Decatur Daily FaBitehed and printed in Alabama by ERWESEER VALLEY
Decatur Daily FaBitehed operates as a local newspaper in Decatur Alabama under the ERWESER VALLEY PRINTING firm. The masthead lists Shelton Frounder-Batter as founder and Benjamin Bloodworth as editor in training with Sheppard as business manager. The paper notes Associated Press reprint rights and advertising representation by Frost Landis and Robs with national connections to Atlanta New York and Chicago.
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Shelton
Entatives
Frost, Landis & Robs
Atlanta
New York
Chicagoo National Advertising
Alabama lawmakers and press weigh income tax vs sales tax
Amid talks of a special session to curb state spending Alabama debate rages over adopting an income tax or a sales tax. Editors from Montgomery to Ozark urge careful timing, with many supporting an income tax while warning against overreliance on sales tax and calling for broader government cuts.
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Alabama
Montgomery Journal
Lafayette Sun
Houston Herald
Dadeville
Wales
Tuskegee News
Hale County News
Enterrise Ledger
Kelley Measures Aims to Cut State Government Costs
State Senator Marvin Kelley drafts bills to curb government expenses and boost relief for taxpayers. He notes other lawmakers may floor his measures, focusing on achieving meaningful savings during the special session in Montgomery. The Daily congratulates his enterprise and hopes for real progress when legislators convene Tuesday.
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Marvin Kelley
Kelley
Treasury
Commonwealth
the Daily
Senator Kelley
Montgomery
Mark Hellinger Pokes Fun at Business Conditions
Mark Hellinger delivers a sharp quip about current business conditions stating the fortunate man now is a Nudist who also knows how to do without food. The remark reflects wartime austerity era humor and public appetite for practical wit.
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Mark Hellinger
Deca Tur Farm Market Drives Record Trade Volumes
A new farm market at Deca Tur spurs strong demand as traders note higher volume than in peak industrial years. Local vendors report brisk sales of produce, dairy, and meat with growing attendance and price activity.
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Decatur
Democratic Dixie and the dream of Cotton's rule
The selection argues that Southern identity clings to the enduring dominance of cotton and Democratic politics, claiming regional power should persist indefinitely under the King Cotton ideal.
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Dixie
King Cotton
Japan Can Swim Today
Note reads like a column header and syndicated column by Arthur Brisbane. The piece hints at global travel and political topics framing a general interest opinion dated 1932. It mentions General Wood and a loan concept as useful in policy discourse.
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Japan
General Wood
Kitamura Shines in Olympic Heat Delivers Surprise Swim
In Los Angeles the 14 year old Japanese swimmer Kitamura routed rivals in the 1500 meter heat while Buster Crabbe and Jean Taris vied for second. Miss Helené Madison impressed as the top female swimmer.
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Los Angeles
Kitamura
Buster” Crabbe
United States
Jean Taris
France
Ond
Helené Madison
Seattle
Madison
Marie Philipson-Braun
Holland
Ray Chapman dies from temple injury after pitch
12 Years Ago Aug 13 1920 reports Ray Chapman Cleveland shortstop dead from temple blow by Carl May pitch. Other items note Elizabeth Bunn’s trip home to Laredo Texas C W Brown Falkville in city J B Motherway returns from Red Boiling Springs Court postponed to November A A Jones family back from Tennessee Postmaster Crawford attends Birmingham convention
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Ray Chapman
Cleveland
Carl May
Seren
Shortened Day or Week Seen As Only Hope for Unemployed
Economists now back a New Hampshire style plan to cut the work week from six to five days to revive industry and reduce unemployment. The proposal shifts payroll costs by pooling funds from workers, executives, and dividends, lowering current living standards but promising job creation and eventual wage increases as demand returns.
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New Hampshire
Stockhol
Economic hardship near Ogden prompts low wages and thrift
The article notes a pea canning factory east of Ogden where workers earn as little as eighteen cents an hour and twenty-two cents for skilled mechanics, with alternatives for a frugal lifestyle. It contrasts low wages with cheap produce, government roads, and urban lights influencing behavior.
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Ogden
Utah
Trench Silos Used by Baldwin County Farmers
Seven trench silos in Baldwin county filled with corn stalks, a waste product repurposed to cut livestock costs. Three upright silos added as farmers finish storing ample winter feed under guidance of County Agent E. E. Hale.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Baldwin County
E. E. Hale
Dog Killed by Police After Wild Rampage in Hartselle
Hartselle police fatally shot a dog Thursday believed to be mad after it ran wild and bit several dogs. Head examination proved positive for rabies and no anti rabies treatment had been sent from the Tennessee Valley Laboratory.
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Reconstruction Finance Committee
Los Angeles
Water District
Hoover Dam
John G. Bullock
Water District Board of Directors
Washington
Hartselle
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Odd Bits and Snatches of Society Humor
A collage of quirky lines and sketches from a bygone wit section. Jokes touch on church tithing, funeral attendance, family scenes, newsroom one liners, and humorous exchanges among neighbors and couples. The piece wraps witty reflections on daily life, romance, and social norms.
Persons Born This Day Hold Psychic Power and Drive
Readers born on today’s date are described as energetic and aspiring with strong psychic abilities and a disdain for mediocrity. The note highlights a bold, ambitious temperament centered on personal power.
A Train of Thought He Sabbath and Other Days
A reflective piece by J. E. Blair contrasts the ideal of the “fine man” who bears duty with public virtue against the relatable “good fellow.” It weighs loyalty, forgetfulness of past failures, and the fine man’s burden in pursuing high Christian ideals, while debating admiration for Dunn, Dempsey, and the balance between fellowship and saintly ambition.
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Christ Jesus
St. Paul of Old
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Dempsey
St. Paul
Auburn on the rise as budget trims underway
Rep. C. B. Culver of Gadsden says Auburn now sits on sound footing and will regain its place in the sun. He travels to Auburn for the legislature’s Aug. 16 session and notes a temporary three-member faculty committee will oversee until a new president is chosen after Dr. Bradford Knapp resigns to lead Texas Technological Institute at Lubbock.
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Gadsden
Ala
Culver
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Etowah
Montgomery
Bradford Knapp
Texas Technological Institute At
Practical Value of Hairy Vetch Demonstrations
Six Walker county farmers show hairy vetch as a soil builder. Demonstrations led by County Agent J W Sartain report outstanding results and plan for increased planting this fall.
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Jasper
Ala
Walker County
Marion Woodly
B. B. Sherer
Walter Chism
Jesse Kitchens
Wylie Kitchens
Brooks Thompson
J. W. Sartain
Full Fashion Price Increase Tied to Silk Costs
The Massachusetts Knitting Mills of Boston and Columbia announced all prices on full fashioned silk hosiery would rise 25 to 50 cents a dozen, effective today. Raw silk quotations have climbed about 40 cents per pound from recent lows, causing the price uptick.
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Massachusetts Knitting Mills
Boston
Mass
Columbia, Tenn
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