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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1935
Page
4
A fragment from the Decatur Daily Record printed in Alabama announces subscription rates and general publication details from the Senisee Valley Printing Co Inc. It includes a date line referencing 1912 and mentions postal service and subscription rates for daily delivery by carrier or mail.
The commentary criticizes political prognostications as largely unreliable with only minor accuracy. It notes the nation faces mixed signals and questions the credibility of the latest figures cited.
Fifty years ago on June 19 1685 the statue gift from France arrived in New York to commemorate a centenary. The piece recalls the long building time and the emblem of friendship between nations. The piece contrasts warm tribute with present financial cautions about debt and loans.
The piece argues comics shape youth perception and cites the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping as evidence. It praises comics for teaching observation and restraint, citing Elsie Robinson and the Tacoma case, and claims child readers learn to stay cool through adventurous, nonviolent storytelling.
A quirky column notes Mr Morgan’s Miniéures and Mrs Coo Eats Cake with Mr Dubos Fights Nature and Mr Long Wants Chunks in a playful, fragmentary domestic vignette.
J Pierpont Morgan of New York plans a London sale of 800 miniatures including Holbein works. A two inch paper fragment may fetch about 15000 dollars as Morgan argues art adds value beyond mere objects. Also notes Eva Coo’s birthday before her execution and engineer Bernard DuBos’ drought and sandstorm research.
The piece discusses DuBos proposed artificial waterspout costing about 10 million dollars and needing 600000 tons of cement to draw moisture laden air for dust storm and drought control. It contrasts this with a senate rejection of a five trillion dollar year wealth tax and notes echoes of ancient times. It questions government efficiency and funding.
Walter Winchell on Broadway reviews a string of society and show business anecdotes. The column recounts braggadocio bets, theatrical boasts, a hungry tramp, a baby’s smile, and a famous society woman’s scandalous diary disclosure amid a custody fight.
In a small town a couple argues over their infant’s future careers a lawyer or surgeon. Meanwhile New York City expands its payrolls with thousands of new hires costing the city hundreds of millions, as politicians face rising tax concerns during the Depression era.
In Paris a riot left ten policemen hurt as angry laborers protested expulsion of foreign workers aimed at keeping French jobs for Frenchmen. A bystander reports a lady struck a policeman during the unrest.
The commentary notes Britain seeks counsel from the United States on the North China crisis. It warns Britain has wide Asian interests and calls Britain’s approach a gentle invitation while cautioning against the United States becoming an easy mark, even as the Philippines’ status is questioned.
A father argues with a tramp over his son's future, the father wanting surgeon, lawyer, or statesman. The tramp offers no side, saying destiny will decide. The boy’s name is revealed as John Dillinger.
A late night scene in a 52nd street venue features Beryl Wallace from Sketch Book among a group of loafers. She coolly suggests nights like these deserve a book of Chinese philosophy the girl you love and a quart of wine.
A former chorus girl Hazel Donnelly wed Sherman Winkere of the Stork Club after he quietly courted her by opening a drug store near her Bronx home and spotlighting his presence with large lights. Their romance began when she patronized the shop and he waited on her.
Critics clash over The Scoundrel release saying it moves too fast for mass audiences. Writer Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur with star Noel Coward face praise from trade press while Louis Norden of New Theater finds the arty theme echoes Mary Pickford’s Why Not Try God.
The piece notes Mark Hellinger, a local neighbor, placing a $200 bet at even money that Baersmamiten would KO Jimmy Braddock. It emphasizes Hellinger’s prefight efforts to persuade Broadway patrons to take his wager and hints at public interest in the bout.
Dr. Logan Clendening outlines summer infant digestion issues from milk related infections to mild diarrhea. Treatments vary by severity, emphasizing rest and water over food, with boiled cool water and barley water as options, and avoiding cathartics unless spoiled milk is involved.
The editor notes six pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening are available for 10 cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope for return. The titles are Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Night Watchman Edwin Stringer found a drunk unable to walk and wheeled him to the city jail on a wheelbar row. In court Judge Herman Ganschow fined the prisoner and ordered the one wheel patrol wagon kept at the jail for future use.
Senator James Couzens of Detroit pledged 550000 dollars to the federal government to finance a 1000 acre residence colony for part time industrial workers in the Detroit area. The announcement notes the gift aims to support housing for workers nearby.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Yale University in New Haven. The ceremony occurred today, highlighting Glass as a dauntless leader of the independent force of intelligent public opinion.
A widow reveals her husband spied on her lovers, exposing a controlled life and the motive behind her death. The tale centers on a legally separated groom who acted as a paid observer of her movements, unveiling a motive driven by fear and control.
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