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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1934
Page
2
The passage expresses optimism that the year 1094 will bring a landing field to Decatur. It notes initial few landings are expected, but emphasizes a future increase as more planes are able to land here.
The Daily announces the Girls Cotillion Club of Decatur sponsoring a Birthday Ball for the President marking Franklin D. Roosevelt's Sandbinth anniversary. Proceeds fund an endowment for Warm Springs Infantile Paralysis relief, signaling a notable debut for the club in city life.
The piece notes Decatur’s optimism as Goodyear Mills begin operations, transforming the city’s outlook for 1934. It recalls 1933 efforts by the Chamber of Commerce to resolve Connecticut Mills Properties and Textile Realty Co. issues, with expectations of rapid workforce growth and renewed economic certainty for Decatur.
Memphis Chancellor D W Dehaven calls for public hangings as a moral lesson in a quote via the Associated Press. He cites three Black youths jailed for assaulting a high school girl, saying they would understand capital punishment if law allowed a public death. Street skating dangers prompt editorials urging parental responsibility to keep children off sidewalks and streets.
A civil rights editor advocates that those convicted in the county of crime be executed publicly to serve as a warning and deter others, arguing the spectacle should be carried out openly so all may witness and be governed accordingly.
NEA columnist Rodney Dutcher cites government tests suggesting two tanks may reduce gasoline costs. Starting fuel would be high grade while in-use fuel is low grade, a plan not yet adopted by industry but welcomed if proven practical and economical.
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce will publicly unveil its annual campaign for 1934 within three weeks, outlining plans and the budget. Dr. Harcourt Morgan praised the 1933 financial handling, saying it qualifies leaders for bigger tasks. The Chamber vows steady work for Decatur’s development beyond 1934.
A Stanford University Press edition titled The Sabmedie of John Keats by E. V. Weller offers encouragement to the discouraged and hope to the ambitious. It recalls Keats life, a brief struggle ending at twenty five, but asserts his work will endure in the English language.
In 1818 Mreedaries Dilke writes of John Keats arriving “brown and shabby” with few shoes, torn jacket, fur cap, plaid, and knapsack, describing him as hardly recognizable. The note captures a vivid, unpolished arrival scene and the poet’s bedraggled appearance.
The piece praises Keats amid critic attacks, notes his Rome grave and water inscription, and extols spontaneous genius and the value of lifelong effort. It links Keats to Milton and Shakespeare, cites his Endymion flaws, and urges perseverance and taking infinite pains to achieve greatness. It concludes with a broad reflection on collective progress and individual effort in America and civilization.
A comedic miscellany dated 1934 opens with optimistic notes about the new year and moral reflections. Dialogues and jests touch on thrift, dating, politics, and social scenes, featuring stock lines about etiquette, marriage, business, and public figures with playful banter.
A NEA Service column surveys Roosevelt era policy debates in Washington. Topics include Russian refugees and deportation challenges, potential legalization of stay, and immigration questions. It notes comments by Speaker Rainey, President Roosevelt, and officials Wallace and Ickes on urbanization, economy, and public works funding.
Twelve years ago note reports Lamar Cartwright in Milledgeville on a bird hunt and planning a few days in Atlanta on the way home. Ed Humphrey and daughter Virginia return from Chattanooga after holiday visits. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra appears at the Princess January 31, organized by the Tennessee Valley Shrine Club. My and Mrs Lester Branum to return to Nashville after holiday visit.
Bobbie Lee Ferguson returns to her Trinity home after spending the Christmas holidays with relatives in Mt Hope Alabama. She was seen departing Mt Hope and traveling home to resume daily routines.
Mrs. J. R. Morrison, who underwent an operation December 26 at Baugh's Infirmary, is reported resting well and recovering.
This clipping contemplates public image with jokes about women and the world’s best dressed men, notes Americans drinking tea versus liquor, cites a Twins birth ruling, invokes famous writers like Keats and Goethe, and ends with a motivational reflection on trying anew each year.
A wrapped column from 1934 covers White House access disputes among Hoover era aides, Roosevelt appointment power, and a New York representative eyeing an Albany governorship. It notes plans to retire Coast Guard officers into the Navy, and includes quips about Dry Georgia congressman UpShaw and gossip on political maneuvering and public figures.
An advertisement claims quick relief for high blood pressure symptoms including dizziness and sleep troubles. It offers a free trial and postpaid $1 treatment, with payment only upon improvement, directing readers to Dr Hayes Assn in Kansas City Missouri.
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