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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1934
Page
8
A series of quips and banter trace daily life and social mores, with jokes about marriage, soundness of theories, crime, papers, and fashion. The fragments reflect a humorous dialogue about relationships, gambling, letters, and advertisements aimed at women, in a period newspaper humor column.
Readers query Bran paste for oily nose skin and receive a method using bran and hazel toning. Instructions cover applying a thick paste, drying, rinsing, and toning for normalization. Another letter explains Egyptian henna as a hair color, its reddish tint, and suitability for gray or white hair.
Readers lament the overproduction of laws by Congress noting many acts bear substantial names yet rest on fragile, flimsy materials. The columnist suggests drastic reform and even a drastic pruning of lawmakers.
A collection of humorous maxims on ambition listening and misfortune closes with a grammar exercise. The piece includes a dialogue about a rich person reflecting on poverty and asks to correct the sentence If I were poor and jobless said the rich.
The Decatur Deity and the Strand Theatre invite photo submissions to find a Morgan County double for Sylvia Sidney. The winner will be crowned "Princess for a Day" during the Sunday premiere of Thirty Day Princess at the Strand in Hartselle, with prizes and fun. Submit by Friday with name and address. display photo in the theater lobby.
A reflective passage contrasts obsession with gold and capital loss with poetic images of nature and faith. A private exchange reveals a daughter asking her father about marriage and his skeptical view of a potential son-in-law.
Substantial repayments by 5,942 rural rehabilitation families reduce indebtedness to the Relief Administration. Repaid obligations enable enrollment in a combined construction and rehabilitation program. Eligible farmers may receive 10 weeks of public work at 1440 weekly, with excess funds credited toward a Federal Land Bank farm purchase or equipment rental in kind.
The TVA fixes final land appraisals for the Wheeler reservoir area and plans a protective belt along the lake shore. The policy defers possession to March 1, 1935 to aid former owners in harvesting crops and reallocating tenants. Judge Roulhac in Decatur will coordinate rapid closings for distressed landowners as purchases approach one hundred thousand acres.
Postmaster and Mrs Leroy Mc Entire, long at Red Boiling Springs, are expected to return home this week after a days stay away.
Miss Ruth Puckett of Harteelle is visiting friends in Birmingham during her trip.
Miss Betty Randall models a white gown shown behind a white cube as spotlights shift colors with a switch. Samuel G. Hibben of the American Institute demonstrates mono chromatic lighting enabling a single dress to appear in red, blue, or green for different evening settings.
Don R Hudson is recovering well after an appendectomy at Gorgas Hospital in Birmingham. He was taken ill while on a business trip to the city and is district manager of the Brown Service Funeral Company headquartered in this area.
Mr. Martin sales manager of Street Motor Company Birmingham was a visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. Kimball B. Jones child welfare director of Madison town was the guest of honor at a Sunday gathering hosted by Mrs. Mary Bloodworth.
Nine convicts cut a hole in the frame building at Harlem state prison farm and escaped. Captain A N Owen led a posse with bloodhounds in pursuit toward river bottom lands near the farm. Eight were jailed for burglary or robbery, Lewis Carter for arson under a 90 year term. It was unclear if more fled.
A committee from the Morgan County Baptist Association will visit Mentone on Tuesday to inspect property owned by the county group.
In Auburn Alabama on July 1 the two W s weather and weevil influenced the cotton crop. Hot dry periods boosted weevil control and fruiting while some counties reported stress from drought. Dale and Conecuh counties showed varying progress with forecasts suggesting a 6000 to 7000 bale harvest, about 76 percent of 1933 levels, amid broader state optimism due to price gains and Bankhead act effects.
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