What a Neighbor Thinks of Decatur Stepping Out
Favorable publicity rises as Decatur forms a Chamber of Commerce with near 300 members. The Limestone Democrat from Athens says Decatur can push forward industrially with Morgan County business leaders uniting for town welfare. The valley expects Decatur to lead regional development and build a solid foundation for progress.
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Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Limestone Democrat
Athens
Morgan County
Convict Whipping Debate Reaches Public Forefront
A recent Atmore prison whipping, deemed legal, sparks renewed calls to overhaul Alabama laws by Gov Miller and the legislature. The Daily Home urges a halt until lawmakers decide on alternatives to corporal punishment while stressing order and authority in prisons.
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Atmore
Alabama
Miller
State Board of Montgomery
Public Responsibility Toward Selection Of Officials
Iowa attorney general John Fletcher warns that public apathy risks centralization of power. He argues local government must act efficiently, or federal control will grow, urging readers to vote and engage in governance to preserve local self government and legal standards.
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John Fletcher
Iowa
Fletcher
United States Daily
Federal
Wilbur
Interior Department
Washington
Morgan County
Decatur Chamber Plans 1932 Push for Market and Goodwill
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce aims to energize the 1932 curb market and encourage diversified agriculture. It urges budgeting for a substantial fund to build goodwill for Decatur during the year as preparations begin for renewed activity.
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Decatur
Decatur Enjoys Quiet Christmas Observance
Decatur had a very quiet holiday observance, which is much to the credit of the citizenship. So far as we learn, everybody had just as good a time this Christmas as last, too.
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Decatur
Twelve Years Ago Today In The Daily 1919
From the Daily of December 28, 1919 James W. Duffy lately with A E F in Germany and France arrived today to surprise friends. Mrs Ory and Mrs Cohen visit relatives in South Alabama and Georgia. Mrs J R Nicholson and children return from Birmingham. Mrs George Couch convalesces after grippe. Willie and Nina Hodges visit Pulaski. Raymond Conley hosts cousin Leslie Glover of Birmingham. The Bullards and Misses Bullard Russell and Mainard attend Christmas dance in Huntsville.
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James W. Duffy
Germany
France
Mrs. Ory
Mrs. Cohen
South
Alabama
Georgia
L. H. Bullard
John Bullard
Helen Russell
George Mainard
Huntsville
The Doldrum Days and Baconian Moralizing
A compact reflection on slow progress and moral instruction. The piece voices gratitude for steady improvement, urging steady effort and prudent conduct amid uncertain times. It blends observations on daily life with temperate, reformist tone characteristic of 19th century moral essays.
Reading Through the Christmas Doldrums to Courage and Progress
The author muses on the postholiday doldrums and how adversity reveals character. He cites Bacon, Seneca, Goethe, and Goethe again, urging laughter at self and renewed effort. The piece traces progress from railways to radio, praising figures like Marconi, Pope Pius, Owen Young, N H Aylesworth, Cravath, and Kahn for public spirited contributions and the joy of a shared cultural heritage.
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Victoria
Waterloo
Marconi
Newfoundland
Rome
National Broadcasting Company Ofrica
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Pope Pius
Owen D. Young
N. H. Aylesworth
Broadcating Company
Paul D. Cravath
Otto H. Kahn
Opera Management
What Your National Government Is Costing You
Central Press Staff Writer Charles P. Stewart reports Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee urging substantial federal budget cuts. He targets army navy costs, subsidies to magazines shipping and aviation, farm board spending, ships board winding down, and large tax refund credits, arguing total potential savings near 668 million and more through restricted public works and refunds reforms.
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Congressional Chamber
Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Farm Board
Treasury Department
Mellon
Treasury
Foundations of Science Of Dietetics Examined
LOGAN CLENDENING M D surveys diet science noting food supplies energy for movement and life and outlines the six essential food groups. He explains calories as energy units and compares energy yield per gram for carbohydrates fats and proteins with examples like olive oil and butter.
Clendening pamphlets offered by mail
Dr Clendening authors six pamphlets available for 10 cents each plus a stamped self addressed envelope. Requests should be sent to Dr Logan Clendening in care of this paper or Central Press Association in Cleveland Ohio. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine H Hzline and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Central Press Association
East Twelfth Street
Cleveland
Distant Praise For Nations Progress And Prosperity
A compact reflection credits Providence nature science and industry for shaping a prosperous country. It lauds improved living conditions and the ongoing efforts that sustain national advancement and well being.
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Providence
Nature
Science
Industry
Year 1932 Promised as Good by Substituting Work
A hopeful statement claims a nation that replaces whining with work will see 1932 as a good year. The brief suggests labor and diligence as key to improvement, implying national resolve and optimism for upcoming year.
Eskimos of Smithound Greenland Claim Northern World Claim
The Bureau of Ethnology states that the Eskimos of Smithound in Greenland are the most northerly people in the world. The claim highlights their extreme northern settlement and the cultural group’s geographic position.
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Bureau of Ethnology
Smithound
Greenland
Who's Who in Washington by Charles P. Stewart
Assistant Secretary of Commerce Julius Klein stands out for his weekly radio talks that make dry economic topics feel thrilling. A former professor of economics and history, Klein lacked business experience but transformed statistics into engaging narratives for a broad audience.
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Who's Who In
Washington
Charles P. Stewart
Julius Klein
Gether
Dr. Klein
Commerce Department
Night After Christmas Poem and Comic Snippets
A mixed page features a long humorous Christmas verse about a doctor visiting on Christmas night with a moral pill and sweets ban, followed by dialogue snippets and quips about engagements reason humor and social observations, including playful lines on fashion, aging, and beauty.
Spiritist Seance Doubts Husband's Happiness in Afterlife
A spiritualist woman contacts her deceased husband John by spirit and asks if he is happy. He confirms, and they discuss heaven’s wonders. The wife comments on the delay before leaving a trance, noting a belief that the husband’s suffering should match her hopes. They briefly discuss their child’s sex.
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John
The Woman He Never Had Remains His Tender Memory
A reflective line notes that the woman who kept him from happiness by not choosing him is the one he recalls most fondly. It emphasizes the ache of lost love and the value of what could have been.
Timber policy urged to preserve timber in living trees
Montgomery officials urge farmers to let timber grow when markets are unavailable before cutting. Cutting for home use is allowed but risks waste of material and labor if left to decay in the living tree.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Forestry Department
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Perenenes
Limestone
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
J. R. Nicholson
Birmingham
George Couch
Grippe
Willie
Nina Hodges
Pulaski
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Leslie Glover
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
Equator
Bacon
Seneca
Goethe
Vanderbilt
Land OF
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Foundations of Science of Dietetics
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