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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1936
Page
4
A humorous plea argues every man needs a personal space to pursue hidden ambitions without criticism from wives or children. The piece praises creative outlets, cites examples of hobby rooms, and honors wives while urging practical private refuges where men can craft and dream.
Decatur seeks to push its claim for a state veteran’s hospital under Senator Hugo Black and the hospitalization board with President Roosevelt’s input. The city recalls its earlier effort and groundwork that helped pave the way for Alabama’s first Good plant and hospital intake.
Arthur Brisbane reports on a mix of Roman triumphs and new storms reshaping Europe while political tensions rise. France unveils a new deal amid floods and twisters as public concerns mount and international affairs unfold.
The sensational Rome ceremony honors General Badoglio now emperor of Ethiopia, amid reflections on Rome's ancient triumphs and modern political implications. References to Haile Selassie, Mussolini, and the fascist regime anchor a broader wartime mood.
Strikes in France add 135,000 to union ranks after Premier Blum takes office. Deputies back his program 364 to 210, enabling plans for a 40 hour week with holiday pay and government ownership of munitions plants. The piece notes risks of industrial policy and hints at global tensions with Hitler.
Amid mixed diplomacy in London, Haile Selassie’s status as Negus and symbol of Ethiopia is doubted by some, while Decatur’s industry grows with Goodyear’s new mill. Local business leaders vow a measured push to attract stronger investment through the Chamber of Commerce to bolster Decatur’s progress.
Dr. Logan Clendening outlines punch drunk as an occupational disease from repeated head blows in boxing. He cites Gene Tunney and Eddie Eagan experiences, notes personality changes, memory loss, and impaired coordination, and suggests concussion as related brain changes. The article extends risk to football players and others with severe head impacts.
The report notes lean years as more people lean on government than ever before. It highlights strains on public services and the increased reliance on state aid amid economic challenges.
A speaker notes that city minds are not superior and reflects on growing up in a rural town. The dialogue touches on regional stereotypes with a running gag about a country surgeon and a light exchange about a moving picture scare and a late night room visitor.
The passage notes George turning up as foreign affairs focus shifts elsewhere. Eden is missing, Selassie’s ally faced questions about the Ethiopian emperor, and England weighs its stance as Mussolini’s regime advances.
The editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening are available for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A Los Angeles Examiner note recalls a Mrs Blair claim that her husband began amusing her three days after their marriage. The column hints at skepticism about ghosts, stating they are not reliable after a theft incident involving pants, watch, and purse.
A dialogue heavy excerpt depicts a tense exchange where one character vows while another warns of deceit. A doctor clarifies a patient was shot in the lumbar region, correcting a misstatement about location. A humorously sharp bit shows a landlady noting a five dollar bill found and credited to a tenant’s account.
A local man brags that he leaves trifles to his wife while summer scenery draws many to the area. The piece weaves a cautionary moral about drinking speaking thinking with a playful instruction to face directions and repeat a quirky sentence.
A 1609 voyage led by Admiral Sir George Somers with eight caravels aimed at Virginia colonies. A hurricane scattered ships and Sea Venture wrecked on a Bermuda reef, inspiring the Somers Islands name and stamps depicting the historic voyage.
Friends here mourn the death of Jesse J. Hall of Fort Meade Florida reported this morning at his Florida home. Hall often visited Decatur at the home of his niece Mrs J R Daniels and was well known locally. Funeral arrangements place him in Fort Meade on Wednesday with Mrs Daniels and her daughter Mrs Horace Dryden Jr traveling to attend.
Mrs. and Mrs. R L Bridges and family return from Huntsville after funeral services for P A Ragland who died at his residence following an illness of months. He is survived by his wife and daughter Mrs Tucker of Decatur and was a brother in law of Mrs Bridges.
The text shows a domestic scene with a housewife demanding payment for duds from last fall and a tramp doctor issuing orders about food. A terse exchange unfolds with the tramp defending his visit and the housewife pressing for settlement to keep business going.
A collage of humorous trivia and odd facts including laws in Portland Maine about feather dusters and jokes about Egyptians greeting by sweating. It cites items on onions, nicotine on a cat, cows listening to music, and other whimsical predictions and quips from the column.
A compilation noting that a letter cannot be published without sender consent, and describing curiosities from Roman banquets to phonograph voices. It cites edible moths and grasshoppers, unique handwriting, a 1925 financial check, historic opinions on soup, and peculiar medical and cultural practices across the world.
Washington June 9 conferees met in shirt sleeves to press the tax bill dispute. House Chairman Doughton urged the 289 senate amendments be studied while Senator King pressed for senate provisions. Dispute centers on undistributed corporate profits tax with House at 42 1/2 percent and Senate at 7 percent. Presidents views were discussed but no agreement reached.
Montgomery Alabama June 9 Two of five men condemned to die June 12 for murder received a one week reprieve from Governor Bibb Graves George Pruitt for killing a Franklin County deputy sheriff and A B Smiley Speigner prison convict who killed a fellow inmate were granted extra life with potential for commutation. The governor was away from Foley where he issued reprieves yesterday and expected to return soon. The three others Wesley Vincent Tyrie Harrell and Gabriel Waters were not granted mercy and face execution in the electric chair shortly after midnight Friday June 12.
Capt. John C. Benson aged 73 plans a Sunday underwater wedding with bride Mrs. Eliza Pardee 57 of Chicago. Their aerial honeymoon will fly from Point Barrow Alaska to Hamarfest Norway, and they will wear diving suits for the ceremony.
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