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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
2
Historical page fragment shows Tennessee Valley Printing Co and Decatur Daily info with dates 1878 1917 and entries for publication status. It lists edition details Entered second class matter February 1912 and office location Decatur Alabama.
Melvin B. Purvis who later hunted Dillinger preferred books in childhood over playing cop and robber games. He grew up with a love of reading rather than mischief, shaping a future lawman persona.
A fragment from a column laments sensational sob sister writing and sentimental obituaries while denouncing coverage of John Dillinger. The writer questions why Dillinger’s death deserves such display and hints at the media’s “enemy of the people” framing.
An editorial survey references European leaders, proposes John Rogers style war end via halting supplies, and explains new Federal Reserve Section 19B loans. It outlines district industrial advisory aims, committee members like John B. Sanford and Wm. A. Parker, and loan rules to support working capital for established businesses while avoiding new ventures or permanent improvements.
Arthur Brisbane notes the assassination of Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss and the ensuing political crisis. He argues the incident signals rising tensions in Europe and influences global policy, trade, and ideological clashes between capitalism and communism.
Report of Engel Dollfuss’s capture and death sparks fears of Austrian seizure by Hitler’s power. Across the Atlantic, John Dillinger’s funeral narratives unfold with public and macabre fascination as Chicago mourns and sensational offers linger.
George E. Allen testifies that 90 percent of those in want seek work and that officials distributing jobs or money are often snooty and antagonize the destitute rather than help. He spent weeks investigating poverty and bread lines as part of his duties.
The article notes that Communists gain by listening to the down and out and that relief officials often ignore such voices. It discusses bold tax ideas in New York City targeting incomes over 50 000 with 100 percent rates, and high freight-cost pressures on railroads as Chicago executives seek new revenue while facing motor truck competition. There is mention of government aid and the rail system needing modernization to compete with road transport.
Dr Clendening reports on emphysema treatment with abdominal belts and notes delayed appendectomy may yield better results. Topics include child eczema diet X rays, accidental poisoning of children, newborn smallpox vaccination, whooping cough vaccination, vitamin A and colds, opium derivatives for colds, long wakefulness tests, X ray use in cancer, alcohol in car crashes, and hypodermic syringe transmission in New York outbreaks.
Narration notes revolutions and shootings harming Cuban business with 6000 malaria cases in Santiago. A strike halts all Cuban telephones prompting government to threaten takeover of telephone service unless a quick settlement is reached, highlighting disruption to U.S. readers.
Seldon Justice, 16, is recovering at home in Austinville from knife wounds believed inflicted by a Cullman resident during an alleged street altercation Tuesday night. Justice was cut on the arm and received three back wounds. treated by a physician and discharged. The Cullman man's name was not released and no arrest was made.
An editor's note announces Dr Logan Clendening pamphlets available for 10 cents apiece plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Mr and Mrs Hale Dunch and their baby have returned to their Birmingham home after visiting Trinity relatives. Lauderdale County probate Judge J Koonce was in Twin Cities on business. Three further districts Falkville Priceville and Union Hill No 2 vote July 29 on a three mill school tax. Falkville previously rejected the tax two years ago.
Mrs. W W Richardson has returned from Ooeblens Germany where she led Red Cross work during the war. She later served with the Army of Occupation and is now visiting Mrs R Richardson in Athens.
New York columnist O O McIntyre riffs on Broadway bears, film stars and socialites on a summer stroll. Observations touch on Mery Boland Harry Richman J W Harriman Adela Nogers St John Pauline Lord and others, with light gossip about theater tickets and the promenading crowd.
The era of glittering liquor shops fades as clerks warn customers away. Proprieties blame racketeers flooding bad liquor, harming trust in even reputable outlets. A glut of supply and heated openings add to the turmoil.
The brief notes sugar prices drop beginning a period of trouble for Fora merchants. The low cost unsettles traders and raises concerns about income stability and supply. Local analysts warn of cascading effects on prices and regional commerce.
Lawrence county farmers N. McMillan and his son A. L. McMillan were Thursday afternoon business callers in Decatur.
Today readers learn that people born on this day can be excitable. They may lose their head and react with bursts of rage. The piece offers a brief personality cue in a classic horoscope style.
Blaine Hammerstein headlines the Princess production Handcuffs and Bises drawing attention as the attraction.
In front of 200 Park a derelict hawked gardenias at 28 cents to two stylish women. They paid with a ten dollar bill but left moments later after a shouted warning, and the man failed to receive the bill. The scene drew attention as the crowd noted the exchange and the women departed.
Mrs W L Gover, who suffered a severe attack of acute indigestion at her home, 363Bhier, is improved today after a period of illness.
A wandering narrator recalls entering a forgotten frame notion store on East 100th Street in Amell town Iowa. The shop is aromatic and packed with treasures including licorice strips a spiked top tremafer pictures and a ball on a rub.
Walter Winchell laments delayed movie trends and mentions Peggy Lee and Kay Francis. He recalls clashing accents and absurdities in Hollywood while recounting a streetwise pawnshop robbery of a movie extra who ends up fed and dropped at the studio with eight five dollars.
A rumor-filled column recalls a writer at a Coast beach club who splurged on a deluxe suite and free drinks then penned a rival article. It also notes Einstein's New York dinner with orchids for Mrs. Einstein and Eddie Cantor’s studio return tale amid money worries and missing heir children.
A trembling elderly man in a skull cap smiles as a notable purchase draws attention. The catalog items include a disappearing egg trick, flat sugar coated candy, dynamite jaw breakers, a tin badge reading Eagle Eye Detective Service, and the ragged tale The James Boys in Missouri. The scene hints at a bustling sale with curious bidders and a sense of excitement.
In the first light of dawn a police whistle scatters a ragged group of homeless individuals. They move through alleys and refuse as dawn breaks, their wearied, bleary eyed figures following the signal to disperse.
The narrator recalls a painful tour of Chinatown with Francis Albertanti and a Central Office associate. They encounter sensations of decay and lawless edges, and meet "Little White Flower," rumored to be from a good family, and "Old Horse and Wagon," a nearly blind, crippled Chinese beggar, spotlighting hardship and headlines.
An Idaho weekly notes bafflement at New Yorkers keeping fast pace and jokes about late suppers, reflecting local humor on urban life and timing.
The piece notes Mag West singing My Old Flame as Harry Pox signs with Fox to write and act. Goldwyn dancers honor Seymour Felix with a wristwatch inscribed for their dance director, who weeps at the gift. Olin Miller comments on the dancer’s dedication and illusions.
Sid Silvers, prepping a screen show titled Mr. Stooge, reported he was close to a signing that day but a producer balked at his name calling it poor picture billing. He quipped that avoiding such branding helped Lottie Pickford too, implying broader industry vanity.
Clark Kinnaird recounts a World War day by day story and notes Count Berchtold of Austria presented a Serbia ultimatum meant to spark a war. Two years on Berchtold dismissed the war’s vast carnage saying he grew tired of it long ago.
The article notes John Barrymore earning large sums for film work through an agent. Offers included 150000 regardless of production time and 100000 for two weeks. Despite big pay, Barrymore ranked 390 on box office attractions.
A Marceline Missouri reader recalls Clark Gable alighting from a Santa Fe train to a crowd of admirers. A boy handed the star a soiled scrap for an autograph and Gable signed it quickly. The next morning a local teacher found the note asking that the boy be kept from school to work, signed Clark Gable.
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