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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1934
Page
2
The editorial argues for a modern income tax that protects individuals who built wealth from excessive levy. It condemns unfair taxation and urges a system that is adequate and fair, replacing outdated methods while noting the need to avoid harming long-time property holders.
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld the Morgan County Circuit Court in Clarence Norris Scottsboro case. Justice Gardner lauded a defense document on Alabama jury selection as remarkable. The piece notes broader critiques of jurors drawn from Jackson and Morgan counties and contrasts with other wartime figures.
Arthur Brisbane muses on German politics and Roosevelt, noting a bold stance amid tensions. The column, syndicated in 1934, reflects on U S leadership and public sentiment in a brisk editorial voice.
Dr Logan Clendening extols the ice box as a guardian of family health noting its role in preserving milk preventing mould on fruit and maintaining meat at safe temperatures He argues cold storage reduced summer diarrhoea deaths and cites consumer pamphlets offered by the author for a small fee
The text argues a policeman should be recognized by role rather than gear and questions idle labor in capitalist nations versus Russia. It notes health and work expectations for women, cites prisons with idle labor, and suggests endless work exists to justify national value and costs.
Questioning why Russia appears to secure employment for its people and proposing a grand plan to construct a permanent waterway from the Great Lakes through the Mississippi Valley to the Gulf. The idea envisions turning lakes and valleys into seaports while managing flood waters without harming rivers, banks, or cities.
The July 2, 1923 column notes Elisabeth BuMeson attending the Baptist Encampment at Menitone while J A Somerset of Somerset Kentucky visits friends nearby. G Patterson, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission, has returned to Montgomery.
Memphis resident J Schraeder visits his sister Mrs W A Hoppers in the city, returning from a stay abroad and reporting on family happenings.
Diary notes from New York on July 2 recount visits to a Grand Central lunch counter and Broadway sights including Louis Mann at the Astor, a tete-a-tete with Damon Runyon, a ride to Sleepy Hollow Country Club, a wreck on the road, and reflections on Hollywood gossip, society clubs, and expatriates in France and Europe. The entry preserves personalities like Will Hays, Helen Gould, the Dolly sisters, and Primo Camera, with vivid, period tone and names.
A columnist’s secretary narrates a jumbled memo filled with town gossip. She references personalities from show business and court cases, notes on a novel title from Keats, and hints at industry deals, endorsements, and agency intrigues. The tone is insider and fragmentary.
The fragmentary text shows George Seldes accusing movie makers of presenting false munition material. It mentions agents, sabotage theories, and investigations, with scattered notes on temperatures, San Francisco, and a film location near San Mateo. The garbled source limits clarity on dates or direct quotes.
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