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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1936
Page
4
The fragment notes second class mailing dates for Decatur Alabama and cites Associated Press attribution. It mentions Associated Free and re publication rights for despatches and uses garbled lines about latest news and Atlante. The exact event or story is unclear from the text.
The Kentucky liquor tax was raised ahead of Derby Day to boost state revenue as Louisville anticipates near record attendance. Hotel operators and others are planning lavish entertainment for revelers expected to have money to spend.
The Daily questions the two thirds rule despite Parley’s optimism and argues its fate hinges on fair delegate power. It notes Democratic rules give Pennsylvania heft despite GOP votes and suggests the South and East must trade delegate influence to reduce fights and improve chances.
The Daily notes the Tennessee Valley can vote for the presidential nominee directly, a break from past practice. Franklin Delano Roosevelt has filed his candidacy in Alabama and is a candidate in the Democratic primary there, with many valley residents favoring his bid.
Editorials in the Alabama Courier and Tri Cities Daily signal shifts in the eighth district contest with Malone’s Limestone county gains and Morgan county backing a “home man” candidate. Observers note Colbert county loyalty to Simpson and growing cross county support for Baynard Malone across Jackson, Madison, Morgan, and Lawrence counties.
Arthur Brisbane notes a coming clash over labor opportunities and economic shifts as youth in Russia faces scrutiny. The column hints at political and industrial tensions shaping public life today.
In a public call the Democratic voters of Alabama are urged to show strong support for Roosevelt in the May 5 primary. The Daily urges a large majority to demonstrate backing of the Roosevelt administration and to counter critics inside and outside the party.
A sweeping LA Times column argues Massachusetts GOP victory signals party unity for 1936, notes a Townsend independent bid as unlikely, and critiques leaders like Huey Long. It praises industrial growth with Sloan Motors planning a major plant and airplane factory, while warning about federal prisons and economic limits on government purchases. It ends with reflections on global leaders Farouk and Mussolini, Russian youth, and Montesquieu.
Dr Logan Clendening describes famine osteomalacia seen after the war, a bone absorbing illness from calcium scarcity. Symptoms include joint pain, walking difficulty, spontaneous fractures, and rapid recovery with balanced diet and cod liver oil. He warns against long restricted diets and notes broader societal impacts of war.
J S Klein reports no official commemorative stamps or cachet for the Queen Mary voyage on May 27. Collectors may designate covers with By S S Queen Mary, mailing rules apply to England and the United States, and cancellations will not be provided aboard. Also notes Hindenburg airship postage and Bermuda Georgians.
The piece presents a May ritual of editors checking spellings and a scattered collage of humorous lines and social quips. It includes snippets about pay, moral rebukes, and a playful domestic exchange between a husband and wife, ending with a jab at wife’s duty to speak well of her husband.
Mr Isaac Hughes aged 96 planned to take his sixteen month old son Franklin Roosevelt Hughes to a baby show in Goldsboro. His wife and newborn could not go. His first wife died after a 53 year marriage leaving sixteen children.
Fragmentary quips mix market talk and a colored preacher call and response. The text appears as stray interjections from a sermon with references to tipsters and self-improvement, lacking complete sentences or context.
A fragmented dialogue notes a timid woman who hired a boatman to cross a river and recalls past crossings. The piece blends anecdote with fleeting quips about thinking, drinking, and quick money making schemes, ending with a stray reference to an underwear ad.
SENATE in recess Finance committee hears treasury experts on tax bill. Air safety committee receives testimony from Amelia Earhart. HOUSE continues general debate on navy appropriation bill.
The text reflects on colonial possession and native land, noting Puerto Ricans’ confusion over country ownership. It cites Froude describing an island with natives on one side and England on the other, leading to decay of native wharves and buildings.
Finance committee heard Secretary Morgenthau push increases in an $803 million revenue bill. The House passed a Senate approved bill adding $1.25 million to cover war minerals relief interest claims, opened general debate on a navy appropriation bill, and the Appropriations Committee reported a navy bill totaling $531,068,707.
A playful scene shows a boy crying from crying not sadness but pretending with an onion during a game. An elder questions their claim while the boy insists they are merely playing with produce from the kitchen.
A pondering piece explores motivations behind a man choosing to dine on the very dish his wife prepares for supper, highlighting routine, possibility of leftovers, and kitchen dynamics.
A collage of Broadway nightlife with Max Schmeling Sally Eilers Lawrence Tibbett Kitty Carlisle and Harold Lloyd among stars at Leon Eddie’s and the Commodore. Street scenes gossip and theatre chatter mix with social ironies and a wary eye on Prohibition era culture.
Sheriff J P Williams in Clayton Alabama defends his enforcement of bone dry laws after a grand jury criticized him. He circulated an open letter stating the jury drank the beer he submitted as evidence.
Cardui is a vegetable medicine claimed to relieve functional periodic pain nervousness and weakness from poor nourishment. A Taylors woman reports six bottles reduced cramping pain headaches chills and misery, improving her health and regularity.
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