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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1932
Page
2
The Decatur Daily notes that it is published by PENN VALLEY PRINTING CO Inc with founder editor W & Shelton and business manager T Sheppard. It states copyright and republication rights with Associated Press dispatches reserved, and lists dates of entry and publication offices.
Classified notice lists advertising agency Frost Landis and Kohn with office locations in Atlanta New York and Chicago and subscription rates B1 appears.
A barber friend cites a shifting weather proverb claiming Russia one week and California or Florida the next. The speaker urges accepting the pattern as is and hoping for a more stable week ahead.
The Dothan Eagle columnist Pridgen argues that gravity and taxation share a rule with taxes rising and falling. He imagines a future where property tax vanishes and income and sales taxes bear the burden instead.
A garbled forecast notes the absence of planned predictions and asserts 1932 recovery is a myth. It argues people value work, prudent spending, and economy, predicting 1983 will prove the nation’s resilience and better make-up.
The Montgomery Advertiser and Atlanta Constitution discuss recent disturbances in Tallapoosa county Alabama. Both papers note encounters between black residents and law officers and caution against placing blame on an entire race.
Alabama race relations commission leaders including Bishop McDowell and Dr. Edmonds call for calm, education, and cooperation while warning against communist propaganda and biased spokesmen. The piece also notes Arthur Brisbane opining on individuality in business, bank leadership in Cincinnati, and French irrigation plans as examples of planned reform.
The Decatur Drug Company will move into its new building at the corner of Bank and Vine streets on February 1. Morgan County American Legion officers will be elected at the regular meeting Thursday night at Decatur city hall. Captain John Cooper Adams returns to Camp Pike after Christmas with his parents. Anita Stewart headlines the Princess theater in The Yellow Typhoon. Earley Phinizy and the Wyatts spend the holidays here and then return to Lexington.
Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee leads the fight for budget cuts in Congress. He argues the budget can be balanced by savings without new taxes, except perhaps a beer tax. He targets postal costs, aviation subsidies, and subsidies to ship lines as examples of waste to trim.
winter hazards grim list of common causes for burns in homes. Children are especially at risk from matches gas heaters and clothing catching fire. Immediate care centers on stopping the fire and seeking medical attention to prevent infection and complications.
Tyrtaeus known as a Greek lyric poet famed for political elegies and marching songs shaping city moral and martial discourse in ancient Sparta and broader Hellenic world.
A pasted collage of quips and cartoons notes a scientist mentioning protons photons electrons and neutrons while omitting moidens. It weaves jokes about taxes aging and memory with exchanges from a boarding house scene and a Decatur bride’s remark.
A collage of lighthearted quips on politics guiding action, traffic and bills, with jokes about shaving brushes, jitney halls, optometrists and mothers with many daughters. It ends with a New Year resolution about timely good intentions and a marital exchange about life’s rough seas.
There are about two birds to the acre in the United States. Beer contains about four percent nutritive material, far less than flour at eighty eight percent. Lemon squash is the English term for lemonade.
A brief proverbs inspired note cites charity as lending to the Lord. The wash of biblical reference adds a reflective, literary tone. The text mentions Job and a possible biblical figure, aligning moral themes with ancient wisdom.
A letter to Governor B M Miller dated 1933 argues against a tax focused session. The writer urges including economy measures, questions income tax and bond amendments, and cites hardships from food, housing, and debt as Alabama faces depression era strain. The author praises schools and warns new taxes could worsen conditions.
A writer argues against using a form of be as both principal and auxiliary. He cites examples like “the drill was interesting and was liked by most of the men” and contrasts with omitting the second was. The piece clarifies punctuation use for slang and nicknames in quotation marks.
Four seasons of the year include fast days observed by the Catholic Church, referred to as Emibet Days. The notation notes a historical practice within liturgical timing and fasting traditions.
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