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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1930
Page
4
Notice Julian Hall of Dothan advocates legislative representation reapportionment. He urges Alabama voters to demand redrawing districts now.
The account notes Dwight Morrow spent about $50 000 to fund his New Jersey Senate bid while rivals Mr Grundy and Mrs McCormick invested several hundred thousand each in the Illinois Republican primary, underscoring wide campaign costs.
The Robertson family, African American, found shelter at Kilby Prison after surrendering to officials. They went three days without food before receiving aid during the aftermath of the Emelle incident.
In North Alabama candidates campaign actively noting the substantial support seen in the Tennessee Valley. They pledge to secure adequate legislative representation for the region based on the 1930 population figures.
Arthur Brisbane discusses a novel Berlin loudspeaker said to be heard up to 25 miles with echoes of Puritan hell and Gabriel’s horn. The article notes the reasoning behind Brisbane’s impression remains unclear after a period of radio broadcasts, though suspicions arise.
General Hines heads to Alabama for a personal hospital-site review. The visit aims to move the facility toward population centers rather than a purely geographic middle, as Decatur fears the center-location would overlook servicemen needs.
A former sailor recounts a navy tale about the disappearance of the collier Cyclops. He claims conspirators blew up the ship and a foreign-looking crew then used a smaller boat to escape, with a second steamer collecting wreckage to obscure clues. Critics doubt the account’s plausibility.
A campaign pamphlet urges voters in Alabama's eighth district to back Andrew G. Patterson for Congress on August 12. It argues Patterson will press for Tennessee River and Valley development, flood control, drainage, and national attention to regional needs, contrasting him with Edward B. Almon.
A 1930 King Features Syndicate item describes a gangster tale where gambling profits fuel power and a body is said to be buried in a garden. The piece notes mob reach and the criminal empire behind the scheme.
Reports from Cold Springs Harbor describe a hormone from female swine causing sterile female rats to become fertile and produce unusually heavy five day old young. Other tests in rabbits and varying animals show striking size increases and ethical concerns about infant weight.
The text notes diverse and improbable beliefs about the afterlife. It contrasts a Turk’s vision of heaven with youthful, musk-made women and a supposed earth wife, Artic expectations of icy hell, and human limits in envisioning what happens after death.
The article notes Russia preserves no formal death penalty but courts sometimes recommend execution by shooting for convicted murderers, bandits, or enemies of the government, highlighting a harsh approach and the government’s stance on punishment.
Fragmentary remark links ecclesiastical courts to secular punishment and the grim concept of burning as a fate. The speaker notes that blood ends in fire and cautions about the deadly irony of such vengeance.
Franklin Moore and Herman Papenburg announce plans to re enroll at Southern Military Academy in Greensboro this fall. Both were standout athletes at the school during the previous year.
Alton Williams of the Tennessee Valley bank is in Paint Rock for two weeks to relieve the local branch manager who is on vacation.
De Kalb police officer Patrolman Bill Moore is on his yearly vacation.
O O McIntyre describes the Bois de Boulogne as Paris’ earthly paradise where lovers stroll and athletes play. He recalls a sleeping man, nurses knitting nearby, and encounters with Paderewski and socialites like Miss Ima Hog g, noting Cartier and Coty residencies and the charm of la vie boheme.
A local hotel outlines a quirky policy that guests must howl like a lone wolf to avoid linen changes. The rule punishes odor with refusing fresh sheets until the scent grows strong enough to trigger the unusual process.
Classified ads help readers locate missing items as notices circulate in local papers. Community members report successes reuniting with belongings through ad postings and marketplace exchanges.
Classified reading proves profitable and interesting as a steady source of revenue and community information. It draws readers with practical ads, notices, and listings.
In the White House era Coolidge generated many tales due to his dry humor and twangy voice. Since then Hoover stories faded. Now Dwight Morrow headlines, sparking a flood of Washington lore as he eyes a six year Senate run.
Memories of President Calvin Coolidge include jokes about his focus and forgetful moments. Anecdotes recount Morrow mistaking a closet for a corridor, misplacing papers, and misrouted travel as he worked long hours at the London peace conference and elsewhere.
The article explains asthma as a condition where exhaling is difficult due to bronchi spasm. Causes include sensitiveness to foods pollen dander and plant powders with attacks often at night between 1 and 5 a.m. Heat and kidney diseases may mimic asthma due to circulation issues. Long standing asthma can weaken the heart.
A jumble of quips and puzzles on everyday life and social quirks. Bits poke fun at tattling, canaries, mothers, youth, fashions, and witty one liners about manners, money, love, and golf. Lighthearted anecdotes reflect social probings and humor of the era.
The passage notes that Jesus, after His resurrection, spent forty days with the apostles, gave them proof of His living, and instructed them not to depart Jerusalem but to wait for the Father’s promise, contrasting John’s baptism with water with a coming baptism of the Holy Spirit.
A compact gloss defines three terms: malevolent meaning malicious and harmful, porosity describing porous substance or openness, and perversity noting wilful contrariness or stubbornness. Each entry frames the core sense and usage.
James R. Greer minister of the Grant Street Church of Christ returned this morning from Vinemont where he led musical programs in a revival campaign.
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