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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1936
Page
3
The article argues Governor Lehman quitting active politics would severely hurt the Democratic party in the fall elections. Lehman is praised as a top vote-getter, and his absence could cost New York and its key electoral votes, unsettling leaders from the President downward.
Friday reports show steps to enforce prohibition with 500 treasury workers added and a tax evader offensive. Governor Graves urges sheriffs to uphold laws while the Montgomery county grand jury calls for enforcement or repeal and making liquor fund government costs. Rumors of a July session and a possible repeal push loom.
The article notes Poppy Day on the American calendar, urging support for disabled veterans and families of the dead. It traces the origin of poppies as a World War memorial, the role of the American Legion Auxiliary, and the spread of poppy production to benefi t welfare work with millions distributed annually.
The patrol office opens here for the convenience and protection of motorists across North Alabama urging timely use to save lives and improve safety for all travelers.
Arthur Brisbane discusses regulatory moves at the Patent Office and Reg C with hints of a major financial or industrial pivot. The piece references figures such as Rockefeller and Ford and mentions a dramatic theme of a king's yacht being sunk, framed as a socio economic observation of the era.
The piece contrasts Italy's Ethiopia campaign costs with American wartime expenses and praises American imagination after witnessing the Hindenburg pass New York. It notes projected pensions, airship investments, and lingering impressions as the nation contemplates returning to normal life.
Dr Townsend defends a plan to pay 200 dollars a month to J Pierpont Morgan John D Rockefeller and Henry Ford while others must spend their funds within thirty days. Rockefeller and Ford are cited as supporting long term pensions and wartime spending. Britannia the racing cutter to be buried at sea, with Badoglio and Mussolini discussed amid Rome dispatches and Palestine. The Southern Newspaper Pub lishers Association defends delivering accurate news to enlighten readers.
A detailed discussion of an emergency rapid weight loss diet followed by a maintenance plan. It notes the difficulty of long term balanced dieting, the clash with traditional cooking, and offers a Lucullan example menu with low calorie dishes and recipes for Ham Jardin Beet Soup and Prune Whip.
The article recounts Nathan Hale, a young Yale graduate and Connecticut captain, who volunteered to infiltrate General Howe's British lines in New York City during 1776. Detected and executed after a brief trial, Hale proclaimed I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. His portrait inspires a cent stamp modeled on Bela Lyon Pratt's Yale campus statue.
A reflective piece urges readers to avoid fear when changing opinions and to pursue honest play. It stresses honesty as the winning approach, the necessity of obedience before leadership, and embracing tough undertakings to prove character. The tone emphasizes steadfast conduct and personal resolve.
A fragmentary humorous dialogue mocks language around accidents and fate. Characters discuss misfortune and social situations, including taxi hits and a leaky roof. The piece uses quick repartee to expose clichés about luck and responsibility.
Walter Winchell offers blunt, dated guidance for new reporters. He warns against relying on charm, urges hard work, warns about ethics and gossip, stresses accuracy, and advises staying practical with editors, copyreaders, and desk politics while pursuing a column or foreign service.
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