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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1937

Page

4

Senatorial Fears Over Anti-Lynching Bill Stir Debate

A Texas press voice warns Southern senators to remain vigilant as federal anti-lynching legislation faces renewed debate. It argues that Northern pandering to Black voters aims to force a nationwide measure, while Southern power could block it with filibuster tactics. The piece insists murderers in lynching, gang violence, and labor mobs all deserve accountability and calls for uniform federal action against all killers.

Senate South Congress Agirl Gadsdien Times

Temperature Dominates Conversation On Mosquito Fight

Temperature now dominates discussion as communities consider fighting malaria. Officials urge ensuring premises are free of standing water to reduce mosquito breeding and protect residents.

Wagner Act Needs Amendments to Avoid Troublemaker Role

The quote argues that the Wagner Act requires substantial amendments. without changes the bill will remain a constant source of trouble, failing to meet its intended function.

Tennessee Valley Horse Show Heads to Benson Field

The Tennessee Valley Horse Show unfolds tonight at Benson Field as the state’s premier regional event in North Alabama. St John's Episcopal Church members contributed to its leadership role, inviting Decatur residents to attend and contribute to a showcase that outshines similar towns in Alabama.

Benson Field Alabama St. John's

Vast jamboree cooks 75 000 meals daily in Washington

Report notes that the Boy Scouts of America national jamboree in Washington from June 30 to July 9 will serve about 75 000 meals daily. Twenty five kitchens will feed 816 provisional troops with 250 tons of food daily including 900 bushels potatoes and large daily quantities of bread milk butter sugar and canned vegetables.

Washington Mother Boy Scouts of America Washington, D. C

Congress Debates Federal Anti lynching Law Divides Senate

The Times reports conflicting signals on the anti lynching bill with some observers claiming the measure is doomed for this session while others note strong Senate Judiciary Committee support. Opposition comes from Senator Wagner Van Nuys among others reflecting regional divides and voter expectations.

the Times Washington Senate Judiciary Com Wagner-Van Nuys

Broadway Higgins Company at Princess theatre this week

From The Daily of June 29 1925 the Broadway Higgins Company is playing on the stage at Princess theatre this week with 12 people in the company. Miss Christine Simrell has returned from Murfreesboro Tenn. W J Garnett is in Florida Ben Bloodworth vacations at Red Boiling Springs Tenn Thomas Bowles Jr Bennie Malone attend a boys camp in the Adirondacks Miss Ruth Clarke of Nashville visits Miss Gladys Garnett.

Higgins Company Princess Theatre Christine Simrell Murfreesboro, Tenn Ben Bloodworth Red Boiling Springs, Tenn Thomas Bowles, Jr Bennie Malone the Adirondacks Ruth Clarke Nashville Spencer Garnett O. P. Stinson Gladys Garnett

Monkeyshines on island draw letter on beer and politics

A Brooklyn man writes to defend the president and Democratic congressmen over a newspaper tale of a vacation on an island. He and his wife clash over beer, monkeyshines, and propriety while debating political propriety and gender roles.

Joe Turp Brooklyn Ethelsea United States Ethel Jook Mthel Neane Asylum Lodge Soupy Kline Nervy

They're Just Alike Robbery Repeats in Chicago

Harry H Charvis, owner of a city shoe store, was robbed by the same gunman at the same location. The thief took $18 from the cash register and $3 from Charvis' pocket, using the same technique as a prior robbery. Charvis identified a familiar face to police.

City Island Kline Ethel Sugar Plum Chicago Harry H. Charvis Charvis

Air Filter May Be Used To Aid Hay Fever

Medical note explains using window air filters to cut pollen intake for hay fever patients. It cites experiments showing reduced pollen and bacteria in filtered rooms, advises vacuuming and removing dust sources, and suggests allergen-proof bedding encasings to minimize year round symptoms.

Logan Clendening

Office Cat by Junius

A sequence of humorous quips and social gags about old-fashioned domestic life. The text mocks new gadgets and contrasts maternal guidance with daughters, includes a college joke, tombstone quip, and reflections on patience, love, and male ingenuity.

Fragmented proverbs and eccentric vignettes amid miscellaneous quotes

A jumble of humorous lines and aphorisms. Tales of misheard stories and odd exchanges appear, including a restaurant moment, a prize fighter hat, and reflections on time and political impression. The mix preserves a local flavor of pithy witticisms.

Occult or Explainable Dog Death Howl Tale

A reader recalls a black collie that at her mother’s death room window uttered a mournful howl and then refused to enter the room again. The writer notes many dog owners have heard a similar eerie death howl and seeks a normal explanation without endorsing the paranormal.

McNaught Syndicate

Pluck and Pluck The Path of a College Freshman

A playful dialogue centers on student life and ambition. A visitor questions a dormitory’s purpose while a freshman describes the green house and a halfback seeks balance between studies and sports. The piece ends noting life’s constant troubles despite comfort.

Green House

Kisses Through Time from Many Lands and Laws

Walter Winchell echoes a playful compendium on kissing from ancient to modern times. It cites customs and laws in Norway Iceland Paraguay Connecticut and Georgia and notes figures like Lt. Hobson the Merrimac captain and Darwin on origins.

Unclear excerpt reports break in home invasion tale

Segmented OCR text shows a crime anecdote involving G Harper who visits a woman and describes fleeing after entering, with a dog deemed vicious and the oven activated. The fragmentary language limits full context and outcome.

G. Harper

Pred Rawlings Suffered Repeated Leg Breaks in Crippling Accidents

In Macon Georgia on June 29 Pred Rawlings describes his right leg as a recurring injury. Once broken in a car crash ten years ago he used a crutch. A second fracture followed last year, then a fall injured the limb again. A recent auto wreck near Jacksonville Florida Sunday resulted in a broken leg.

Macon

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Claims Quick Malaria Relief

An old advertisement urges readers to use Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic at the first chill or fever, claiming quick relief from malaria and chills. It highlights tasteless quinidine and iron, promotes the tonic as pleasant to take, and notes 50c and $1 sizes in drug stores.

Grove

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