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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1935
Page
4
Tarzan Weismuller Records Mixed Personal Triumphs
Johnny Weismuller known as Tarzan succeeds in the pool but faces challenges in marriage. The veteran swimmer gains acclaim for athletic prowess while personal life draws mixed reactions from followers and peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Tarzan” Weismuller
Roosevelt Seeks Forty Million for TVA
President Roosevelt asks Congress for a forty million dollar appropriation to bolster the Tennessee Valley Authority. The proposal aims to expand hydro power and flood control projects across the valley, supporting regional development and national recovery efforts.
Poll Tax Warning Echoes Over Quiet Election Day
A bold warning urges citizens to pay the poll tax or face consequences when voting time arrives. The message stresses urgency and the potential immediacy of enforcement actions.
Reviewing the Scottsboro Case Should Soon Resolve Itself
A commentary suggests the Scottsboro case may settle into a routine outcome as time passes, implying steady progress toward a resolved/legal pattern.
End of term exams set to begin at Alabama university
Examinations at the University of Alabama will start on Thursday marking the close of the term. Students are advised to prepare and arrive early at their designated halls for the assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
University of Alabama
Time Selects Roosevelt Man of the Year
Time magazine declares President Roosevelt as the man of the year in a unanimous choice, noting no particular surprise in the selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Time
Roosevelt
The Daily Promises Three to Four Hours Fresher News
The Daily claims afternoon editions offer news three to four hours fresher than rival papers. Readers are assured they can read the same fresh items in the morning papers, underscoring the paper's emphasis on timeliness and up to date reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Charles F. Kettering
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Organization
Kettering
Rotary agrees Scouts may use 40 acre camp site
The Decatur Rotary Club has granted the Boy Scouts of America access to a forty acre camp site with three buildings the Rotarians have developed through years of service. The club promotes action over mere cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Rotary Club
Boy Scouts of America
Rotarians
Rotary
Up They Go Encouraging Retail Sales Rise in 1934
The Associated Press reports retail sales up by more than 16 percent from 1933, boosting merchant confidence and reducing red ink since 1930. Shoppers are buying better merchandise, signaling an improving economy and brighter prospects for stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Interesting Figures Highlight Decatur Club Event
A fragment notes Luther Reynolds at the Federal Re-employ in Decatur and cites involvement with North Alabama figures this week. The text references a local club gathering and notable attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur “Club
Luther Reynolds
North
Ala
Government re employment offices aid workers and employers
The Daily commends the government run re employment offices in Alsibama for aiding the unemployed and giving workers a choice while also helping employers. Under Mr Reynolds the office operates efficiently and advertises free services, noting a drop in applications from 54000 to 9000 in one year. The paper pledges continued support as long as the federal branch remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Sam N
Walker North Alabama figure named Speaker of Alabama House
The Athens editor Harry Walker of Limestone County is elected speaker without opposition by Alabama House members. The Daily notes his progressive record, his TVA reapportionment views, and anticipated strong legislative support from Governor-elect Graves and Lt. Governor-elect Knight for a fair distribution of representation in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
North
Alabama
Harry Walker
Limestone County
Alabama House
Athens
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Senate
Graves
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Eight Billion Budget Talk and Crime Trails
Arthur Brisbane reports on a huge U.S. budget, a Kettering call for new ideas, and a bootlegging crackdown. Hauptmann trial notes include Standish Hartman’s tombstone offer and Lindbergh’s testimony remarks amid political clashes with Huey Long.
Threats of Radio-Controlled Bombs Rise
The passage notes growing alarm over aerial bombs guided remotely, adding to tensions faced by performers and comics already coping with threats.
Clendening Explores Diet Versus Vegetarian Forks
Dr. Logan Clendening argues modern diets lie between carnivorous and herbivorous needs and that a strict vegetarian diet is generally unsuitable for most people. He notes the digestive system and nutrient balance require meat in moderation and warns against extreme vegetarian theories.
Wednesday's Child at Strand Theatre promises dramatic courage
RKO Radio's drama opens at the Strand Theatre in Hartselle led by 12 year old Frankie Thomas in a role challenging for stage and screen actors. The plot follows a boy whose parents divorce and his shifting custody as family love challenges rise and a hopeful ending arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RKO Radio
Strand Theatre
Hartselle
Frankie Thomas
Broadway
Bobby Phillips
Troop 19 Meeting at First Methodist Church
Troop 19 held a 7:00 pm meeting Monday at the First Methodist church. The Beaver Patrol led the program with a Scripture reading, then business and games outside. Afterward, the Flying Eagle Patrol prepared the closing by stacking staves. next on the schedule is the 14th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 19
First Methodist Church
Beaver Patrol
Flying Eagle Patrol
Fifth grade break-in mystery unsettles Homestead school
Police in Homestead seek talks with fifth graders who scored poorly last month to determine who ripped up report cards and scattered the fragments on the teacher’s desk. No other items were disturbed in the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Pittsburgh
Homestead
Mussolini Nervous Over Purges in Russia
Benito Mussolini expresses discomfort with Russia's sweeping purges and political upheaval. He questions the scale and impact of the terror, signaling unease about the Soviet crackdown and its global implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benito Mussolini
Russia
Wonder What If Pioneers Waited for Federal Loans
A historical musing questions how American settlers might have altered their log cabin era if they had secured federal funding before building. The piece contrasts independence with reliance on government loans.
