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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1934
Page
8
David Dascanio known as Dasco, arrested at midnight Saturday, offered a sullen denial under intermittent questioning. He refused to explain possession of a revolver, which investigators and experts say likely was used in the assassination.
The Tennessee Valley Laboratory sent 21 anti-tables treatments this morning to seven valley locations. Thirteen orders went to Cullman, with additional shipments to Scottsboro Tuscaloosa Florence Huntsville and Hanceville following examination results.
Travis McCluskey, who escaped Huntsville jail July 5 while awaiting appeal on a 10 year Morgan circuit court robbery sentence against Callie Hayes of Blount county, was captured by sheriff's deputies Monday and returned to Madison county jail. Raymond Jeffries, also escaped with him, is still at large.
A stocky Italian World War veteran is jailed after a night shooting at the Wheeling Steel plant during a shift change. Six mill workers identified the prisoner as the assailant who opened fire, wounding one man while another was spared under his claimed protection.
Gladys Glad answers reader queries on beauty and health in Cannes and America. The piece urges back care with cleansing routines and toning a back blemish free, links diet to skin quality, and provides home remedies for camomile rinse constipation weight and hair bleaching.
The list shows prices for native dressed veal at six cents per pound and native dressed good cow and heifer at six cents. Native dressed hogs range from 75 to 100 pounds at sixty to sixty five cents per pound. Ham and shoulders are priced as country cured, with lamb dressed per pound.
The Decatur city council will meet Thursday in regular session. Routine business is expected to occupy the major portion of the agenda.
Washington reports mounting debate over suspending the Bankhead cotton law to avoid tax penalties. Officials weigh practical effects on quotas and crop insurance like certificates, with conditions tied to regional yields and market demand.
Hollywood gossip notes Will Rogers and Gloria Stuart plan a private Agua Caliente wedding then Honolulu honeymoon after Judge Priest filming. Gloria Swanson, Arthur Sheekman, and others chase marriages, divorces, and party scenes while Mae West, Mae’s faux captions, and Neutra designs spark chatter. Pages also cover thievery, an Aunt visit, a hunting trip, and a peeping Tom incident at studio clubs.
Marlene Dietrich insists on feathered headwear or plumes in at least one costume for each film shoot, shaping her glamorous screen persona and styling choices across productions.
John H Moore of Hartselle route one was a visitor in Decatur on Monday.
More than 100 passes were issued for a private service for actress Marie Dressler at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale. The public is excluded to avoid crowds seen at Valentino and Marr funerals. Rev Neal Dodd of the Little Church Around the Corner will preside with Jeanette concert and motion picture singing Abide With Me, no cameras or lights. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio will pause work during the service.
Thomas C. J. Thomas of Tecon route 1 community arrived in Decatur on business today.
Miss Elizabeth Blair is visiting friends and relatives in North Carolina as part of a leisure trip. She plans to return soon and will resume her usual duties after the visit.
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