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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1935
Page
5
Walter Winchell interviews Paul Whiteman on tour and his rise to fame as the King of Jazz. Whiteman recalls joining a 12 piece San Francisco band before the war, meeting Art Hickman, service in the Navy, leading a 40 member orchestra, and introducing tap dancing with his ensemble to boost audience appeal.
Whiteman reflects on his roots in a musical family and the rise of jazz. He says jazz blends global moods and wild rhythm, predicting a future American symphony born from the history of a new people, beyond the early jazz era.
Senate debates an omnibus banking bill and continues a lobby investigation while approving an 88 million second deficiency bill and a liquor control measure. The Senate also discussed the mysterious box given to a congressman as a matter in the lobby inquiry. House calendar shows miscellaneous legislation under consideration. Rules committee resumes lobby inquiry.
Mrs Bernardine Lewis King, a 27 year old stunt flyer, completed a 23 minute 1 second flight from Agua Caliente Mexico to San Diego California. She became the first woman to fly wrong side up over an international border and performed almost blind with only a belt supporting her, nearly setting a world record.
A fragmented newspaper puzzle item notes a back-to-the-farm trend with hints of government payments for not raising pigs. It references an inmate of the state insane asylum and includes scattered word clues about occupations and objects.
A garbled OCR fragment depicts multiple short scenes and dialogues. Characters include a medical examiner questioning a detainee, a man named Clarence and his sibling Rudolph, a jazz band lead, and a waiter and customer exchange. The text also features an umbrella salesman and a restaurant manager with scattered humorous vignettes and a quip about vacation.
Oklahoma City July 3 Governor BE W Marland turned crooner at a press conference singing what he called the theme song of a recent meeting of state politicians and business leaders. The tune ran The more we get together get together the more we will be.
In Montgomery Alabama on July 26 a 30 mile secondary highways project for Madison County with a total cost of 340000 was recommended in Washington for final approval by the Public Works Administration. The plan would allocate 45 percent from the federal government with Huntsville banks ready to loan 55 percent for road purchases and topping materials. Four secondary roads are included in the program.
In Fairmont a man challenged a fishing license denial claiming deep American identity and full-blooded native heritage. The applicant apologized for the failing to obtain the license and defended his eligibility amid testimony.
A fragmentary scene describes a dramatic moment with a clock striking eleven as a man leans toward a woman then reels and turns away. The text hints at love, a proposal, and an ending with a collapsed bell, while digressions warn about hygiene and pest products.
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