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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1934
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment notes second class mailing, dates, and post office duties, mentioning Associated Press credits and scattered phrases about spelling, co education rights, and players needing determination to become stars.
The 1985 year begins with Christmas faded, as attention turns to the first major event featuring Alabama and Stanford. Newsbeat previews a high profile matchup that will dominate headlines in the coming week.
The article praises recent road work toward Benevolent hospital and urges ongoing maintenance to ease travel for Decatur residents. It stresses a regular program to smooth and sustain the roads for public benefit.
Welcome Home Decatur greets returning residents during the Christmas season as locals hope many stay after the holidays. The town is celebrated for its homey appeal and the joy of reunions that bring people back to the area.
West coast camps report Stanford Indians and Alabama Crimson Tide at full strength for the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Officials expect a top tier national title clash, weather permitting, with both squads at peak condition and no major injury setbacks anticipated.
For two weeks before Christmas Morgan, Limestone and Lawrence counties reported record buying. Merchants note heavy demand for both useful and luxury gifts as shoppers stock up in a robust holiday period.
Alabama and Stanford prepare for a New Year’s Day Rose Bowl crowd of about 85 000 as interest grows from the teams color and presence. The piece notes famed athletes and the Alabama Tide’s long tradition of color in play, and cites a Columbus report about a barefooted player influencing youth to stand out.
An Evansville Courier editorial reports after a year of repeal in a typical wet state that drinkers choose better liquor and drink more often but less per sitting. Public behavior improves, with less lawlessness. night clubs struggle while hotels and bars gain. Beer dominates liquor parlors. cheaper bottle purchases drive home consumption. Overall, some improvement noted.
The Selma Times Journal argues the nation remains a two party system with Democrats at 56.32 percent and Republicans at 43.60 percent after November voting. It credits a rising independent bloc as a stabilizing force and warns against many small parties complicating government.
Arthur Brisbane outlines themes of Christmas meaning and the papal prayer while noting global concerns about disease spread and rising national expenditures. The column weaves religious reflection with social and economic observations, prompting reader contemplation.
A Christmas discourse contrasts happiness for children with thoughts on worldly success, faith, and persecution. It cites Jesus birth in a stable, crucifixion outside Jerusalem, and the Pope’s prayer for peace amid looming war. It nods to Lindbergh’s transatlantic flights, germ spread, and origins of life via microbes in space.
A 1929 style excerpt condemns capital punishment and inflationary policies. It notes Eva Coe awaiting execution in a death house and critiques Congress proposals costing thirty trillion dollars in debt. The piece argues for money creation without bonds and warns of inflated interest costs.
The passage notes that among many proposals one plan stands out as worth mentioning. It suggests the government will spend about one hundred five billion dollars on useful works in coming years. It claims such spending could be self‑financing through gains in intelligence and efficiency, though these virtues are described as rare.
A reader in Oakland asks about revaccinating after childhood smallpox vaccination. Dr. Logan Clendening endorses revaccination, citing historical data from Germany and Prussia showing mortality drops after compulsory vaccination. He recommends infancy vaccination, school entry, and a 21 to 25 year revaccination window for lasting protection.
A Decatur scene on Christmas Eve shows a man in rain at a lamp post arguing with a policeman about weather and a home light. The exchange reveals a tense, moody moment amid a storm as the officer urges the man to go home and wait for his wife inside.
In Athens Alabama on December 26 a wave of new offices will take effect with the new year. J E Welden succeeds A L Baker as sheriff. George L Sherrill becomes register in chancery replacing W Van Gilbert. W Claud Marks and Maron Freeman join the county board of revenue replacing E M Taylor and John D Morris. Judge James E Horton will be succeeded by A A Griffith of Cullman as circuit judge. Elmer Vinson and Luther Yarbrough assume office October 1.
The editor notes six pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening are available for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. 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 collection of humorous quips about acting without thought, domestic tasks, and small town life. A physician joke about snoring exposes how a patient’s habit disrupts not just his wife but the whole congregation.
Fire heavily damaged the Vogue Shop on Besk street this morning. The Decatur school board and property owners reached an agreement on lot pricing for the planned new high school building. Also noted are clerical moves and local holiday travels.
The verse sketches a multi talented woman excelling in sport dance and romance while a salesman thrives on listening to customers jokes. The passage contrasts swift female prowess with a cautionary note on social behavior and success.
The passage states boards of directors will be fired and government will guide all industries. It comments that many kinds of amiable geese and a few wise men are needed to shape the British Empire.
June reports landing a stenographer role for a Wall Street bachelor. Mildred comments on the choice as a misstep yet potentially moving in the right direction.
Mrs. Rex Tremlet from England, editor of the Black Shirt speaking for Sir Oswald Mosley, arrives to discuss plans and rhetoric. The piece hints at a tone of propaganda and a shift from market temptations to troubling nationalist ideas. The voice suggests a forthcoming public influence and uneasy mood.
The League of Nations warned Japan over its mandated islands as world powers debated their future. Japan declares it will withdraw from the League, arguing it can stand alone if the league dissolves.
A White Christmas program was held at the First Christian church in Athens Alabama on Sunday afternoon. A cast of 100 performed and the offerings will benefit the church orphans home.
Maximum 67 degrees and minimum 53 degrees recorded for the past day ending at 7 a m today.
A reflective note contemplates life as a tiresome journey ending in exhaustion and breathless heaviness. The narrator contemplates arrival, fatigue, and the universal final pause.
A man asks a neighbor to play bridge for money and notes the great man’s meaning isn’t clear to either. Two voices discuss capability and the incentive of gambling in a brief exchange.
A student and professor discuss a hypothetical ancient commercial device. The exchange hints at a loose-leaf system used in the Garden of Eden as an example of early commerce and knowledge sharing. The fragment ends noting relatives of a young man with an engagement news.
Walter Winchell’s Broadway column surveys celebrity intrigues including Ruth Starbuck Ranny rumors, Allan Walz Jr. and Nancy Dolan relationship, orchid tributes, show-business feuds, and industry notes from St. Moritz to New York venues. Mentions Col Lindbergh birth certificate query and various theatrical personalities and events.
The hit song Lucky Break by H Archer is highlighted as a London sensation. Kate Connell faces losses despite full houses with her Romeo and Juliet production. Aimee MacPherson plans to depart for Africa and may take her manager Guido Orlando along.
A reader asks what Sante should bring, while a dispute mentions Harry Evans taunting a local exéc in a gem store and a Berlin plot to buy cotton with 26 percent cash and the rest in German goods.
A Christmas greeting was sent to a bank employee in a small Alabama city. The note addressed simply to Lela who works at the bank in care of the bank she works for reflects a quaint postal practice.
A reflective line notes that contentment weighs wealth by appetite, not appetite by wealth, suggesting inner balance over material aim. The aphorism contrasts fortune with personal desire to define true satisfaction.
Philately, called the sport of kings, has grown from a child’s pastime to a booming hobby with over a million adult collectors in the United States. The article notes stamps as a science, cites recent Park Set issues, and invites weekly analysis to boost local interest in philately.
Livingston of Blossburg Tennessee comes home after a weekend with his sisters Mrs. N. L. Kelly and Mrs. E. P. Childs.
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