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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1932
Page
4
The readable portion shows a masthead and several advertising rate entries. Names referenced include The Associated Press and Frost Landis & Avante, with mentions of subscription options by mail for daily and weekly periods, including monthly and yearly terms. The text is partial and lacks a cohesive article narrative.
A Decatur rumor claims a box car load of beer reached Birmingham during the Elks convention and was ready within forty minutes. The note hints at advertising tips and the shifting ease of business compared with the late 1920s.
The passage argues debtors must meet obligations to enable businesses to survive and invest in new ventures. It stresses that timely payments would allow firms to stay open, fund experimentation, and avoid losing ground to economic pressures, urging responsible financial conduct.
The Selma Times Journal dismisses the loan to individuals as futile and says Speaker Garner is in bad standing for backing it. The editorial argues a billion and a half would not meaningfully aid the poor and would duplicate bank lending, urging Congress to avoid new legislation and return home.
A humorous account describes extreme heat making golf round after round miserable. The narrator, Bill, and companions suffer sweating brows, wet collars, and delayed tee times. They flee to shade and crave cold drinks while noting wives’ reactions to their soaked state.
A Marshall County group urged immediate legislative action urging Governor B. M. Miller to call a session. The governor rejects hasty moves, stressing the need for prudent action to cut state costs, fund schools and roads, and preserve Alabama’s credit. He vows to summon lawmakers when they show readiness to act with business sense rather than politics.
A brief column notes a startling zoo incident and highlights a girl praised for her decency. It presents two vignettes on character and responsibility, reflecting 1932 social expectations and moral judgments in everyday life.
Report highlights a cobra fight at the Bronx Zoo with keepers using a cold water stream to separate two snakes one newcomer and one long resident. It also notes Amelia Earhart Putnam’s Atlantic edge flight reaching 2019 miles with a stop due to a failed gas pump and comments on Europe stabilization talks between Britain and France.
Seven members of Britain's cabinet travel to Ottawa to discuss welfare with representatives of dominions. The group omits Lord Beaverbrook yet cites free trade within the empire as a key idea. Roosevelt’s Chicago nomination and hotelmen’s shift toward Democrats are noted, with Meher Baba and Washington anecdotes closing the column.
Officers raided the Steamer J Luther Troxell after an excursion. a pint of whiskey and a barrel of near beer were seized. The article notes other local items from July 15 1920 including theater, land sale, pensions, a Bank street shooting, Harding invitation withdrawal, and local visits.
The passage notes Washington's victory over Britain and reports Russia's wheat sowing shortfall, with July 1 totals surpassing 241 million acres. It describes a vast wheat area, about 400 000 square miles, spanning from coast to coast.
A Chile typhus outbreak killing seventy prompts tests of a new serum derived from flea dust. The Paris report notes France’s dealings with Uncle Sam over war stock loans, describing Uncle Sam as a Shylock but not an efficient one.
Washington speculation centers on Speaker Garner possibly inflating the vice presidency's influence to rival the presidency. Analysts compare Garner with Curtis, noting Garner's power drive and Curtis's social role, and warn past attempts by Dawes and Roosevelt show limited impact.
Florence Alabama July 15 Bailey Springs once famed resort is being restored. J E B F Westmoreland develops the property with plans for a year round health and recreation hotel. Lauderdale County commissioners build seven miles of road to link Bailey Springs with the Lee highway.
In Birmingham Alabama Power Company fights a damages verdict of 185000 awarded to Bosworth Smith Company for flood gate operations at Lock 18. The motion to set aside the verdict will be heard August 5 in Jefferson County circuit court. Bosworth Smith contends a 250000 loss from a gate raised that released a flood of water washing away a cofferdam and barge used in bridge work at Wetumpka.
The fragment notes a refusal to heed urgent pleas for aid and a neglect of real hardship, signaling a concern over inaction in addressing suffering and needs.
A collection of quips on endowments, success, and money missteps. Small anecdotes feature couples, hunters, teachers, and neighbors highlighting wit about fortune, holidays, taxes, and daily life with punch lines and groaners.
In Japanese art bamboo denotes constancy and fidelity. Fellahin refers to Egyptian villagers who till the soil. Eskimos near Smith Sound in Greenland are among the northern peoples.
Convening here July for the third time this year the U S District Court renews charges of loans in connection seed loans to Houston ity nuvia Savinenesine action against witnesses and jurors charging perjury and of court. A majority of the defendants in the July 25 cases were defendants in earlier trials. Charged names include Harry Federal son, W J Bell, Wesley H Croom, Wyatt W Rollins Aubrie Rollins J Ed Witherington Charles McArthur Carl Burkett Lester William Singletary John Sanders and John Sanders Jr Conspiracy. Barger will be assisted by Arthur B Chilton and J O Middleton. Judge Charles B Kenner will preside.
The Jefferson county Association asks Alabama lawmakers to consolidate the county license commissioner and inspector offices to cut costs. A bill is being drafted for presentation if a special session is called. The two offices spent 24,600 and 5,000 dollars respectively for the year starting July 1, 1931.
Major Robert Joerg will be grand marshal of the American Legion parade during the Legion convention in Gadsden Alabama. He recently graduated from the War College in Washington and will serve as senior instructor for Alabama National Guard units here. United Daughters of the Revolution civic clubs and posts statewide will enter floats in the parade.
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