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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1934
Page
2
World War Debt Reminder Echoes Into Present
A reflective note calls memory to World War I debts two decades past, urging continued recognition of obligations carried through history. It frames the issue as timely, linking past wartime expenditures with current national finances and responsibilities.
Island in Decatur Expected to Become Major Southern Resort
The quote envisions the island at Decatur turning into a renowned Southern resort once TVA works finish. It highlights ambitious regional development and optimistic projections for tourism and economic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
TVA
Weaball See
Decatur Council Eyes Park Preservation Amid City Growth
The Daily urges preserving two public properties in Delario Park and the State Bank Building to fullest extent. It suggests the Decatur City Council will act to safeguard these sites as part of urban development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pallure
Delario Park
State Bank
Decatur City Council
Roosevelt administration demands equal debt treatment from Germany
The Roosevelt administration dispatches a note to Berlin demanding equal debt payments from Germany. The Daily predicts that if past diplomacy repeats its success, the United States will receive similar investment terms and fair treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Berlin
Germany
United States
Roose‘yelt
Uncle Sam
Digest Poll Finds Roosevelt Policies Still Popular
The Literary Digest poll shows administration support at about 3 to 2 with 1,772,163 votes counted and 1,093,752 in favor. Bankers oppose while Vermont stands out as against the policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevilt
Vermont
Editorial on chiggers and judiciary reform in Alabama
The piece notes chiggers thrive in summer and frustrate readers with faulty remedies. It also reports Mobile Times backing a judiciary reform movement led by Leon McCord, urging swift legislative bills to modernize criminal procedure and curb delays that let criminals dodge punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Times
Leon
McCord
Alabama
Montgomery
Chigger Menace Prompts Battle of Scratch Remedies
The passage outlines various home remedies to repel chiggers including powdered sulfur bathes salty bacon rind iodine carbolic acid and salted butter. It stresses chiggers cause intense itching disrupts gatherings and can force hosts into social withdrawal urging scratching as the common response despite cautions from the Journal.
Today a Great Woman Dead
In a front page column Arthur Brisbane notes the passing of a prominent woman, reflecting on her life and influence. The piece pairs with a lighter British puzzle feature and a look at the swan spectacle as a cultural aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Curie death noted amid praise for radium power debate
A remembered obituary notes Marie Curie and her radiance in science while citing doubts about a woman’s intellect. It references the dangers of constant radiation exposure and compares radium energy to costly, long lasting power. The piece also discusses Nazi actions on religious figures and cites historical references to Ivan the Terrible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Curie
Logan Clendening
M. D
Dawes and Young loan bonds settle moratorium
The piece notes Germany promising full interest in sterling for six months, the United States pressing for a similar settlement, and then shifts to astronomy with the Cygnus cloud and Baade’s observations, concluding with a grave visit to Calvin Coolidge’s burial and reflections on mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
Dawes and Young Loan
United States
Shylock
Vitamins Are Freely Made In Body From Food We Eat
Dr Clendening argues that most vitamins are produced in the body from food and sun exposure rather than supplements. He notes vitamin D forms in the skin via sunlight and stored reserves in liver and other tissues can last months, with children needing more due to rapid bone growth. Summer sun helps maintain supplies for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duch Ag
Convicts Attend Boxing Show at Atlanta Prison Yard
At Atlanta federal prison on the Fourth of July, Al Capone and fellow inmates watched a two hour boxing show. Prize fighters were all convicts and bets were cigarette wagers only, with money disallowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
al Capone
Capone
Reforming Criminals Through Moral Instruction Plans
The piece argues for a civilized government effort to reform criminals. It suggests alternatives to convict prize-fighting and contemplates humane amusements such as dog fights and related animal contests as possible substitutes, though framed as proposals.
Siamese twins seek marriage license in moral clash
In New York a registrar refused a license for Violet to wed Maurice L Lambert while her Siamese sister Daisy planned marriage to Harry Mason. Authorities deemed issuing a license under the circumstances illegal and immoral. Daisy announced plans to marry within six months, sparking questions about publicity and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Violet
Maurice L. Lambert
Daisy
Harry Mason
England
Golf misadventure ends with torn ligament
In New York July 7 O O McIntyre recounts a chaotic scene at a Great Neck golf course. He describes being mocked by four bystanders while attempting a disastrous tee off and mistiming a swing that snaps suspenders. He fears a torn ligament ending his summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rube Goldberg
John Golden
Walter Winchell On On Broadway Portraits of a Man Talking
Walter Winchell muses on Broadway gossip and satire mentioning cartoonists, Finlands debt payment push, Hollywood anecdotes, and stage stars. He notes parallels from film history with ship sinking gags and jokes about Katharine Hepburn and Leland Hayward, ending with a nod to Coslow and Johnston.
Little man what now a disjointed river scene
A fragmented passage mentions Gene Buck, a jersey pull on, a sap remark, a nervous speaker counting breaths, a suspected lung slip, a whistle on inhales, and a retreat toward river snow boats with a reference to Toots McIntyre as a human Caliope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Buck
Toots McIntyre
Caliope
Standing in the Way on the Patriot’s Grave
A fragmented scene shows a man in a park or club area complaining he is in the way while others seek to play. He references a patriot’s grave or sunflowers and notes a uniformed man approaching, invoking Thoreau and free country rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoreau
Nervous narrator asks about condition after distant journey
Fragmentary dialogue shows a narrator 30 miles from home and anxious about possible internal bleeding, describing an elaborate outfit and a tense inquiry about any real problem. The tone hints at distress and dramatic introspection in a clipped, noir voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Not a Golf Pro but a Wayward Stance on Open Greens
The speaker jokes about muscle flexing dancing on greens and the pleasure of open spaces while lamenting a poor golf stance. He riffs on disappearing pencils and Buffalo Bill imitations, teasing party tricks and mischief on a sunny course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
Strangely Dressed Body Found on Golf Course
A narrator describes a scene at a golf course with a dying refrain about weakness and thirst. The tone hints at a strange discovery and social observations around the club house as a group laughs and plays while a cask of water is sought.
Glued Together Again Question Sparks Odd Guess
A playful line asks what someone would guess if they were glued and unable to move. It then shifts to a humorous notion of hitting white balls with sticks and a jab at aging and exercise. The speaker contemplates taking up a less stooped activity in later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoe Hs Magpeenll
City officials deny reports of strike disorders
Reports of disorders during a strike were denied by Mayor Payne and Mayor Neson who stated no trouble had been reported to police and no troops were considered for Twin Cities. Herman O. Troup is in Montgomery for business. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Crawford return from visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ben Price in Birmingham. Miss Mildred Martin of Birmingham visits Miss Frances Beason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. OC Payne
al Na
James A Neson
W. E. Crawford
Ben Price
Birmingham
Mildred Martin
Frances Beasson
Price Return Highlights Huntsville Visit
Walter Price returns to Huntsville after a visit with his cousin William Price. Dustin Farnum stars in Iron to Gold at the Princess Theatre with opening night announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Price
Huntsville
William Price
Dustin Farnum
The
Princess Theatre
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