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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1935
Page
4
Fragmented OCR records a 1912 1917 notice from Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc mentioning post office at Decatur Alabama under the March 6 1878 act with scattered phrases about recipients and a banking or property context. Limited legible details remain.
ThePuliteer awards drew strong attention with a bang finishing performance. Senator Nottis displays notable tenacity of purpose amid fashion trends in bathing suits hinting at changing public spaces and attendance.
The note says the sales tax issue in Alabama is dead for now but remains possible after the second recess with labor lingering behind recess.
Traffic laws are enforced more strictly now, but Sherman street remains notorious as the city’s roughest stretch, nicknamed the Daytona Beach of Decatur.
Huey Long may be emperor of his home state but to most outsiders he is just another wrinkle on the rhinoceros Boston Globe.
The Commercial Appeal notes that many vocal critics of the New Deal trembled at the idea of losing the prior framework and spoke in uncertain, quavering tones about the changes sweeping relief programs and policy.
A brief humorous quip from the Chicago Herald 4&Examin noting that judging a man’s age by his grasp of women is unreliable, implying men overestimate their social insight.
Old hot winter salt is packed into a moth proof bag and inserted into lightweight fabrics like geersucker linen or palm beach. The method aims to make the southern summer far more bearable by reducing moth damage and moisture issues in summer weight garments.
The Senate approved Norris amendments to the Tennessee Valley Authority act by 56 to 19 and the measure moves to the House where administration support is expected to push a larger margin. The changes widen financing options for municipalities to acquire power systems and boost TVA bonding authority from 50 million to 100 million to develop Muscle Shoals power. The bill faced a filibuster but Norris prevailed, emphasizing strong support for what officials call a historic welfare project.
Editorial cartoon in The Daily Tuesday depicts two men bearing slogans "We view with alarm the government appropriations" and "But We Want Ours" reflecting public tension over spending. The caption hints at a broader perception of fiscal debate.
The passage notes that the South now receives government benefits such as AAA payments aiding cotton planters, calling it a surprising shift from past unknowns to current aid. The speaker frames it as joining a regional trend of benefiting from tariffs inland improvements and assorted supports.
Grover Hall argues the farmers from across the nation traveled to Washington to thank the New Deal farm program. He notes the spontaneous and unprecedented pilgrimage far surpasses past presidential receptions and reflects broad satisfaction with current policy.
A brief report notes cock-fighting culture waning with low demand and fewer venues. The piece references renewed scrutiny from authorities and shifting public sentiment toward animal welfare.
The article reflects on Marshal Pilsudski’s death and Poland’s future, warning how the loss of strong dictators may affect nations like Italy Germany Russia and Turkey. It then shifts to a string of observations on cockfighting lions mystics science and public figures, ending with a fragmented note about Japan and Liam.
The article notes that even if all satisfied groups sent a delegation to Washington to thank the President, the clamor of dissent would drown out that gesture. It laments that most people will not write to the President, and suggests mail to Roosevelt is largely driven by figures like Coughlin Long Talmadge Sinclair Townsend and others.
Medical guidance on when to wean and how to feed infants. Emphasizes human milk preferred up to seven to eight months, gradual weaning, and medical judgment. Discusses synthetic milks, pasteurized or boiled animal milks, processed milks, and nutritional vitamins. Recommends evaporated milk with added vitamins and introduces cereals vegetables fruits and eggs as the child grows.
The passage discusses Japan as a favored nation and the idea of Japan expanding through Asia, with the speaker content to maintain control of their own possessions while noting great Britain’s involvement in Far East affairs.
In Erie on November 15 the city’s last street car nicknamed Old 171 made a final run amid a festive parade. A keg of beer and a box of pretzels were boarded along with an accordion player as torpedoes and cars full of merrymakers accompanied the procession to the barn where the trolley was stripped of movable souvenirs.
Arkansas City Kansas May 15 City Judge J W White who is blind has sharpened his sense of touch and can tell the hour by the length of his beard. He shaves at a regular hour each morning and by nightfall his whisker clock is ready to function.
Senate debates the Wagner labor relations bill while the Banking Committee hears Winthrop W. Aldrich present an omnibus banking measure. The House takes up miscellaneous measures.
Yesterday the Senate passed a bill extending NRA for ten months and amended TVA to authorize a power market. It defeated Senator Long's bid to investigate Postmaster General Farley. The chamber also passed a bill to expand Alaska air mail service amid debate on the legislative appropriation measure.
The Wading River post office moved to Elmer Bishop’s gasoline station two and a half miles from the center after his appointment as postmaster in March. Citizens complained, formed a committee, and threatened removal, but today the post office is back at the general store and peace reigns.
A humorous Civil Service exam question in Alabama notes famous figures like Columbus Dickens Grant and Longfellow with playful misattributions. A theatre box office interaction ends with a private box sold after a witty exchange about visibility.
A reflective verse on the value of a smile and steady reliability. The speaker notes smiles cost nothing and help on long journeys. The dialogue turns to a domestic exchange about visiting hat shops and dependable behavior in daily life.
The article describes Ceylon as a legendary refuge for Adam and Eve with the Peak of Adam as a sacred site. It notes pilgrims from Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu traditions visit barefoot, venerating a rock resembling a footprint. Buddhists credit Buddha, Hindus Siva, Christians St Thomas.
Gossip column sketches Walter Winchen in Broadway chatter with Margaret Perry, Wm. Bristol, Rudy Vallee rumors, and hints of private lives of Paul Ames, Helen Henderson, Myrna Loy, Arthur Hornblow, Lita Gray Chaplin, and more. Street sightings include Mary Kirk Brown’s betrothal to Max Baer and Jack McGowan’s rumored nuptials as well as industry maneuverings at Paramount and Erpi.
A long string of society notes mentions Dorothy Parker kinship ties from B Robies and Betty Sullivan to the Milfords and others like Caleb Bray and Mary Louise Harper. Local items include court figures, marriages, separations, and social plotting with names such as Mae West, Roger Thayer Stone Jr, Allan Reagan, Dwight Fiske, Mary Moore, Jack Barker, Emily Stevens, Hyatt Dehn, and Sally Rand. The era tone mixes jokes about gossip and public figures with brief mentions of parties, headlines, and a Y M C A talk.
A collection of humorous vignettes about marriage, work, and everyday folly. The bits joke about husbands and wives, teaching, sales, philosophy, and social norms with light, witty lines and anecdotes.
Reviewers credit intelligent dialogue in The Scoundrel to Noel Coward with ad libbed line. Notes Hollywood figures Jed Harris and Terence Finegan, upcoming moves by Paramount, and industry chatter about marriages, ill health, and chain cinema plans in Greater New York.
A garbled notice lists blurred ties between Baron Em pain and Roselle Roland and hints at shakeups at Columbia Pictures with veterans moving on. It mentions Joan Conner in Monte Carlo with Freddie Miller and Fred Hecht, plus party chatter over Westcies Club and Arch Selwyn.
The column lists mid 20th century showbiz moves and rumors. Richard Halliday edits Para scripts while Mary Garden and Scotti face financial rumors. Peggy DeBeers and others from Africa and Notre Dame figures are named amid a flurry of marriages, prize gossip and European travel.
Advertising copy touts Blue Star Ointment as cooling and soothing. It claims the ointment melts on the skin and penetrates pores to kill itch and conditions like tetter eczema foot itch ringworm. Money back offer stated for the first jar.
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