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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1936
Page
4
The Decatur Daily is published each afternoon except Sunday in Decatur Alabama with Associated Press rights and republication rules noted. The paper acknowledges copyright and reprints news from AP and credited sources in its pages.
The editorial reflects on rising government costs and taxpayer burdens, noting federal and local spending, debt, and future generations. It highlights postwar relief trends, then shifts to Reverend Ernest N. Hart leaving Decatur for Owensboro, Kentucky, praised for community service and youth work.
The text notes a total bonus payment of 1,115,000 dollars in Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone counties, with over a million dollars in Decatur. Veterans plan to use the money for homes, mortgages, furniture, autos, or financial security. Merchants expect bulk spending through proactive service and sales across real estate, autos, and furniture sectors.
June 26 marks the second annual Tennessee Valley Horse Show at Benson Field. The year eight event expects larger prizes and a bigger crowd, drawing Morgan County and wider valley support for a regional show.
Decatur Chamber of Commerce invites new members year round. Join now to display the chamber insignia on the front door, signaling public trust and community involvement.
The city sees more people at play as open lots across Decatur are repurposed into public playgrounds from former weed-filled spaces, reflecting a shift toward outdoor recreation and community use.
A reflective note warns to swim safely and not overexert. It counsels reasonable effort and avoids straining to impress others, emphasizing balance with natural limits.
The column reflects on Arthur Brisbanes musings including Chestertons death from heart disease at sixty two and weight, plus social bites on Dionne quintuplets, a mother cat tragedy, bonus bonds to veterans, pests and war debt.
A study presented at an American Medical Association exhibit compares germs on clothes washed in nine typical homes versus commercial laundries. Results show home laundries carry far more bacteria per cc than commercial ones, especially in June to September, aided by higher water use and more rinses in laundries.
The 1866 Lissa battle saw Admiral Tegetthof’s small fleet sink the Italian Reina d Italia after Ferdinand Rex rammed her. A victory feast led to a deducted voucher, prompting the admiral’s removal from command and a long leave of absence.
A humorous vignette shows Smith nicked shaving and his wife’s plaster gag. Office smiles follow as colleagues note the cheek mark. A string of one liners touches on compliments, Montaigne, cherry pie, and a lazy pig with a buzzing bee tale.
Editor notes seven pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening can be obtained for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A collage of quirky quips and workplace woes from a small town, including a husband joking about handicaps in a match, a local man musing on perfect social systems and imperfect people, diners and waiters bantering over meals, and miscellaneous scenes from everyday life.
June 17 report notes Rock Island firemen know how to fight fires but lack a needed short tool or procedure, leaving standards unsettled as crews prepare for emergencies.
Senate debates a ship subsidy bill while the House tackles miscellaneous legislation. A special committee continues the Townsend old age pension inquiry. Yesterday the housing bill passed. The Military Affairs Committee studied a New York Harbor airport bill. The Vinson bill regulating the bituminous coal industry passed and moved to the Senate. The Rates Committee reported the Walsh Healey bill establishing minimum labor standards in government contracts.
A brief cartoonish remark notes that excess politicians hinder relief efforts as an office boy keeps to his post around the corner. The line playfully contrasts efficiency with political meddling in relief work.
Gladys George and other stars dominate the page with talk of marriages and separations. Rumors link George to a wealthy groom, Teddy Lynch to Paul Getty, Mary Pickford to Buddy Rogers, and more, with editors debating sensational claims and court twists.
A string of entertainment notes run through 20th Century Fox profits Margaret Sullivan Universal Stage Door Hoover salaries and more. Tensions rise as Hepburn Parker Lily Pons Dietrich and others swirl in rumors and legal actions.
The item references a revived Jeart Harlow-Bill Powell myth tied to a move near his residence and a claimed non merger. It lists Frances Langford's lasting crush on Bill Chase, notes Universal's Parole as a harsh critique of parole systems, and cites Paul Muni earning 200000 on Good Earth with Makeups by Jack Dawn at 50 per hour. It mentions Arthur Stebbins, Ann Darling, and Gilda Gray in ongoing project chatter and hints at a South American husband influencing U.S. film access.
In Cleveland on June 17 Jack Fuschmann, 13, and teammates from the Lucky 7 baseball team ordered shirts bearing the team name and a pair of dice. The shirts arrived small and the dice totaled six, prompting Jack to ask an assistant prosecutor to intervene.
Roy Franklin of Amherst drifts toward the Texas centennial on a 500 mile journey astride his Jersey bull Joe. After 47 days on the road he reached the Dallas outskirts and figured half a day would bring him to the centennial gates.
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