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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1931
Page
4
In Chicago a dog is named Calvin Coolridge after refusing to run when challenged, highlighting a humorous note about the pet and its owner.
In June, merchants rally to seize opportunity as prosperity nears. Business leaders urge active outreach and rapid action to capture forthcoming demand, warning against complacency as calm summer months approach.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen via executive action moves to enable several thousand workers to resume duties. They emphasize solidarity and shared purpose in restoring rail service.
The note urges timely payment of outstanding debts as a duty tied to one’s assets and line of credit. It emphasizes that an unpaid debt remains a liability against the individual while a robust payment record supports credit reliability and asset value.
The New York Times doubts the scientific value of Professor Piccard and Dr. Kipfer s high altitude balloon voyage. It notes unmanned sounding balloons reach higher altitudes and record data on temperatures and pressures, suggesting little added knowledge beyond prior efforts and stressing existing cosmic ray measurements by Millikan and others.
Theatrical leaders anticipate a revival of road productions as costs stabilize. Judge Mitchell L. Erlanger cites low mood as a cause of road declines, predicting profitable tours with modest admission prices. The League of New York Theatres forms a committee to revive audience interest.
The Chicago Tribune exposes speeding and other traffic offenses to public view, listing license numbers and offenders to deter risky driving. Birmingham papers push pedestrian safety and law enforcement, while courts issue stiff penalties. The plan aims to improve safety though reporters risk danger.
The observance spreads nationwide beginning Monday with retailers and fashion embracing cotton in almost all clothing. Orvis Brothers suggests a citrus ad parallel to boost cotton demand, hoping a sustained campaign will raise price of raw cotton and revive consumer use of cotton fabrics.
A reflective column urges summer as a period of hard work and opportunity while noting Pope Pius XII's birthday and rising Fascist hostility to Catholic groups in Rome. It critiques U S debt, taxation, and wartime spending, arguing Americans tolerate heavy taxes while demanding progress and self-governance. It contrasts European Catholicism under pressure with American fiscal policy.
Valparaiso Indiana June 2 Judge Grant Baker, criticized for a one to ten year sentence on Virgil Kirkland for killing Arlene Draves, ordered the Gary youth returned from Pendleton reformatory and said he would hear arguments on a new sentence. The court on its own initiative and Judge Crumpaker said he would set aside the sentence after a jury conviction, though the attorney general ruled the sentence should have been life to 25 years.
Washington reports 27 murders since January amid concerns over racketeering and gang activity. Major General Werbert Crosby, new police chief, defends progress as diplomats’ presence and liquor stores complicate crime dynamics. Some diplomats panicked by recent Salvadorean legation break-in. Crosby questions effectiveness while Hoover era appointment is scrutinized.
Florence Post No. 11 of the American Legion will host an all day barbecue and speaking celebration on June 11 at Lake Wilson Shoals Creek eight miles east of Florence. Prominent speakers include Senators Hugo Black John Bankhead W E Brock and Congressman John Rankin among others. The event features amplifying devices swimming contests speedboat races Brunswick stew and fish and aims to be the largest in years in the state.
Silas H. Strawn of Chicago was named president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. He was admitted to the bar in Ottawa in 1889 and began practice in Chicago in 1891. Strawn chairs Montgomery Ward & Co. board and has held multiple director roles. He served as U S delegate at a Chinese customs tariff conference in Peking. Born near Ottawa Illinois on December 15, 1866. He formerly led the United States Golf Association.
In Birmingham Alabama on June 2 a Confederate reunion opened with 25 veterans 35 wives and 10 ex slaves answering the first roll call. They were joined by the Birmingham police band the Alabama Boys Industrial School band and Boy Scouts patrols in attendance.
A Birmingham report shows higher female enrollment in the coming year. Of 1,489 promoted from elementary schools, 539 were white girls and 502 boys. 448 were Negro students, with 177 boys among them.
The bells of St Luke’s Episcopal Church call worshippers as the historic Cahaba origin church is moved from its site near Selma to St Wilfrids in Alabama. The Gothic building will be rebuilt at a cost about 25000 dollars and restored to its early beauty.
Classified notices in the Decatur Daily showcase a crowded page of opportunities and listings. The readable text highlights ads and job or service offers, reflecting a busy classified section.
An ad misprint turns corsage into corset in a florist notice. The piece notes more drug stores than paint stores because cosmetic painting costs more than house painting.
A collection of humorous quips and sketches about parlor life, fashion, work, and social mores. Jokes touch on a mad maid, celebrity parties, spring blossoms, money in kids, ministers words, lawyers, and everyday quirks. Includes light tales of fashion, work, and health jokes.
A compact glossary notes that 3 A DAY means usable or suitable for one’s purpose at hand. Coruscant is described as sparkling or flashing especially intermittently. Behest refers to a command or order issued in conjunction with a directive.
A religious passage urges turning to God for salvation and healing. It cites Isaiah 55 6 and 59 1 2, affirming God’s readiness to hear and restore when sins are confessed. The text asserts the anointing of a messenger to preach good tidings to the meek and proclaims a promise of new heavens and a new earth.
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