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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1934
Page
2
An irregular snippet mentions a second stam tie involving Baisea and a National Advertising Representative. Details are unreadable, but the fragment suggests a formal dispute or tie related to advertising representation. The scant text provides no clear names beyond Baisea and a national advertising contact.
Children urged to pick up litter and keep Delano Park clean. Volunteers note less paper strewn about and fewer kids tramping on grass, as paths stay clear and park upkeep improves.
Last Saturday a youth day event gathered visitors from Morgan Lawrence and Lime One counties with participation from Decatur. The day drew favorable comments from hosts and guests alike and organizers indicate they are in favor of repeating the event in the near future.
The NRA News reports that counting public works and emergency workers as employed, unemployment in the United States fell 39.2 percent from March 31, 1988 to March 31, 1994, from 12,208,000 to 8,021,000, with declines in manufacturing, minerals, and factory sectors noted.
The speaker argues that defeating the depression requires continued support for President Roosevelt. The NRA moves into enforcement and price stabilization, with aims to reduce unemployment and end long labor hours. lasting work is needed to prevent further business and commerce decline.
Ex candidate and editor Grover Hall of The Montgomery Advertiser describes his campaign for probate judge in Montgomery County. He notes varied voter types from open supporters to silent, sullen, and curious observers while calling a campaign like a Mardi Gras due to masked faces and fluctuating opinions.
Arthur Brisbane reflects on American resilience and progress from 1776 onward. He notes many dull plodding individuals finding success while others chase spectacle, and suggests a temporary unwind as Congress adjourns. He emphasizes ongoing national progress despite strikes and panics.
The speaker argues the United States has functioned well overall without permanent class divisions and that many ideas should be tried, including letting the country run itself for a while, while preserving the few good policies and avoiding caste-like inequities. The Astors are cited as an example of shifting fortunes.
The piece argues air bootlegging from British West Indian Islands to Florida and other states profits from liquor and drugs, aided by immigrant smuggling. It describes pilots paid per trip, counts liquor cargo, and warns dirigibles like the Macon should not be used in war or attack roles. It likens a dirigible to a milk cow against a dog fight and calls for strict limits on such airships.
In Sapulpa Oklahoma a father of eight allegedly tried to poison his wife and all eight children and himself but could not buy enough strychnine. All ingested the poison and three children died. He asked police to shoot him saying they cannot explain why they ask for food. He claimed some depths of good intentions not reaching his family.
The article outlines tensions in Washington as Untermyer presses for a securities bill while Pecora rejects a proposed alliance. It notes the Securities Act drafted by Houston Thompson, the split strategy with Roosevelt and Senate risk, and mentions figures like Morgan, Wolman, and Helvering amid a broader NRA and liquor enforcement reshuffle.
An essay explores the idea of a transparent person and imagines visible kidney and liver functions. It explains how kidneys pulse blood through glomeruli and how the liver processes blood from the intestines, acting as filter and factory, with the liver handling vast blood flow daily. An editor’s note promotes six Dr. Clendening pamphlets available for purchase.
A decade ago the Twin Cities cleanup campaign fostered in Albany by the Chamber of Commerce and in Decatur by the P T A proved highly successful prompting plans to formalize the effort as a permanent organization. Edwin Wiggins returns to Birmingham after a visit. Mrs J H Crosbie returns home to Hartselle after visiting daughters Mrs R M McGrathery and Mrs Grady Sherrill. Andrew Tooney named one of two Tennessee students bound for Annapolis from the district, selected from 33 classmates. Young Buttrey, son of J A Buttrey of Albany, gains prominence in Tennessee prep circles for athletics and academics. Mrs C Foote visits relatives in Birmingham and Montgomery this week.
Persons born on this day are rather hard to please but show much affection. The reading notes sensitivity and warmth in personal relationships.
Readable fragments indicate a Republican parent group or event with a private meeting or statement. Names and places are unclear, but the tone suggests local political involvement and parental concerns. Further text needed for clarity.
A list of assorted farm produce and meats with prices. Items include eggs, butter, sweet potatoes, Irish and new potatoes, turnips and greens, black walnuts, and native dressed veal cow and heifer. Prices shown per pound bushel or dozen as listed.
C O McIntyre surveys New York elations from salesmen talks to vaudeville ghosts and aging poets. He notes Broadway decadence near 47th Street and records odd price lists for poultry and ham in a bustling city vignette brimming with names and dates.
Prices delivered in Birmingham show mixed results across eggs, poultry, cattle, and hogs. Leghorn hens advance 1c, colored and large eggs rise, broilers vary by group, corn and oats advance 1 to 1 ". Cattle ranges list prime beef type steers and heifers at 4 to 4c, mixed range at 2 to 3c, various cow and calf classes with assorted gains. Hog prices span 2.60 to 8.50 with hogs gaining 10c in the latest report.
A fragmentary Variety style note describes a scene with coffee shop chatter and vivid yet odd detail. It mentions a “silver lettered” object a mug and a volatile crew noted for honesty, ending with a reference to the Algonquin.
A fragment recalls a vaudeville routine with a persistent hold and a sensory mix of pug dog and puff sleeve as part of the act. The tone hints at stagecraft and comic physical theater from a past variety show.
A shopper recalls buying a dollar umbrella in a rain shower at a subway entrance. An attendant retrieves it shouting down the street, while every borrower returns it promptly. The umbrella even arrived back by special messenger after twenty minutes.
A Woodside New York mother claims to have lost 64 pounds in a year by taking Kruschen in hot water each morning. She says she now weighs 126 pounds and appears younger, with friends noting the dramatic change. The ad promotes a four week supply for sale at Goldel's Drug Store and other drugstores nationwide.
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