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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1935
Page
4
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Notice recalls a bill introduced in the legislature seeking to abolish the old Alabama law permitting common law marriage. The query asks who uncovered or brought this to light.
State governments rely on large bonded indebtedness and interest payments running into millions each year. This burden funds essential services yet strains budgets, shuts school doors, stalls highway projects, and compels lawmakers to seek new ways to tax citizens.
Harry Walker, newly elected speaker of the house and publisher of the Limestone Democrat, plans a special edition to print the favorable remarks from the state press. His unanimous, acclamatory election drew broad praise from legislators and the public alike.
Montgomery Journal notes the gold bond dispute at the U S Supreme Court is the era’s most significant constitutional test. It cites 69 billion in gold clause bonds and explains the impossibility of paying in gold given U S and world gold reserves. The piece frames potential broad impact on business, government, and finance if the government loses.
Governor Bibb Graves uses his first legislator address to push exempting TVA from Alabama Public Service Commission jurisdiction and urges quick action on a statewide prohibition referendum to clear fiscal uncertainties before budgeting. He stresses timely TVA development and fiscal stability for the state.
Arthur Brisbane author essay reflects on national state and social conditions in a broad opinion piece. The column discusses public mood and the health of society with emphasis on character and civic issues.
A Las Vegas message warns Americans that Amelia Earhart’s non stop Pacific flight proves how vulnerable the United States would be to aerial attack. It urges citizens and officials to demand defense improvements and question pacifist complacency amid rising global tensions from major powers.
A column syndicated through the Universal Service and Hearst network travels from Las Vegas to Los Angeles and across the nation. It reaches 200 national dailies and 3000 weekly papers weekly in condensed form, highlighting the broad circulation.
Dr Logan Clendening explains that weather shifts trigger colds by affecting respiratory tract immunity. He cites exposure, indoor conditions, and age related immunity, noting that colder air reaching the lungs may induce bronchial reflexes that lower resistance to the common cold virus.
A fragmentary verse notes a girl can dress in freak styles and seem angelic while a man who loves lunacy is described as a brain storm, implying gendered impressions and social judgments.
A speaker recounts education as lessons on honesty and deceit. Early lessons cover right and wrong and distinguishing truth from lies. The third lesson remains a lifelong struggle to distinguish yes from no.
The planter states he has always cared for his tenants and does not want them fed by government charity.
A terse exchange between Mr Cutter and Mrs Cutter unfolds with sharp barbs about wife conduct. The dialogue centers on expectations of behavior within marriage and the perceived judgment of a spouse’s freedom.
In New Mexico the landscape towers over Hermit's Peak while Las Vegas hosts a growing community of about seven thousand, with new parochial school and respected Catholic education. The region supports public schools, diverse residents, and a culture blending Mexican and Indigenous communities amid a broad western landscape.
A roaming journalist extols the United States territory praising its vast plains rivers and mountains. He notes real people and vivid landscapes while contrasting life on the road with city slums and recounts two fifteen year old boys guiding mules along the journey.
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy Zephyr steamed into Omaha last night three hours late after its motor failed near Hamburg Iowa. The locomotive was switched to steam power and hauled to Lincoln for continued service.
In Philadelphia on January 16 Motorman James Curry could not stop two fighting passengers. He drove the street car to the nearest police station and called for officers. The two men were arrested.
Pleasant Hill students plan to host Speake s boys and girls for a Friday afternoon basketball game. Local families visit relatives and several residents are reported ill or recovering at home.
A vaudeville style scene shows a theater magnate on a station platform studying his balance sheet. A curious countryman asks for cheap theaters, prompting the magnate to reply with a wary offer about buying rather than visiting.
A humorous dialogue contrasts gender norms with fashion and drink. A hostess recalls whisky aging from one year to the next, a guest jokes about New Year’s timing, and a wife longs for familiar biscuits and clothes once provided by her parents.
The message praised Governor Graves for laying the groundwork that would ensure a thriving administration and broad support from admirers. It framed his plans as the basis for future achievements and political strength.
Mrs Ella Martindale lacking seven cents for a street car ride walked with her five months old baby Beradine to a hospital. Doctors informed her the infant was dead after she reached the hospital.
A brief note on the best path to rising social and economic status emphasizes steady work, education, and prudent investment. It frames advancement as attainable through self discipline and prudent choices rather than luck or status.
The World Almanac is lauded for its 952 pages of facts and records. The review notes its dense chronology of the year from Margie Cripchock to Dillinger and J. Edgar Hoover, while highlighting strong data on arrests, lynchings, divorces, and banking.
The almanac notes Oct 8 9 10 were peak newspaper days, front pages oversaturated by Hauptmann arrest and King Alexander’s Marseilles assassination. It cites Mrs Berry V Stoll’s kidnapping, World Series coverage limits, and quirky local curiosities about university songs and Topeka mayor nicknames.
Washington’s estate tops present value at 5 million dollars while Wilson leaves 600 thousand, Taft and Harding below. Grant earned 500 thousand from writings after office, linking to Damon Runyon figure status. Virginia backs Lee’s ally against Greeley who ran as Democrat and Liberal. Tamany Hall’s first boss allegedly Aaron Burr.
A collage of trivia spans legal quirks and old sayings. It mentions Brooklyn societies for long-time residents, Sam Chase and impeachment history, divorce grounds by state, the Enoch Arden law joke, two playwrights on a list, Civil War pensions, Taft’s oath, uniforms and military pop, and global army percentage figures ending with a note on parade aisle seating.
In a chatty exchange Doris questions marriage to Harry while Elma defends the match, saying she likes his attention. The dialogue hints at romantic expectations and social pressure in a small town setting.
A wartime era trade order faces resistance from bootleggers who exploit smuggling routes and illicit channels to bypass official limits. Officials step up enforcement measures near ports and border hubs, aiming to curb illegal imports and protect licensed commerce.
Prof John W Curran of De Paul University Law School told a conference at the University Club that interest in contract bridge and other pleasures tempts American parents to neglect children, leading to disobedience to law and, in some cases, to criminal careers.
Jan 16 Seattle report says Jack Miller faced a revolver in a county city building corridor, was shoved into a dark corner and robbed of $12 before heading to police headquarters to file a report.
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