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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1937
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows masthead details for The Decatur Daily with Tennessee Valley Printing Co involvement dates 1912 and 1917, billing as Associated Press member, subscription rates and postal classifications. Reads like a front-page notice noting publication claim and exclusive rights to republish news dispatches.
The piece compares Ohio Governor Davey to Cal Coolidge, noting his order to deploy the National Guard to allow work and end a strike. It argues the move pits labor, management, and public opinion, and predicts Davey could rise as a national figure while praising Gadsden and Birmingham area law enforcement amid local unrest.
The Gadsden Times rejects Birmingham News editorial suggestions that martial law is needed in Gadsden. It defends the city as a peaceful, growing community where labor tensions are misrepresented by outsiders.
Several local people plan to attend the Presbyterian encampment at Ovoca Tennessee next week. Miss Gladys Bernardi now visiting Birmingham returns for the weekend to relatives here. Mr and Mrs B B Cavnar and children Opal and Herman are visiting In Little Rock. Mrs W F Rauschenberg is at her Grant street home. Mrs G R Snavely of Roanoke Virginia visits her sister Mrs J B Harlow.
In Chicago on June 25 a New York City society advocates banning dogs from the city arguing they spread disease and should be sent to the country. The piece mocks anti dog cries, notes the columnist’s affection for pets, and recalls a pampered Pekinese in Manhattan that reacts badly to country life, illustrating the debate with humor.
Titonka editor Lee O. Wolfe returned from a 3200 mile trip to his West Virginia birthplace. It was his first vacation in 50 years, the only other time off being his Spanish American War service in Puerto Rico.
Mrs. J. F. Henninger told police a prowler, frustrated at being refused entry, turned a garden hose into the basement where she slept, soaking her. The incident occurred in Lincoln Nebraska on June 26.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains public education on recognizing acute appendicitis and when to seek medical help. He warns against self treatment such as cathartics, eating or drinking, and emphasizes early surgical intervention before shock or perforation.
A satirical exchange describes risks of speeding and boasts of immunity as a driver arrives with a rear view mirror on a bicycle. A Decatur resident, a quick truck driver, and a sarcastic hostess reflect on aging and reliability, each line illustrating haste and caution.
A taxi driver ran a red signal and grazed a bus in a high speed dash. He threatened a police officer, but was stopped when the officer hailed him and approached with a large handkerchief in hand. The incident highlights the dangers of reckless driving and the duty to stop.
A fragmented dialogue fragment describes a rough exchange where a policeman growls about a dropped handkerchief and a taunt about living cheaply, paired with a line about marriage costs and a pun on two living as cheap as one.
A fragmentary dialogue muses on rain and distance linking San Francisco to Hawaii while critiquing gendered costs. It hints at political nuance about money and authority, referencing presidents and a misnamed figure as a caricature of leadership.
The American Kennel Club reports 1936 registrations total 84 475 up from 72 400 in 1935. Cocker spaniels lead with 12 714, Boston terriers 10 587, Scottish terriers 8 359, then fox terriers and beagles. Greyhounds sixth, pekes seventh, chows eighth, English springer ninth, dachshunds tenth, Pomeranians eleventh, bulldogs twelfth, collies thirteenth. mongrels not listed.
A loud alarm and rushing fire engine reach Goetheville to find no blaze. A farmer explains spectacles dropped in a well prompted the visit as firefighters assist with pumping the well.
In a playful New Yorker exchange the group jokes about a 1939 New York Exposition and social circles. Miriam and Helen discuss friends while Maude boasts a wide network. Dialogue humorously touches news values and fashion as they weigh the king’s bedtime plans.
A scatter of cafe chatter and backstage rumors from New Yorks leisure spots. Items mention Walter Winchell style asides, socialites in Midtown and 52nd Street, and snippets about actors, singers, and industry happenings. The piece notes encounters at Longchamps Bols Gays and the Paradise, plus a tale of a starlet facing industry pressure and potential blacklist risks.
A vivid sketch of a city storm on Broadway where lightning and thunder drive crowds to shelter. The rain levels all classes as cabbies dash for fares and the legless man laughs at the panic while some fear Heaven and cling to faith amid the downpour.
A strangling artist and chorus girl separate amid financial strife until the chorus wife offers to support the forthcoming baby. Beyond, Hollywood gossip covers George Jean Nathan, Nunnally Johnson, Lee Tracy and others, with showbiz snippets and observations from Movietown and Washington critics.
A couple in formal dress leaves a venue with street murals in the background. The scene captures a stylish exit amid public art and urban surroundings.
The Winnipeg, returning to service from New Orleans after a sandbar strike, a ten day drydock repair, and a harbor fire, faced further postponements as a woman passenger delayed sailing to finish a beauty treatment and collect children from a movie.
James Brazell aged 70 from Oklahoma City joined a goodwill tour in Dallas after plans to pilot a plane shifted. He learned to fly in 1928 and prepared to take off before officials placed him as a passenger on another aircraft.
In Publlo Charles C. Wood failed to catch fish but retrieved a two-foot rattler from a rock crevice with a fishing line. He was bitten on the leg by the snake and used anti venom. The bite left only slight swelling as he killed the snake.
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