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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1937
Page
4
The Decatur Daily notes Lamar Moye will teach physical instruction at the Jessemer YMCA as he finishes his study at the University of Alabama. The piece commends his strong early records and wishes him well as he begins his career.
A Decatur high school group nicknamed the Key Lab showcases the town’s rising young men. The piece argues that strong community building relies on education and well managed city planning to prepare the future workforce.
Seventeen hundred boys and girls from Morgan county will visit Decatur on May 22 for a city sponsored day. The Chamber of Commerce organized elaborate plans for a pleasant outing. The Daily welcomes the visitors and promises a four day sequence of wholesome pleasures.
The Daily notes long promised Decatur to Guntersville highway linking Morgan and Marshall counties has stalled since the Miller administration. Readers recall maintenance promises and tax increases under the current administration, with Governor Graves urged to push construction forward for regional benefit.
The Daily notes debate over parole reform while reporting Frank T. Cullitan of Cuyahoga County Ohio stating 93 of every 100 paroled criminals do not re offend. The piece questions acceptance of these statistics and continues the discussion.
The Family Economics Bureau of Northwestern National Life Insurance Company, cited by the New York Herald Tribune, estimates tax hidden in prices totals 16.6 cents per consumer dollar. A laborer paying 12 cents on the dollar in taxes while earning $18 weekly is cited, as is a $1602 monthly earner paying 12.7 cents. The study notes rent taxes amount to 25 to 33 percent of rent and that a $62 billion annual consumer expenditure could yield $8.122 billion in taxes.
A humorous defense of the integrity of consecutive pitching records. The piece contrasts Carl Hubbell and Rube Marquard, arguing records must belong to a single season and criticizing attempts to combine seasons or misrepresent the truth. It references Tim O Rourke and other New York writers.
One year ago today a fire partially damaged the home of Eugene Morrow on Lafayette street at noon. Also notes Hartsville teachers elected for next year and Alabama street chosen for a new bridge over the Tennessee river by the state highway commission. Albany and Dents are preparing bond ordinances to aid the bridge project. The Southern Railway plans major bridge improvements across the river and nearby equipment upgrades.
Mrs. Walter Ewell returned from a week in Birmingham. Miss Madeline Dix will graduate at Judson College Marion this spring. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Graves returned from a visit to Nashville.
The speaker defends an error by a player as open and entertaining, noting era norms and glamor in baseball. They recall Hall of Fame pitcher Mad dog Matt Marquard and debates about teams feeding crippled hitters, while lamenting his absence from the game and insisting the record stay intact.
Dr Logan Clendening explains spring hay fever affects fewer people than fall cases though pollen from grasses and trees causes most reactions. Preventive pollen vaccines work for about 80 percent of patients who tolerate them, with May or April start and some year round use. Pollen season includes hazelnut in March and various trees and grasses through June. heredity and bodily reactions remain not fully understood.
A collage of humorous snippets on greed work habits love and social quirks. Short gags include a dog sale across cities a bashful dinner guest and a cheese obsession as well as reflections on aging paying less attention to news and finding meaning in simple acts. Residents joke about names and travel.
In the War of 1812, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry built a fleet at Presque Isle and sailed for Put-in-Bay. On the Niagara he crossed under heavy fire to reinforce his flagship Lawrence where the forked pennant bore Don’t give up the ship. Barclay surrendered, clearing the Great Lakes of British rule. Perry’s portrait appears on early 90 cent stamps.
Police halted a car driven by Robert D Bakersville of Richmond Virginia who claimed the boardwalk permit. He posted a $5 bail and is to have a hearing Monday.
Tucson officials cited a merchant for unlawfully displaying baby chicks in a store window. The probe uncovered an ordinance restricting any person firm or corporation to possess more than 24 fowls at any time.
A local discussion centers on whether the first guess was correct. Residents debate the reasoning, citing prior observations and aligning with different viewpoints while seeking clarity from officials.
A humorous exchange compares perpetual warmth and equal day length with two characters Jamison and Jackson. Jamison jokes about selling cushions to nudist colonies, prompting further quips about excessive "shoulds" in daily life.
Entertaining gossip spans marriages ambassadorships and film deals. Myron T. Taylor may become ambassador to an unnamed nation while Tyrone Power’s New York show draws Evelyn Abbott and Sonja Henie.
The June issue teases Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Janet Gaynor, and Hoagy Carmichael gossip. It notes Schallert and Skolsky items, Faye Dunaway style anecdotes, Zanuck’s ambitions, plus updates on Bert Rome, Valentine cops, and Lehman assignments.
Washington reporters note growing attention to the Sheppard Hill bill aimed at removing war profits. Critics warn it could yield a military dictatorship during war, with questions on necessity and safeguards. Senate actions place the measure with Finance Committee for consideration.
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