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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1935
Page
4
A terse wartime style note mentions Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, raft dodger, with a brief aside about pleas set up occasionally. The item reflects Associated Press attribution and era reporting.
A reflective quotation assigns the burden of paying success's costs to the mood that funds it, framing financial strain as an emotional toll. The Washington Star cites a somber observation on wealth and well-being without a concrete event or date.
A clipped remark from the Cincinnati Times-Star notes Benito Mussolini appears to have misplaced Abyssinia amid ongoing central European turmoil and heightened tensions in the region.
A Washington Post remark dismisses global decline as a concern for others, noting a casual stoicism toward societal turmoil and uncertainty. The line suggests personal detachment amid upheaval, framing the world as something others may fret over.
A rough-edged take notes that despite bravado about crossing oceans by air, public display and hype dominate the conversation, while practical barriers and risks remain understated. The piece contrasts daring talk with cautious reality in aviation dreams.
New York officials use court reading to refute conflict in evidence about Dr. John F. Condon known as Jasper in the Lindbergh case. The Daily notes the move as an unusual method to clear up disputed points. Dr. Condon testified in the Hauptmann trial that he identified Hauptmann as the ransom fund receiver. The grand jury record transcript shows he did not make that statement as credited by a juror.
The Decatur community resists offers to establish a college here unless funded and planned by serious donors. Local chatter about using the Joe Wheeler dam reservoir to attract a crew team grows from a suggestion into a test of Decatur’s willingness to invest.
Local reports indicate a surge in chain letter activity with various gimmicks circulating by mail. Postal authorities warn against the practice as residents, including some sending coins or cash, participate in the fad, which appears to spread quickly.
The article argues that chain letters promise universal refunds and postage profits if perfectly followed, but real risk remains that chains break and someone profits. It notes human tendency to expect gains from nothing and warns against trusting such schemes.
Atticus Mullin of the Montgomery Advertiser analyzes Alabama tax shifts during a four year downturn. He notes public utilities saw smaller assessment declines than general property and discusses state versus county assessment practices, plus implied potential tax hikes for utilities.
Fragmentary column by Arthur Brisbane mentions warnings about leadership and safety valve, with illegible references to Goerin Land Lakes and the press syndicate. Core idea centers on caution in political or international posture.
The world watches Germany as Goering proclaims blood as currency to honor dead, while England fears secret German air factories and a fleet of submarines. Britain plans to build a larger air force. U S Chamber of Commerce asks for a congratulatory message from the president, hinting at increased union control.
In year one the president spoke to the U S chamber of commerce, year two he sent a message read by its president, and year three he sends nothing. The rift within the lute grows. Mr Green of the AFL voices support for the chamber if the president is not wanted.
The article notes debates in the chamber of commerce over aid for the aged and pension opposition as an example of conservatism. May Day in New York shows large police presence but little trouble. Socialists gathered in Union Square while Atticus criticizes utilities and the "soak the rich" slogan recedes as wealth acts to sustain profits.
Dr Logan Clendening reviews approaches to weight loss noting diet alone yields about 15 pounds in three months with 20 to 60 pounds lost in some cases. Adding thyroid or dinitrophenol only helps when combined with diet, while using them alone without diet shows limited or no sustained weight loss.
A fragment discusses new tinted nail colors like Junise Dull gold and iridescent purple, notes ongoing popularity of sable and jet among car repair crews, critiques traffic light models, and mentions statistics of 36 000 deaths and 882 000 injuries from 1934 auto crashes.
A celebration features seven hundred planes over Moscow and hundreds of tanks described as land battleships capable of carrying heavy guns. Voroshilov, Russia’s defense minister, notes talks, air power, and a vast troop array while warning incendiaries of war and asserting readiness to defend peace.
The passage argues that if Voroshiloff led U S defense he would acknowledge limited preparedness and threaten potential attacks, while Roosevelt is expected to establish an encircling ring of air bases and airships, changing strategic conditions.
The editor announces six pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening are available for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. The topics include Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Senate in recess. Appropriations subcommittee studies naval appropriation bill. House debates omnibus banking bill. Senate yesterday debated bonus bill. Munitions committee reported anti war profits bill. Agriculture committee reported out Frazier Lemke farm mortgage bill. Debated omnibus banking bill.
A local distillation of crash statistics notes peak fatal incidents from 5 to 6 pm with male drivers suffering more fatal accidents than females. It cites stopping distances at 20, 40 and 60 mph, defect rates, costs rivaling fire losses and public schools, and a one in three child risk of injury or death.
In Philadelphia on May 4 a year after Carl Einbinder a butcher faced a grand jury probe into the bureau of weights and measures which led to a shake up with 23 inspectors dismissed Einbinder was fined 100 for giving short weight in a meat sale
Westminster Presbyterian members were reminded that Sunday is Roll Call Sunday. The morning service will include the roll call of membership and attendees were urged to be present and answer their names. The aim was to set a record attendance under the slogan do your part.
Two inspectors bought six pounds of ham at his store and charged it was five ounces light. Binbinder called it an accident.
Poem reflecting on newfound kindness and moral insights from daily encounters. The speaker notes lessons from a blind companion, flowers, a heliotrope gift, and simple actions that reveal God’s approval of ordinary things. The verse closes with a stark statistic about automobile deaths exceeding soldiers killed in action.
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys critics and performers across Ruth Etting FDR and Edgar Lee Masters while praising Mark Hellinger and Ray Noble. The piece traces Pulitzer debate, Hollywood changes, and oddities from Chicago gunman Paul Harmon to moving pictures history.
Charles March stage work opening Friday features long excerpts from The Prophet and Hamlet with Tschaikowsky’s Symphony Pathetique. Critics applauded the insertions but condemned the author’s own writing intrusions. Burton Rascoe and Elmer Rice denounced critics’ behavior at premieres.
A provincial lecturer markets himself as the man who put Clarence Darrow and Walter Winchell in their place. James the editor notes his paper thrives without clowns and paragraphers and muses that readers might prefer Lippmann to Winchell. Woollcott argues writing about a person is honor, though the issue shows the limits of that view.
A witty exchange contrasts booster tones of wartime with press integrity. A man and woman joke about forgiveness for colors and defy a biased press claim while Edwin L. James critiques sensational headlines.
A hen on the Nicholas Mosier farm in Attica New York acts as a nursemaid to two ten day old kittens. The hen shelters the kittens with her wings whenever the mother cat leaves them. The kittens hatched in the hen’s nest and rely on her care.
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