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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1936
Page
4
The article notes ongoing athletic and cultural exchanges between Alabama and Auburn as signs of improving relations. It references past basketball games, glee club visits, and fraternity touch teams, urging that friendly competition help remove long standing tensions and foster mutual respect.
The article notes the starting ground breaking for Decatur's Curb Market and urges local town and farm residents to promote it as a premier gathering place. It emphasizes agriculture as key to Decatur’s future in the three counties and the region, aiming to position Decatur as a farming hub in the valley.
A plea urges Decatur residents to contact The Daily to sponsor lonely children for Santa visits. It asks for name address and number of children so volunteers can be arranged, promising to handle arrangements and ensure no child goes without a visit on Christmas Eve.
In The Red Book Hendrix Williem van Loon argues Americans overlook global want and suffering. He warns against easy cures and foreign imports and says many shun self reflection while overestimating others' situations. The piece urges citizens to reassess national contentment.
Two touch football teams from the University of Alabama and Auburn met in a city setting amid an untoward incident noted by observers. No injuries were reported as officials investigated the disturbance and resumed play.
A reader denounces Alabama lawmakers for approving holiday pay for legislators and for considering a gross receipts tax and sales tax to cover budget gaps. The piece cites votes of 42 to 23 in the House and 17 to 13 in the Senate, with projected costs of about 25 000 dollars to the state and 14 000 to legislators. The author urges opposition to new taxes and supports moving education and health funding out of political games. The piece criticizes absences by Almon, Burleson, and Byars and notes St John supported the holiday pay. The overall tone argues for tax relief and accountability to taxpayers.
Arthur Brisbane notes from 1996 discuss Mrs. Simpson in a satirical tone about leadership, patience, and restraint. The piece hints Edward and a son as possible leaders while warning against haste and loud action.
A column touches on Edward VIII's abdication and potential royal heirs, Japanese naval moves, and American labor unrest. It argues about liberalism in the Republican Party, age and health notions in life expectancy, and warns that real liberalism requires action, not rhetoric.
A collage of dance lore and star sketches from Broadway figures. Notables like Jack Buchanan Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire are noted for style ambition and wardrobe, with anecdotes on dancers trainers and ballroom lore from the era.
Chile refused to restrict luxury imports including automobiles, arguing the auto industry is vital. The stance risks heavy losses to industry and the nation’s modern highway network, signaling a debate on what constitutes a luxury versus essential transport.
Brazil enacts a law restricting overflight rights to Brazilian or native-born individuals, prompting debate on the extent of national sovereignty over air and sea space. The measure raises questions about how much airspace and territorial waters nations may claim versus international norms.
Mrs Lena Stoobe, 74, unable to afford a Christmas tree, ventured into nearby woods with a hatchet and never returned. The search recovered her body, concluding a fatal incident near her home in Woodbury on December 21.
Rosa Ponselle Ina Claue and other celebrities are profiled for their dance talents. Enrico Caruso fixes on his feet while dancing Sylvia Sidney dominates rhumba scenes and Ham Fisher excels as a rhumbaist. Doug Fairbanks, shy in class, watches Lady Ashley before joining the lesson with Countess Di Frasso’s striking legs noted.
When Marie Taglioni left Russia for the last time her belongings were sold at auction. Her ballet slippers were bought for 200 rubles and later cooked served with a special sauce and eaten at a dinner organized by ballet enthusiasts.
Albertina Rasch a disciplinarian once rebuked by Ziegfeld for speaking to her dancers. Marilyn Miller led with chorus charm and helped out of work dancers with money and encouragement. Grace Bradley from Paradise became a skilled pianist and early New York fencing champ at sixteen. Anna Pavlova was immensely popular, inspiring jokes in On Your Toes by Bolger, who is a ballet fan.
Firemen searched all night for her and found her dead of exhaustion at daybreak. A small fir tree lay in her arms, a quiet end to a long vigil.
Lincoln Ellsworth took dance lessons before a North Pole trip. Paul Whiteman studied a waltz step with care. Norman Krasna showed off to teachers. Ford Frick danced but stayed shy and silent. Tony De Marco taught dance in Detroit twenty years ago.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains nails arise from the skin matrix and grow from the cuticle. He notes lunula absence, air spots, and Beau's lines linking nail growth to systemic disease with examples such as seasickness and illness.
Tanner Alabama December 18 1936 A Limestone County Board of Education member blasts state leaders for delayed school funding and a proposed sales tax claiming the governor promised no tax and urging merchants to join a revolt rather than pay taxes. The letter criticizes spendthrift politicians and pledges jail if taxes proceed.
Dr. opinges publishes seven pamphlets available for 10 cents or a penny stamp each. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation, Infant Weanling, Treatment of Diabetes, Feminine Care, and The Care of the Hair and Skin. Additional information appears under Logan Hendening.
A reader argues that current burdens already squeeze merchants and that any new tax will devastate businesses and endanger schools. The note claims the tax could be the last straw, leaving many in peril of failure and removal from the community.
The Los Angeles police force returned home with few prizes after an annual turkey shoot. Housewife Mrs Bobby Rutherford won a turkey a ham and three boxes of candy in the women's pistol event while Sergeant Ivan Johnson, a noted shot, won a turkey in the raffle.
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