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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1935
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes show an 1817 notice from the Pent Office of Alsbeana referencing an act from March 1678. The garbled text mentions dates in February 98 and June with unclear context and possibly a Kentucky journal source. The readable elements indicate historical administrative language and a press association watermark.
A fragment notes a two week period and a cry in the night reference. Details are sparse, with no clear event, location, or individuals named. The readable bits suggest a personal or community distress moment but lack full context.
The piece complains that extended taxes will bring wails across the countryside about government costs while public improvements proceed. It argues people resist paying yet demand services funded by taxes and warns delays harm future money for needed projects.
A terse entry from a tax collector’s office hints at growing misery and lack of justice as residents decry perceived power imbalances and unanswered appeals. The note signals rising frustration among locals.
The Montgomery Advertiser columnist Mullins argues against exaggerated drinking scenes in films, urging producers to avoid glamorizing alcohol. He states newspapers reach reason, but cinema shapes viewers’ senses, and he opposes censorship while protesting the home depicted as always cocktails.
A jumble of curiosities and grim news unfolds as Lloyd George quipery stirs debate, fifteen political heads are at stake, two women take their own lives, and a satirical note amid a syndicated feature signals shifting press power.
The telegram from Washington by Congressman P L Gassaway notes cheerful reports after his trip through Kansas Oklahoma and Texas praising good crops and prospective prosperity while recounting travel quirks such as a crowded railroad restaurant. It also predicts his future as Oklahoma governor.
Dr. Clendening explains the shift from nursing through the first summer to safe milk preparation. Contaminated cow milk carries germs that thrive in heat. boiling for three minutes and proper sterilization of bottles reduce infant mortality. Evaporated or powdered milks offer safe alternatives, while boiled whole milk remains optimal.
A collection of fragmented joke lines and banter features a nurse, a man, an actor, and other characters in light dialogue about hospitals, money, singing, and everyday life. The snippets include puns and social quips, with no single cohesive plot.
A mixed commentary piece cites cases in Ohio and New York, noting a murderer, a stiffer sentence, and prison terms. It contrasts Mrs. Phillips’s plea for peace with a death sentence and discusses longevity claims by figures such as Elihu Root and a Harvard professor. The ramble ends with pop culture reference to Shirley Temple and a Galapagos turtle.
Editor notes six pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening available from this paper for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles include 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 columnist argues against banning cocktails in films while noting the public’s exposure to prohibition. He contends the first drink is the hardest, urges temperance without preaching, and suggests movies should limit cocktails to a minimal role. He concedes softness at railroad towns may follow.
A father with four sons faced ruin after three older boys suffocated when a playmate allegedly slammed shut a truck refrigerator door. With no funds for burials, he planned to sell the dangerous unit but delayed. The incident urges teaching children not to trap others.
Paris riot leaves ten policemen hurt as about 250 laborers protest outside the Polish embassy against France’s expulsion of foreign workers. Similar unrest at the Polish consulate in Lille injures one gendarme. protesters use clubs and bottles. a woman bites a gendarme. Sixteen arrests reported.
Manuel Chalor a 31 year old trawler skipper was attacked by a 15 foot shark leaping into his boat off North Wildwood New Jersey. He was treated for a lacerated arm after crew members fought the shark with wood and the animal fled back into the sea.
A piece on Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, founder of modern public education and organizer of child activities with learning, commemorating the 100th anniversary of his death. Switzerland issued a 1927 stamp in his honor from the Pro Juventure series.
Walter Winchell reports on Hedda Hopper style salacious headlines as Broadway socialites swirl through divorces engagements and property deals. Celebrities such as Rudy Vallee Jack Kirkland Mary Kirk Brown Yvonne Shelton Lee Malsbury and Jacqueline Logan appear amid theatre rents parties and tax issues with figures from Standard Oil and the Piping Rock set in the mix. The Crossley Report lists radio toppers Fred Allen Major Bowes Jack Benny and Vallee among the top shows and stars.
An eclectic mix of gossip from early Hollywood circles includes Harold Ross selling New Yorker stock to Time, Leland Heyward avoiding a pose with Loretta Young, and Hepburn rumored to mind. Names like Garon, Hix, George Meerkers, Joan Carter-Waddell, and Betty appear amid alibis, premieres, and saloon quarrels.
A playful collage shows a woman boasting of catching husbands and keeping favorites, a Boy Scout report from the first camp night about restless sleepers, and a cheerful note on Doris announcing a new baby brother to a neighbor.
A reflection on how the bulk of public service by everyday people yields true lasting satisfaction, surpassing the recognition given to high profile figures. The piece honors those unseen efforts that sustain communities and deserve public regard.
Short humorous item noting a forty-one year old says life begins at forty and a nervous man in a Louisiana grocery tries to buy eggs while pretending to be Huey Long. The scene plays on aging and political impersonation in a comic exchange.
A reader asks the proper way to greet guests and notes common social exchanges. The dialogue touches on casual remarks about housekeeping and food prices, ending with a reflection on consistency in beliefs and behavior.
Betty White, who ended her engagement to a local assistant district attorney, is in London famed as the adored of Lord Mitcheham, one of the wealthiest peers. Michael Farmer courts Mrs. de Winton Wills as social headlines swirl around Riviera romances and high society intrigue.
Marion Cooley debuts new magic at the Atlantic Beach Club on the 29th. The item appears in a column of quirky showbiz notes and local happenings.
A chaotic column reports births and engagements at Edward P Joyces and Culbert Palmers. It notes Carvath Wells’s marital controversy and creditors, Adelaide Moffett’s liaison with Warren Johnson, and Wm Rhinelander Stewart’s toward Carole Lombard. It mentions attorney Salinger fearing Reno rumors, Sperber’s trip to Yarrop, and a Greenwich deb named Ducky Sloan amid a shocking ex star sleeping on park benches.
Beverly Parker shifts to Jos Paterno Jr and will soon obtain a license. Rob Light and Sandra Gould face miseries while Rosalie Fromson is courted by London Woolworth. Tamara Doriva of Havana threatens divorce as a groom names Lee Posney. Gypsy Markoff’s escort is Bermuda’s aide, not the Governor. Vivien Porter is too pretty. Antha Hoff and Red Dust owner teased. A midtown home hosts chaos of chorine gossip. Observations at the fight note police and Max, the new champ Baer exits with his seconds.
In Beckley West Virginia on June 19 Burley Napier a 20 year old held on a prohibition charge bolted from the jail door. Jailer Clayton Mills and his son pursued Napier for a mile until Napier was captured. Mills lost his shoes in the sprint but continued the chase barefoot.
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