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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1935
Page
4
The Decatur Daily notes the Thanksgiving season and holiday spirit as it recounts the investment by Frankel men in Decatur. It emphasizes the area's industrial life and employment provided by local industry and the community’s pride in new equipment and expansion.
Assessment shows most major polls still favor Roosevelt with only a few indicating decline. Despite mixed readings, the current administration faces a stable outlook and likely re election prospects.
Sam Clabaugh will deliver the annual address to the Chamber of Commerce in De Patour on January Tth. He is praised as a peerless Alabama businessman who has long served the people of the state and found time to help in every way.
The article argues for wide publicity of the state's highway patrol to enforce laws and reduce accidents. It stresses safety over alcohol enforcement, notes patrol costs, and urges public aid to improve traffic safety and potentially save lives.
The Daily reports Cooper-Wells plans to enlarge the local mill with new machinery and a payroll increase of 65. Several municipalities vied for the unit, but Decatur was selected after careful study and site evaluation.
Bruce Catton argues Christmas carries a vision of peace that transcends war as humanity clings to ideals of brotherhood. He notes current conflicts test this vision and insists it endures as a guiding, imperishable dream toward a world free from oppression.
Arthur Brisbane reports on large scale military plans and strategic themes. The piece references England and aviation capacity as well as governance and society, framing a broad wartime context with a distinctive press voice.
The article cites Britain's order of over two thousand planes with full equipment and personnel, claiming eight thousand planes total when counting ground forces to replace losses. It contrasts this with American “retail buying” and notes Churchill’s stance amid Mussolini’s Ethiopia ambitions. It also touches on air mass movements, a science book's claim about hemispheric air shifts, and a crime section about Hauptmann and other murderers in a death house singing carols.
Concord cobbler Frank Pierce recalls crafting shoes for Emerson Hawthorne and Louisa May Olcott while a broader essay questions thinking machines ruling the world. The piece contrasts mercy in governance with parole releases as Christmas nears and asks if leniency mocks the law.
Walter Winchell shares backstage chatter about theater and film stars. It notes Thelma’s heart condition, Lillian Emerson plans Reno trip, plus gossip on Josephine Baker, Doris Dudley, Ken Winslow, Clyde Lucas, Thelma Leeds and others with hotel rates, Hurricane Florida, Pasteur anniversary, and Jambos in London.
The fragment notes K. H. was in and a sealed note in the left drawer. It mentions a boy at an unspecified time and a New York style column from Chas. G. Shaw downstairs. Bill Gaston, previously Kay Prancis and Rosamond Pinchot's groom, is in the Adirondacks writing a play. prints permit requires the person to go there. No excitement today.
Iris Adrian formerly of Hollywood on Broadway files for divorce from Charles Over Jr. The couple had been married amid reports of his immense wealth, though such claims are disputed in the narrative.
Dr Logan Clendening outlines a feeding plan for children over three, emphasizing varied fresh vegetables with minimal water loss, cooked fruits, orange juice, and limited sweeteners. Meals include orange juice, cereals, milk, toast, and lean proteins. cod liver oil suggested for age care.
The fragment discusses a wild tale from The Tellys Fable, mentions J. H. in with claims of board action, cites Gov. Hoffman doubting Hauptmann's innocence, and references coast chatter. It ends with a tease about pursuit and a salacious signoff labeled Your Girl Friday.
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