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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1934
Page
4
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The piece recalls a child’s Christmas Eve in a nostalgic tone and extends best wishes for a joyful Christmas and a bright 1996. It then shifts to Alabama booster content praising Rose Bowl publicity efforts and Southern state prospects, noting civic cooperation and gubernatorial support.
A brief opinion column by Arthur Brisbane discusses rising tensions between Russia and Japan and the trend toward public ownership. The piece reflects on economic and political friction, the role of private versus public control, and global implications for governance and markets.
Readers recall the Xmas Fund event at the Cen ter with praise for community generosity. The column cites Barbara Hutton gifting 2500 dollars to the American Journal Xmas Fund and highlights various anecdotal notes on media and entertainment figures, from Marie and Buster Collier to Eddie Cantor’s author and Hollywood chatter.
The column remarks on a festive White House Christmas with multiple trees and state readings. It cites Walter Winchell’s Broadway musings, mentions President Roosevelt, and previews holiday spectacles, public morale, and chatter about entertainment figures and events.
The article reports fifteen arrests in Leningrad connected to the murder of Sergei Kiroff and names two prominent Russians, Gregory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev, as targets of Stalin's orders. It notes the government's vow to wipe out enemies and references dangers of widespread killings. It also touches on New York bar hours for December 31 and remarks on inflation worries and the Citroën crisis in France.
A remark on national pride in industrial leadership, noting the phrase the Henry Ford of France and the idea that being widely recognized as Henry Ford is easier than achieving genuine status in France's manufacturing sector.
Predictions say the Albany Decatur Chamber of Commerce will easily add 500 names. The board has called a meeting at the chamber rooms in the Colonial Building on December 26. Doris May appears at the Delite Theatre in Boy Crazy. Miss Lillian McDermott plans to travel to Nashville this week to visit relatives.
Reports from Paris say actress Sarah Bernhardt’s condition worsened after a day in bed. She ate solid food and received many visitors as doctors monitor her health.
W A Curry of Memphis Tennessee is visiting the Twin Cities on business activities during the current trip.
The Tennessee River gauge climbed to 42 feet by seven o'clock as flood levels continued to rise early morning. Local authorities warned residents along the river to monitor higher water and prepare for possible evacuations.
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