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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1932
Page
8
The piece previews the first political picture of a busy election year with primaries conventions and elections. It highlights Warren William's role as a politician amid a hectic political season.
An old grocery listing shows prices for steak at 10 cents per pound, roast at 25 cents per pound for 3 pounds, and pork details. The fragment hints at a local market sale with bargain meat pricing.
Hill Stores managers from middle Tennessee northern Alabama and southern Kentucky gathered at Nashville warehouse to inspect sample and select holiday groceries for the Christmas sale starting Friday December 16. Mitchell Whitt and Waite local store managers said they ordered a complete assortment of the finest holiday goods.
The Dark Horse a First National picture shows at the Princess Theatre today. It offers behind the scenes political manipulation with comedy and melodrama led by Warren William and supported by Bette Davis Ruth Chatterton and other Warner Bros First National stars.
Ben Moore, described as a Negro, received a $28.60 fine in police court today for carrying a concealed weapon. He was arrested on Second Avenue Thursday night and arraigned for trial this morning.
Hotel Lyons greets a long list of arriving guests including Mr. and Mrs. Webb Jay of Miami Beach Florida A K Riddle and wife of Cushing Oklahoma and many Birmingham Nashville and Atlanta visitors among others. The roster names individuals by name and hometown and includes pairs in some cases.
R L Parsons of the Parsons Lumber Company had his car stolen from his Moulton street garage last night. It marks a third theft against him and a second time the same car was taken in just over a month.
Friends of Earl Hamilton now in Birmingham report his condition has markedly improved after a period of critical illness. Mrs Susie Holt returned from Birmingham where she had been at his bedside.
Montgomery. Mrs I T Quinn president of the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs is also an avid sports enthusiast. She enjoys deep sea fishing and deer hunting with a 20 gauge shotgun, while her 11 year old son shares her adventures. Her civic work dates to World War I days directing volunteer canning operations. She is wife and secretary of Alabama's game and fish commissioner.
Senate lawyers draft a resolution to repeal the eighteenth amendment while guarding federal protections for city states. Chairman Senator John J. Eldine of Wisconsin leads a group including Borah Blaine Hebert Walsh Dill, with party and wet/dry histories noted.
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