Time of year when candidates realize election gain
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1930
Page
4
Alabama Rebuild Funds Hearings On Storm Repair Costs
State officials planned public hearings to decide how to spend more than 1 million dollars reimbursed to Alabama for storm damaged road and bridge rebuilding. The hearings would address allocations for transportation network repairs and related infrastructure projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
North Alabama floods delay on Bee Line highway
The Daily notes North Alabama's willingness to wait for flood repairs and questions why the Bee Line highway cannot be completed now. It implies highways were made passable and seeks status from the state highway department.
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the Daily
South Alabama
North Alabama
State Highway Department
Bee
Romantic longing for the railroad whistle endures
The Tuscaloosa News notes railroad workers expect a future whistle that blasts toward crossings, reducing noise spread. While applauding efficiency, the paper warns such a device would strip the romance of the current lonely night whistle, which evokes eerie, haunting sentiment beyond words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Canning plant demand urged for Calhoun county farms
The Anniston Star urges a canning factory in Calhoun county as cotton prices fall. It cites Decatur’s successful plant and notes supply limits due to near capacity production, urging Alabama growers to focus on berries tomatoes and other table crops for canning opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston Star
Calhoun County
Alabama
Decatur
Star
Patterson and Almon Vie For Alabama Eighth District Seat
The Gadsden Times editorials compare Andrew G. Patterson of Decatur and Judge Edward B. Almon of Colbert County as they seek the Democratic nomination. Patterson campaigns on a practical Tennessee Valley development platform, pledging results from Washington, while Almon defends sixteen years of service. The paper urges change if federal efforts fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Congressional District
Congress
National Congress
Washington
Eighth District
Andrew G. Patterson
Decatur
Edward B. Almon
Colbert County
Andrew Patterson
Alabama
Gadsden
Patterson
Eighth
Gadsden Times
Florence Times News
Florence
Almon
Tennessee Valley
Russia Worries Us We Laugh No Longer Dredge Jaw Elephants
In a King Features Syndicate cartoon caption, the piece contrasts rising US concern with Russia and a satirical jab at xenophobic phrases implying white racial hierarchy, reflecting 1930s political caricature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Russia's five year plan prompts U S embargo debate
Leaders in American industry once mocked Russia for its aims now push for embargoes on Russian imports. Manganese mines lay off 3000 workers as Russia dumps ore at 26 while Americans charge 34, aided by low freight and alleged slave labor. Coughlin accuses Ford of aiding the Soviet, while Schwab Bethlehem, U S Steel, and GE maintain large Russian contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United States Cement
United States Steel
Bethelehem Steel
Ford
Schwab
Bethelehem
United States Steel Corporation
General Electric Company
Earth
Andrews Finds Mongolian Fossils of 3 Million Year Old Megafauna
Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews reports uncovering a Mongolian mudpit grave of 25 prehistoric elephants with dredger jaws five feet long. He describes a sudden convulsion 3,000,000 years ago that killed the herd and left their skeletons exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Chapman Andrews
Andrews
Monstrous Jaws and Eden Ditches in Alleged Evolution Debate
The piece links dredger jawed monsters to evolution while mocking fundamentalist belief. It imagines elephants with such jaws digging Edenic canals and pits, then notes Ku Klux Klan activity rising during prosperity and swelling to target non Caucasian whites when jobs disappear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden of Eden
Adam
Cain
Abel
Ku-Klux Klan
Hearst Papers Offer 7 Percent Preferred Stock
Readers of Hearst papers are informed that the newspapers now offer to readers and the public preferred stock paying 7 percent interest, selling at 25 dollars per share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst
Stock issue limits for Hearst papers disclosed
Four hundred thousand shares are reserved for the employer of Hearst publications. Under the terms of the stock issue, the proprietor of the newspapers cannot draw a dividend. Continued on Page Seven.
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Hearst Publications
Antwerp Harbor Holds Daily Flow of Ships
In Antwerp the traveler notes a busy harbor with about thirty ships arriving and departing daily. The city, birthplace of Rubens and his famed followers, features a public square with a statue to Rubens and the grand cathedral housing his “Erection de la Croix.”
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Antwerp
Rubens
van Dyrek
Jordans
Erection de la Croix
Notable Overdrawn Visit Receives Belgian City Tour
A columnist tours Antwerp noting its harbor hotels and diamond district. He observes multilingual Antwerpians, a 72 karat diamond, a 40,000 worker diamond trade, Flemish dray horses, and a disciplined guild of carters with ornate gear.
Antwerp Square Bronze Honors Quinten Matsey Artist Turned Painter
In Antwerp a bronze statue honors Quinten Matsey a former blacksmith who rose to become a celebrated painter to win the hand of a painter's daughter who initially objected to his plain trade.
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Antwerp
Quinten Matsey
Statue of American Indian Chief Stands Beside Belgians’ Past
A large bronze statue, depicting an American Indian in breech cloth and feathered headdress, stands as a reminder of tribal life. The figure represents a famous warrior chief, illustrating the Belgians’ early history and leadership.
Washington Day Book: Spain's Ambassador Padilla in Washington
Spain's ambassador Don Alejandro Padilla y Bell has spoken on tariff debates and addressed a nationwide broadcast presenting Infante Alfonso de Orleans. Described as a popular, courtly diplomat with a growing baldness and mustache, he first presented credentials in autumn 1926, occupying a unique position in Washington diplomacy.
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Washington
Don Alejandro Padilla Y Bell
Spain
United States
United States Senate
Infante
Alfonso de Orleans
Alfonso
Senor Padilla
States
Spanish Ambassador Padilla a Popular Washington Figure
The Spanish ambassador in Washington, Padilla, is a central figure in social and diplomatic life. He champions Spain as the mother country, fosters intense republic involvement in the Iberian exposition in Seville and Barcelona, and has personal hand in acquiring the embassy home on Sixteenth Street. His family, including Ramon the second secretary, Don Ramon, and daughters Rose and Maria, are prominent in social circles with art, music, and cultural interests.
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Spain
Washington
Padilla
North
South America
Seville
Barcelona
Sixteenth Street
Ramon
Madrid
Don Ramon
Senoritas
Rose
Maria
Typhoid Vaccination Urged For Safe Summer Travel
Public health note extols typhoid vaccination as a premier preventive measure. It notes history from 1896 to today, Army usage in World War I, and minimal risk beyond temporary soreness, urging protection where water quality is uncertain.
Successor Named For Bishop Moore
Dr. Robert Eugene Goodrich of Shreveport Louisiana will succeed Bishop Arthur J. Moore as pastor of First Methodist Church in Birmingham Alabama. He will assume duties in September following Bishop Moore's election at the Dallas general conference.
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Birmingham
Ala
Robert Eugene Goodrich
Shreveport
Arthur J. Moore
First Methodist
Moore
Dallas
Pithy Anecdotes and Wit From a Century Ago
A collage of light verse and quips on smiles manners and mistakes includes lines on keeping a cheerful face amid blues and the quirks of life. It features jokes about fame fashion aging and everyday folly with a mix of proverbs and humorous observations.
Repent and Be Baptized Peter Appeals to Hearers
Acts recounts Peter urging listeners to repent and be baptized in Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins. The promise extends to all who God calls, including distant generations, with many words exhorting salvation.
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Peter
Jesus Christ
Eristic Marinade Annotation Define Culinary Terms
A concise dictionary entry noting Eristic as linked to controversy and debate. Marinade described as a spiced pickle for meats. Annotation defined as a note explaining or criticizing text.
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