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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1934
Page
4
Readers learn that some Department of Justice operatives resent being labeled gunmen as gun battles rise with criminals. The piece notes current leaders push agents to curb crime, even as casualties occur on both sides amid wartime pressure and public duty.
Widespread turnout expected as Decatur residents join a rail run to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl. The crowd aims to align travel with a January kickoff date and enthusiasm around the big college clash.
The Decatur Garden Club announces its annual Christmas decorations contest. The club urges early entry to spread holiday spirit as decorations go up, promising participants enjoy the process and brighten the town for everyone.
A speaker urges Governor Bibb Graves to finish the highway from Morgan County to Guntersville, claiming the route would open new agricultural land and become part of a broader South to Atlantic seaboard highway. The road was promised in bond issues and began under Governor Miller. The speaker asks Graves to complete the project.
A pardon restores Lacy's civil rights twenty years after he vanished in 1913 and was later jailed for embezzlement. Lacy, former chief clerk of the state convict department, lived in Columbus, Georgia, and was said to have held a trusted position since his release in 1926. Governor Miller’s investigation supported his lack of further crimes.
Syndicated column by Arthur Brisbane notes confidence in understanding events and forces shaping society. The piece reflects international affairs and public mood with a brisk, opinionated tone characteristic of mid century commentary.
Reporters note Dr. Dafoe, in his first New York visit, shows no amazement at canyon like streets and towering towers. The piece recalls his role introducing the five Dionne quintuplets to the world and raising them.
Dr Logan Clendening notes infant skin eczema often stems from food sensitivity. Eggs milk bread potatoes and tomatoes frequently trigger outbreaks. Diet trials removing foods show improvement. one child later relapsed after cookies with sugar at a playmate’s house.
The Rev Joseph A Davis a 65 year old eloquent preacher who runs a garage between Sundays declares he is New York representative for Huey Long’s share the wealth plan. He claims 10000 supporters in Harlem await word to start in earnest and vows to take the town like an epidemic using the term le mot juste.
A grocery chain shut about 80 New York branches after losing 1.9 million dollars, putting 200 workers out of work. The labor union vows strikes across remaining stores unless those 200 secure jobs, arguing closures are capitalist vandalism and suggesting union takeover as a demonstration.
Dr. Rosenbach advocates a dedicated Shakespeare library in New York to house Hamlet works. Bran des notes more books exist about Hamlet than Denmark’s historic figures. Rosenbach previously studied a single Greek word in depth. Tax data show 46 Americans earned over a million dollars in 1933, up from 20 in 1932, while those earning $5,000 a year declined.
In upscale Manhattan, private mansions are converted into hotel like flats with white tie services and grouse flourishes. The Chauncey M Depew home and Joseph Pulitzer estate lead a wave of mansion conversions as tenants gain hotel style service while preserving interiors and privacy.
Fifty men were arrested at a cock fight near Los Angeles while six hundred spectators watched. The article notes two roosters were named Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, highlighting American fascination with animal combat and the contrast with wealth and mood among participants.
The editor announces six pamphlets by Dr. Clendening available for 10 cents each plus a stamped self addressed envelope sent to Dr. Logan Clendening care of the paper. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene, and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Twelve years ago all county road work paused due to heavy rains. The Tennessee River rose for the first time in nearly five months today. Several recruits were accepted at the local recruiting station in recent days.
Several pupils were absent due to bad weather last week. A parent teacher association meeting postponed by inclement weather. Principal John T. Rose visited Hartselle, and Ovec Thomason visited the school. Lebanon plans Alabama Day on Friday December 14 with a box supper and inviting everyone.
John Babler shows improvement after a severe cold. Mrs. J. D. Jarvis spends the winter with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. John Clarke of Tuscumbia visits friends in Decatur.
Persons born on this day are fond of amusement and pleasure and like to have company on their excursions. The outlook notes social energy and a desire for shared experiences.
December 19 Wednesday night invites all residents to a Lebanon school fundraiser. Proceeds support school programs and activities.
In the Bowery several barber shops promote a free manicure with a cut or shave amid tight times. I visited one shop where a cheerful manicure girl brightened a sailor’s nails as he endures the service with a sheepish, patient demeanor.
A historical sketch notes aversion to manicuring among some men and contrasts others. It cites Frazier Hunt and Floyd Gibbons in Moscow before the revolution, mentions a vivid manicure scene, and contrasts Byrd Paderewski and Al Smith in relation to nail care.
Walter Winchell pieces together a maze of Hollywood and New York society chatter. Names like Doug Fairbanks, Joan Crawford, Barbara Hutton, and Lillian Bond appear alongside political notes, theatre buzz, and charity appeals. The column blends sensational hints with brief social updates from 1920s-30s circles.
The piece catalogs famous nails and hands across actors dancers critics and editors. It notes Lou Tellegen Frank Ray Rachmaninoff Paderewski Helen Menken Eva La Gallienne Ruth Draper Rodin Ninjinsky Duse Pavlova and others for hand or face appeal. It also mentions the longest nose and moon faces among columnists and performers.
A tense public dispute unfolds as Westbrook and Pegler spar with F. P. A. figures in a closely contested exchange. Both sides trade sharp remarks amid a high tension atmosphere suggesting broader implications for the group's stance and public reaction.
Tomorrow's column mocks radio and show business lore with references to Vincent Youmans Helen Law Doug Evans Ken Roberts Norma Paine La Welska and Sam Leibowitz. It mentions a Colorado illness and a fictional Commash order involving Detective Johnny Broderick in a noir tone.
The item reports Sir Oswald Mosley seeking contact with locals to start a movement in New York aided by an English agent. It also notes Walter Lyle’s promotion to head Warner-Quinlan plants in New Jersey with a big raise. Other snippets mention Grace Tibbett, Mme Jeritza, and a hint about the Winchells.
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