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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1932
Page
4
The fragment shows the Decatur Daily header with publisher Belton Shelton and editor Benjamin Bloodworth, listing staff roles and Associated Press rights. It includes standard publication notices, and subscription rate formatting appears partially cut. The piece reflects a 1912-1977 era editorial masthead and distribution details.
Editorials in Nation's Business and Collier's argue rising taxes and expanding government fuel discontent. Merle Thorpe says voters blame size of government, not policy, while calls grow for resignations and Roosevelt cabinet reshuffle. Huey Long and Alabama figures eye posts as public demand for retrenchment rises.
A call to subscribe to the Decatur Charity Council urging readers to act on charity as a religious duty, citing Bible verses about cheerful giving and God’s approval of helping others. The message emphasizes personal example and generous distribution to those in need.
The note says a group recommends Julian Hallcontract bridge and mentions two games played after vowing never to play. It notes they now know all the fine points of the game.
In Eufaula only a single beer license has been issued. Local residents expect Congress to act next week on related matters.
A compact note traces a feature titled Along the Big Ocean and a reference to the Turtle Shell with a byline indicating ARTHUR BRISBANE and the Syndicate. The piece is dated in a classic era voice and mentions a stone quarry fight as a local hook.
In a Santa Barbara morning column, the narrator reflects on the vast Pacific, soaring clouds, and rugged coast as a reminder that worries fade before nature's grandeur. He contrasts poverty and freedom, cites prison labor, debt, and Hearst proposals, and ends with a vow that time and landscape outlast daily troubles.
Charles P. Stewart recalls Raymond Robins a Chicago reformer and public figure in the early 1900s. He recounts Robins disappearance on September 2 during Hoover campaign work, public amusement at his exploits, and later discovery with amnesia in the North Carolina mountains.
Four masked bandits robbed Southern train No 6 between Chattanooga and Cincinnati at Onella at 1 30 this morning looting mail and express cars. the amount stolen was not yet determined. Local notices include Red Cross membership drive by Federated Shop Crafts and Kiwanis minstrel rehearsal at the Y M C A. Alice Brady stars at the Delite theatre in The Indestructible Wife and Why Change Your Wife shows at Princess with Meighan Swanson and Daniels.
The third Sunday in June marks Father's Day with beer branding on site. Nebraska is the pioneer Arbor Day state, starting in April 1872. Labor Day began in 1882 with a Knights of Labor parade in New York.
Dr Logan Clendening explains carbuncles are deep skin infections requiring careful handling. Early excision under anesthesia is favored, avoiding massage or irritation, to prevent serious complications. The editor notes six pamphlets by Dr Clendening are available for ten cents each.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh announces an American airline plan to launch four motorized all metal airliners within two years. The ships will operate on existing ocean routes from America to Europe via Newfoundland and Bermuda to Azores and across the Pacific with Hawaii as a stop. Pan American president Tup Trippe confirmed contracts for two ship types.
Thursday forum featured favorite books and authors roll call, plans for a Junior Club, new sponsor Miss Tasha Hart, and member Mrs T Cantrell elected by unanimous vote. Program included books and literature talks, piano solo, and a bibliophile contest as refreshments were served to members.
The Gym Springs school reports strong enrollment and attendance. The piece lists students with perfect attendance by grade, names teachers, and notes community members visiting relatives and holiday gatherings with local families.
A dream of the weatherman features him by a monument reading a final message that the forecast yields only a hopeful line Probably Warmer. The fragment evokes a poetically cautious note about coming weather.
A collage of quips and exchanges from a theater or comic page. Lines lampoon prayers, aging, love, and social mores with satirical dialogs and captions including references to Maurice Maureen and a city court scene in Greensboro North Carolina.
School notes report decreased attendance and illness across the district. The PTA continues weekly meetings to plan a timely program, with a junior grades Thanksgiving program featuring readings by Ottis Grantland Eliza beth McBride and a town poem by Magnolia Fowler.
The week ended with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ward. Christine Atkins visited her sister Mrs. B. B. Evans and Mr. Evans. A pie supper at Mt. Tabor drew many locals Thursday night. Curtis Eubanks stayed with W. J. Howard on Thursday. Ludie Taylor visited Elva Dalton at Mt. Tabor Wednesday. The Floyds spent Sunday with the Blakenships of Mason.
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