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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1935
Page
4
The text notes a brewing clash over a sales tax in the state. If essentials remain exempt, people may oppose quickly. otherwise a pitched battle with the legislature and administration is anticipated. The Associated Press material is used for republication.
F Cain owner of Cain returns home after weeks of critical illness. The community expresses relief as residents note his influence and service to local farmers and the welfare of the county. Hundreds of friends celebrate his convalescence and civic spirit.
Editor of a Georgia weekly declines a $19 000 year Washington post saying he prefers home. The piece argues many people reject relief and seek work, highlighting stories of individuals choosing dignity and local life over distant government promises.
The piece notes Governor Graves implying only minor tax increases after the revenue bill and urging adjournment for another session to reassess finances. It recalls Governor Miller’s claim of sufficient revenues and praises his fiscal management while contrasting inflation fears with past boom bust cycles and chain letter schemes as cautions from the Coolidge era.
The senate approved the Patman Bill 55 to 33 to pay veterans a cash bonus, a move seen as urgent for those in need now. The piece notes the veto risk, the connection to new money, and contrasts it with government debt and bonds. It also covers a Warner Brothers film G MEN, and critiques of relief beneficiaries and industrial figures.
The article advises expectant mothers to avoid worry and follow simple guidelines. Emphasizes eight hours sleep, fresh air in the sleeping room, frequent bathing, and cautious exercise tailored to condition. Recommends a wholesome diet with extra milk for calcium and notes specific safe exercises and abdominal support guidance.
A collage of light verse and humorous vignettes from a charity bazaar and daily life. Jokes touch on courtship secrecy, radio noise, spring frog concerts, and social observations about work, manners, and market chatter.
The passage reflects on a dime letter scam as a small repeat of a national attempt from earlier years, noting it as a dizzy but precedent based money making scheme. It argues that individuals mimic a larger historical effort, leading to a foregone conclusion.
New York, May 9. Former Magistrate Charles A. Oberwager announced he has been retained to defend Bruno Richard Hauptmann in his appeal from conviction for the Lindbergh baby murder. Mrs Hauptmann retained him to defend her in a suit for attorney fees filed by former attorneys. He vows a purely legal approach.
Two of Bruno Hauptmann's New Jersey attorneys said today that Charles Oberwager a former New York magistrate has been retained by Mrs Hauptmann solely to contest Edward Reilly's suit in New York.
Sunday guests gather at multiple local homes in Macedonia with Cullochs, Toons, Sparksmans and McDougles. A Mother's Day program is planned at Macedonia church on May 12 at 7 30 directed by local residents with singing by Jodie McDougal and Elkin Lamon. Everyone is invited to attend.
John D. Martin announced in Memphis that he will continue as president of the Southern Association of Clubs, calling the move his plain duty at this time. The decision reflects his ongoing leadership of the regional organization.
Rosecrans of Blairstown and Frederick A. Pope of Somerville said they were unaware of any connection to Hauptmann's appeal from the Lindbergh baby murder conviction. The statements aimed to clarify their noninvolvement in the $22,000 fee related to the case.
A column by K F Zeisler critiques journalists as potential fiction writers while noting Mercury editors and various performers. It mentions Miss Bankhead, Plant, Helen Cole, Bing Crosby's studio, Helen Morgan’s early days, Damon Runyon Derby record, Eleanor Powell in Scandals, Soviet emblem near Warner’s stage door, and Re prise opening briefly before closing.
Maurice Chevalier leaves five years in Hollywood to perform in Paris Music Halls and declares himself temperamentally unsuited to the magic lanterns. The piece notes current shifts in cinema, citing Julie Hayden as a new leading actress opposite Noel Coward in The Scoundrel and hints at industry pay scales and ambitions.
A verbose crowd overpromises while a stout woman disrupts an annual department store sale. An exhausted salesgirl drifts through ready made options and hints at remedies as shoppers bicker. A man asks about a husband who smokes inside and a sweet young thing replies she will keep quiet about it.
A shopper yells at a ten cent overcharge in a grocery dispute, ignoring national issues in Washington that could cost him thousands.
A grim proverb echoes in a harsh tale where loyalty pays with pain. The line hints at betrayals shadowing trusted allies and the cost of aiding a perilous ally.
Local courthouses see two families and the Beck LeGallienne rumor pair, as the groom notes a best friend connection. Paramount leadership quarrels stall Lubitsch contract talks amid studio turmoil. MGM reportedly spent $50 000 on a Ziegfeld bio scene that will become a short. Ethel Merman debuts strongly replacing Cantor on radio. The J Harriman Margaret Case marriage wreck confirmed yesterday. Cantor praises Will Rogers, recounts a Christmas toy cash gift. George J. Nathan recalls actors and harlots in long memory study.
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