Do your work with your whole heart and you will succeed
Quote attributed to Elbert Hubbard stating wholehearted effort leads to success and noting little competition.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1936
Page
4
Personal motto on steady work and saving
The quotation emphasizes daily effort and consistent savings building lasting power in a man’s life, noting that today’s best effort compounds into greater progress tomorrow. It frames thrift and perseverance as formative forces shaping future success.
Vote on June 9th Shape laws by the majority
The message urges citizens to vote on June 9 to let the majority speak in choosing a representative in congress. It emphasizes equal laws and a public voice, framing voting as the privilege and duty of all citizens.
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Congress
Zioncheck in Hospital for Mental Observation Sparks Debate
Publicity inciter Marion A. Zioncheck has been placed in a hospital for mental observation. Critics question if this is a genuine move or another publicity stunt as they urge Congress to act, arguing Zioncheck makes the body a laughing stock.
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Marion A. Zioncheck
Huey Long
Zioncheck
Congress
Slow Advance of Air Conditioning in the South
The article argues air conditioning is in its infancy in the South with few informed people. Public knowledge will boost demand for air conditioned homes and businesses. Prices are high, mass production is limited, but affordability will rise and bring relief to suffering.
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South
Decatur Chamber of Commerce pushes for new industry
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce maintains a persistent drive to place about 1000 workers in Decatur by tracing leads and sending letters to industries nationwide. The goal is to keep Decatur on the industrial map until new factories or expansions arrive, boosting the city’s status in the Tennessee Valley.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Tennessee Valley
Awakening Taxes on Petroleum Industry Draw Public Scrutiny
An old petroleum industry faced broad taxation with 201 taxes outlined, affecting major firms and the public through fuel costs. The piece argues the industry bears much of the tax burden while drivers pay for automotive fuel, signaling a public awakening to tax impacts.
Burden on Public and Oil Firms Cited Over Vehicle Costs
The speaker argues that petroleum costs are unfairly borne by taxpayers and oil companies. He calls for reducing that burden to keep fuel prices manageable so the average person can enjoy driving.
Election Return Party At Daily Office Next Tuesday
The Daily invites all readers to attend the election return gathering next Tuesday evening at the office. The county ballot is short with only two congressional candidates, and rural polls close at five. Returns are expected 30 to 40 minutes after polling ends, with full district results via special AP wires by nightfall.
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Associated Press
Queen Mary sails past norms in transatlantic voyage
The British Queen Mary completes its first trans Atlantic crossing though lagging the Normandie due to fog. Americans watch as Japan Korea and Mexico canal plans spark debate while a court blocks New York minimum wage for women and children.
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United States Supreme Court
New York
Hughes
Lindbergh Kidnapping Shadow Over New Jersey Police Dismissal
Governor Hoffman fires Colonel H Norman Schwarzkopf head of New Jersey state police after dispute over handling of the Lindbergh kidnapping case and Hauptmann conviction. Critics say Colonel Lindbergh pressured police and delayed actions while negotiating with potential leads.
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New Jersey
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Hoffman
Lindbergh
Richard Bruno Hauptmann
Price of morphine soars signaling fewer future users
An old editorial notes morphine prices rising from 12 to 150 dollars per ounce in five years, predicting fewer victims yet drawing a grim contrast to DeQuincy era cheap opium. It also critiques Japan rug shipments to the United States and calls for supporting American labor and domestic purchasing.
Arab Mayors Demand British Halt to Jewish Immigration
Arab city mayors in Palestine urge Britain to stop Jewish immigration and land sales to Jews. The report notes likely displeasure from Etis and mentions the Palestine Central Committee of the Communist Party distributing literature urging British soldiers in Palestine to mutiny.
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Palestine
Etis
Central Committee For Palestine
Communist Party
Slaying Reported As Elevator Operator Shot at Home
In Nashville on June 3 a 50 year old elevator operator G Shear was fatally shot at his home. His wife, aged about 50, was killed in the same incident as officers theorize it may have been a death by own action.
