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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1935
Page
4
The snippet critiques Congress over Wagner Labor Bill delays and mentions police reactions to a gun owner. It references publicity from national advertising reps and laments bureaucratic inertia while touching on rights and law. Specific names and places are unclear due to damaged text.
Gains of a dollar to one dollar and thirty five cents were registered by cotton futures there today as traders watched price moves and tentative demand signals.
Writers ponder the dawn of a new era as television seems to shift toward automation and reduced labor. The query questions living standards and whether people will still need to work or think deeply in twenty years.
The piece argues golf appears straightforward yet reveals subtle par tied decisions. It reflects on how scoring expectations shape play and how players interpret each shot within the course’s quiet rhythm.
A fragment notes perceived Chinese aggression and willingness to fight with little concern for the opponent, suggesting a climate of provocation and accommodation in the era.
The article praises ongoing improvements on the Somerville road and hopeful continuation until reaching Guntersville. Local residents express faith the project will proceed and be completed as promised.
The Daily notes bombastic talk from some Bw statesmen contrasts with cautious voices. It warns that global leaders may trigger a fresh conflict, despite prayers and peace efforts, risking a world rushing toward war.
The Daily reports steady growth in circulation over the past months as it expands service to Morgan, Lawrence, and Limestone counties. It claims fresher authentic news with AP reports and local coverage ahead of rivals, plus national and world news earlier.
A Birmingham police official praised a citizen on Sunday for bravery in stopping a robbery. The unnamed woman, who confronted the bandit and scooped up a inkwell, then fled. A passerby witnessed the act and intervened to corral the suspect.
Hubert Baughn of the Birmingham Post lists fourteen possible candidates for Alabama governor in 1936. Names include J. A. Keller Frank Dixon Bob Goode Tom Knight Jr Harry Walker and others like Judge Leon McCord Chauncey Sparks Albert Carmichael John D. McQueen Julian Hall and Frank Dixon is singled out. The piece notes early talk and hopes for restraint amid likely campaigning.
The veterans loss on cash payment proposals is attributed to inflationist pressure in Washington that split opposition to the plan. The Patman and Vinson measures faltered as inflationists gained leverage, pushing the issue into the 1938 campaign. The Daily disagrees with the notion cash payments caused defeat, upholding President Roosevelt’s veto stance and the need to direct funds to those most in need.
International copyright notice and byline credited to Arthur Brisbane appear beside a fragmented clipping. The text references Mussolini and a claim about peaches at extreme cold, with garbled phrases about no shooting.
A column surveys debates over party naming in America and quotes Mussolini on war and empire. It notes Tvan V. Michurin's death in Russia at eighty and highlights his fruit breeding feats including a peach bred to endure fifty degrees below zero.
Six thousand dressmakers parade through streets to shops where scarlet sweaters draw workers off Saturday duty. They mimic court rulings in a song to the tune of Three Blind Mice, critiquing nine old men and the NRA. Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt urges graduates to laugh at themselves and avoid taking appearances too seriously.
A hoarse poker player quips about losing his voice on saying that’s good. China faces worsening optics as new Japanese ultimatums threaten territory. A Japanese army plane over Tientsin signals probable arrival of more planes and troops after the latest ultimatum.
In a wartime warning the author notes Admiral Standley claims 91 combat United States ships in the Pacific and argues the real danger is airplanes invading the atmosphere to strike major cities. The piece questions why governments ignore aerial attack and poison gas delivered from high altitudes.
Dr Logan Clendening explains neuritis as degeneration or irritation of nerves, with infections affecting either nerve cells or fibers. He notes shingles as sensory nerve infection, facial nerve paralysis, and inflammation from germ invasion, and mentions related dietary and chemical causes. He advertises pamphlets available by mail for readers.
A lyrical scene blends moonlit imagery and nature with a confession of love to a girl with amber eyes. The speaker recalls brambles and wild goats as symbols while noting a strained family link to Terrance O'Toole of the traffic squad and a distant relation to him.
A historical note recalls plans to revive ancient weaponry with prizes for farmers growing yew trees and bows and arrows as England prepared for real wars. If the king returns he could receive an important appointment in the American navy.
