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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1932
Page
2
An archival newspaper masthead fragment shows publication details for the Decatur Daily Peditanes with dates, printer company Valley Printing Co, and staff roles including Shelton Baster, Jamin Bloodworth, Ben T. Sheppard, and business manager notes. The item notes Associated Press affiliation and reprint rights.
Frost Landis Kobe Atlante New York Chicago listed as national advertising representatives. Subscription rates shown for daily and weekly formats.
The Daily calls Decatur Athens Hart‑Pelle and Cullman clubs to curb hostile fans at Bee Line games. Police urged to patrol parks and escort disruptive individuals out to restore sportsmanship and friendship.
The Birmingham Age-Herald laments Jefferson county receiving only two highway project awards from the first bid advertise ment while The Daily notes the impact of unemployment is nationwide. It argues $5 million appropriation cannot meet all needs and hopes Gov Miller can secure $8 million more.
A Decatur newspaper urges Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to tour the Tri Cities and broader Tennessee Valley. The piece argues the visit would showcase Muscle Shoals power projects and offer Southern voters a chance to hear Roosevelt on national issues. It asks campaign managers to consider Huntsville and Decatur in the itinerary and emphasizes regional benefits from such a trip.
The article argues that criticism targets a few repeat hecklers rather than the game of baseball itself. It claims the towns will suffer if courtesy and decency are not restored and suggests removing the offending individuals from the park to preserve friendship and community spirit.
Fashion experts declare peg top trousers back in style for men. The shift challenges younger wearers now facing a middle‑age spread around the waist.
Arthur Brisbane weighs in on trade and industry with a sharp critique of gold mining incentives and agricultural abundance. He argues for smarter policy to maximize wealth from farming and input materials, warning against reckless exploitation.
A Nebraska to Iowa train column blends praise of agriculture with critique of farm prices and railroads. It notes rising crop values, improved machinery, and farmer struggles while recalling a cruel Des Moines child abuse case and urging punishment and vigilance.
Prisoners were convicted in Circuit Court and sentenced yesterday by Judge Kyle. The article notes a trip to the penitentiary to begin sentences and mentions incomplete returns from Tennessee indicating Governor A H Roberts was renominated by the Democrats with a large plurality.
The text suggests a severe penalty of twenty years in prison and arrests to halt the youths who find amusement in a "little prank." It frames the act as a threat to their future and to the perpetuation of their "amusement" ideas across generations.
Charles P. Stewart reports Washington faces disbandment of the Bonus Army as veterans disperse, amid questions of public sentiment and possible political backlash. Officials view eviction as a hard line, with discussion of broader use of authority and potential impact on Hoover administration.
Charles P. Stewart reports former Senator James W. Wadsworth Jr. of Geneseo seeks the 39th district Republican nomination for the lower house. Once a New York society figure, the multimillionaire faces a split Empire State GOP and a possible return to politics amid questions of fit and temperament.
Dialect dialogue questions wealth and status as a porter explains rich men hide wealth while poor men reveal poverty. A collage of quirky bits on wages, manners, and prewar tone contrasts with a bank reorganization joke about bloated executive ranks.
Fragmentary note indicates a plan or aim to enter the White House. The readable text mentions a person or entity named Le Camina, with unclear provenance or context and references to a poor house or shelter.
A household conversation reveals how neighborly friction over money leads to a plan for organized storage. A well known man shares how he kept house solo while his wife traveled and describes scrubbing, cleaning, and partitioning drawers to curb utensil misplacement. The banter ends with a jab about a wife’s reaction.
A collection of light verses and quips about laughter weathering life and marriage. Jokes touch on misunderstandings between men and women and the quirks of daily relationships with a playful, old time newspaper tone.
In Woodland Mills the revival at Red Oak Grove is progressing with Bro Coleman Whitten and Bro Turney in charge. Miss Juanita Thomas visits mosa this week for the revival. Bonnie and Edward Terry of Decatur arrive as guests of Mrs Avery Thomas. The community marks Mrs Sallie McCutcheon’s seventy seventh birthday with a large gathering of relatives and friends.
Miss Ruth Peete remains very ill at Be nevolent hospital in Decatur. Local visits: Mrs Homer Miller and children in Decatur. Mr and Mrs Jack George with J M Weaver family. Socials include barbecue at Monrovia and dinners with the Weaver and McNeal households. The Parker baseball team lost to Tanner on a Wednesday afternoon.
CADDO NEWS reports social visits as Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Norton of south Alabama are expected guests of Mrs. Bertha Fuller. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stewart spent time with Mr. and Mrs. Natt Norwood in Pleasant Hill. The Whitlows and Andrew Stewart parties visited the Whitlows’ parents, and Monroe is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Whitlow.
The United States reportedly produces 80 percent of the world’s finished silk goods. Eli Terry, born in Windsor, Connecticut in 1772, crafted his first clock by hand using wood movements. Teatown Mass. is cited as a major tack manufacturing center.
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