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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
4
A fragmentary 1912 newspaper snippet discusses financial troubles in the country and questions the French stance on monetary matters. The garbled text mentions Associated Press, editors, and varying subscription rates including daily and mail options.
About twenty thousand residents of the Windy City sign a petition seeking a public vote on establishing liquor stores. The effort highlights local debate over alcohol retail in the city.
Grace Morrison Poole, noted clubwoman, urges women to engage more in politics and to fearlessly fight to keep the country from being dominated by lobbies and powerful interests, warning that such forces threaten the Roosevelt era presidency.
A fragmented opinion contrasts growing rainfall with fears of crop ruin. The piece notes dust storms and earthquakes elsewhere, arguing some blame rain but insist May and June offer little relief. The tone reflects a stubborn wait for better growing conditions.
The piece notes how government agents now dominate headlines and film portrayals. It contrasts their rise with the absence of glamor, joking that all they lack is a uniform and a brass band.
A Conway Arkansas police judge, W M Harrell, fined D Harrell one dollar for violating an ordinance amid controversy over cheap advertising. The case raises questions about a judge enforcing laws while accused of benefits from advertising.
AP reports a lone drive led by Representative Maverick to force TVA legislation to a House vote after the military committee backed it by a single ballot. Tennessee Valley residents, including Billy, show strong interest though Maverick hails from Texas, raising questions about regional leadership in Congress.
A compact note reports a tough break involving an American outlet named for life. Details are limited, but the article highlights a notable incident affecting a U.S. entity and its public response.
The NRA ruling sparks sharp criticism from many Americans and praise from others as debate over potential constitutional amendments to curb the court’s power grows. Officials warn such moves provoke public backlash.
A spectator claims soft ball will fade as a fad but notes its growth into a national league. The piece argues the sport promotes exercise and sunshine, offering clean recreation as society shifts toward more leisure time and less work.
Michigan senator Earl Munshaw proposes decorating locomotives with lights to deter motorists from hitting trains. The Grand Rapids Press objects that more is needed and jokes about placing lights on telephone poles. The paper argues drivers and pedestrians are primary causes of accidents and urges improved manners and thinking to reduce deaths and injuries.
A Decatur suggestion proposes a city driver’s license program to fund Delano Park. The plan would issue pocket sized licenses to all Decatur residents over sixteen and create three perforations for offenses to punish speeding with escalating penalties.
Fragmentary note appears to mix political content with references to judgment day and rights. No coherent event or identifiable people, places, or organizations are clearly readable for a proper summary.
The piece argues NRA reshaping under pressure as critics compare it to Humpty Dumpty and notes political blame for depression era woes. It cites religious disaster in Mexico, Lisbon earthquake echoes, and authors debating causes, with Hoover, Meyers, and Roosevelt figures referenced. A ransom case hints at federal pursuit of $200,000.
Greta Garbo travels to Sweden with a tall guard and two other men to guard against photographers. Their protection succeeds until Garbo poses for photos at her taxi window. The piece compares photographers to heroes and writers, highlighting the value of a good news photographer.
Mary Schirp claims George H. Hatch is the father of her four year old. Hatch agrees to a blood test under new legislation to settle paternity. Scientific group blood differences could show they are unrelated and influence Hatch's breach of promise suit for $500,000.
Similar tests are made before blood transfusion. Higher apes have blood groups like humans, lower apes differ. A chimpanzee blood could save a man's life, though William Jennings Bryan would dislike it. In Asia Japan presses claims near Manchukuo, Peiping, and Tientsin. two Chinese editors were murdered after friendly editorials about Japan.
Walter Winchell On Broadway reflects on dressing room life and the theatre ritual as Dorothy Strickney contemplates fame and aging. The GUIDE TO THE YOKEL praises Going Places by A Arthur of the Brooklyn Eagle as a top visitor guide listing clubs and eateries in Park Avenue’s debutante scene.
A Gotham society woman hosted a social in England where she offered wine to a guest who declined. He corrected her, saying he leads the League to Suppress Vice, not the Temperance League, prompting a light exchange about propriety and tastes.