A fragment reports a joke about debt and credit on restaurant service. It notes a gray-headed waiter in a brief exchange. Another line warns that June blooms prompt picnics and a rush toward poison ivy.
Frank Rusniak awoke to a burglar who knocked him unconscious with a pistol butt. After reviving he asked neighbors for help then found the intruder had returned twice more smashing a window and stealing a coat. A final visit yielded a pencil and loose change.
Senate debates limited amendments to the public utility holding company bill while the Banking subcommittee studies the proposed banking bill. District of Columbia legislation is in focus as the Labor committee revises the Wagner labor disputes bill. Ways and Means reviews a potential tax reform package and the Agriculture committee works on new AAA amendments.
Report from St Louis notes a thief took the Post-Dispatch 3000 page dictionary weighing about 15 pounds and days later a Globe-Democrat dictionary vanished. The incident sparked talk of experimenters testing reliance on Noah Webster for writing.
Eatl Hope, once a special officer, kept a pistol ready for burglars after oiling it. Today his home was entered but nothing was taken except the pistol. The incident highlights a wave of house robberies in Rock Hill.
In 1924 Costa Rica issued stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1824 Nicoya secession into Costa Rica. One stamp features a Nicoya map, the other a Costa Rican landscape. The historic split from the Guatemala federation began in 1821 and Nicoya joined Costa Rica after regional conflicts.
A. L. Huss drilled for water in Discovery Mont and struck a mysterious gas he says can extinguish any fire placed near it. Fire Chief W. H. Steele and high school chemistry instructor Clarence Peterson doubt it is carbon dioxide. Huss plans tests to see if the gas has valuable potential beyond water.
In Dallas on June 10 a string of odd calls reports a dog alive or dead, first saying the dog is mad, then that it has died, then insisting the dog is not dead. An officer relayed the final call confirming the dog’s death.
Walter Winchell on Broadway reports via the column that Dr Dafoe and photographer Fred Davis face conspirators and tampered car parts while Vivienne Segal faces forgers. James Rennie and Vivien Duncan deny engagement as Dor othy Gish's decree echoes. other showbiz mentions include Dorothy McDonald losing a job and Ann going freelance.
A collection of humorous observations on gender roles money luck and fashion. Jokes about lawn care golf pockets marriage preparation and weather etiquette mix with a sharp punchline about a movie star seeking a divorce and a lawyer’s quip. The tone mirrors a light opinion page brief.
A short dialogue mocks social judgments and price inflation. A butcher jokes that customers owe him more while criticizing relief sentiments. References include Hindu fakirs and a beach hotel bed of nails metaphor.
Two clerks joke about a barber across the street. One complains the barber is absent minded and avoids patrons. The other recalls a shaving visit where the barber pinned a newspaper around the neck and handed a towel to read.
A sharp quip locates hunger marchers as a political nuisance while contrasting private life with public protest. The author frames the issue through a satirical lens, targeting government intervention and social roles in a concise, provocative line.
Readable notes describe tension between hotels and musicians as a revenue tax fails to sell and broadcasting bans threaten career value. Mentions Mickey Alpert and Kathryn Rand, Nan Blackstone's former agent, and Chas Ryan of the Fred Waring program. Sylvia Lent and Alfred Frankenstein marry in Washington. DeMirjian goes social. K Sydney to host June Night Frolic at Stadium June 19 with Sam Rosloff buying $2,000 in tickets.
Hope Hampton lands a season role in Manon and Romeo and Juliet at the Chicago Opera. Merna Pace, daughter of Dr C N Pace a Methodist clergyman and Hamline Univ president, appears in Personal Appearance. Shirley Wynne Jr transfers to Gertrude Pershing. Gloria DeBevoise has seen The Petrified Forest many times. Pat Rooney will run Beau Rivage at Sheepshead Bay opening-14 with expected luck.
Drama critic Georg Holland reports on Pi In The Sky by Tom Weatherly. Boston Paramount seeks Deems Taylor to score Peter Ibbetson for ten thousand dollars, delaying the deal. Martin Starr edits a new film magazine. Gertrude Ederle may wed a government engineer. Wall Street Democrats back Owen D Young to oppose FDR, with plans for Al Smith to back the President. A Dempsey restaurant captain recalls fighting the fighter.
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