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Nashville Tonn
G Shear
Tammany
Dooling
Farley
Manhattan
Hazel Forbes
Rex
William Shulman
Janice Jarrett
Texas
Harold Meenan
Coal Tribe
Mag
Edward
Viii
Special Study On Allergy In Children
A physician discusses childhood allergy during hay fever season, noting that plant pollen triggers rose fever and foods can cause hypersensitivity. In a study of over 200 children, seasonal hay fever began around age four. perennial hay fever shows nasal symptoms with no detectable nasal changes. severe cases include chronic hives and eczema and may involve animal hair feathers or textiles as triggers.
Loyalists Move North to Canada and Shape New Brunswick
The Loyalists remaining loyal to Britain after the American Revolution moved into Canada, mainly into what is now St. John New Brunswick, helping secede New Brunswick from Nova Scotia. A 1934 Canadian stamp commemorated this 150th anniversary and showed the old New Brunswick seal used until 1830.
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England
United States
Canada
St. John
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Acadia
Study Highlights Asthma Link in Children
Asthma and another allergic condition affect about one quarter of children in the study. The children averaged nine years old with about five years of symptoms, and roughly half of them can be...
Life and debt linger after death in final reflections
A terse adage warns to live so that mourning is about respect not debts. The quirky maxim emphasizes leaving no unpaid obligations behind when one passes away.
Don’t Worry A Light Verse On Time And Patience
A reflective verse counsels calm amid life’s pace urging acceptance of seasons as they come. It contrasts patience with haste and suggests relief in sleep and daily rhythms. A humorous aside features an old maid and a burglar joke about seeking help and danger.
Fragmented interview on guns and ambition in homes
An excerpt discusses gun ownership within families and hypothetical life choices. A speaker surveys the idea of freedom and financial security, noting that different people achieve more with similar efforts due to a fine sense.
Questions From Readers F 8 Granulated Eyelids Cause
The item explains granulated eyelids arise from infection and notes that a common form may stem from astigmatism or ill fitting glasses, which cause itching and rubbing by dirty hands. It mentions trachoma as a more serious epidemic form.
California divorcee tag plan mocked in dialogue
A conversation mocks a plan to require every divorcee in the California movie colony to wear a tag showing her number of husbands. One person notes printers could not produce enough tags, deeming it impractical.
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California
Oh say can you pay a tax anthem remix
A satirical verse critiques rising taxes on gas food soap pills clothes golf and movies urging a reevaluation of the national anthem to reflect financial strain and calling for citizens to pay attention to economic pressure.
Old fashioned parents threaten children with presidency
Frightening children remains unpopular yet some parents still use the idea of someday becoming president as a disciplinary threat. The practice shows a persistence of old style parental tactics in modern child-rearing debates.
Mrs Perry Laughs Off Husband’s Disapproval of Bathing Suit
Jerry asks about her husband’s reaction to her swimsuit. Mrs Perry replies she simply laughed it off.
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Jerry
The Man Who Never Made a Blunder In Public Life
A terse editorial note argues that a person who never errs is ill suited for responsible work and implies self awareness may mislead judgment about one’s true abilities. It critiques overconfidence and public perception in leadership roles.
WPA Worker Slain in Colbert County Field
John Hogland a 63 year old WPA worker was found dead in a field near Mynot west Colbert county with 22 knife wounds. Colbert county coroner J R Cabaniss called the killing a maniacs work.
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Florence
Ala
John Hogland
WPA
Mynot
Colbert County
J. R. Cabaniss
Autograph Seeker Sees Oakie Travel through New Mexico
Autograph collectors in New Mexico found a busy field in visiting movie actors. Jack Oakie toured the state for about three weeks on location and left for Hollywood with deputy sheriff commissions from Bernalillo McKinley and Santa Fe counties.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Jack Oakie
Hollywood
Bernallilo
McKinley
Santa Fe
What happened to the old fashioned minister sermon joke
A humorous exchange imagines a political board of admirals grilling a candidate on a simple question about animals that eat grass. The candidate finally answers with a misheard word, prompting a quip about the lack of a proper admiral. The piece ends with a rhetorical question about the old style sermon that would continue next Sunday due to time limits.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Trade Mark Registered
Rumor column notes Medora Roosevelt and H Whiting set for Aug ceremony in Oyster Bay. Rumor of divorces, engagements, and Hollywood moves, with mentions of Pershing, Marie Richards, Tamara Geva, Nellie Grainger, and Walter Wangers. chatter cites Lehman, Morgenthau, and other era figures amid gossip and show business notes.
