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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1936
Page
4
In an election year the speaker notes unemployment persists and industrial production has fallen to 1930 levels. He argues against finger pointing and class conflict, urging genuine cooperation to open new industries and strengthen old ones, broadening individual purchasing power.
Lawmakers discuss federal steps to ease drought impacts and provide rainfall assistance. Proposals consider weather mitigation programs, farm relief, and emergency funding to support communities facing water shortages.
The Birmingham Post notes peculiar campaign issues but reports a odd wager between locals over candidate Simp lson and Sparkman. The losers agreed to take the castor oil drink prepared by the winner, a stultifyingly odd episode amid a tense election season.
The Administrative & Research Corporation of New York reports a Roosevelt urged duty for industry to reemploy workers. A New York Sun survey of nearly 6 million industrial workers finds total unemployed in industrial sectors under 3.5 million, about 20 percent of AFL’s figure, implying many unemployed are in agriculture domestic and professional fields. The piece notes the need for a comprehensive survey to resolve conflicting estimates.
A condensed newspaper notice reports Reg C and Pat Offices in London connected to a high profile case. One individual received conviction while public reaction centers on a surge of laughter at a controversial moment. The Sultan dies, prompting tributes and coverage across pages.
The piece notes increasing delegate support for Governor Landon, with Senator Borah resisting any stop-Landon strategy. It cites Dewey's tax-crime conviction of Lucky Luciano and contrasts justice for crime with tax evasion. It recalls flying, royal abdication, and Arab and Palestine tensions, ending with prison bonus money irony.
A stream of entertainment rumors touches Walter Winchell’s Broadway scene. Notes claim marriages, divorces, engagements, and career moves among stars and socialites from Jack Coogan's widow to Pol ly Warren and Ruth Cambridge. Names include Vanderbilt, Taylor, Lombard, Gable, and many others in shifting alliances and plans.
A safety notice reviews how protruding door handles cause various injuries from minor scrapes to skull penetration. It cites cases including a motorcycle collision where a door handle pierced the skull and an unrelated pedestrian struck by a handle embedded in the bone. It urges smoother rounded handles or flush countersunk designs.
On Que bec headland 333 feet above the St Lawrence remains of a wall from the old French city. The larger part dates to 1823, costing 35000 dollars. It recalls Samuel de Champlain and 1608 colonists attacked by Indians and enduring cold. The 1759 siege by Wolfe and the Plains of Abraham are noted. The citadel appears on Canada’s 12 cent stamp issued in 1930.
A humorous collage hints at June as wedding season with brides to be and calendar roses in demand. It contrasts youth, love, and cultural quirks through snippets about weddings, gifts, and a playful view of modern life in a small town.
A playful exchange touches on June brides and grooms with lines about protesting a film depicting the Irish as disorderly. The dialogue shifts to a visitor asking a junior about ambition and the reply about washing a mother’s ears.
A collection of quick one liners and dialogues features a temperance lecturer and a joked donkey comparison. A guest rocking in a chair prompts questions about illness while a story about a man buying a silver watch highlights the fragility of verbal agreements in social life.
Senate Bankruptcy committee examines evidence on receivership laws in New York. Senate and House conferees begin work on a new revenue measure compromise as both chambers are in recess.
In Miami on June 10 toe touching helped J. C. Kuney win a jury job despite his 97 years. He claimed he could touch his toes without bending knees, and his feat led to acceptance for duty after attorneys debated his age.
In Oakland California Superior Judge Edward J. Tyrell was close to ending August Costa's sentence for false voting registration with probation when Costa claimed he was the only barber among the prisoners. The judge postponed the release to allow Costa time to train a successor.
John Fabretta, a Mobile beer parlor proprietor, was fined 13 dollars and 60 cents in Montgomery inferior court for violating prohibition laws after dumping 272 nickels on the clerk’s desk. He commented, That’s the way I take it in and that’s the way I pay it out.
James Shelton hurries to Hollywood to meet Teddy Lynch but arrives as she lands in Manhattan to surprise him. Publisher H Luce starts a new picture weekly not tied to his two mags. M Wilson arrives in New York after years abroad. Ruth Martin and Elton Lord part after a late marriage last year. James Blanxenhorn and Trene Rich’s stepson divorce last week. Lucille Ball and Robert Crawford Jr marriage rumored to begin soon. Frances Williams small room misprint and other nameref gossip fill this column.
In Waukegan Illinois Lloyd Laflin sighted four frantic passengers signaling from a disabled boat in Lake Michigan. He mounted his amphibian vehicle without stopping to remove his jacket and pants and pedaled four miles through rough water to carry the word that rescuers were coming.
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