Quotes and quips from a bygone humor strip notes
A collage of jokes and dialogues spans old humor sketches. It features a railway scene with Lettie and Buck upbraiding foibles, and quips on parenting, baptism, budgeting, and marriage. The piece also includes proverb-like lines and a closing host’s truncated chat.
Broadway gossip and trial notes mix in Flemington column
Walter Winchel writes a social column from Flemington New Jersey mixing Broadway muses with the Hall Mills trial chatter. The piece names Virginia Kent Anna Roosevelt Dall and several society figures while tracking notes on jurors and defense counsel amid a flurry of celebrity lore and courtroom intrigue.
Right Handed Defense Targeted in Kidnapping Trial
Columnist argues against an expert claim that a ladder placement proves guilt. The writer suggests a right handed kidnapper would choose the right side for safety and speed, mocking the logic used in court.
Hauptmann Confronted by Reporters Behind Hauptmann
The Philadelphia papers and Damon Runyon seated behind Hauptmann reported on front pages that he asked where Winchell was sitting in a thick accent and said he should not be allowed here because he is not a nice man. The note on the window sill is referenced with instruction to copy the words after and indication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Price
Wilenisz
Col. Schwarzkopf
Capt. Lamb
Jersey
Justice Trenchard
Jamie
Damon Runyon
Western Union
Hall-Mills
Joseph Hergeshimer
A. R. Heckman
Flemington
Heil Hitler
Philadelphia
Hauptmann
Dot’ Winchell Zitting
Witty Observations on Life and Folly
A collection of quirky aphorisms notes the futility of wealth and the irony of desire. The speaker muses on a baby’s bank, a blushing bride, appetite, love, caution in fishing, and farming’s money woes with humor and sharp one liners.
Reilly Faces Crowd and Criticism in Lindbergh Trial Coverage
Court coverage by Flemington reporters highlights tense defense by Reilly as public figures Lindberghs and Att'y General Wilentz loom large. The piece notes juror fatigue, reputations at stake, and the charged atmosphere as Bruno Hauptmann’s case looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Temple
Doris Swallow
Manhattan Music Hall
Raymond Devereaux
Madeleine Marshall Richman
Arthur Richman
Wm. McGregor Clark
American End Co
Lindbergh
Reilly
Wilentz
Bruno
Condon
Ed Wynn
Hibrecht
Trenton
Australia
Congress Activities Or Open Session Report
Senate adjourns until Thursday as the foreign relations panel weighs joining the world court and the audit panel weighs a 100000 extension for munition inquiry. House meets at noon to debate independent offices and appropriations for labor department. Senate adjourns, House transacts routine business as appropriations work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
World Court
Audit
HOUSE
Appropriations
Labor Department
Appropriations Committee
Motorist Convicted After Light Speed Test
Cincinnati report says motorcycle policeman testified before Judge Nixon about speeding. Lutz claimed 40 mph while police noted 48 mph. Luebers fined him three dollars plus costs, joking that speed fines are a dollar a mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Nixon
Lutz
A. L. Luebers
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TER
al Peer
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Arthur Brisbane
Washington
United States
Mr. Kettering
Europe
Bruno Hauptmann
Standish Hartman
Jassie’ Condon
Betty Gow
Huey Long
Clendening
Logan Clendening
M. D
Strand
Leopold Atlas
Willis Goldbeck
John Robertson
Kenneth MacGowan
Karen Morley
Edward Arnold
Robert Shayne
Shirley Grey
Howard Leeds
Westley Giraud
Julius Molnar
Dick Qline
John Roberts
Janine
Henry
Lettie
Tommy
America
Dad
England
Tom
Mr. Tompkins
Walter
Winchel
a_ Broadway
N. J
Virginia Kent
Atwater Kent
Franklin Roosevelt, Jr
Ethel du Pont
Jack Farleys
Jim
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Anna
Fedia
Social Register
Schuyler Orvis, Jr
Banker
Gloria Wyckoff
Wall Street Journal
June Cameron
Cyrus Nicholas
Conde Nast
Coudert
Earl Carroll
Lois Elliman
Deb
New Yorker
Smiths
Ina Leland
Havana
Eleanor Hildebrand
Mr. Smith
Hugh O’connors
Nancy Hale
Flemington Court
U. S
Hauck
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Lindberghs
Congress
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