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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1936
Page
4
The south shore of the Tennessee River offers commerce and recreation opportunities that could drive a bigger and better Decatur, urging interest from local residents and leaders in development.
The Chamber of Commerce City School Board and City Council discuss a two year college program. The aim is to provide a college level education at a fraction of typical cost potentially saving students 1500 to 2000 dollars. The Daily pledges to promote the idea among area students and urges confirmation that the program will be established.
Alabama marked a safer holiday with only two highway deaths during the Fourth of July period. The state enjoyed relatively few major wrecks, and law officers continued to target drunken drivers, applauded by The Daily as a redeeming Graves administration feature and reflecting public appreciation for patrol efforts.
Ten years ago the editors warned that a 10 percent drop in gross revenues would push many papers into red ink. Yet survival came from economy and innovation. The piece weighs economic struggle, technology gains, and political misallocation as causes of sluggish growth and urges production-led recovery.
In Rome Mussolini addressed generals in secret, hinting at possible war readiness. The column notes Dionne quintuplets’ guardianship dispute and child rights, railroads needing speed and lower costs, Yonkers’ shorts ban with rebel views, and a critique of fashion ugliness.
The Lawrence county Democratic executive committee will meet late this week to appoint or recommend a citizen of Lawrence county from the northeast district to fill the late C G Green’s seat on the board of commissioners. Candidates include Fred Bratking Bruce Green Ed Terry R H Jenkins and Ed Weems all residents of Town Creek.
Plans for the $100,000 Lawrence County courthouse in Moulton are delaying start of the project. Birmingham architects Warren Knight-Davis report bids will be opened within the next two weeks. Judge of Probate Charles E Bragg outlines the modern building will be among the state's finest.
The Lawrence county Singing convention met at Sheats Chapel near Trinity under President Geo. D. Montgomery and drew an unprecedented crowd from across the county and beyond. Singers from many areas attended, marking a highly successful event.
Dr Logan Clendening outlines milk varieties available to the public detailing certified raw milk pasteurized milk Grade A and B pasteurized milks vitamin D milk produced by irradiated cows or ultraviolet exposure methods evaporated powdered and condensed milks all heat treated and sold in sealed cans for safety digestibility and extended shelf life and suitable for infant feeding
The article chronicles Mustapha Kemal Ataturk, once an orphan from Salonica, who organized secret societies, faced imprisonment and exile, and returned to lead Turkey. He defeated invading forces at the Dardanelles, repelled Greek advances with aid from former allies, and became president at age 40, moving the capital to Angora and launching major reforms. His liberal leadership is highlighted and his image appears on stamps.
A jumble of humorous sketches and character bits unfolds with a Brush Ville narrator recounting lighthearted gags. A banker skit with Mrs Hopemore and a curious mechanical engineer turn on wordplay and sight gags. A barber shaves a boastful customer while a sobering diamond ring misspells panic.
A collection of witty lines and dialogues notes local opinions on publicity personal freedom and politics. It cites a citizen's view on congress, a poetic bridegroom, and a humorous take on work versus government support, ending with a joke about professors and government assets.
Rufus Metts age 22 from Winston-Salem North Carolina likely will remember June 20 as his wedding day yesterday a grand event marked by local coverage in Martinsville Virginia.
Jim Tully reviews Mencken's The American Language and lauds Walter Winchell as a coiner of slang. He highlights Winchell's influence on phrases like whoopee and palooka, notes the book's 325000 words, and reflects on language evolution and dialects across regions and professions.
Montgomery July 7. Alabama's 67 counties will get 7 252.74 each from June gasoline taxes up from 6 420.82 last year. For nine months, total county payouts reach 59 754.45, up 11 654.90, per the state tax commission. Comptroller's office will mail warrants today or tomorrow.
The text surveys cinema jargon from managers and crews, noting terms like casting couch dead pan death knell and lens hog. It also traces social workers and others contributing slang such as community chest mental hygiene and survey, with remarks on words like hoosegow and the idea of language borrowing.
Miss Lucy Downing a prominent Lawrence County resident suffered a broken arm after slipping in a Dentura home. She is recuperating at her Moulton residence.
In Caruthersville on June 7 Bill Paulige, batting with two runners on, swung on a sign to bunt but missed and hit a home run instead. Manager Harrison Wickell had signaled a bunt, and the ball sailed over the outfield wall in a dramatic finish.
The jury charged a man with bigamy and stealing an automobile and states he wrecked the car during his honeymoon and fled the scene without identifying himself.
A fragment notes circus slang where the Bible is the program and patrons are called suckers or rubes. Elephants are bulls and zebras are convicts, with three sheet as boast, reflecting colorful street vernacular observed by a wanderer.
Farmers in Lawrence county welcomed a heavy rain that boosted crop prospects. Corn and hay benefit most, with corn described as the best in the state. Blackberries are short due to a severe winter, while strawberry prices rise due to scarcity.
Selma Alabama July 7 P T Hinkle state sanitary inspector has condemned the Dallas county jail as unfit for housing prisoners and recommended transfer of inmates Gov Bibb Graves ordered immediate action to secure a more suitable place for safekeeping of county prisoners. The jail built for 35 to 40 persons has sheltered as many as 75.
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