A heated exchange erupts when Abe Lyman mocks a dramatic critic who savaged him in the morning paper. The critic is labeled a good reporter, while the mob of roars labels him no critic, underscoring a clash of craft and tongue.
In a witty aside, Goodman Ace claims summer stock theatres spur housewives to abandon farm eggs and purchase from stage hands instead.
A comic exchange notes many typographical errors in a racing paper. One reader jokes that a gazette lacks proofreaders because the horses cannot read.
A gathering of several actors occurred yesterday in the West 40s near the theaters. One performer boasted of his achievements while the police department secured the area.
Workers prepare a $1,000,000 strike fund to finance actions against non union employers. Amalgamated can supply the money though it is not in the bank yet. Walter C. Teagle of Standard Oil of New Jersey pledges no salary cuts and no longer hours for his company’s workers.
Goering, famed for lavish uniforms, returns to a cellar flood after his butler reports burst water pipes. He orders, then hurries to retrieve his admiral's uniform as the situation unfolds.
In the clubs undressing rooms dancers joke about aging and style. The witty quip compares old fashioned attitudes to hairpins, reflecting lighthearted backstage chatter and the era’s fashion banter.
Moe Gainsborough known as Ginzberg is near a breakdown. Harry Hershfield's doctor warns him to rest from work and enjoy a ball game this afternoon. After the game Moe reports about 300 people attended, teasing that it was roughly that many.
The papers say Frank Buck will make one final jungle trip and then live in Hollywood. The author notes the value of adapting to wild life before moving. The School of Hard Knocks is criticized for never suspending for a vacation.
In a casual Night Court session, a magistrate wit asks two defendants, one named Mefootsky and the other Macerson P, if they are drunk. A Scotsman answers yes and the judge jokes about the third man who picked up the check.
Rouben Mamoulian and Mamoulian argue with a film censor who insists on cutting a trivial scene. The censor claims God gave him yes but Mamoulian retorts that God also gave eyelids to block it.
In St Thomas Ontario on June 6 1881 plans for Old Home Week mark the 50th anniversary of Jumbo the elephant killed by a locomotive. A committee will display pink red orange and blue Jumbo images on light standards and may erect giant Jumbo figures at city entrances.
Faith Ports a saleslady reported the theft of four sample corset cases from her automobile after a door was jimmied. A desk sergeant quipped that women do not wear them anymore.
In a humorous exchange Don Richards jokes about someone sniffing himself as the other person asks if he cries his nose in the air. The remark underscores a light moment amid casual chatter.
Dr Logan Clendening discusses how rapid chemical advances create unusual symptom complexes linked to new compounds. He cites amidopyrine and industrial benzene poisoning, notes chlorinated hydrocarbons and trichloroethylene, and warns of toxicity from improper use. The piece mentions hatters' tremor and offers pamphlets for 10 cents each.
Senate debates a public utility holding company bill and hears testimony from Mayor La Guardia on an $800 million slum clearance measure. House tackles various business items while Agriculture committee reviews AAA amendments. Ways and Means toils over NRA issues amid broader fiscal considerations. Senate yesterday ratified minor treaties. House approved Wilcox air base and multiple other bills and rejected NRA legislative right of way.
Chicago merchant Frank Grosberg, who had lost $3,000 in checks and other loot, received a late night call from a voice claiming to be one of the robbers, heightening suspicion days after the theft.
Full military honors were accorded Lt. Edgar W. Root 28 a Army flier killed in a Sequoia National Park crash last Tuesday. The Rev Homer P Reeves pastor of Central Christchurch conducted the services as planes from Maxwell Field flew overhead and dipped in salute.
Topeka park officials plan floodlights over the coyotes pen at Gage Park to halt nightly howling. Park Commissioner Harry Snyder leads the effort aiming to end the disturbances caused by the coyotes known as Snap and Snip.
Grosberg claims the checks are good and plans to cash them today after locating the payments beside the city cleanliness box near his store.
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