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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1935
Page
5
Atlanta January 11 two Fulton County scions and Solicitor General John A Boykin spearhead a Georgia legislature bill to forbid any political party advocating the overthrow of the government or its subdivisions from placing candidates on ballots. The measure aims to stamp out communism before it grows.
A brief note indicates a proposal was given to Speaker of the Mouse Ed Rivers for presentation either before the assembly or in the Senate. The context suggests legislative or procedural maneuvering within a fictional or allegorical setting.
Representatives Bond Almand and William B. Hartsfield announced a bill to define sedition as acts tending to cause outbreaks against the state or U S and its subdivisions and to make it a felony. Punishment would be five to 20 years, with death penalty if death results. Boykin warned against rising communism, noting Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky but urging action in Georgia.
Mrs J N Lee of Tulsa Oklahoma is described as in satisfactory condition today at Baughs Infirmary following an operation Thursday. She had been a guest at her parents home Mr and Mrs Lanier Royer on Jackson street when she became ill.
A four day farm school promoted by T. W. Bridges and C. A. Gee will run January 15 to 18 in the Talucah community at Dan and Percy Rogers homes. Men will learn terracing orchard care composting sanitary toilet construction and door step cutting. Women will study foods clothing and home beautification. A 4-H member physical exam will be provided by Dr. N. E. Cashin Dr. Prank Sykes and nurse E. V. Dent of Tuskegee Institute.
In New Orleans on January 11 4 the Square Deal Association formed in Baton Rouge to oppose Huey P Long. Citizens in Plaquemine call a meeting to form a parish group while officials deny reports of Governor Allen resignation. Long dismisses threats as idle talk.
New York began to clear as a westerly breeze dispelled five days of fog. Sailors reported port activity returning with 86 freighters and ships moving into slips. Air travel resumed at metropolitan airports and Newark. Shipping men priced the fog at up to two million dollars in idle ships lost tolls and business.
Rep. J. O'Connor a Democrat from city will chair the powerful rules committee in this congress. He is a prominent Tammany figure and was chosen as chairman yesterday by a democratic caucus naming the majority's four committee chairmen. He was runner up to Bankhead of Alabama in the leadership contest.
Local relief headquarters outlined plans to move all unemployables from relief rolls to other agencies by February 1 under federal policy. The government states communities are responsible for these individuals and that federal provisions cannot further address their care.
The Alabama Press Association plans its annual convention in Montgomery January 25 with departmental clinics. Secretary-Manager W Roy Brown will present ideas to boost newspaper business used in 1984 for publishers and job printers attending the two day event.
Monte Sandlin, formerly of Rogereville now living in Decatur while supervising the farm census, spoke at an American Legion meeting. He stressed Legion membership and touched on the current bonus issue, suggesting a compromise may be reached despite the President’s veto stance.
Mme. Marcella Sembrich renowned opera star died at age 76 in New York after a nearly two month illness. She passed at her home 151 Central Park West. Sembrich was internationally celebrated for decades of stage success and recording artistry.
White gold Elgin wrist watch with link bracelet lost on Lafayette area. Finder should contact Nelson's Jewelry Store for return.
Column by Gladys Glad praises Toby Wing as Hollywood's balanced eater who avoids fad diets. It warns against frequent colonic irrigations and other laxatives for weight loss, urging a sane plan of dieting and exercise with ample fiber for weight loss and better complexion.
The text gives outdated guidance on weight for young girls based on height and age. It also offers a home remedy bleach made of rosewater glycerine and witch hazel with a caution to moisturize if drying occurs.
The House meets at noon to debate an independent offices appropriation bill. Appropriations subcommittees work on war and deficiency measures. Senators Clark and Pope assailed munitions makers in the Senate. The chamber received a world court resolution from the foreign relations committee. Democratic caucus selects chairs and members for standing committees.
Brown University researchers H. H. Jasper and L. Carmichael unveil a brain meter at Bradley Hospital Physiological Laboratory. The device uses two salt soaked silver electrodes on the scalp to measure two brain currents. one large, regular during mental calm, and a smaller one with different wave frequency.
William Billy Crowell Jr. was killed when he was struck by a car and thrown to the pavement. Bunt Hood, 44, of Columbus Georgia, was arrested on a manslaughter charge soon after the crash as police investigated the incident. The driver said blinding car lights prevented earlier sighting of the victim.
An advertisement urges readers to visit Gotfeld's Drug Store for Bronchu line Emulsion a strong creosoted emulsion claimed to strike at the coughs cause. The copy stresses urgency warning against home remedies and promotes the product as guaranteed and effective.
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