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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1937
Page
4
A Decatur Daily item notes the state highway patrol issue urging motorists to keep liquor out of the driver's seat as North Alabama sees new liquor stores open. The alert accompanies a news page reproduced from Associated Press dispatches.
Cities in the South join the campaign started by New York Mayor LaGuardia to curb_noise from vehicle horns. The effort targets motorists who create nighttime noise with rasping horn blasts.
The statement notes that the term closed without a band planned for next year and urges school authorities and public spirited citizens to ensure a band is provided for Decatur schools.
The county mourns W W Ridgeway a dairyman for 35 years. He did not chase trends and was a pleasant street presence. Many will miss him though he may not have known everyone by name.
P. Davis, newly named director of Alabama's Extension Service, announced that the agency will focus on farming and remains barred from political activities. The goal is to maintain the service's value and ensure it delivers greater support to Alabama without political entanglement.
The Birmingham News editorializes on Sheriff J L Corbitt's acquittal in Menry county and questions whether the paper favors passing the Gavagan or Wagner Van Nuys anti lynching bills. The inquiry notes such cases may influence federal action and asks about the paper's stance on any anti lynching legislation.
The article argues that continued building in Decatur hinges on drawing people to live there. It notes Decatur’s central location in north Alabama and south Tennessee, which could reduce transportation and distribution costs, and urges leveraging these advantages to sustain growth.
Tennessee prepares for a heated battle as efforts to repeal current liquor rules face strong dry opposition led by the Columbia Herald. Boss Crump signals repeal plans and the Crump organization expects a large vote, signaling a fierce clash ahead.
The Daily asserts strong support for the malaria campaign in the Valley and across regions. It promises full cooperation to aid a successful battle while noting current difficulty in determining effective measures.
The article urges shared responsibility among TVA, state and county health departments, and city officials to stop malaria and the pest mosquito. It stresses precise territorial duties, complete cooperation, and public effort, warning that failure by any agency weakens the entire fight.
One year ago today hundreds of Kiwanis visitors and their families arrived for an inter city meeting in the northern Kiwanis district. Rev W M Wade of Austinville returned home after a Birmingham visit. Misses Sarah Peank Ruth Emens and De Alva Alexander are back from Nashville and visiting Tennessee friends. Edward King drove to Florence. Albany city council met in special session. Rev and Mrs V C Herndon left Trinity for Haleyville where he becomes president of the Haynes school.
A Washington report says the air corps uses a phonograph with a crystal pick up amplifier and loud speakers at Mitchel Field to cue soldiers, replacing the bugler. The writer laments the loss of romance and recalls Titus the bugler of Pekin relief fame.
In Potlatch Idaho on June 11 a car traveling at 90 mph struck a log and split the scene. The machine hurled air 47 feet and snapped a 16 inch tree. the motor flew 60 feet from the chassis as the rear wheel spare struck the front seat and the body folded like an accordion. Pat Kilfoyl driver and Robert Stevenson stepped out unharmed.
Dr Logan Clendening explains the shift to fresh frozen fruits and vegetables as a summer staple. He traces refrigeration history from ancient evaporative cooling to modern quick freezing, noting ripe fruit is frozen quickly to preserve flavor, color, and health values. Fruits provide rapid energy with lower heat impact and become alkaline in the body, aiding digestion.
A compact excerpt lists canine trivia from biblical references to dogs as official scavengers in Constantinople and Europe. It notes limited canine digestion of sweets and mentions historical executions by ring. It also touches on moderation of ice cream and a 20th century relocation of scavenger dogs to an island.
Senate recess with steel strike inquiry by Post Office committee. Elections panel probes seating Senator Berry. Wage Hour hearings continue. Appropriations panel weighs 1.5 billion relief bill. House debates extending nuisance taxes and funds for non military war projects. Agriculture panel opens federal surplus commodities bill hearings. Mississippi Ohio flood program reviews continue.
In Canon City Colorado a team of horses pulling a hayrick with 30 women bolted during an old timers parade. The horses tore through three blocks before stopping. Tim Ablett, riding in a baby carriage, was injured in the leg while none of the women were hurt.
Batesville's Golden Jubilee committee picked June 10 as the dry day based on an almanac three months earlier. Rain poured down that day but the celebration proceeded as planned, marking a resilient local event.
A bulldog faces a rival with single focus to hold on. The scene centers on determined persistence and a dogged approach in the confrontation. The tone reflects a keen sports or animal observer's note on grit and tenacity.
A collage of light verse and captions recalls father son moments and small town humor. Jokes touch on lectures, Pilgrim Fathers, geography, and daily life, with a note on keeping up appearances and expenses.
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway figures and other notable names from theatre and politics in a brisk, anecdotal piece. He tracks Ed MacNamara Rudy Vallee Walter Lippmann Kaufman Hughes Arlen and others as they pivot careers from banking to drama journalism to supreme courts, noting their enduring appetite for success and public attention.
Al Boasberg began as a jewelry salesman whose jokes drew crowds and earned him work in Hollywood. Years later he reflects on why he kept the store locked at night while burglars prowled, noting the peril of the era and his shift to supplying laughs for comics.
A collage notes Leslie Howard rising from bank clerk to star producer with Hamlet, Somerset Maugham turning from medicine to writing, and General Hugh Johnson shifting from military to syndicated columns, plus quirky dialogue and aging jokes.
Ralph Graves quits romantic leads to become a producer marking a first in which a studio executive earned his post by owning nothing. John Barrymore once sought fame as a newspaper artist before becoming a matinee idol, now merging profile with artistic aims to illustrate comic stories about himself.
The account portrays James A. Farley as pressing Muldoon to absorb punishment and bear blame while he eyed national leadership. Floyd Gibbons moves from Minneapolis to Chicago seeking a new war reporting role and discovers he is hailed as a crack war correspondent upon arrival.
About sixteen years ago a young office-holder pressed for reward for party service. When bosses finally allowed him to run with James Cox as vice presidential nominee, they hoped the risk would kill his partner. But Franklin Delano Roosevelt proved a persistent go-getter.
Robert Taylor moves from Nebraska to Hollywood to pursue bass playing but a friend suggests higher earnings cuddling with a doll. He hears women offer more lucrative opportunities, changing his career outlook.
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