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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1935

Page

4

Valley Printing Co Inc announces new publication

Valley Printing Co Inc issues a notice about an upcoming publication. The fragment references a street location and an unspecified date with minimal readable context.

Alabama election debate prompts people over committee power

The Times News notes Jan meeting to discuss whether a state Democratic committee should name delegates to the national convention. It cites critics who fear committee selections deny voters a say and calls for voters to decide delegates in the future. The piece includes a 1936 progress list for Decatur and nearby counties.

McQueen Florence Black Bankhess Groves Congress the Times News John D. McQueen Tuscaloosa Democratic Executive Committee Himelf Graves Chenaleheim Roosevelt

Hitler Wants and Gets New Socialist Senator

Opinion column by Arthur Brisbane discusses power shifts with Hitler seeking victory and a new socialist senator. It cites a 30,000,000 schillings figure and questions about women courage in wartime politics.

Alsace Lorraine Hitler Europe England France United States Senate Elmer A. Benson Schall Olson Minnesota Benson

Gossip Column Blues and Broadway Gossip Circles

A chaotic montage of New York society notes reports engagements marriages and career moves. It mentions Bernie’s bridge winnings Caleb Milne story Collier’s police contact Ethel Barrymore and Sylvia Sydney theater gigs Doris Dudley Sidney Kingsley and Colin Clive linked relationships and multiple industry rumors from Hollywood to Minneapolis with hints of legal issues the Lindbergh case and box office chatter.

W. W Philly The Public Ledger Bernie Aces Caleb Milne Collier's Ethel Barrymore Colt Chateau Moderne Sylvia Sydney Savoy Plaza Navarro Doris Dudley Sidney Kingsley Colin Clive Alsop, Jr Trib Washington FP. D. Ra

Progress in Medicine Across 1935 Observations

Dr. Logan Clendening reviews English medical progress over 26 years in surgery obstetrics and medicine. He notes X-ray radium chest surgery anesthesia and diathermy advances and broader access to surgery across America. Obstetrics emphasizes ante-natal care and puerperal infection prevention.

Logan Clendening M. D England George Cuthbert Wallace John

Manger Night Reflections and Family Banter

A lighthearted domestic scene features a December gathering with references to a manger babe and seasonal talk. A student and professor clash over wealth and reform while a wife teases a husband about sleep talk. Aunt Nellie recalls a child’s Santa moment after a toe mishap.

Sons of Sweat plan Manila invasion amid unrest

The text reports rising violence and a planned action by the group Sons of Sweat in Manila. It notes the Sakdalistas, who killed 60 in May, now threaten real action. Benigno Ramos, Sakdalista leader, is in exile in Japan and discussed with Japanese authorities.

Sia Sons of Sweat Manila Sakdalitas Philippines Uncle Sam Benigno Ramos Sakdalistas Japan Manchuria

Dr Clendening pamphlets offered by magazine request

The note announces six Dr. Clendening pamphlets available for 10 cents each, plus a self addressed stamped envelope, with titles including Indigestion and Constipation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene, and The Care of the Hair and Skin.

Clendening Logan Clendening

Star Cagney Dispute With Warner Bros Stirs Hollywood

James Cagney's quarrel with Warner Brothers flares up amid a weekend yachting trip. Warner officials confirm the star is paid about 4500 dollars weekly under a two year contract. Friends say the dispute centers on limiting his workload and a voice in story, cast and director choices.

Zoe Akins Evening Star Hollywood Thelma Todd James Jean Ackerman Calif James Cagney Warner Brothers Studio Warner Cagney Bag

Closing Thoughts on Doing Your Best

Even if progress is limited the value lies in trying your best and staying true to effort. The message emphasizes personal satisfaction from effort over outcomes and encourages perseverance despite obstacles.

Kemal Ataturk Honored On Stamp For Suffragist Congress

Modern Turkey's leader Kemal Ataturk, born 1879 in Salonik, led reforms ending sultanate corruption, advancing education, adopting the Roman alphabet, and granting women equal rights. His portrait appears on a stamp issued for the 12th suffragist congress in Istanbul, with the legend Liberator of Turkish Women.

Turkey Kemal Ataturk Mustapha Kemal Pasha Salonik Gallipoli

Local Cold Sparks Bold Weather Tales in Edenton

Edenton residents endured six degrees below zero with winds biting the air as George Brooks, a visitor from Leadville Colorado, compared the cold to 30 to 40 below zero in his hometown.

Colorado Edenton N. C George Brooks Brooks Leadville

Sub-stratosphere Flying Nearer For Commercial Use

New York December 30 major airlines study plans for a commercial sub stratosphere aircraft. Wright Aeronautical executives discuss the project while United Air Lines American Airlines and others have been informed a ship could be built to inaugurate a new era in air transport comparable to Pan American's Transpacific Mail Service.

New York Wright Aeronautical Corp United Airlines American Airlines Pan American

Shirley Levine Skates On After Calling Mayor

Shirley Levine, seven, of Meriden Conn telephoned the mayor after being annoyed by boys while skating in a public park. Mayor Stephen Smith sent two policemen who took the boys in hand, and Shirley continued skating.

Shirley Meriden Conn Shirley Levine Stephen Smith Smith

Seaweed and spinach fixups in New York WPA plan

In New York on December 30 a WPA and Department of Public Markets program offers to fix up and improve spinach and other produce for households. The note hints at government assistance to improve grocery options during the period.

New York WPA Department of Public Markets

Substitutes for the Original Product Found by Researchers

Researchers report three-cardoon sea weed and vanita as substitutes for the original product. The desirability of the substitutes over the original remains undetermined as studies continue.

Betty Suydam and J C Moore Jr Welded in Elklton

Betty Suydam and J C Moore Jr of Park Avenue share the same look in their eyes. Mildred Richmond of Roxboro North Carolina and F Santa Lucia were joined in marriage at Elkton on the 10th. Wanda Allen is a big

Betty Suydam J. C. Moore, Jr Park Avenue Mildred Richmond Roxboro N.C F. Santa Lucia Elkton Wanda Allen

Scandal and Social Satire from a Bygone Era

A collection of quips and wry observations on marriage, gender roles, and society. Vignettes joke about coping with married life, accusations of deceit, fashion excess, and the quirks of modern appliances, reflecting humorous era-isms and social norms.

Year’s End Chorus Reflects on Time and Change

A reflective poem marks the passing year as darkness falls and the speaker bids farewell to memories and old life. It contrasts endings with readiness for the future and hints at cleansing money from crooked deals entering circulation.

London Time Confusion Sparks 5AM Radio Quirk

A reader recounts tuning into a London news broadcast at 5:00 AM and hearing the announcer say good night at 10 37, prompting questions about talk style. The note mentions band readings for a red and green band, Spanish references, and letters from actors groups about intentions. The piece cites a well known political editor who previously exposed a politician's leverage.

Europe London Spain Literary Digest

Vir Dol Germicidal Remedy Promises Quick Pain Relief

After twenty years of research a germicidal antiseptic named Vir Dol is claimed to relieve rheumatism neuralgia headaches lumbago and neuritis by rubbing on the affected area. Goldel's advertises Vir Dol in a large 50 cent bottle with a money back guarantee and suggests it as home insurance against pain.

Goldel’s

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