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Medora Roosevelt
George Roosevelts
H. Whiting
Avon
Oyster Bay
Simmonis
Red King
Irene Hayes
Park Avenue Florist
Warren Pershing
Marie Richards
A. A. Ryan, Jrs
Walter Wangers
Justine Johnstone
Follies
Notable Hollywood Glamour Heads for Screen and Stage Shifts
Marion Norton, 17, wins the next Guggenheim scholarship. Babe King, once linked to William Packard, now beloved by a film producer. Lyn Martin and P. Peterson of Red Norvo’s crew in demand. Ditto Richard Himber and Marguerite Neal in the music scene. Javits previews a book on industry power as Congress weighs it. John Mason Brown mocks season hits as overlong. Canada and the U S seek postal rule unity in a war on foreign sweepstakes. Joan Marsh lands a star spot on a new air show. European nobility Baroness de Cichiny visits Montclair while Viscounts Adare anticipate thrills. Fred Waring seeks 200000 for film comeback. Mimi Baker romance rumors persist while Louis Reed Jr. teams with ex-wife Marie Hoffman after marriage.
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Marion Norton
Guggenheim
Babe" King
William Packard
Lyn Martin
Sky Waves
P. Peterson
Red” Norvo
Ditto Richard Himber
Marguerite Neal
Chicago
Commonwealth of Industry
B. A. Javits
Congress
John Mason Brown
Canada
States
Joan Marsh
Marie L. de Cichiny
Mont
Marie Hoffman
Hollywood wooer Paul Mitchell loses 11000 at floating roulette
Paul Mitchell once linked with Mary Carlisle reportedly dropped 11000 dollars at a floating roulette game last week. Wall Street investors back a new loud speaker and theaters. Jeff Machamer sues the Apollo burlesque for using his name in promotions.
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Paul Mitchell
Mary Carlisle
Hollywood
Altho
Wall Street Coin
Jeff Machamer
Apollo Burlesk
Pan and Freight Collision at Birmingham Rail Crossing
At a Birmingham crossing the Pan American Louisville and Nashville passenger train bisected a Seaboard Air Line freight. No injuries reported as crews cleared wreckage. three Seaboard flat cars derailed while the passenger train stayed on tracks. Tracks cross at a 45 degree angle. L and N came from Nashville, Seaboard 37 empty flats headed for Bessemer.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pan- American, Louisville & Nashville
Seaboard Air Line
Pan
Seaboard
Nashville
Bessemer
Attempt to Kill Charged to Woman in New Bern Trial
Mrs Belle Bennett Sutton Andrews of Norfolk Virginia stands trial charged with assault with intent to kill Miss Mabel Hutchins. She is also indicted for larceny of Hutchins purse watch and glasses and accused of abducting Hutchins from Norfolk to New Bern. A federal kidnapping charge may follow if acquitted.
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New Bern
N.C
Belle Bennett Sutton Andrews
Norfolk
Beaman Sutton
Two Fatal Accidents At Pickwick Dam Reported
Two men died in accidents at Pickwick Landing Dam in Muscle Shoals Alabama. Oris Haley Wilson of Aberdeen Mississippi fell from a crane while oiling it. A M Hollman of Goodlettsville Tennessee, a rigger foreman, was fatally injured when hoist hardware snapped and died at TVA hospital.
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Muscle Shoals
Ala
Pickwick Landing
Tennessee Valley Authority
Oris Haley Wilson
Aberdeen
Miss
A. M. Hollman
Goodlettsville
Tenn
TVA
Pickwick
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