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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1932
Page
4
Want to get right on Christmas Spend an evening reviewing Dickens Christmas Carol as suggested in this Decatur Daily notice The piece invites readers to reflect on the classic tale and its holiday themes. It mentions publishers and advertising reps but focuses on a suggested reading activity for the season.
The Daily defends publishing Santa letters while condemning witty letters that mock others. It recalls past joy of children writing to Old Santa and vows to continue the tradition unless the so called funny men stop, urging editors to weed out such salacious wit.
An old Champaign Illinois ad notes a pioneer store closing and quotes the Tuscaloosa News crediting the town paper for building and sustaining business. It argues readers rely on local news for merchandising events and pricing cues to guide purchases.
Nation’s Business notes President-elect Roosevelt’s agriculture plan favors six points: tariff-boosted farm income without more production, self-financing, no dumping, decentralized administration, cooperative basis, and voluntary participation. Also proposed are reforms to Agriculture, land use policy, tax changes, federal credit for mortgaged farms, and tariff readjustments to restore trade.
From Newark a suggestion urges American women to gain ten pounds in six months to absorb farm surplus. Washington reports President Hoover seeks more money to operate the White House as expenses exceed appropriations, a problem many see as simple to fix.
Odd McIntyre shares a New York back door incident where a freckled boy offers to sell his dog Spot to feed his hungry mother. The tale ends with the writer giving the lad a bill, revealing that others in the building had already paid.
Cartoonist remarks on shifting fortunes as wealth, oil, and wine intersect in a satirical vignette. The piece comments on economic whimsy and social dynamics with a humorous tone attributed to Arthur Brisbane.
Paris waiters completed their annual race from Place de l Opera to Place de la Republique, each carrying a tray with a wine bottle and three glasses, won by Julian Gabriellanges. The piece ties the feat to European leaders and a U S report on tax cuts and the deficit, noting shifts in incomes and prices and an oil discovery near Austrian vineyards.
The text notes that Gauls migrating into the Bordeaux vineyards helped found a great French nation. It contrasts this with a modern claim that oil is now more important than wine and mentions an Austrian discovery potentially as valuable as postwar territorial losses.
The Shah asserts control over Persian oil concessions and rebuffs British interests. Britain vows diplomatic resistance and hints at potential air power action if needed. The piece also notes Napoleon's son burial plans, debates over tombs of Pitt and Chatham, social theories on marriage, Cantor Cantor on stage, and Abrams's arrest for blackmail attempts.
A brief note discusses repealing the 18th Amendment of the Constitution and proposing insertion of a repeal amendment. It outlines the constitutional action but provides no date or formal sponsor. The text reads as a legislative framing item.
A London dispatch reports martial law in Cork and the counties of Limerick Tipperary and Kerry. Wilson today directed the America minister to Norway to accept the award on his behalf. The Austinville Parent-Teachers Association plans an important meeting tomorrow night. World’s greatest basketball game among Gordon school and Albany high faculty members scheduled for Monday with a five cent admission benefiting a school auxiliary. The Civic Association of the Albany Chamber of Commerce will hold its second meeting tomorrow at 7 30 in the commerce rooms.
The piece argues a special session of Congress from spring through fall is likely as Roosevelt prepares to take office. It notes heavy unfinished business, including budget balancing, veterans and civil service cuts, revenue-raising plans, and relief measures for unemployment and form relief, with tariff and tax debates shaping the crisis.
The answer notes Chicago last hosted the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. It adds that wearing two thin undergarments traps more air and stays warmer than a single thick layer. It states Arkansas was the first state to ratify the child labor amendment.
A debate argues that a clause banning saloons should stop any return but repeal must avoid heavy enforcement costs and corruption. The text notes prohibition failed to prevent about forty thousand speakeasies in New York City.
Dr Logan Clendening explains calcium needs for bones teeth and blood and how sunlight and vitamin D help calcium utilization. He notes rickets in children linked to lack of sun exposure, higher in dark-skinned populations, and cites sun exposure benefits for pregnant and nursing mothers, with limited success in fracture healing.
A Decatur reader recalls past presidential candidates tied to prohibition and nudges readers to oppose the reintroduction of alcohol. The writer cites Clay Green Smith Joshua Levering and William J. Bryan, endorses repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, and stresses safeguarding alcohol sales for medicinal use.
Flu epidemic lowers attendance at Massey School last week while the P T A met with strong turnout. Students and staff performed in a program featuring Teague Minter Anders and others, ending with a social and popcorn balls. The school club plans monthly dues to fund program material and leadership training. Community efforts revive as church house lumber work continues and Epworth League hosts a social on social life with talks by Grady Bailey Parker Minter Anders Townsend and Snowell Anders. A three act comedy A Poor Married Man is set for December 16 1932 at seven o clock in the Massey school building.
A compilation of lighthearted musings on Christmas and holiday spirit includes advice to share with the less fortunate and snippets of daily humor. Vignettes touch on generosity, classroom missteps, customer service, reading on buses, and family anecdotes about a lagging clock.
In a sharp satire on power and crime figures, the piece argues politicians provoke each other as gangsters eliminate themselves. It questions whether public officials can provoke mutual anger and dangerous consequences in political factions.
A Pennsylvania newspaper notes a burglar surprised as bank officials work late. The lighthearted line suggests the staff staying behind to handle late tasks thwarted the crime. The item highlights bank vigilance and staff dedication.
A collage of quips and exchanges on religion, theatre, work, and everyday life. It includes lines about Amen versus Awoman, Patrick Henry, youth questions, success, crime rhetoric, and moral reflections from various speakers.
The League hosts Sunday evening activities with Miss Ruth Anders guiding the program theme of Prayer. Special plans are underway for a Christmas program as Mr. and Mrs. James Morris visit and community members are wished a speedy recovery.
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