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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
4
Partial header showing editors and managers with Associated Press rights and attribution note. Mentions Benjamin Bloodworth editor and business manager Sheftard, Shelton as managing editor, AP exclusive republication rights.
Carrier daily mail options include per week and monthly plans with rates for one month three months six months and one year. Pricing varies by service and duration across standard daily mail subscriptions.
A contemplative民 essay envisions a future South where farmers rely on homegrown crops and livestock free from creditors and debt. It imagines self-sufficient gardens orchards vineyards dairies and barnyards enriching rural life and regional prosperity.
The Birmingham Post warns the state may lose the primary right to elect candidates, risking a return to party conventions. It notes Democratic leaders opposed to undoing the 1931 measure and cites statewide sentiment against shifting away from direct popular choice.
Milton McDuff of Birmingham police faults Governor Miller for parole policies he says spark crime in Birmingham. The Montgomery Advertiser notes the influenza angle and quotes Legal Adviser Peach defending the governor’s parole rules for felons and misdemeanants. The piece recalls a ten year old Birmingham crime spike and blames unemployment, not parole, for the current issues.
The text argues that the people should retain the right to choose their representatives and ballots without a circle of gentlemen deciding for them, expressing belief that the primary system should remain in the state to preserve voter autonomy despite common post election feelings.
The Tallapoosa County sheriff faced criticism for excluding reporters from a clash between a posse and a group of radicals. He allegedly ordered reporters away and a photographer’s image of the battle site destroyed. The piece urges the sheriff to separate duties as a public servant from press powers.
Arthur Brisbane reports a sensational oil story in Florida tied to a death enforcer figure. The piece critiques sensationalism and notes the era's press tension over violent or sensational subjects.
In California Governor Rolph pardons 129 bootleggers while the people vote against prohibition. A Duluth pig theft tale ends with a gory misfire as a man is wounded. Nitti dodges capture in Chicago as police battle gangsters. A Russian Christmas ignore policy persists. faith and laws clash with human nature.
Repairs on the Athens Masonic Temple, damaged by fire last Saturday night, are nearly complete though the south end remains exposed to the weather. The blaze, originating next door, destroyed many tools and equipment used in the construction of the new post office, with the contractor’s store room wiped out.
Athens Alabama December 22 special effort aims to aid destitute residents with local welfare worker Frances Woodroof maintaining a list of those in need. The plan asks each person not in want to deliver food and clothing to a designated unfortunate recipient.
The public health service reported influenza spreading, with more than 33,000 cases. Alabama alone topped 7,000, officials estimating this reflects only a fraction of actual infections due to underreporting.
Miss Mary Belle Wallace of Chattanooga visits Rev. J. D. Wallace during holidays. An anecdote recalls Archimedes in his bathtub solving specific gravity. A fleeing criminal collides with J. B. Murman in a restaurant, spins him in a revolving chair, and escapes from Detective H. G. Howard.
Senator Marvel M. Logan of Kentucky outlines a plan to place industrial surplus profits into a government fund to stabilize employment, curb wealth concentration, and regulate profits across all industries, drawing comparisons to Huey Long. He concedes it smacks of socialism but argues it matches current economic pressures.
Dr Logan Clendening reports studies linking nutrition to behavior in schoolchildren. Hunger worsens irritability and inattention. a small lunch and calcium rich foods improve nervous symptoms. Milk plus other concentrated foods raise gains to 15 20 percent, with calcium supplementation via dicalcium phosphate suggested.
Six fundraising pamphlets by Dr. Clendening are available by mail. Each title costs 10 cents plus a self addressed envelope with a 3 cent stamp, sent to Dr. Logan Clendening in care of the newspaper.
A column mixes festive wishes with a dramatic dialogue about relationships. Gertrude and Harry discuss happiness and fate while two gossiping women debate marriage to the bald, toothless Mr. Coggins.
A collage of quips and vignettes on holiday cheer and everyday woes. Jokes touch on aging, marriage, work, and money with wry wit. Scenes include a weary husband, a doubtful telegram, and wisecracks about pies, tuxedos, and daily routines.
The article urges planning and advance preparation for wholesome school lunches. It promotes varied protein sandwiches with eggs cottage cheese nuts peanut butter and vegetables, stored in glass or pottery containers for reuse. It cautions against cold unappetizing meals and suggests packing multiple combos to keep children alert and healthy.
Fat tender dressed or live chickens ducks guineas and turkeys are available at the curb market with promised right prices for shoppers.
Holiday season brings many Lawrence County High School graduates home from colleges including Auburn Alabama College Montevallo Teachers College Florence University of Alabama Emory College Atlanta. Listed students Gwin Shelton Nell Crossthwaite Madeline Heflin Tom Almon Jr Helen Stewart Lillie Mae Byars Russell High Tower Harold Roberson Laurel Judy Bernard Wade George Sanders Edwin Moody Willard Irwin return to Moulton for Christmas break.
Answers to foregone questions trace Beauty and the Beast to Straparola in 1550. The Four Horsemen symbolize Pestilence Death War and Famine. Washington Irving wrote the Sketch Book in 1819 1820.
The many friends of Mrs. Bloodworth, mother of J. M. Bloodworth, regret to learn she fractured her hip in a fall Sunday at her son’s Fifth Avenue South home. Her condition is as good as could be expected.
The Neel Neel school will close for Christmas on Friday. A Christmas program is planned and many schools are expected to participate. The school will close at noon.
An explanation of how nouns ending in y change to i before suffixes when preceded by a consonant. Examples include happy becoming happiness and beauty becoming beautiful, with notes on spelling patterns and common exceptions.
A concise maxim attributed to Burton notes that behaviors align with local customs when visiting a place. The saying emphasizes adapting to prevailing practices. It reflects a broad, practical guideline for etiquette and cultural sensitivity.
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