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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1934
Page
2
An across the board note from the Associated Press warns of exclusive use of items and emphasizes that the sole interest lies in publicity. The passage suggests minimal fight prospects beyond media attention.
Arthur Brisbane references a tense geopolitical scene with Russia and Germany in focus. The piece hints at market anxieties and potential dangers as policies shift and nations maneuver in the mid thirties.
A fragment notes that the Keyes family from Texas claims ties to Lawrence County, highlighting a humorous claim that many famous people hail from the county.
The report notes ongoing bicycle enthusiasm in New York City as evidence the United States still follows New York for trends. It mentions regular brigades of riders and a past era when only newsboys and a few youths knew the sport.
The notice notes a rainy spell in He Bouth and suggests a column opportunity to explain summer 86 and its impact on production. It emphasizes that no scientific writing is needed to grasp the point.
Dr. Tait er Dispatch, titled the dean of agriculture, criticizes ragged individualism in debate over the Bankhead cotton control plan, arguing proponents overlook practical limits and collective action.
A reflective note compares branding a calf to how laws can carry opposing views. It argues that two contradictory positions may aim at the same outcome, leaving the ownership unclear and highlighting language ambiguities in statutes.
A town leader sends in an excerpt on civilization's stance toward living and dying. The piece presents the idea that the struggle Jesus faced mirrors every life before embracing death, urging readers to reflect on this reconciliation with mortality.
The text reflects on confronting death with Christian faith. It urges fearlessness before the King of terrors, recalling Jesus as savior and guide. It emphasizes living fully now and trusting Christ to conquer death when the time comes. It counsels not to dwell on death until duty arises.
Mississippi State plans a stronger football program under Mitchell Robinson and the 1935 Army game return. The Starkville News notes an undefeated freshman squad and aims for a deeper varsity with high ambition for 1965.
The piece reports Professor Tugwell arguing for an orderly constitutional process to adapt to changing economic conditions and notes a public tilt toward flexible governance. It contrasts Soviet peasant wealth with U.S. farm assets and mentions a fatal American Airlines crash prompting questions on aviation safety and weather rules.
The passage muses on valuable real estate, the Leviathan sailing without a cat seen as bad luck, and a puzzle about maritime superstition. It quotes Dr. James Bryant Conant predicting engineers and doctors as enduring professions and notes the human race’s persistent desires for leisure, luxury, and safety.
Remembrance of Watt Franklin Edison McCormick and Morse highlights how brains and inventive power built greatness. The passage credits their contributions to science and industry and frames them as examples of ingenuity guiding progress.
The article divides foot health into inevitable and preventable issues. It urges careful infancy foot hygiene, warns against early walking, stresses proper stockings, and outlines four adult foot care steps: proper gear bathing exercise and nail and pressure point care. It notes contrast baths and foot exercises and advertises six Clendening pamphlets available for ten cents each.
A column recalls Solomon's test of cutting a baby and contrasts it with a Mexican judge ordering a blood test to determine the true mother in a dispute between two women over an infant. The piece notes Solomon's romantic justice versus modern scientific procedure.
Miss Mary Anne Gnapp died at 108 years and two months after a long life in the same Montgomery County home. The obituary notes centenarian relatives including General Worrell from the Revolutionary era who lived to 112, praising a good democratic spirit and a life of cleanliness and Christian virtue.
12 Years Ago June 14 1922 Old Sol pushes heat into the 100s with 96 degrees overnight. A small park at Fifth Avenue and Moulton Street is now a beautified city spot. Claire Bloodworth departs Sunday for a three month University of Chicago course. Helen Zanoni from Hartshorn Oklahoma visits uncle R P Masterson on Prospect Drive.
Miss Charlotte Broadus returns from Washington College to spend the summer vacation with her mother Mrs. Margaret Broadus.
A weather observer notes a trace of rainfall in the last 24 hours. No significant precipitation reported. conditions remain dry for the period.
A terse medley notes that a hundred years would seem tiny to Abraham and Methuselah and laments that they never heard of Christ. The fragment hints at vast time scales and religious memory without clear context.
In a New York Day by Day column O O McIntyre profiles Snowy Baker as a glamorous yet elusive figure famed for polo, tennis, and luxury travel with little known about his origins or income. The piece also notes Don Barclay’s sporadic film presence and ties to Florenz Ziegfeld, while remarking on persistent public fascination with gadgeted celebrities and their transient success.
An open front museum on Broadway presents a reimagined wiggle dance set to a clarinet tune evoking veiled Turkish women. The tune Danse du Ventre was composed by New York Congressman So Bloom, formerly a Broadway composer and music publisher, tied to the 1893 World’s Fair performance of Little Egypt known as The Hootchie Kootchie.
A note on James M Cain promoting a one man effort to popularize New York city catfish and its described gustatory joy as a lowly delicacy for middle Western and Southern readers.
The column catalogs Hollywood gossip from Dorothy Dell’s murder rumors to Lupe Velez breaking with Joan Crawford, John Barrymore illness, and marriages. It notes industry names like Walter Winchell, Buddy Mashke, and Nora associations while sketching Paris returns, catfish dishes, and the code crackdown on films.
The piece extols fried catfish and pompano as premier tastes in New Orleans cuisine. It also mentions Colorado mountain trout broiled soon after capture and notes Michael Arlen praising the dish while traveling to California. A mudcat is nicknamed with theatrical comparisons to Wilton Lackeye and Louis Sobol.
A fragmentary line by E. E. Paramore Jr compares dispersion to a spread described as Chinese. The brief text centers on a simile, without additional context or description.
William Wellman criticizes Bing Crosby for We're Not Dressing and favors Sally Rand as star. He envisions a wakeful night directing a film concept likened to Grand Hotel, planned to be shot in Central Park.
The report shows a maximum temperature of 89 degrees and a minimum of 65 degrees for the two hour period ending at 7 a.m. today.
Persons born on this day can be caustic in their language when sailing wrong or injustice, but they are not apt to let go of themselves.
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