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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1935
Page
4
The piece notes Decatur residents rallying for TVA power and inviting townsfolk to a free turkey giveaway as part of a Christmas dinner event. It highlights Morgan County Shrine Club’s push and broad participation, aiming to boost farm wealth and community ties during the seasonal program.
A persuasive piece urges readers to prepare for old age through insurance rather than relying on government support. It argues many can secure independence via careful saving and budgeting now, noting that reliance on others is not ideal and that government programs have limits.
Arthur Brisbane reports on Emperor Selassie speaking against a proposed standardization during a period of social debate. The piece hints at cultural and political resistance while addressing broader concerns about modern measures of beauty and authority.
Mixed dispatches describe Haile Selassie’s forces rallying to oppose Italian advances while another report details battles with air power and ground troops. The piece also revisits a Canadian execution and touches on beauty pageantry, politics, and convention plans as 1938 issues loom.
In Peiping young Chinese men and women storm the streets demanding defiance of Japan and fighting to stop territorial losses. Ten are killed and many wounded as students shout down with Japanese imperialism. They urge government to build two super ocean liners, each costing 50 million dollars, to carry passengers and troops, while warning of past hurried ship purchases and faster future transport options.
Governor Bibb Graves announced that $1,100,000 will be released to the state department of education for disbursement to counties to cover teachers salaries before Christmas. The funds aim to provide a timely payroll boost for educators statewide.
A string of Broadway society items notes romances, marriages, engagements, and rumors. It mentions Byron Miller, Peggy Hart, Patricia Barclay, John Wylie, Hedronic figures like Mary Boland, Laddie Sanford, and Dan Topping, and hints at Hollywood ties, elopements, and industry gossip from the era.
The item lists multiple showbiz couples and rumored affairs in a breezy gossip tone. It mentions Cole Porter credited for lyrics used at Versailles by E. Maxwell, Nancy Hamilton in Pride and Prejudice, Nancy Carroll romance with Van Smith, Frances Langford, Joan Blondell, Dick Powell at Palm Springs, the Ray McCareys reuniting, Estelle Winwood in I Want a Policeman, Bob Henderson, Put Humphries buying a mink, and predicts critics will crown The Informer as top film.
Hugh Pickering and Virginia French linked by late night chatter. R C Durham of Yale rumored in flights and fashion. Sherman Fairchild and Betty Callender reportedly entangled amid Hollywood whispers. M Farmer faces custody questions over Gloria Swanson child. Mayor LaGuardia’s anti noise campaign recedes into memory.
A stream of name drops and gossip links Buddy Ebsens Ruth Cam and Ruths, Betty Hillman, Earl T Smith, Consuelo Vanderbilt’s former groom, and Virginia Judd with Uncle Sam tax plans. The piece notes Broadway figures, critics, a February case at Goth am Book Mart, and changes in TV and film schedules.
Fean Jacques Dessalines, once sold into slavery in Saint Domingue around 1779, led a black revolt across Haiti that culminated in him becoming governor general in 1803 and crowning himself emperor in 1804 before being ambushed and killed while riding.
A physician explains that chloramine, available as 4% grain tablets, dissolved in water, can neutralize odor from garlic and onions by destroying fermenting mouth particles. While effective, it leaves a temporary unpleasant taste. The note mentions Haggard and Greenberg of New Haven as originators and jokes about toothpaste makers adding chloramine.
A chaotic jumble mentions John Sims Kelly owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers football team and Lucille Swift of a meat packing group swapping baloney amid rumors Emily Post eyesight failing and Ann Patterson a Miss America figure preparing a wedding at Paradise.
The Morgan County tubercu losis sanatorium drives Christmas seal sales to raise funds. Seventy five percent of all returns support the Flint sanatorium. residents are urged to contribute now to aid the fight against tuberculosis.
A reader asks if a Persian cat or a house dog can spread tuberculosis. The reply says neither pet cats nor dogs are carriers of TB, noting the disease is almost unknown in these animals. Some people may have hair allergies or asthma, but that is unrelated to tuberculosis.
Six Dr Clendening pamphlets offered through this paper for 10 cents each. Send a self addressed stamped envelope and payments to Dr Logan Clendening in care of the newspaper. 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.
A reader instructs to place a bill or check into the provided envelope, affix a stamp, and mail today as a gift to the sanatorium. The note emphasizes prompt action and states the envelope is supplied for the donation.
A drugstore ad promotes Virdol for headache earache croup colds rheumatism neuralgia and stiff joints. It claims quick skin absorption and healing effects with ingredients from the United States Pharmacopoeia. Target users include miners carpenters mechanics and sportsmen with a money back guarantee and a 50 cent large bottle at Goidel's Drug Store.
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