fragment describes a train at Wembley with three drunks aboard slowing for a stop. A tense exchange involves a tall man and a young lady as he asks to be released from a necktie hold.
A character named Mike accuses another of betrayal while a Christmas message promotes giving. The text contrasts a personal grievance with a message that kind acts are inexpensive yet priceless.
The piece discusses the Wrigley fish sign above the International Casino paying taxes for the building. It notes recent magazine features on three columnists who favor perfumes and cerise bathrobes. It mentions 6th Avenue sandwich boards advertising healthful meals and Julie Kelly of Park Avenue posing for Leon Kroll's Justice figure in Washington.
The exchange suggests a tense medical confrontation where a doctor warns Mr. Smith that dying is not his fate. The dialogue portrays a grim, final prognosis framed as a confrontation over a critical health moment.
The dialogue fragment mentions the Lifted Pinky Set merging on Saturday and several new La Conga openings: L. G. Leonard in Hollywood, Max Mesoofsky on Delancey Street, and a Miami Beach debut. Harold invites a minister to join, a social lunch yields casual banter and comic misdirections.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains the thyroid’s broad influence on weight and energy. It helps regulate body temperature and muscle tone, affects calcium and iron nutrition, and can drive growth in children when thyroid extract corrects other hormones.
A quirky dialogue fragment shows a stout man and two speakers Gerald and Harold trading lines about overcoats moth balls and gold balls to ward off moths and wolves in a playful exchange.
Ranger J. H. Wade of Frederick reports a surge of ducks along the Red River after the season closed. Farmers must hire men to keep flocks from fields of feed crops as birds become increasingly visible.
A murky passage notes rival factions teased for refusing cosmetics as a symbol of unity. The line between jest and insult clouds prospects of reconciliation and peace talks amid strained relations.
Hunters tracked a rabbit when Lee spotted the animal at his feet. He lifted his rifle but the rabbit crimsoned into his embrace, escaping the shot as the startled animal bounded away.
A lampshade with a dark finish can absorb as much as 30 percent of the light emitted by a bulb, reducing brightness and efficiency.
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