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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1935
Page
2
An article by Mary E. Dague from NEA feervice extols waffles as emergency dishes suitable from breakfast to dessert. It lists various toppings and flavors, plus kitchen tips such as batter poured from a pitcher and not washing the iron, with a sample recipe and a weather anecdote about Boston coolers.
Birmingham reports Fred McDuff of Jefferson County will file injunctions against 66 establishments in Ingham found selling liquor and beer during dry raids. Proceedings seek bans on whisky wine and beer sales with evidence to be filed in chancery court.
Wilson North Carolina launches its first legal liquor store in 27 years with citizens queuing to view stock and make initial purchases. Workers finished renovations late last night as the store opened under county authorities after a heavy vote approving legal whiskey sales.
Riot in Regina on July 3 as mounted police restrained striking workers. Reports say officers beat a protester during clashes, with calm restored afterward. Police action followed a three day strike by workers in the city.
Abgie Eames a 40 year old Wellesley Mass school teacher vanished during the Conte Grande westbound Atlantic crossing. She was last seen at luncheon June 26 after boarding at Gibraltar. authorities report no reason for self harm and her cousin Burton Hames retrieved her belongings upon arrival in New York.
Baseball bats autographed by Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth will be given this summer to the outstanding athlete in each citizen military training camp. Trophies donated by Colonel J Ruppert of the New York Yankees and J A Hillerich of Louisville will be delivered by Gehrig to Secretary Dern at the ceremony between the Yankees and the Washington Senators in Washington.
Brock of the Reserve Engineering Corps arrives in Hartselle to assume duties as camp commander of CCC TVA Camp No. Brock hails from Holly Springs Mississippi and has a Tennessee university background.
The noted author Nerd Jones, aged 30 and a Beatty resident, has worked as an ex-grocery clerk elevator operator harvest hand and motion picture director. He writes serials and magazine stories and now debuts Sun-Tan in The Daily with prior experience in advertising and theatre.
Members of the Epworth League at Central Methodist Church will fast at Riverview Beach Thursday. The community youth group plans a period of fasting as a spiritual observance with church support.
Two Atlanta men who won a 62 bet on Bethy Janes sweeping four major golf titles in 1930 were upheld by the Georgia Court of Appeals. The decision allows any loser to sue for recovery if six months pass after payment without action. The case, filed in Fulton Superior Court, was dismissed on demurrer but is likely to return to the lower court for further action.
Fragmentary readable lines relate to an old Tennessee case dated July. The report mentions a person charged and a pistol related matter. Names and specifics are obscured by OCR errors.
A 1936 NEA Service column discusses taxation schemes affecting diplomats and army officers in Washington. It notes Congressman Cannon’s tax on heiresses and fortunes, Congressman Young’s uniform bill, and hints at local crime and gambling talks as Roosevelt-era policy debates unfold in the capital.
In Washington a fist fight erupted in the Senate office building lobby during hearings. M Pearson and Robert Washington were restrained by Capitol police with no charges filed. Witnesses described an eye injury after a clash outside the caucus room as hearings commenced with Ickes and lawmakers present.
Members of T. Task Comp Pll Troop 4 met in the parish house with good attendance. Raven patrol led by Henry Day demonstrated signaling and discussed the upcoming Boy Scout camp at Westmoreland. Visitors included Law Lamar Jr from Selma as the troop prepared for the Rotary club meeting update.
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