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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1932
Page
2
A terse note lists mail delivery frequencies and rates: daily service for one month, daily for three months, daily for six months, daily for one year, with associated charges of S150 and $4.50 and a line item 82.75. The fragment outlines evolving delivery options and pricing without full context.
A historical quote from Henry W. Grady dated 1883 envisions Southern farmers achieving independence. It imagines farmers eating from their own fields and selling cotton in their own time, freed from debt, cash earned, and freedom gained through self sufficiency.
The piece surveys Roosevelt’s public utilities stance as a test of his broader policy. It notes his Portland speech advocating municipal ownership when private service or rates fail, and outlines eight regulatory points including full public disclosure, holding company oversight, inter firm contracts, and prudent investment bases for rates.
The Daily urges dry and wet leaders to plan a post repeal policy to prevent chaos. The Anniston Star notes disagreement on repeal form and warns that questions remain on saloons substitutes importation and states Dry protection, urging early clear answers before next vote.
The columns note President-elect Roosevelt will confront many tasks on taking office next March 4. They suggest that less government focus on agriculture could strangely benefit farmers, highlighting a debate on policy priorities.
A salesman recalls visiting a newspaper office where the editor laughed over a reader’s note about a 10 year old claim that the government would change dollar bill sizes. The subscriber asks if the change was ever implemented.
The text urges leaving behind three years of memory and concentrating on present deeds. It emphasizes future accomplishments ahead and questions what one will do now rather than what has happened before.
A Brise-style column by Arthur Brisbane examines libertine economics with a wary eye on cheap money and its consequences. The piece argues dangers of cheap credit and urges readers to consider monetary policy impacts.
Mrs. Peabody leads a group arguing that beer fueled most drunkenness before prohibition and that prohibition ladies misjudge the issue. They contend whiskey and gin drive crime and that even Mrs. Roosevelt questions prohibition’s success. The piece references germs, invisible life, and viruses as unseen threats.
A collection of opinions on science and economy. It discusses the size of microscopic objects, a prophesied virus fighting advance, a massive government bond offer at tiny interest, and the idle money in bonds. It also covers prison escapes, a Hall of Fame idea, and the Lusitania wreck with plans to recover gold.
A Limestone county infant born ten days earlier died at home near O N eal from hemorrhage after the thin skin surrounding the heart broke. The ten day survival astonished doctors across several counties. Albany and Decatur retail stores will stay open nightly from Saturday before Christmas. Albany mailboxes get green repaint. John R. Gentry the longtime harness racing figure died suddenly in Nashville at age about 32. Machinists Union sent a telegram to Senators Heflin and Underwood urging anti migration legislation.
Carl Hamilton of the University of Alabama is expected home within the next few days to spend the Christmas holidays.
W E Todd came back Sunday after visiting relatives in Nashville.
Describes Fourth Avenue blocks flooding with large water streams to wash slush on Fifth Avenue after a snowfall and questions the cost if New York’s water were privately owned. The piece also notes German President Von Hindenburg, aged 85, urged to rest and cut alcohol intake after long service.
A style note states to hyphenate only after a word part when breaking at line end and never begin a line with a hyphen.
The sternum or breast bone is a flat bone to which the ventral ends of the ribs are attached.
Michigan Senator James Couzens argues for a hearing system to hear foreign debtors before any U.S. reductions. He questions creating a formal debt commission and warns reductions should only follow strong, justified reasons after listening to each case. He notes postwar talks have been costly and stresses the need to avoid automatic cuts. The discussion centers on whether bankers press for reductions and if private claims would align with public debt relief.
Dr Logan Clendening notes ultraviolet light aids skin infections acne boils ulcers and graft takes while helping chilblains frost bites and some anemias. He warns against overexposure causing eye or skin burns and says evidence for treating colds grippe and other diseases is limited. Editor notes offer six pamphlets for ten cents each.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from a Chicago reader column featuring humor about aging wisdom calls, eccentric tradesmen, romantic foibles, prison partners and the oddities of city life. It includes brief exchanges on doors and stairs, streetcar delays, family dinner jokes, and clever one liners.
A reader from R. R. No. 1. argues the nation faces economic and social turmoil. He condemns politics, calls for a universal Christian revival, and urges action now to avert disaster, urging unity and obedience to Christ.
Col W G Sessions of the Municipal Paving Co Nashville was in Decatur Monday en route to Montgomery. He is known in Decatur for past work including paving Alabama Street to Keller Bridge and Sherman Street to Somerville Road and Memorial Drive.
Dr. L. G. Sturdivant presiding elder of the Decatur district will visit Cullman county over the weekend. He will preach at Berlin Saturday at 11 AM and conduct the quarterly conference there in the afternoon. He then will preach Sunday evening at the West Decatur Methodist Church.
The many friends of William Dennis will regret to learn that he is ill with the flu. A note of his illness appears in local society notices as he battles the ailment.
The Rangers troop one held an interesting meeting last night led by Arthur.
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