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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1930
Page
4
A reflection states that rejecting righteous living leads to dismissing success as a core life principle, implying ethics shape achievement and personal values. It argues morality underpins meaningful success rather than mere worldly gain.
The Rotarian urges that the home is not dying amid cars and jam, but restructuring to new conditions. Elmer Peterson argues science and industry grant families more leisure and luxuries, while leaders like Ford foresee more time for all, the home resisting external threats and remaining central to happiness.
William G. Shepherd touts Collier’s Weekly study praising Milwaukee as the nation’s safest city. He notes lower burglary insurance rates since 1931 and a hardboiled police system with minimal political influence, rapid justice, and vigilant citizens keeping crime in check. Milwaukee’s motto: police as public servants, not political tools.
The article argues that lowering cotton prices to twenty cents would ease Southern economic distress more than any number of employment commissions or congressional acts in the coming year. It frames the price as a simple fix to widespread labor and economic strain.
The Decatur Garden Club promotes money for Christmas decorating and is noted as the only civic organization in town actively functioning.
Reports from Athens say fair weather may allow completion of the Bee Line highway within ten days. Residents of Morgan and Limestone counties may see the project realized before year’s end.
A sudden stop on the highway forces Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Troup and son Frank to exit their car to avoid a collision. The author condemns thoughtless drivers and urges accountability for dangerous behavior on the road.
A candy maker once believed best product alone would sell itself. An earnest salesman challenged this view, proving with two weeks in the field that advertising matters. The company then began national advertising, showing the public its value.
A brief syndicated column by Arthur Brisbane comments on a mysterious death and previews Capone's anticipated arrival amid a tense political era. The tone mixes speculation with warnings about public reaction and possible further conflicts in the national scene.
The piece discusses a mysterious cattle death linked to fog and speculates on meteorite poisons. It shifts to commentary on Capone in Chicago, U S politics, advertising, Stalin trials, Calcutta gunmen, and the execution of a mob informer named Lucciano.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts urges government action to establish a five day week to improve employment. Industrialists note the eight hour day works well and increases productivity, suggesting men can accomplish more in five days than six or ten. Big business favors the shift, since executives are often away on Saturdays.
A New York Day by Day column from December 10 recounts sightseers watching steel workers on a 43-story building. It notes the workers fearlessness, discipline, and customs, alongside light vignettes about a sunbathing tourist, a mysterious Noble N, and Bavarian beer cottages in Yorkville.
The House public lands committee approved a bill allowing the interior secretary to sell Alabama 1 625 acres for vocational and educational use. The state would pay 1.25 dollars per acre for the land.
The Shop oscope presents a curated rundown of thoughtful gift ideas for the season. Highlights include affordable gadgets, books, home accents, and practical wearables. Each item emphasizes value, usability, and festive appeal for a broad range of recipients.
Washington Day Book notes the Ohio Senator Roscoe McCulloch who was defeated after a long career in Congress and praised as a hard working lawman with a sharp mind. It contrasts his sartorial image with former best dressed senators Heflin Cutting and La Follette while recounting his career and Texas leading role in public life.
The passage describes wrapping a sleeve at heart level with a gauge and pump to inflate the cuff. A mercury column in a U-tube measures pressure, while a stethoscope is used by the physician to listen for sounds.
The article explains using a rubber sleeve around an arm to compress an artery and read systolic and diastolic pressures with a gauge. It describes pumping air to exceed maximum arterial pressure and releasing it to detect thumps in the stethoscope, yielding systolic and diastolic values and the heart's contraction force.
The today's classified page features numerous advantageous gift offers aimed at shoppers seeking value. Readers are encouraged to compare prices and read the fine print to maximize savings on seasonal items and home goods.
Fragmented humor sketches mix tax jokes, prize winners, and everyday scenes. Characters include a father and son debating bills, a mother guiding Stella’s singing, and a rancher questioning time. The snippets hint at modern family life and small city manners.
The list explains three terms with definitions. Luxate means to dislocate a joint. Contemplative refers to meditation and thoughtful maturity. Fabrication describes making or constructing things and can mean a lie.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Keith of Nashville Tenn will spend the weekend with their daughter Mrs. T. C. Chandler. D. P. Green state bank examiner from Montgomery brother of John Green circuit court clerk was a Decatur visitor today. Miss Mabel Pointer has resumed studies at Florence Normal after a brief stay with relatives. Mrs G C Gardner and Mrs William Davis motored to Birmingham for Tuesday visit.
On the first day of the week the disciples gather to break bread and Paul preaches until midnight. A young man named Eutychus falls from a window and dies but Paul revives him, then they continue. Acts 20:7-13.
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