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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1934
Page
2
A Charleston era Oklahoma style note reports that men in Athens Go will be compelled to abandon a social ploy described as lodge meetings used to pass idle evenings away from home firesides. The article hints at regulatory action or new requirements to curb the pastime.
A Selma Times Journal report recalls typographical errors and mischievous printer pranks that plagued editors across nations. The piece notes editors face faults beyond their control and reflects on the humor and learning found in such blunders.
The misprinted question mark after a shouted cheer leads to a printer’s jail term and editor’s mental strain. The piece notes such typographical errors occur despite care and haunt those who work in newspaper production.
An advertisement praises Robert Raikes of Gloucester as the world’s most potent editor for shaping Sunday schools. It argues his influence spans politics, industry, and character formation, surpassing figures like Greeley Dana Pulitzer and Northcliffe. The piece hints at departing with awe for Raikes’s legacy.
The Atmore Advance recounts a White Plains New York judge Judge Coyle suspending a manslaughter sentence. He requires the defendant abstain from alcohol and pay 15 dollars weekly to the victim’s widow, balancing punishment with support for both families.
Arthur Brisbane cites Toledo crowd violence against a strikebreaker as evidence radicals push for a government of organized labor. He notes a mixed sentiment among soldiers and workers, urging peaceful handling and official acknowledgment of a new labor-influenced rule.
A wartime dispatch notes Paraguay and Bolivia clashing with alarming claims of terrorism and potential breaches of international law. It contrasts a Chicago Zephyr speed record attempt with rail and ocean travel shifts as currencies and travel patterns shift and foreign tourism grows.
The Tennessee Valley Shrine Club schedules its regular meeting Tuesday evening June 6 at Hart selle with a banquet and standard lodge business. Guest Mrs. Bibb Graves of Montgomery visits Mrs. L A Neill. Laura Payne returns to Letohatchie. Mrs. Cecil Royer to visit from Salisbury North Carolina. Mr and Mrs F A Bloodworth and children spent Sunday at Trinity with W E
Miss Lucille Darby eldest daughter of Dr and Mrs H A Darby of Athens wed Earle F Oscar of Sheffield in a Florence Methodist parsonage ceremony officiated by Rev J E Morris. Oscar formerly managed the Ritz theatre and the couple will reside in Sheffield where he runs a local theatre.
The piece discusses anti war sentiment among clergymen Yale students and Europeans in New York, noting the Constitution limits church sanction on war. It argues Americans could be conscripted if a real conflict arose and that clergy would be exempt, framing the issue as a constitutional and social debate.
Dr Logan Clendening discusses the science of blushing explaining it as dilation of facial vessels governed by the autonomic system. He notes dilator fibers are hard to prove and suggests a possible thyroid or anterior pituitary influence. No cure is needed now, only time and research.
President Roosevelt is shown in Washington speaking before Congress at services commemorating the hundredth anniversary of General Marquis de Lafayette. Cabinet members Supreme Court justices army and navy officers and foreign legation members attended the ceremony in the House of Representatives.
New York and Los Angeles chronicles describe Cecil B. De Mille directing Cleopatra with Jos. Schildkraut and a famed crowd, including Bing Crosby and Mae West, amid elaborate stagecraft and modish street scenes. The piece notes peacock routines, heat from lights, and fashion of a Mardi Gras mood as studios bustle with celebrity sightings.
Hollywood buzzed as Will Rogers faced his first legitimate stage role in A Wilderness. Facing a potential flop he prepared a plea about nervous fatigue, yet Rogers delivered a smash hit performance as George Cohan, pleasing him more than any other achievement.
In Paris seven years apart I found the same corner table with Basil Woon Hank Wales and Jed Kiley present both evenings. Floyd Gibbons was missing on the second visit prompting a telegraphic round robin to include him. The scene echoes a familiar haunt and shared company across time.
The obituary notes Mrs Murphy 15 Call ed 10 beyond, of Decatur, survived by 17 grandchildren, one sister Mrs J H Holmes of Vinemont, and three brothers George Jimmie and Billie Kellum, all of Roma. The body was moved to Priest's for burial prep. Funeral services are set for two this afternoon at Mt Zion with Rev J D Pickens, interment at Mt Zion, Priest directing.
The Moulton Community Culture Club closed its year with a spend the day gathering at the U D C Log Cabin and Masterson Mill grounds on Big Nance Creek. Members hosted two guests each and enjoyed a picnic dinner after department reports. Mary B Vickrel spoke on immigrant contributions, Bettie Lou Windham’s absent paper was read by Mrs. R L Almon, and Mrs. R M Byars discussed the Vanishing American.
J. M. Cannon superintendent of Athens City schools delivered the commencement address at the First Methodist church during the annual exercises. Laura Frances Hughes was the salutatorian and Lynda Christopher the valedictorian, with a chorus of high school girls performing.
The English hunt breakfast remains a popular Sunday diversion with studio folk arriving on time and in good cheer. Miriam Hopkins missed by waking late while Myron Selznick’s villa sits in Beverly arroyo. The Breakfast Club, in its 12th year, hosts visiting firemen at 8 a.m. with Rotary style songs and jokes in headline calibres.
A theater scene note reports The Drunkard now in its second year after a Hoboken run, reflecting the era’s melodrama trend. Chris Morley’s fame is mentioned as a historical tie to the production.
The fragment notes whispers and asides from the ten twenty thirt era. It mentions Irvin Cobb having visited five times and Jesse Laskey with Hal Roach going weekly for entertainment and free beer.
Watterson Rothacker continues recovery after a minor procedure, joking about lingering discomfort. He compares the slow healing to a centipede with hangnails on every leg.
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