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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1934
Page
2
Vague calling to attend a meeting at The Daily office Tuesday night to hear the latest election returns. Public invited to attend and participate as the process and state issues are discussed with a request for earnest consideration and best efforts.
The first group of boys left for a weeklong camp this morning. The weather is icy cold, and the campers will tell you so after an early morning dip. They will return for breakfast then begin a day designed to build character and discipline.
A companion of Zohn Dillinger was fatally shot by two officers during an attempted arrest. Investigators debate whether the bandit died from wounds or his body was hidden. Dillinger is dead, lawmen say the hunt continues.
A Literary Digest nationwide poll shows Franklin D Roosevelt more popular now than at his 1932 election, despite heavy criticism. The piece argues Hoover faced great brain work and decisions, while Republicans may concede and fade from the field ahead of the 1933 election.
The article notes Monday marks the end of the 1984 campaign and within a day officials to fill public offices will be named. It states that in this state the Democratic nomination equates to election and urges national healing and cooperation for commonwealth progress.
The note mentions France and parasites in a fragmentary style. It suggests global topics and a quirky inquiry into collection or inquiry across regions. No clear event or names emerge to anchor specifics.
County Agent W H Gregory will distribute cotton checks in Decatur on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Tax Collector's office and other days at the Harteelle county office. The aim is to help farmers buy necessities without incurring debt as checks arrive from Washington.
The Daily invites the public to election parties in three counties with rapid tabulation and midnight results. An Associated Press bulletin from Birmingham will provide statewide updates, with Morgan and other locations receiving returns through temporary offices in Moulton and Athens and coordinated telephonically.
An editorial praises Decatur as the logical trading hub for North Alabama highlighting the surge in farm trade and the Tennessee Valley Authority land reclamation presence. The piece lauds Decatur’s growth potential and forecasts it becoming one of the South’s finest cities driven by location and regional development.
Global headlines note soaring wheat prices and tax disputes in France while President Roosevelt outlines a large New Deal program to provide jobs unemployment insurance and home security. The writer contrasts government reliance with individual initiative and warns of parasitic gains in public spending.
Interest in the gospel meeting at Grant Street Church of Christ grows with Sunday services. The 7 45 hour crowd was the largest since meetings began. Monday night Pittman speaks on The Keys of the Kingdom. The 11 o clock message on The Model Church urged unity steadfastness and cooperation.
A government statement claims to save the public from worry while Dr Crile and Dr Orle discuss overdrive of adrenal glands and nervous systems. They consider whether cutting nerve connections or natural struggle could weed out the unfit and improve the human race despite risks and ethical concerns.
Dr Logan Clendening argues barefoot life on beaches strengthens feet and prevents blemishes. He contrasts healthy savages with city dwellers forced to wear shoes, warns injuries from hard pavements, and prescribes in-bedroom exercises to stretch calf muscles and toes. Editorial note offers pamphlets for ten cents each.
In the afternoon message the speaker urged harmony between generations. The human family was likened to an oak with roots representing ancestry and a sturdy trunk of mature adults. Young people should not be flattered or scolded but guided toward unity among all sections of humanity.
Persons born on this day are proud energetic venturesome and fearless in a measure ready to fight when occasion requires.
A diary vignette of a June day in New York featuring meetings with Howard Acton Laura Cobb Minnie Vesey Lucy Long Floyd Gibbons and Kathleen Norris. The author notes morning bustle mid day walk and evening theatre crowd energy plus reflections on Paris and Manhattan’s tempo.
W. R. Sheehan plans a new ranch house for Bagatelli with no telephone line installed. Frazier Hunt notes the omission in his writing.
A Birmingham market summary shows uplifts in farm prices for various crops and livestock. Prices for alfalfa hay and corn, oats, and cotton seed are listed with steady or slight declines, while poultry and eggs hold steady. Cattle and hog quotes cover many classes from prime beef types to light hogs, with figures and ranges for each category.
12 Years Ago during warm spells lovers of aquatic sport used the river near Riverside Drive for cooling waters. Crowds enjoyed swimming in the afternoon as social visitors arrived. Mrs McKessler of Macon Georgia is visiting her sister Mrs A D Cohen. Lucile Mitchner of Memphis arrived to visit Miss Helen Russell. Mrs Ed Pfaff and daughter Alva visit Florence and Sheffield. Mrs Monty Gordon and son James returned to Jemison Alabama after visiting Mrs R B Mangrum.
Whales' biography mentions walking jaunts with him in Devonshire. Erskine Gwynne recalled a Stavisky incident at Ciro's halted by friends. John Ringling may lead the circus next year if health allows. The Harry Beaumonts quarrel over identifying their twin daughters. Doug Jr and Gertrude Lawrence coauthored a Majorca play. The former Mary Dahlberg has remarried and lives in Chicago. A dull host monopolizes dinner talk. Karl Kitchen breaks silence with a quip about stuffiness.
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