Passage on debt liquidation in 1930s business mood
The text suggests that while 1935 may not have yielded ideal business results for many, most people moved significantly toward reducing debts that had lingered since the booming twenties.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1936
Page
4
Ethiopia Prepares for Big Fight Amid Banner Ad Debate
The article notes Ethiopia spending the latter half of 1936 girding for a major confrontation, with a projected six months until action. It contrasts this with the U S Supreme Court adopting a press contact man to handle publicity and questions the value of advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethiopia
Seattle mayor aims harmony in parade with enemies walking arm in arm
The mayor proposed a burlesque style parade where prominent rivals would walk side by side to signal reconciliation. Proponents argue such outreach could ease local tensions and serve as a model for other towns with lingering hostilities.
Transplanted Southerner's Firecrackers Stir Mainé Holiday
A moved southerner in Mainé nearly ran into trouble firing firecrackers during Christmas. Locals unfamiliar with the custom note the evolving East West holiday contrast as New Year gains attention after generations of Christmas focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mainé
East
Japan's New Year Fest Starts Early Says Dispatches
Reports note Japan begins its new year celebrations hours before the United States and that the Japanese feast lasts a full month. A suggestion claims if Americans extended their festivities to 30 days it would fix unemployment, though casualties would rise and many would be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
Noncombatant Suffering as War Expands
The man argues that bombardment of London and Allied sinkings threaten civilians, with Italy targeting undefended cities and aid units in Ethiopia. He urges America to unite for robust defense to guard civilians from new attacks.
Governor Graves delays January legislative session decision
Governor Graves says the legislature will not be called in January citing late tax returns for 1920 and the need to know the state budget. He notes income tax figures reveal shifts in wealth distribution under the new deal and contrasts Hoover era gains with current trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graves
Alabama
Huey ‘Leng
Campaign editorial calls for secret chamber of commerce ad review
Awakening Rome weeks ago we opened a campaign editorially which we hope will bear fruit. We suggested the formation of a secret committee within the Chamber of Commerce which will have as its duty the passing upon, every advertising plan brought into this city from an outside source. Since the appearance of that editorial there have been several businessmen to come to us and say that they too hoped that such a committee be selected for the year business can have omen safeguard to dodge the many schemes that are presented, many of them wholly without-any-merit-whatsoever. Right now much advertising that is bought from these sources is a useless expenditure of money. It is worthless to the merchant who is buying. He is the victim of a refined sort of hold-up game that is presented on the basis of friendship, or with a rainbow glow that promises much and delivers nothing. Ninety per cent of the local organizations which sponsor Ka Plans usually wind up on the sh end of the deal. The real money goes to the originator, of the plan, not to the organization that does the work in sponsoring such a plan, ending a good game to a game that results only in lost profit for the merchant and creates ill will in the adt of the merchant toward all.
Lindberghs Offered Word Pay by British Paper
A British newspaper offered Colonel Lindbergh $1.25 per word for a statement sent by Wireless just before his arrival in Liverpool on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Lindberg
Liverpool
Nation's Business previews Roosevelt era business outlook
The current issue of Nation's Business, organ of the U S Chamber of Commerce, argues the barometer of business rose in November and stands at the highest level since 1939. It notes broad improvements and contrasts with anti New Deal sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Chamber of Commerce
Stockyards Drive Decatur Farm Development Plan
The Decatur Ice & Coal Company officers push to create a market by building stockyard facilities to attract farmers across three counties. They urge immediate action to establish shipping and cash returns for farmers and call for moving beyond talk to actual stockyard establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Ice & Coal Company
Decatur
Today Wilson For Eariler War Prayer Plus Planes
A feature notes a renewed push for war readiness using prayers and air power as danger from a new disease looms. The plan calls for rapid actions within sixty days at a hotel site.
War talk, politics and crime mix in wartime era musings
The writeup surveys figures from Wilson to Laval and Haile Selassie amid fears of war and disease, notes Stalin and Mussolini’s power plays, and warns of disease spread via travel. It then shifts to a Chicago murder tied to Al Capone and a Flemington juror's death, ending with reflections on life and justice.
