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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1935
Page
4
An Associated Pages feature highlights top money making stars from 1934 with Little Shirley Temple noted among leaders. Rogers also appears high in box office scores, illustrating a return to normalcy in American cinema.
The Paris Oeuvre quotes George de la from Newsdom advising the Lindberghs on aircraft and public attention. It suggests that departures from the United States invite danger and potential violence, warning that bold travel may provoke war and distress as the world grapples with uncertainty.
The Daily lays out sympathy for L. U. amid criticism tied to Senator Long and past actions. It argues Long’s death ends his influence, urges the university to stand on its own, and questions whether past issues truly existed during his lifetime.
The Dispatch notes Dr. Carver at Tuskegee teaches novel uses for everyday crops and by products. It mentions pine manufacturers utilizing nearly all tree parts and hints at meat packers in Columbus refining packing processes.
Dr Charles Herty outlines a new process using Southern pine bark in Columbus. Pine park ground into flooring and composition products. tree yields paper products including white and kraft. bark enables Masonite. stump used for naval stores. needles for felt in Hattiesburg plant. The bark process completes full utilization of the pine tree, promising major economic value for the region.
Alfred Reeves releases a detailed 1935 Auto Mobile Manufacturers Association study showing American car makers produced about 4.15 million vehicles. It notes car industry demand across iron and steel, rubber, glass, lead, nickel, copper, aluminum, and tin, plus vast gasoline and lubricant usage, high passenger and commercial car registrations, and global market reach.
Cartoon caption hints at an encounter with a threatening figure while referencing historical or comic figures. The text signals a satirical or dramatic scene implying danger. No concrete events or individuals beyond generic archetypes are provided.
Haile Selassie era bravado against Italy is recounted with praise for Christian soldiers and a lion of Judah symbol. Writings ponder politics, pensions, and gender roles from Roosevelt’s White House to Townsend’s pension plan. English and Ethiopian affairs, imperial echoes, and social musings on power fill the column with varied voices and anecdotes.
Dr Logan Clendening outlines risks of acute alcoholism after New Year celebrations. He describes a paralytic stage with slowed breathing, weak pulse, cold blue skin, and dilated pupils, noting recovery is rare if the stage lasts beyond thirteen hours. He advocates oxygen and carbon dioxide therapy in hospital, plus removal of remaining alcohol, warmth, assisted respiration, and caffeine as a stimulant.
Walter Winchell notes quirky NY trivia from old city lore. Facts include St Patrick’s Cathedral site sale in 1869 for one dollar and Bryant Park once Potter’s Field, plus streets, bridges, and early Harlem to Wall Street notes.
Democratic leaders plan to address two bold aims in the next session: a 5 billion dollar monetary expansion and immediate 2 billion dollar soldiers bonus. Patman supports funding with new currency but may compromise payment method. Other expansionists push against financing via bonds.
Newspaper items reflect a solemn New Year wish for peace and compassion plus light humor from social quips. Readers encounter poems, friendly banter, marriage hopes, school test snippets, and brief sketches of daily life with gentle irony.
Mrs Eva P Igney wins a divorce from Oscar Igney after eight years pending. Judge Oscar F Nelson grants the decree on cruelty. Igney’s attorney says an appeal will be filed.
The column recalls historical British actions in Africa with Cetewayo and a suggestion to invite Chief Kumale of the Matabele to advise Congress. It notes Pittsfield mouse and cat fable, a warned political cartoon, and hints at dangerous political currents and a rabbit’s ending as a parable.
After an opening session led by Dr. Roy C. Angell Dr Dean Grain and Dr Perry Webb will speak as the conference begins three days of intensive work. Leaders from 18 states attend with Georgia sending 300 delegates and Tennessee 500. Toyohiko Kagawa will address Friday night urging allegiance to Christ. A five year plan to add 500000 Baptist members by 1940 was adopted by the Baptist Sunday School Board during the meeting.
A virus protein discovered at the Rockefeller Institute is described as a living non-living bridge, potentially the long-sought link in the origin of life. The finding could reshape medical views of viruses and their dangers, influencing future diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
In Alexandria Virginia on December 31 a prowler entered the home of Mrs. John Arnold. Police quickly responded with a squad car and patrolmen who apprehended the intruder. The captured man was Captain Arnold, chief of police, who claimed he forgot his key.
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