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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1937
Page
4
The supreme court has declared the security legislation valid and directs vigilance as Congress oversees tax-derived funds. Citizens are urged to monitor how these funds are used to serve their purposes.
The piece says Frank Dixon will have nothing to do with Brother Bibb whether he wins or loses. It notes political talk, misinformed rumors, and the idea that a Dixon Graves tea party origin lies with tax supporters rather than Dixon himself.
In Decatur a discussion questions why no building or street bears Commodore Stephen Decatur’s name while suggesting the Stephen Decatur Theatre or Hotel Decatur. The piece notes the town’s schools could adopt Commodores for teams and reflects on branding a local tribute through names.
The Daily criticizes administration bias after Montgomery was chosen for a veterans hospital, despite Tennessee Valley being deemed ideal. Birmingham congressman Luther Patrick denounces the decision and calls for an investigation into how Decatur’s geographic center influenced site selection. The Birmingham Post also comments on the vet matter.
The Daily notes a $1,850 fundraising drive led by Charles H. Rountree as the Twin Cities push to support Boy Scout activities. It also lists local moves including Miss Gladys Bernardi leaving Albany for Curry school in Birmingham and various high school graduations and visits.
The Post cheers Montgomery as the chosen Alabama site over Atlanta or Nashville. Officials deny Birmingham’s official sanction while condemning pork barrel politics in site selection. Critics warn political influence risks funds and veteran care, urging fair distribution and accountability.
The essay recalls the murals by Edward Simmons in Jack Dunstan’s famed New York restaurant Jack's at Sixth Avenue and Forty third Street. It notes the murals depict Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf and were admired by patrons including poets artists and journalists. The piece mentions Simmons earnings around 6500 dollars and connections to Stanford White while hinting at efforts to preserve Simmons panels from the old criminal courts building.
A feature lists eight posture improving routines including lying back chest up, abdominal retrac tion, chair trunk bending and leg raises. An editor note promotes seven Dr Clendening pamphlets with 10 cent each and a stamped return envelope.
Senate completed action on an 81 million second deficiency appropriation bill. House heard President Roosevelt's veterans insurance veto message. Conference committee agreed on a three year limit for CCC.
Police in the Bronx find a two and a half year old boy wandering at 3 am. Sergt Terry Donnelly calmed him with milk and gentle questions. After a moment the child announced his name as Mickey Mouse and was taken to Fordham Hospital for care.
Old timers recall that the murals at Jack's Club depicted abundant food and drink and drew crowds before prohibition. William Andrew MacKay recalls they were painted on thin fabric and likely destroyed, leaving only memories of the once famous center of nightlife.
A Denver reader reports four successive dog deaths from distemper after each new dog is brought into the same living quarters. The columnist warns that distemper is highly infectious and urges destroying all bedding, kennel, and used items after a dog dies or recovers to prevent cross infection.
A jumble of quotes mocks rail crossing danger and driver awareness. It includes signs urging action like try our engines and don t stop with grim jests about hitting by a train. A brief exchange about a wife driving mirrors cautionary tone on responsibility and looking ahead in life and money.
A collage of quips contrasts daily health routines with careless car use and aging. The speaker mocks vanity and ignorance through snippets about tonics for hair, fitness, doctors, dentists, opticians, lectures, money, and reckless driving, then folds in jokes about students, hinges, and inquisitiveness.
Pat plans a holiday purchase and is lured by a salesman who extols the latest model. A modern two seater attracts Pat as the salesman closes the deal, but the excerpt ends before completion.
The speaker advises thorough disinfection of the entire place and repeated cleaning over several weeks before acquiring another dog. They emphasize disinfecting any clothing worn around the previous dog to prevent losing or risking the new dog.
Walter Winchell notes A Woollcott blasting Omaha Mayor over editing lines in Idiot's Delight. Alf Lunt and La Fontaine draw laughs as crowds pause five minutes. Dispatches mention Alice Roosevelt Longworth handling a six foot snake in Cincinnati Zoo. Jokes mingle with Broadway censor fights and editorials.
A film star refused a five minute weekly radio slot citing higher tax brackets and lack of need for money. A radio man urged giving the pay to a welfare fund for poor kids. The column laments self centered attitudes among high earners and criticizes a Hollywood night club show for lacking merit and vice restraint.
A reflective note recalls performers who faded from fame while noting the courage of rivals. The author mentions sharing bills with stars in Dallas Paducah Peoria and New York and comments on agents at a middle wall table making faces at each other.
A salesman touts a car to Pat with the promise of reaching the mountains in two hours. Pat remains wary and declines, saying he will travel to Chicago this year.
Poem by Lyla Myers reflecting love from a courtship to marriage and a newborn. The speaker traces rings from telephone to engagement to wedding, then celebrates a year with a baby girl described as a twin to joy. A closing note about scenery being a familiar face among strangers.
The May issue of House Beautiful shows Andre Kostelanetz in a similar mantelpiece setup as Lily Pons in a separate feature, prompting questions about a possible romance. The pieces visually align but offer no conclusive proof of matrimony, which both have denied.
County representatives met at W H Gregory’s office to plan a Morgan County agricultural fair this fall. F E Martin presided in Gregory’s absence and L L Self detailed Etowah county fair success and funding. The group planned a vote of rural interest and reconvening with broader leaders including J Arthur and B Shipton of the Decatur Chamber, with Adlai Sample noting a CCC camp site possibility.
In New York William Kee, a Black man, offered to shine a parked car. The motorist refused, Kee sat on the bumper until ordered off. A mountain police officer moved him by the coat collar, removing him from the bumper for five days.
At Brookfield Zoo Assistant Director Robert Bean faced a stubborn 2,900 pound sea elephant named Reggie. He tried fish and delicacies as bait but the animal resisted relocation to a warmer habitat until Bean tickled him, prompting a quick change of residence.
Billy Barbee a 16 month old child learning to walk toppled through an open second floor window at his home in Charlotte N C He escaped with only a few bruises and no serious injuries reported
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