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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1935
Page
4
The item notes Huey Long's rising prominence and the Republican party's dilemma as it teeters between progressive policies and alignment with Hoover era conservatism. It discusses the possible shifts of conservative eastern support versus western progressives and the difficulty of forming a unified stance.
Delegates to the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs Convention in Decatur are urged to tour Delano Park's rose garden. Mrs JD C Almon supervised the garden's development funded by civic service, with CWA and city prison labor contributing to planting and upkeep, showcasing civic pride.
The community honors Mrs. John D Wyker whose life stood as a benediction to others. She dedicated herself to relieving poverty and suffering with quiet service and personal modesty. A grateful people bow in sorrow as her years of faithfulness are celebrated.
The Opelika News argues for affordable hospital insurance in Alabama to ensure equitable access. It notes many ordinary earners cannot afford extended hospital stays and that insurance would prevent long term hardship, offer essential care, and reduce charity dependence.
Nye delivers a solemn warning to Republican Party members in North Dakota about progressiveness, contrasting his stance with that of some party brothers and urging caution within the ranks.
Samuel Simon Leibowitz urged Governor Graves to pardon the Scottsboro defendants or appoint a fact finding commission to decide further prosecution. The Alabama outlet scoffs at a New York lawyer instructing Alabama on its courts and questions ILD ties and the credibility of Leibowitz and his motives in the Scottsboro controversy.
In Florida spring turns to summer as a million dollar strawberry crop heads north and Alfred Du Pont dies at seventy from heart disease in his Jacksonville residence. The president backs Pacific defense expansion with air bases and a spread of bombing and pursuit planes for national security.
The article surveys the National Farmers Holiday Association and other movements, noting calls for a third political party and clashes with communists. It contrasts payroll builders like Henry Ford with militant plans and references Hitler's naval aims and regional conflicts. It ends with a snide note on Governor Graves and Leibowitz.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses the Roosevelt menu and the four cost levels from Circular No. 296. He emphasizes grains as the backbone, milk and eggs as key nutrients, and meats, fats, and fruits for balance and energy, noting cost and digestibility.
A collage of humorous vignettes on Easter aftermath fashion, courting tips, and everyday life. Dialogues feature a visiting girl and young man banter, advice columns, wage jokes at a bank, barber, and doctor, ending with a playful fare question about child fares.
The text notes that long fighting breeds hatred and distrust, with many patriots believing exaggerated lies such as Germans cutting off children's hands, reflecting how fear and propaganda distort perception during war.
Athens city clerk R A Smith reports about 100000 in building and improvement work now under way in Athens. Projects include a store and office building an apartment house several residences and numerous remodelings. Additional contracts including two more store buildings and another apartment house are expected within thirty days.
Venizelos led Greek forces in a late stage uprising facing royalist troops. The conflict centered on Crete and the mainland as rival factions clashed over control of government and territory, signaling a pivotal but unresolved civil confrontation.
14 year old twins Mark and Marion Thomas of Oskaloosa Oklahoma have yoked a historic oaken yoke from the California gold rush to two young calves named Huckleberry and Bonnie. The pair haul wood and, after school, pull a wagon load of local boys with the twins aboard.
Pete Dinkel searched for his cattle during a drought and found the cows in an underground ice house nibbling on straw packing used as insulation for the ice.
A reflective list of Broadway elites and notables with dining room preferences from 1914. It details how figures like Flo Ziegfeld, Diamond Jim Brady, Reginald Vanderbilt, George M. Cohan, Otto Kahn and others favored specific service quirks, from timing, seating, and waitstaff behavior to special requests and etiquette.
A detour off the main road becomes a needed nudge, reminding travelers that setbacks can guide us back to the clearer path. The moment reframes an inconvenience as a steering point toward better direction and growth.
A tribute praising a generous soul whose kindness spreads happiness. The speaker sees a guiding light that opens gates of love and wisdom, signaling joy and benevolent influence across the world.
The remark notes that in this world people must bear both good and bad, unlike the next world where such a balance may not apply.
Senate debates motion to take up anti lynching bill and resumes talks on ship subsidy and omnibus banking bills. House and committees discuss banking and prison-made goods competition. Senate yesterday faced continued filibuster and a rebuke to Ickes. President Roosevelt criticized disclosure of military information.
A new Athens fire truck arrived in Athens Alabama on Tuesday and was displayed in front of the newly completed full time paid fire department building. The old truck will serve as a second or emergency unit. Firemen’s quarters in the Municipal building are modern and ready for future growth.
Officer Walter Kohl collided with the road and was pitched from his motorcycle while chasing a motorist. He regained awareness and noted the street sign reading East Falling Heath Place.
An advertisement extols S S S Tonic as a cure for tiredness from low red blood cells. It claims the tonic stimulates gastric secretions and rebuilds oxygen carrying blood by providing minerals, with benefits including better digestion sleep and nerves.
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