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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1935
Page
4
The governor’s 1931 budget program cut excess offices and debt, balanced the state budget on a cash basis, and expanded road paving. The state reported steady debt payments and a growing paved-roads network while urging continued economy and education funding reforms.
James H. Hard Jr state comptroller submits a respectful closing note. He entered as the Giant Oak of Camden and left with more friends, shown to be a man's man through the support he earned.
From Montgomery word arrives that Representative JohnS. O Neal of Jackson County will seek a bill to have the state bear the expense of the Scottsboro trials. The Daily argues the measure fair as Jackson County bore no special role and has faced costly trials yet received little from its treasury.
An early report notes tuberculosis as the leading cause of death among children aged five and under, aside from accidents. It also states that most Christmas Seals funds are allocated to preventive work with children.
Dr Logan Clendening summarizes known facts on the common cold. He notes seasonal peak between January and March, age patterns, and that colds are infections of the upper respiratory tract. He discusses symptoms progression and uncertainties about contagiousness and pneumonia risk.
A composite feature notes sayings on perseverance and growth, a dog handoff on a train, a winter coal bill quip, and a rural joke about Farmer Graham and a dynamite mishap. It contrasts crooked dealers with honest workers and contrasts routine optimism with misadventure.
Conversation contrasts a pacifist urging patience and turning the other cheek with a belligerent who defends striking back after being hurt. The exchange highlights differing views on restraint and retaliation.
A concise reflection on how reduced cognitive capacity limits perception and access to broader knowledge. It argues that limited thinking narrows the range of things a mind can understand and engage with.
A student reports better report card grades while another notes their father is traveling and they complete all assignments alone. The statements reflect independent study and academic performance adjustments.
A compact adage notes a nickel outvalues a dollar in church attendance, suggesting frugality and religious devotion correlate with giving. The line contrasts coin value with moral spending, using humor to comment on generosity and faith.
A woman describes one of her sons in class as resembling his father and says you have to learn him with a club. The comment highlights a belief in corporal methods for child behavior observed in a school setting.
A father questions why his wife frets about the children. She responds she cannot help worrying, and the tension affects their bridge game as her anxiety spills into play.
Report from Chillicothe Illinois about a convention of Pennsylvania newspaper publishers in Harrisburg and travel to Chicago to gauge national sentiment on the depression. Mentions W. R. Hearst and trips across the continent to California and the Pacific Ocean.
Hartisburg and about three hundred Pennsylvania newspaper publishers sing songs and praise the mood after a Democratic governor was elected. Ninety percent are Republican and aim to move forward from the defeat.
An opinion notes that Pennsylvania farmers receive subsidies not to grow tobacco, similar to programs that pay not to grow cotton wheat or raise pigs, suggesting a paradoxical satisfaction in subsidy support despite lifelong effort.
M G Meigs of the Chicago American attends the station with the latest automobile. He changes cars at least once a year. His son Harmon Meigs, a Chicago University football player, joins him. Between them they are about 13 feet tall and sag a car’s springs easily.
Babe Meigs plans to boost Chicago American ad lines in 1935 after expanding by over a million in early 1934. The piece suggests a permanent all year exposition in Chicago, inviting visitors to see new things and positioning the city as the world’s center of novelty.
Descriptions of Streator Tl students show boys in red knitted caps and heavy leather jackets while girls wear small hats. The scene highlights cold weather as pupils move through town.
Walter Winchell comments on the Hauptmann case and the defense strategy in Flemington New Jersey. He credits attorney C Lloyd Fisher for pushing his name into the Lindbergh drama and notes Reilly’s staff views. The column parries critics and hints revelations may absolve Hauptmann if true.
A prospective juror swore he would not let a man like that influence his opinion and looked dejected as he left the chair after being rejected. Humorous reactions built around the incident with Winchell references and a rainbow glare blamed on Attorney Reilly’s spats. James Whittaker, a noted reporter, summed up the scene.
A wartime newspaper snippet notes Amelia Earhart has flown the Pacific Ocean solo, highlighting her status as a pioneering female aviator. The passage contrasts this achievement with lighthearted domestic imagery of buckwheat cakes and springtime walking.
The Chicago Herald Examiner presents Amelia Earhart beside her husband on the front page. The article highlights Earhart as the driving force of the historic Hawaii to California flight, noting she crossed the Pacific alone and set a record as the first woman to complete such a voyage.
The reporter did not recognize Amelia Earhart who appeared incognito at a dinner, appearing as “somebody” to the observer and saying she flies and writes, predicting she will have much to write now.
The passage notes Amelia Earhart should not fly alone as she is valuable. Her husband laments, wishing she would have a baby rather than perform risky solo flights. It contrasts female contribution to humanity with continued aviation feats.
Reporters describe Bruno with sunken cheeks and an effeminate lip while observing a jailor barber haircut. A window juror Rosie Pill is noted as German in descent. Observers recall a tense stare from B H and mention Terence Finegan and Hoffman's staff. Hauptmann prompted a pointed question about seating, drawing remarks from Fisher.
The article notes discussions around Mrs Hauptmann and offers to feed reporters at $50 extra weekly to intercept competing papers. A juror mentions radio broadcasts, and an eminent physician observes Bruno Hauptmann’s chest movements as Wilentz accuses him of murder, with respiration rising from 20–22 to 35 when shouting.
In court a touching tale recalls Mrs Reilly, wife of Counsellor Reilly, who last April saved two girls from a stalled burning auto on the New York Central third rail. She inhaled noxious fumes and suffered lung damage, later returning home from the Adirondacks to recover. The piece questions the fate of such bravery and hopes the Carnegie Hero Fund honors her with a medal she modestly declines.
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