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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1934
Page
2
Reflecting on Decathr’s role in the hd Birthday Bell of the President, residents recall it as one of the town’s finest cooperative efforts and a cherished moment in local history.
California Institute of Technology professor E T Bell describes the need to confront harsh realities in public policy. He emphasizes practical, grounded thinking and the role of experts in guiding decisions.
In a brief downtown note the author muses about painting fresh colors on street names and adding paint to business street parking lanes as a minor beautification idea for the city. The passage suggests casual civic improvement thoughts.
A student finishes a remarkable journey to education traveling about seven thousand two hundred miles to attend high school. He endured a long path to earning his diploma and now completes the milestone.
A newspaper ad essay argues air conditioning will soon become affordable for homes and businesses in the South. It notes production growth will lower installation costs, making summer relief accessible as people pursue the final mile to comfort.
Football at Alabama returns this fall as athletic directors in Montgomery confirm the Crimson Tide will play its first game under the new setup. The hold-outs join the fold, signaling a durable future for the program despite previous daylight-only plans.
Capital city fans expect night games but some dislike Bama’s move. The shift signals big teams recognizing a flood light principle in the South, changing how the sport is played and watched.
The passage explains that Chamber of Commerce membership supports Decatur and Morgan County by funding urgent actions and advocacy. It argues contributions enable timely responses to economic needs, showing no deficits, and frames membership as an investment benefiting the entire citizenry. It urges nonmembers to join for the public good.
The Montgomery Journal defends the Tennessee Valley Authority against critics who fear electricity growth harms Alabama mining. Chairman A E Morgan told a Washington committee the project will raise coal demand via by products and use river resources for industry and consumers, not favor any single interest.
A brief cartoonish note quotes Professor Einstein on a playful theme of consent and denial. The piece teases ideas about money and risk in a satirical tone typical of mid century syndicate humor.
A debate over postwar debts unfolds as Britain hints it will default on the United States 4713 million dollar claim. The piece mocks Einstein and argues Americans should not be taxed to fund Europe’s miseries while noting Roosevelt’s demand for payment and the fragile value of the dollar.
In Morrison Illinois pigeons struggle to cover a duck egg in a lane amid curiosity over the hatchling. Across the nation government figures debate insurance costs and drought aid while Simla notes a 125 year old abbot buried alive by order of self chosen retirement.
A Boston surgeon who loved tennis found elbow pain from a chronic inflammation and bursa thickening at the extensor carpi radialis longus insertion. Rest heat massage and strapping often heal without surgery, though neglected cases risk permanent trouble for golf or tennis.
Twenty villagers walking to fields near Oraten in Hungary were killed when a section of a neighboring mountain collapsed. The tragedy blotting the high road will be remembered in the village for generations with vivid details of horror.
Isadore Gelman foreman of fur workers in Manhattan sought protection amid a labor quarrel and later dismissed police fearing injury. He was attacked and stabbed multiple times by a man and a woman as he left his door Monday. doctors expect possible death.
Raymond Thomas of Birmingham son of Mrs Bettie Thomas of Albany has been promoted to assistant chief engineer at the Stockman pipe plant. Condemnation proceedings were held at the courthouse to set market price for land on Wilson Avenue for a new high school. Foster Pointer and wife visited friends in Athens. Julia McLaurine of Texas visits aunt Mrs J B Pleming on Canal Street. Mrs L J Ramage and daughter Eleanor visit friends at Hartselle. Jean Buchanan leaves Friday for summer school at the University of Alabama.
Carload hay prices delivered in Birmingham show U S No 1 Johnson 15 No 2 Johnson 13 U S No 1 Timothy 20 50 21 00 No 2 Timothy 19 50 20 00 U S No 1 Alfalfa 24 25 Alfalfa steady to 1 higher Timothy and Johnson firm. Poultry and egg prices paid producers by jobbers Hens leghorns 9c Colored small large 10c No 1 mixed eggs 12c No 1 white eggs 15 16c Spring broilers leghorns 20c colored 22 24c Roosters 5c Ducks 10c Prices steady. Cotton seed prime $26 ton fob Alabama. Seed quotes steady. Butter fat delivered Birmingham 20c churn 22c. Carload grain prices Birmingham with transit Corn No 2 white 76 78c No 2 yellow 72 73c Oats No 2 white 52 54c White corn 1 to 1 1 2 lower yellow 2 to 2 1 2 lower Oats 1 1 2 to 3c lower Prime beef type fed steers and
A crowded boxing night scene mixed with celebrity sightings and street chatter. The column blends ringside observations with mentions of Mae West, Leslie Howard, Al Jolson, and a gallery of industry figures, plus notes on Catalina, gum advertising, and varied market tidbits from livestock to hog prices.
In a Ven ice area wayside hamburger stand a garlic loving counterman confides about loneliness and helping neighbors during a low mood. He says he is not a churchgoer but adds he is not an imbecile with a hopeful aside.
The narrative recalls Fatty Arbuckle’s deep dive into submersion as a metaphor for a tragedy born from a trivial moment. A Los Angeles gathering features a song plugger’s tired aria, prompting Arbuckle to propose driving to San Francisco and setting off the events described as the tragedy’s origin.
The piece notes Lionel Barrymore as a mellow figure in his prime financially, hosting intimate chats with friends and pursuing etching with his wife reading beside him. Studios see him as reliably talented in every role, while a daily 4 a.m. mockingbird chorus inspires a humorous aside.
Miss Frances Lile a University of Virginia student will arrive today to spend the summer holiday with her parents Mr and Mrs F D Lile at Trinity.
Business leaders impatient for Congress to adjourn wait two more weeks while the president demands passage of import bills, including the Wagner bill. Republicans, catching their breath, struggle to respond. Mme Curie reportedly ill from overwork as her scientific associates note fatigue.
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