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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
3
B. P. Wallace is able to be out after a week's illness. John Proctor and son Willard have returned from a trip to Hartselle. J. A. Buttrey is confined at home with a malarial attack. The jellybean is rapidly becoming extinct with nearly all young men serving.
In southeast Alabama a car struck an unlit wagon overnight killing three and injuring a fourth. The driver faces manslaughter charges, arguing the wagon was unlit. The piece urges obeying highway laws and warns of risks from unlighted vehicles on busy state roads.
A Nation's Business editorial argues time is valuable and wasted time harms all. It highlights Chicago firm Matteson Fogarty Jordan who give visitors a TIME folder promising brief waits and prompt access or a later meeting with another staffer. It notes unnecessary chatter wastes time.
Advertisements suggest robust business in Decatur with tire stations, a department store and a retail outlet posting gains. Alabama Power leads northern division in range and competitive sales as local markets show improved volumes. The push argues for public release of such figures to counter gloom.
Time magazine outlines Alexander Siemel's Brazilian tiger hunting enterprise blending sport and business. He uses dogs spears and bayonets to chase jaguars in Mato Grosso with 107 tigers killed or impaled in two years.
The Opelika News urges voters to seek constructive, economy minded leadership in Alabama. It warns against demagogic promises and tax gimmicks, urging calm judgment and vigilance to ensure honest, efficient public service and progress. It notes economy as the top issue attracting growing voter interest.
Tom voices strong criticism of the senate lobby committee for calling Bishop Cannon before it. He argues that Alabama voters likely favor the bishop and support his position.
Davis faces charges before Judge Miller and political observers suggest he switch to an offensive tactic. The text notes that defensive fighters rarely win and hints at strategic advice for Davis.
Arthur Brisbane reports on a sensational wager and its perilous stakes as a pair gamble a vast salary. The piece laments risk culture and hints at consequences for those who push fortune, noting cautions about safety and greed.
Two distant gamblers win large sums from yesterday's derby and a Canadian sweepstake. An Englishman with a favorite ticket misses a $600 payoff after selling for $100,000 at 5 percent. An 18 to 1 outsider, Blenheim, wins in Canada and a Brooklyn youth gains $149,000. The piece muses on risk, wealth, and society's view of salaries and gambling.
Chicago police suspect gangsters creating a private crematory to dispose of victims from their machine gun executions. Reports say gang members sought by rivals have recently vanished and their bodies remain missing.
The era's tabloids describe stylish killers and vanished crime figures, noting a furnace with 100 sticks of dynamite and a trend of criminals cremated to avoid capture. A Florida divorce suit cites extreme cruelty as a husband rang alarms across the home. A half million dollar trust is on the table as the wealthy seek arrangements amid alleged pranks and leisure.
Ruth Bryan Owen defeats her male opponent DeWitt T. Deen by a large margin in Florida for Congress. Deen, a lawyer, ran on a wet platform while Owen’s victory echoes her father’s political talent and heredity following the dry vote trend.
The weather bureau recorded a maximum of 89 and a minimum of 66 degrees by 7 am this morning.
A June New York Day by Day column surveys street scenes and personalities. It mentions Sinclair Lewis Katharine Cornell Deems Taylor Alexander Gard and others amid Broadway bustle, fashion salons, dogs on Park Avenue and nightlife chatter.
In New York Armenian restaurants feature arak the clear water like spirit. The write up notes the drink is served undiluted then diluted to a cloudy opalescent mix akin to absinthe. Claims persist that arak hardens gums whitens teeth brightens eyes and adds curl papers in hair.
Washington Day Book profiles Senator David Ignatius Walsh 58 a durable and distinctive man with a newsboy past and immigrant family roots. He draws diverse support from top to bottom, keeps six sisters as family base, and moves in diplomatic social circles while serving on the Senate Democratic side near Harris and Hawes. He thrives on hard work and courted a long Mall stroll as recreation.
The article warns that house flies threaten infant health and spread diarrheal diseases. It urges parents to protect babies, noting flies contaminate food, spoil milk, and spread typhoid, erysipelas, tuberculosis, pink eye, and skin infections.
Flies breed in horse manure and rotting organic matter and spread disease. Preventing breeding is essential, with garbage handling, manure piles, and privies controlled to curb the fly nuisance. Screened houses and proper water traps also help, and the U S Department of Agriculture has bulletins on fly control.
The list presents three dictionary style entries with definitions and example senses. Confrere marks an associate and fellow member, Awesome signals terror and awe, and Perfervid denotes ardent zealous intensity.
A curio of humorous lines notes farm life and courtship with quips about brides biscuits and staving off distractions. It mentions a dairy fact about cattle water intake and hints at local gossip including Mr. Hoover, Mr. Richey, and Mr. Akerson. A witty exchange on marriage ends with a joke about wedding night choices.
A column of lighthearted gags and anecdotes features Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne chiding a football hopeful, a cheeky exchange about marriage, a parental quip, and light jests about soldiers, salesmanship, elevators, preachers, and vacation postcards.
A notable remark emphasizes shaping a prudent financial mindset by embracing the fear of debt as a guiding discipline. It frames debt avoidance as essential to personal and organizational stability and future security.
The passage reflects on heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 16 22 describing Abel Noah Abraham Isaac and Jacob seeking a heavenly homeland Moses and the prophets faith in what God promised. It notes Abraham offering Isaac and God raising him from the dead as a figure of what is to come. It ends with Isaac blessing Jacob and Esau and Jacob blessing Josephs sons before his death.
Miss Ann Tillery plans a visit to her aunt in New York City likely for the summer. Mr and Mrs Ryan M Speake and daughter Lucille of Atlanta are guests of Mr and Mrs S O Nelson. F A Bloodworth attends a Montgomery board of trustees meeting for the Masonic Home. Edith Coleman returns home after a two week Opelika visit.
The Tennessee river gauge stood at three feet this morning at the stationary point, with observers recording the level as officials monitor potential rise.
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