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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1931

Page

2

Bee Line Route Opens Sunday Between Decatur and Hartselle

The Bee Line Highway link between Decatur and Hartselle was poured and completed Saturday. Crews rushed concrete work to ensure minimum road closure and expect the route to ease traffic and boost connections from the Gulf coast northward. Officials anticipate it will become a popular thoroughfare for both local and through traffic.

Decatur Hartselle Armeed State Highway Department Decevar North Land Gulf of Decaturea

Classified Ac a Day Brings Business Your Way

Classified note promises steady daily ads to boost visibility and sales for local merchants with simple placement options. The terse ad emphasizes affordable exposure and quick results for small businesses.

Glassified Ads Save Money Quickly

Readers discover quick savings by scanning Glassified Ads, a brief practice that uncovers bargains and special offers across products and services. The note emphasizes how easy it is to compare prices and find value.

Owen D Young Democrat with a paternalistic aim

The third installment on Owen D. Young profiles a Democrat who blends Wall Street pragmatism with care for workers. He supports stock plans for employees, opposes government ownership, and seeks to improve capitalism rather than scrap it. His persona spans Wall Street to workers homes, avoiding radical labels.

Owen D. Young Leslie P. Eichel Central Press van Hornesville N.Y Wall Street Smith Gerald Swope General Electric Employes Young Missouri White House Franklin D. Roosevelt New York J. P. Morgan Park Avenue Greenwich Conn Washington Schenectady Hoover Senate

Bancroft Stars in Scandal Sheet at the Princess

Bancroft delivers a larger than life performance as a ruthless editor in Scandal Sheet. The film follows a city room boss who deems news as inevitable and flouts ethics by pushing a bank story he suspects is tied to a banker’s hidden moves.

Bancroftian The Princess Bancroft Clive Brook Broo

Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues

The puzzle lists across and down clues including Portray Distinct Masculine name River mouth Commerce Scholar and more with many entries clued in cryptic style. Several partial and mis-typed hints appear alongside standard definitions for terms like Ego and Vast definitions.

Commerce

THE OLD HOME TOWN Registered U.S Patent Office ME

A short notice indicates activity at the U S Patent Office in Maine with reference to a registration or filing. Details are sparse but imply an official action connected to intellectual property processing in the region.

Local Social News and Cinema Preview Highlight Weekend Visits

In Other Communities Mr and Mrs Lloyd Rodgers near Forest Chapel spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Dock Jones. S L Jones and children visited the Jones couple. Miss Effie Howard guest of Miss Harpe. F H Smith guests of Mr and Mrs F B Sparkman. Miss Bera Legg visiting Mrs Francis Newlin of Decatur. A cinema feature promises comedy action and drama with star Francis and Brook delivering strong performances.

Lloyd Rodgers Near Forest Chapel Dock Jones Oak Ridge Methodist Church Effie Howard F. H. Smith F. B. Sparkman Bera Legg Francis Newlin Decatur Miss Francis Mr. Brook

Falkville plans to expand sweet potato acreage

Farmers in the Falkville area aim to plant 30 12 acres of sweet potatoes with a storage house funded by local businessmen. Several Parkville farmers will shift some cotton land to sweet potatoes to boost Morgan county crops, with details provided by B. Hail and local agriculture staff.

Falkville B. @. Hail Parkville Morgan County A. J. Legg Jewel James Melvin Harden L. F P. Kilpatrick Willam Morris

Thrift Rules Featured In Classifieds Section

The Classi fed Section outlines thrift rules and regulations for readers. It highlights ways to save money, recycle goods, and participate in community exchanges.

Brook and Kay Francis Elope Plot Takes Tabloid Spotlight

Bancroft arranges photographers to capture Brook fleeing town with his wife Kay Francis. The chase centers on compromising pictures of Brook and the editor’s wife. The sensational tale unfolds as Sed Intercepts the story of his wife’s alleged infidelity.

Brook Kay Francis Bancroft

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