Inventory Taking for a New Year by Dr. Clendening
Dr. Clendening urges starting fresh now not after New Year and suggests taking an inventory of health and habits. He links holiday pause to seasonal changes, urges personal resolutions, and warns against regret. The note ends with a wish for a happy prosperous new year.
New Year Themed Riddles And Jokes From A Rural Page
A collection of light verse and quips about New Year resolutions, social foibles, and small town humor. It includes humorous exchanges about family, money, romance, and daily life, with brief prayers and reflections on hope and effort. The snippets convey a warm, old time newspaper flavor.
Dante hero of exile and poet of the Divine Comedy
The piece outlines Dante Alighieri as the great Italian figure known as the Christian Homer and creator of the Divine Comedy. It notes his Florence birth in 1265, his conflict within Italian politics, exile in 1300, and later life in Ravenna. It mentions a 1921 Italian stamp marking the sixth centenary of his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dante — Alighieri
Homer
Beatrice
Dante
Florence
Italy
Ravenna
Walter Winchell on Broadway gossip scattered across page
A blitz of society items lists marriages, separations, and rumors. Includes the J Reillys separation, Martha Boswell wedding, Milnes family notes, and various suitors and scandals around Broadway and society figures. References to planned weddings, political bets, and notable social events fill the column.
Public figures and social notes swirl around Lindbergh case links
Investigators review Ca leb Milne and others in manuscript rooms. Anne Conathan and Gregory Mangin noted amid social chatter. Lindbergh’s departure seen as embarrassment to Gov. Hoffman over Hauptmann case. Local figures like Estelle Taylor and Mrs. Hauptmann appear in a web of rumors, parties, and vaudeville, with a chaotic mix of gossip, theater notices, and public eye scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb Milne
Mary Milne
Anne
Conathan
Gregory Mangin
Francine
Robert Riordan
Joan Burgess
Nicky Blair
Follies
Betty Ruesel
Paramount
Mary Alice Rice
Selznick International
Lindberg
Gov. Hoffman
Hauptmann
We Turn The Year 1936 In Decatur Mindset
The Daily editor reflects on the new year of 1936 in Decatur Alabama. He uses Desoto as a metaphor for progress, noting the uncertain future and the challenge of climbing life’s long hills. He cautions against reliance on prayer alone to move obstacles and speaks of future disappointments.
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Curran
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Miami Beach
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Prignano
Flemington
N. J
Liscom C
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Clendening
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M. D
James G. Blaine
Janine
George
Ruth
Harris
Jarvis
Katherine
Randolph
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Whittle Bot
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NEA Service, Inc
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Walter Winchell
Broadway
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G. I
Philly
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Woody
Vana
Ruth Mannix
Nevada
Martha Boswell
Boswell Sisters
George L. Lloyd
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Helena Rubenstein
A. Thompson
Marton Orr
Milton Berle
Miami
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H. H. Rogers, Jr
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Irene Ware
John Meehan
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J. Is
al Smith
Martin Sommerce
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Ramon
Ramon & Benita
Sam Lyons
Seph Tucker
Morgan
Charlie Weeghman
Dorothy
Richard McDonough
Sgt
Goodman Ace
Ted Healy
Adrienne Ames
Willie de Rham
Kay Wheary
Greenwich
J. J. Astor
Robert Jackson
Washington
Mary Hoyt Wiborg
Fidrica Mallon
Vanderbilt
Rockefellers
Park Avenue
Paris
Robert Goelets
Nassau
Prince of Wales
Sir Bede
Lady Clifford
Frank Vincents
the Moritz
Estelle Taylor
T. Barry
van Smith
Casimer de Rham
John S. Rogers
Casino de
Stan Shaw
Gus Martel
Storkestra
Primo
Il Duce
Joe Louis
Lindberghs
Voice OF
THE
People
the Daily
Mile Post
Desoto
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