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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1935

Page

4

Huey Long Back In Office Amid Ongoing Debates

The report notes Huey Long has returned to office as part of current political shifts. Details remain sparse in this fragment.

Huey Long

Time Suspense: When Idle Moments Drag On

A reflective note on how time stretches during long periods of inactivity and the existential question of whether such moments ever truly arrive. The piece ponders perception, boredom, and the elusive feel of time passing.

Congressmen weigh President’s proposed legislation

Some Congressmen start questioning the President’s new bill as they assess a perceived recovery from business slump. The remark suggests a cautious mood and notes that an ill man avoids argument.

Nudist camp rules debated amid volatile weather notes

The report notes a state move to fine nudist camp operators could be useful in hot weather, while current measures remain ineffective. It also mentions Montgomery experiencing a sudden flurry of snow.

Montgomery

Pay Your Poll Tax Before March First Prohibition Vote

A brief urging readers to pay the poll tax ahead of the March first vote on prohibition. The message emphasizes meeting the deadline to keep voting rights and participate in the upcoming statewide prohibition debate.

Old Man River and the Roosevelt Aid Drive

The piece portrays the Mississippi flood emergency forcing thousands from homes and emphasizes President Roosevelt as a champion for the afflicted. It credits his policy aims to spend federal funds to prevent homelessness and aid displaced families.

Mississippi Old Man River Roosevelt

Editor Reveals Circulation Tricks in ABC Totals

Grover Hall of The Advertiser critiques circulation methods where staff and exchanges appear as paid subscribers to boost ABC figures. He recalls a practice of swapping checks to inflate totals, noting quaint schemes once used by out-of-town papers to fake readership for advertising value.

Grover’ Hall the Advertiser Advertiser Atticus Mullins Hall Audit Bureau of ABC Hollywood Poverty Row Boston John Wilson

Man's 1904 Typhoid Immunization Risk Endures

An aging case recalls a 1904 typhoid immunization attempt by ten men after the Spanish American War. One man, now weakened by the illness, faced Congress rejection of a pension, while the public praised his human service and personal sacrifice.

Star Newspaper Marks 68 Years In Southeast Alabama

The Ozark Star celebrates 68 years as a weekly in southeast Alabama, recalling early hardships with no railroads or telegraph. The piece notes growth from a sparsely connected region to a developed area including Dothan, and credits the Adams family with a long association to the Star and its audience.

Adams Alabama Ozark Star Star Alabama Courier Athens Rawls Courier Daily The Henry Geneva Coffee Dale Houston Dothan Enterprise Hartford Midland City Piichard Ariton Montgomery Montgomery Advertiser, Which Reached Ozark Cal- County

President and World Court Debate Spotted in Chicago

Arthur Brisbane notes Chicago audience reactions as Senator Robinson urges world court involvement while Senator Johnson argues against entanglement. Roosevelt aims to align with public will amid cold weather, with farmers benefiting from price supports as Ethiopian and French Somaliland clashes rise. France sends aircraft to quell tom tom warfare after seventy French colonial deaths.

Chicago Washington Joseph Robinson Arkansas United States Universal Service Hiram Johnson California America Roosevelt Assal Imara Ethiopia French Somaliland France

Turbulent crime talk spans gangland to labor violence

A Chicago newspaper details the St Valentine’s Day Massacre and a court confession by Albert Semple describing a murder-for-hire tied to union organizers and the Street Carmen’s as the violence scene. He recounted a shootout on a North Cicero cigar store gang, and dispatch with Kelly on a city streetcar.

Chicago Albert Semple Semple Chicago Motor Coach Company Carmen North Cicero Avenues

Insulin and Its Impact on Diabetes Treatment

Logan Clendening outlines insulin discovery and use, noting its source, price control, and administration challenges. He classifies diabetics into young severe and older mild types, discusses dietary management, and highlights insulin’s life-changing benefits for youths, with self-administration examples from Joslin’s Manual.

Joslin

Fractured Humor Bits and Social Quips From Local Columns

A collage of pithy lines and quips on politics manners and relationships. The snippets touch on registering to vote mischief in the home and social pretenses with brisk punchlines.

Congress Pursues World Court Debate and RFC Extensions

Senate continues world court debate and reviews life of RFC. Perkins testifies on social security. munitions panel probes C L Bardo. House advances treasury bond limit by 9 billion. Baruch Johnson Dern to testify on war profits. Ways and Means weighs social security. RFC extension headed by Jesse Jones. public works relief bill passed.

Associated Press Senate RFC Perkins Finance C. L. Bardo HOUSE Treasury Bernard M. Baruch Hugh Johnson Dern Military Ways and Means Finance Committee Banking Jesse Jones

TVA Birth Day Ball at Wheeler Dam for President

TVA workers at Wheeler Dam host a birthday ball Monday January 28 in the recreation hall. Local 176 NFFE sponsors with 70 percent of net proceeds aiding crippled children and 30 percent to infantile paralysis research. Public limited by invitation. Buddy Harris orchestra to play, dance 10 p m to 2 a m.

TVA Wheeler Dam National Federation of Federal Aiptva M. A. Buffler NFFE Town Creek Ala Buddy ‘Harris Biham A. Buffler Charles Harbin Nick Hobbs Sims Lawson Jack Wood Harry Brown Buddy Machin W. B. Gilley

Walter Winchell On Broadway reflects gossip and media history

The column recounts David Stern’s rise from Camden to the Morning Post and Philadelphia Record, noting his 1920s expansion and the Camden Courier’s 9,000 circulation. It Also highlights Washington editor Ray Helgesen and various show business anecdotes, legal notices, and industry quips from Broadway.

David Stern Springfield Ill Camden Courier Clinton Philly New Jersey Courier Hick Stern Morning Post Newark Philadelphia Pennsylvania Mr. Helgesen Washington Capitol City Helgesen Washington Herald

Syrup Pepsin: Dr Caldwell’s Laxative For Gentle Relief

The article promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a safe family laxative containing senna and cascara. It emphasizes gentle, non habit forming action for biliousness and sluggish digestion, recommending regulated doses until regularity returns.

Dr. Caldwell

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