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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1932
Page
2
Fragmentary text from the Decatur Daily shows publishing details and staff names, including W. Shelton and T. Sheptard, plus advertising representation and subscription rates. The legible items reference division of daily and mailed subscriptions and indicate standard newspaper boilerplate.
Senator Bonner of Wilcox county urges Alabama prohibitionists to remain in the Democratic Party to influence the pre convention and avoid being barred from ballots. He argues re submission of the eighteenth amendment could lead to repeal, with Roosevelt Garner tickets shaping the showdown and predicts a major dry majority if unity is kept. Also notes anecdotes on markets and public views.
A fragment notes that net delegates are expected to be elected to the prohibition convention without opposition, implying a smooth selection process and little contest among factions. The statement reflects a political climate favoring procedural ease.
Arthur Brisbane reports on F Ziegfeld's death and Charles Tunney's bid for the Senate, contrasting show business legend with political ambition amid a 1932 copyright context and religious topics of Bible and Koran.
The obituary notes Ziegfeld's death and his influence on picturesque stage work. It mentions sympathy for his wife and young daughter and highlights his notable ability in entertainment. A separate buyer, Mrs Anna Jonikas, tested a money making machine and invested significant sums. Barnum’s claim on credulity is cited.
The piece urges Alabama to begin federally funded road building, highlighting the Decatur to Tuscumbia route and the Huntsville Lee highway. It argues paving reduces maintenance costs and increases property values, urging right of way agreements in Morgan, Lawrence and Colbert counties for a weather reliable, high value corridor.
The piece urges paying accounts overdue by thirty to ninety days before month’s end. It frames July’s final week as a chance to settle part or all of a debt and avoid being pursued by bill collectors at the start of the next month.
Rev W P Wilks announces work will begin about September 1 on a new Sunday school addition at Central Baptist church. The Morgan county grand jury sits in circuit court under Judge O Kyle to investigate possible perjury in chancery divorce testimony. Water in Albany and Decatur from Alabama Water Co tested germ free by state health officials. Lyons Hotel addition brickwork finished, new unit holds 34 rooms. Local ice rates rise due to coal shortages. Heat wave ends with a 30 degree drop from 95.65 to 65. Mrs L B Wyatt returns from Kentucky visit. Daily cartoon by Paul Johnson shows local promise. Miss Mary Daniel returns from Montgomery trip.
The fragment notes Asia's highest unclimbed peak and cave digging, then discusses flying planes hopping peaks, price increases reducing consumption, and a postage rise from 2 to 3 cents. It claims New York first class mail dropped 30 percent while receipts rose 15 percent and transportation costs fell.
The World Disarmament Conference adjourned until next autumn with Germany and Russia objecting. Russia seeks at least a one third reduction in armaments while Germany calls for equal defensive rights to any nation. The piece argues safety comes from investing in air and submarine fleets rather than the current Army and Navy spending.
Three young Germans fly from Berlin toward Chicago on a leisurely Arctic route stopping in Iceland and other places. It marks the third Germany to United States flight by Captain Wolfgang von Gronau as German American expedition members also push to reach a summit in their ascent.
The article notes Lake Van as the largest lake in Asiatic Turkey with an area of 2,400 square miles. It highlights its geographic status within the region and its prominence among Turkish water bodies.
Washington report on a speech by Congressman David J. Lewis of Maryland arguing that confidence fuels business but has collapsed. He cites past overissue of paper values, notes a lingering distrust, and warns recovery will lag while unemployment persists and the economy reorganizes after 1929.
The article by Dr Logan Clendening describes blood as a tissue and the two main cell types within it, red and white cells, plus platelets. It explains normal cell counts, origin in bone marrow, circulation, and destruction, and notes the blood as a movable tissue connected to the liver spleen and other organs.
A collage of comic observations and quips from a bygone era. Jokes touch on love and danger, police banter, mail mishaps, fashion shifts, and social mores. The tone is playful with quick witticisms about luck, courtship, and everyday life.
A dialogue thread shows Jim returning from a camping trip with gadgets failing for two hours including hot water heat and electricity. The conversation shifts to a city dreamer and a business closing remark, with Breezy and the Business Man weighing a bright opening for a young man.
Governor Miller discussed the Auburn College leadership with Farmers and the Board of Trustees. Dr. L. N. Duncan is urged as temporary president due to his long association, knowledge of administration and strong farmer support for a well rounded college serving the state’s agricultural needs.
Alabama county officials meet in Birmingham July 27 29 to study cutting county government costs. Judge J D Petree says the association helped pass county bills and seeks a uniform county bookkeeping system. Invited speakers include Gov B M Miller state examiner J H Hard finacier Rucker Agee health officer J N Baker and welfare director Mrs Alfred M Tunstall.
In Birmingham on August 4 Judge Eugene Hawkins will rule on the constitutionality of a 1927 act exempting the Harvey G. Woodward estate from taxation. The $7.5 million estate faces $215,000 in back taxes, arising from a contested exemption tied to funding an education foundation for boys.
The note explains that got expresses possession in casual speech and gives an example asking about a knife. It contrasts correct phrasing Have you a knife with you with the common but shorter Have you got a knife with you, pointing to usage nuance in everyday language.
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