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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1932
Page
4
Fragmented OCR shows Decatur Daily masthead with Tennessee Valley Printing details, editors and staff names, Associated Press rights note, and advertising rates roughingly listed for daily carrier and mail subscriptions. The text is partial and lacks a coherent article event.
Readers confront intense criticism of President Beover and Secretary of War Harley as troops quelled a riot in Washington. Editors question White House justification, while figures compare federal income and outlay from 1929 to 1932 amid calls for end to Republican control and a shift to leaders with the public good in mind.
The text argues the mob violence damaged shelters for hundreds of innocents including women and children, drawing criticism of the President. It contrasts his actions with prior leaders and Sherman’s wartime warnings and evacuations, citing Clifford Pinchot and humanitarian impulses.
Billy Evans veteran major league umpire and former Cleveland Indians GM says umpires face harsh judgments in domestic disputes. He recalls an early career anecdote in Chicago where owner Comiskey’sPass gate remark belittled umpires and suggested favors for favored friends.
Arthur Brisbane notes a busy Olympic year with a one sided league season and playful comments on modern sports culture and public interest for families following the games today.
Feature on Roy Pike's Ver nal is fruit expansion with peaches and turkeys, plus a wide Olympic update. Reports include Miyazaki and Takahashi winning medals for Japan, Shiley and Didrikson breaking records, Zabala's marathon victory, and commentary on the League of Nations' outlook. Mention of labor department infant care bulletin and related public notices.
The piece notes that slide type fire escapes will be installed in Decatur school buildings, similar to urban schools. It also mentions Chief C M Riggsbee of Decatur at Benevolent Hospital after an operation and an early vote on a bond issue for a new Albany high school per Chamber of Commerce.
Johnstown based B E F leaders plan a general unemployment crusade to replace the bonus fight with jobs. Veterans favor employment over the $1,000 bonus, and fear intimidation was used to pressure Congress and the White House. Officials worry a mass influx of unemployed would destabilize the capital, while volunteers keep feeding the camp to prevent starvation.
A fragmented reading blends verses from Robert Quillen and a string of humorous anecdotes on excess and social habits. The items lampoon consumerism politics and daily life with jokes about radios, insurance, manners, and stereotypes. The piece contrasts urban and rural life and hints at cultural tensions of its era.
Mr and Mrs Claude McMillan and their children have traveled to Ulmers Washington to visit relatives and sightsee, timing not specified.
Miss Eula Nelson returns from Mt Carmel Illinois to visit relatives in St Charles Ponzi the Boston financialist is in custody for mail fraud charges Ponzi surrendered to the U S marshal in Boston Miss Louise Hartung departs for Montgomery to visit Miss Lucile Williams Crown Prince Carol of Roumania arrives in San Francisco with a hotel suite of 13 rooms and a private chamber numbered 13
The guidance titles Six Child Management and Are You Training Your Child to be Happy? have collectively seen nearly 11 million copies distributed at no charge. The large free distribution underscores broad public interest in child-rearing advice.
Republican Rep Snell of New York declares business confidence rising as Congress takes recess and Hoover renomination looms. Wall Street shares the upbeat mood and a big Hoover celebration is anticipated with Alice Roosevelt Longworth among attendees. Roosevelt siblings reportedly split on politics but will vote for Hoover.
Montgomery motorists rejoice as the Speedway is added to Alabama's $5,000,000 highway plan. The eight-tenths mile stretch runs between the new Troy Highway and Montgomery’s paving, easing tire wear and tempers and easing the gap in the surface.
The Duke of Veragua was the title given to Columbus successors, originally bestowed on Luis Colón, Columbus's grandson, as the descendant line of the discoverer.
The provided text lists numeric and linguistic trivia rather than a coherent news item or event. It mentions an approximate count of English verbs, a note on an Indian word meaning highest, and examples of words including abstemiously facetiously and arsenious.
The state will seek bids for 1 750 000 dollars of roads and bridges as part of a 5 million dollar highway project funded by federal relief. Counties Limestone Walker Butler Macon Lee Eto wah Dallas Lowndes Montgomery and Calhoun included. Alabama aims to claim full share of 300 million federal unemployment relief funds with Thad Holt of the IDB as field representative.
Athens Alabama August 9 special one hundred sixty five whites conducted in this county for those who earlier failed to learn to read and write. Attendance is excellent among both races with slightly better regularity among Negroes. County superintendent J M Lawson called a special board meeting to consider opening the county high schools at once and hopes the legislature will act to keep them open. Teachers paid through February 13.
Alpine Ala Aug 9 A dedicatory service Aug 8 started work at Clay county s only free gold mine W T House of Alpine says he has located one of the richest deposits in Alabama and has taken option on 300 acres of land in the county He says samples have assayed high and tests reportedly confirm a dia minerian ore once estimated at about 1 000 000 with large high grade ore If specimens from the shaft bear out he will organize a company and build a stamp mill.
A revival begins on the second Sunday in August at Rural Grove led by Rev J J Bishop. Tennis Sparkman will direct the gospel singers. Bishop invites people to attend with praying, hoping for the Holy Spirit to quicken hearts and a grand gathering.
HARTSBORO Ala Aug 9 Senator Cecil Brown says the 90 day extra session starting Aug 16 must cut expenditures and raise revenues to lift Alabama from its financial rut. He warns history will condemn a failure as the most criticized legislature on record in Alabama.
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