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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1934
Page
8
Department reports total farm benefit payments at 16 million dollars with about seven million in half the disbursed sums. Cotton aided 4.3 million. other crops show smaller allocations. Projections indicate similar totals for upcoming disbursements amid rising farmer income.
Three deputy sheriffs conducted three raids Monday afternoon, arresting one man and seizing hundreds of gallons of mash. A still in operation was found and shut down near the site, with deputies pouring out the mash.
In a 1934 style piece, Maureen O'Sullivan is praised as naturally curly with undisturbed waves after swimming. The article explains how to reset waves without a cap by pressing and combing hair, forming ridges, and pinching sections before air drying for durable curls.
Richard C. DuPont of Wilmington broke the world distance record for glider flying by soaring 165 miles from Elmira to Somerset in six hours and ten minutes. He launched at 11:15 p m and landed at 5 05 p m, flying a Bowlus DuPont sea plane. The flight followed ideal glider weather with twenty five gliders in the air.
G. P. Banniza, manager of Crescent Amusement Company local operations, will travel to Nashville Wednesday to attend the finals of the companys all-system beauty contest.
In Decatur central business district on Saturday a round white gold broach with diamond chips was lost. Finder asked to call 517 to return it.
The draft proposal by McAdoo in California would charge defaulters $1000 for each passport unless travel is US interests. The State Department balked, the Senate dismissed it, while French officials fretted at the gesture amid broader debates over the Wagner Labor Board and National Labor Board roles in industrial relations.
Vanderbilt University economist Dr. Gus Dyer told a Chicago convention that the New Deal is an old design doomed to failure. He cited historic attempts in France Germany and Britain and warned the Tennessee Valley Authority will bankrupt itself. He denounced collective bargaining and noted delays in AAA rebate checks to processors as political maneuvering. Senator Jimmy Byrnes was urged to quit his quiet summer as Roosevelt pressed him to lead campaign investigations.
An advice page outlines home beauty recipes using peroxide and ammonia for a slender look, tips on rouge application, and hair styling. It also gives pricing for Miss Glad's pamphlets on figure and beauty culture and notes additional topics from Miss Grady's daily column with mailing costs.
A Decatur district meeting will be held at the Flint Methodist church next Tuesday to discuss Revivals. Rev J W Archer of Somerville will be the principal speaker.
Mr and Mrs J W Flowers and their daughter Mary Ruth spent the past weekend in Columbia Tennessee visiting friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Kent left Monday morning for a vacation trip to Columbia Tennessee where they will visit as guests of her mother Mrs. E. A. Beard.
Frank Pearson of Moulton receives a letter from his brother Pred Pearson written at sea on June 16 from on board the St. Pennland. The note details voyage plans from New York to Halifax Paris Marseilles and Egypt with eight travelers including Rosa Lee Wells Amy Hooper Elizabeth Yokeley and Robert Black among others. The letter also notes calm seas good food and anticipation of sightseeing in Paris and Havre before continuing to Egypt.
Probate Judge B L Malone announced after a long distance call that pension warrants for Confederate veterans will be ready for distribution on Monday. Warrants may be picked up at the probate judge’s office and at the Citizens Bank in Hartsville.
Miss Annett Ricketts returns to her home in Columbus after visiting Mrs J W Plowers.
A fashion writer urges the new bride to choose simple, elegant gowns in silk for luncheon and tea, noting how clothing reflects personality and boosts confidence. Examples include crepe marocain “Lady,” flat crepe silk “Tres chic,” and ankle-length printed silk frocks, with specific gowns named and styled for various social occasions.
Harriman Hosiery Mills, among the largest plants to lose the Blue Eagle, closed its Harriman, Tennessee, plant at 3 30 p m Monday. A posted notice cites Gen Hugh Johnson and the NRA as wrecking the concern and making its operation impossible. Attorney T Asbury Wright Jr says 653 employes affected and that the company will not submit to demands including discharging workers to for new strikers.
Miss Dorothy Walker daughter of Carl Walker of Somerville underwent an appendicitis operation at Baugh's Infirmary Monday and is reported to be doing well today.
Air conditioned cars are now placed in Memphis L. and M trains Nos 1 4 7 8 101 and 104. W S Lightfoot general passenger agent states cars are cooled and dining cars and additional air cooled cars will be added beginning in July on the Pan American line.
The governor directed department heads to grant all employees a two week vacation with pay this summer. The time frame runs between now and September 1 and may be carried on as usual.
Reader describes chronic back trouble and frequent car duis with Cardui providing greater nausea relief during those episodes, suggesting its perceived soothing effect compared with other remedies.
Genuine McCormack Dear ing Mower parts offered by H and H Machine Works in Moulton. They provide machine work including cylinder grinding, electrical and acetylene welding services.
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