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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1936
Page
4
The piece discusses American and British press roles during a political crisis. It cites Nicholas M. Schenck's high salary and critiques censorship as dangerous. It contrasts the American openness with British secrecy and argues publicity as a safety in government.
An annual appeal invites Decatur residents to take a Lonely Child and bring Christmas cheer. The movement seeks broad support to serve more children than ever, calling on people to provide a Santa Claus to homes lacking one.
The Decatur Kiwanis club considers launching a Community Chest plan next year to streamline fundraising. The Daily urges adoption and asks the club to gather leaders of local organizations to gauge support and coordinate solicitations.
The Kiwanis Club and city administration push toward a Decatur curb market with Lawrence and Limestone counties home demonstration agents and The Daily shaping buyer seller links. The farm home and good produce are key to an outstanding market and marketing facilities have begun after a century of delay.
The Gadsden Times compares English public reaction to a royal retirement rumor with how the press hid details of a royal romance. It argues withholding information left the people dumbfounded when the story surfaced.
From The Daily of Dec. 11 1924 the revival at the Church of God is drawing steady interest. 250 candidates will be made prophets in the 13th ceremonial of the Ram Ram Grotto Club held tomorrow with elaborate city preparations. The Tennessee river rose nearly six feet and stands at 11 feet. Architect Harry J Frahn of Nashville, a former Decatur resident, visited yesterday as the Albany and Decatur Hickory Nut Hunt for boys nine to 18 was rescheduled for this weekend. Mrs Roy Horton leaves Monday for Ohio. Frank Brown and family move from Eva to Arab Tennessee. Mr and Mrs N B Small return from Arkansas trip.
H. G. Wells discusses the abdication and its resolution as audiences read today. The headline notes indicate a public focus on the end of a royal constitutional crisis and a positive outlook.
H G Wells argues that Mrs Simpson's divorce matters, criticizes official England for protecting the king, and praises Edward for independence. He calls the king a modern, public spirited leader who could revive the empire by directly engaging world realities.
Voltaire’s remark on English froth frames a look at the Simpson Edward incident and London’s hope for moral revival. The king abdicated, the duke of York likely to be king, Princess Elizabeth's future consort debated, as coronation funds of 150 million stir English tradesmen.
A December government survey by four farm agencies urges reducing harvested cropland by 15 to 50 million acres below the 1928–32 average. It warns that expanding cultivation to 365 million acres would depress farm income unless domestic and foreign demand improves. The report calls shifting 20–30 million acres to soil conserving uses to prevent erosion, noting 50 million acres of good crop land degraded and more at risk.
A compilation of quips and short ironies with racial and social references, observational humor, and some strained wordplay. Jokes touch on divorce costs and home value while poking at manners, speech, and manners in scenes ranging from funerals to card games.
A collage of nightclub quips and stage chatter from New York venues. Mentions Leon and Eddess, the Iridium Room, St Regis, Lindy’s, Rainbow Room, and other hotspots with jests about stars, marriages, and show business politics. Includes notes on The Times headline about Mrs. Simpson and a look at Broadway trends and theater offices.
Dr Logan Clendening warns of winter carbon monoxide hazards from car exhausts in closed garages. He describes symptoms, risks, and two resuscitation methods the prone pressure method and the Silvester method, noting recovery can occur after hours of treatment and chronic poisoning causes headache fatigue and anemia.
A lively backstage chatter scene features Vic Erwin and Estelle Taylor among Broadway insiders. Humor swaps, radio jabs, and flirtatious banter mingle with a columnist’s quip about Germany and a bold stare from a determined Broadway gal.
Chicago December 11. Robert Schaefer a salesman for an exterminator company lamented the theft of his sample case and feared the thief. He said the unlabeled cans inside held food treated with rat poison, underscoring the danger to the public.
Visitors are asked to mail seven pamphlets titled Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin to Dr Logan Clendening in care of this paper, with a self addressed stamped envelope.
The Associated Press tabulation from state-certified figures shows President Roosevelt leading with a plurality of 11,069,699 votes. Total votes cast reach 45,812,155 with Roosevelt at 27,751,612, London 16,681,913, and other parties 1,378,630.
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