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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1934
Page
5
A World War I remembrance feature notes poppies blooming amid war ruins and honors fallen soldiers. The American Legion Auxiliary promotes a May 26 fundraising project with paper replicas of battlefield flowers and Legion volunteers aiding the drive.
Melvin Blankenship a resident of Somerville Route 2 was noted as a Decatur visitor on Thursday.
Industry gossip centers on Harrison Carroll reporting producer aims to film at Gen- Service plant after completing Vanities. Talks of loans from Paramount surface as Warner Brothers and Busby Berkeley clash with rival studios. Evening reflections note Hollywood nightlife and a stray anecdote about ZaSu Pitts and Ted Healy as industry players navigate deals and training ventures.
Friends of Major Frank Dixon the gubernatorial candidate arrange an address at the Morgan county courthouse on Saturday evening June 2 with the hour to be announced later.
The Lambda Pi Sigma Fraternity held its weekly meeting at Central Methodist church on Sunday afternoon. The program featured impromptu speeches and a debate on holding pionica during the daytime with Bobby Anderson and Smith Trimble for the affirmative and Joe Mughes and Ray Childs for the negative.
Counsel for former Senator Eimer Jordan of Attalla received more time to prepare a final appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Jordan, sentenced to two to two and a half years, lost in the court of appeals and sought relief over a $250 bribe offered by a Gadsden theater manager for support on a Sunday amusement bill.
The article records voices at a Thursday night meeting on open shop policies. Grace argues the open shop protects individual effort against a closed union shop, while others emphasize mutual interests and a non foreign influence in industry decisions. Charles M. Schwab, longtime iron and steel leader, resigns as institute chair the same day.
Prices for grains and hay hold firm while receipts stay light. U S No 1 Johnson and Timothy terms appear with mixed quotes. cattle and hogs show steady values across beef and dairy types with varied weights. Poultry egg prices hold yesterday’s levels as buyers stay cautious. Cotton seed at 26 per ton. butter fat delivered in Birmingham unchanged.
Fragmentary OCR mentions radishes and temperatures with unclear units and incomplete measurements. The readable fragment notes radish production and a cone reference but lacks context or full details for a clear summary.
Cecil Julian, previously with Bee Line Gas and Oil, accepts a position with Imperial Petroleum Company. He moves from his former role to join the Imperial team.
Forty persons begin preventive treatment after a litter of wire-haired terriers dies from rabies. Investigation starts with a dog handled by Mr Knight, and warnings go to families who obtained puppies. Dr J N Baker notes health department test materials were replenished locally.
Mrs. Sam Wilds will leave today for a two weeks visit in Fairhope Alabama. She plans to stay with relatives and return home by the end of the month.
Bolivian forces claim decisive strike before Fort Ballivian as Paraguayans suffer heavy losses. Officials of Col. Bernardino Bilbao Rioja report 6000 dead and 12000 wounded among the Paraguayan divisions after a multi wing assault in the Bolivia Canada sector.
Colonel Graves will address an Athens crowd Saturday night at 8 o clock in the courthouse in a gubernatorial campaign appearance. A large audience is anticipated with many supporters expected to attend.
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