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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1930
Page
4
A Chicago area judge in Evanston admonished a wife for having her husband arrested on a non support charge and held overnight, then released him after she admitted the misjudgment. The judge ordered the wife to take his place in jail, warning against using courts to blame husbands and urging respect for judicial processes.
The piece argues for free textbooks for Alabama children amid gubernatorial politics. It cites a 1928 29 Alabama Educational Association bulletin showing $570,953 in student tuition for public schools, with rural and city schools contributing most, and notes only three of 67 counties reported no tuition.
Josiah W. Bailey, Raleigh attorney, elected by North Carolina Democrats to carry the party’s standard in the forthcoming senatorial fight. Furnifold M. Simmons will not seek the nomination after 29 years. Simmons plans no independent candidacy. Republicans hold a primary in NC for the first time. turnout is light amid cross party voting.
Discussion on adopting a one cent per gallon gasoline tax in Decatur to raise public funds draws mixed views. Alabama imposes four cents statewide for road construction and 108 cities and counties also levy gasoline taxes. Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Pickens and Walker counties already collect two to three cents.
A visiting minister thanked The Daily for its cooperation and courteous treatment as he left the city for new church duties. He noted the newspaper acted from goodwill, not reader pressure, and expressed deep appreciation for their support.
Professor Jay B. Nash of New York denounces homework for elementary and junior high students as legalized criminality. He argues home study lacks justification per modern psychology and physiology and urges more daily physical activity and free play to prevent delinquency and cultivate healthier citizenship.
Einstein explained space and matter as one cosmos in a fable tone while commenting on leadership and politics in Romania and Russia. The piece notes Colgate sugar studies, Russia buying Cuban sugar, and a critique of Soviet management alongside playful royal and political anecdotes.
A line about the ballad Carolina Moon draws in a debate over sentencing. The remark links the melody to harsh punishments and suggests executions could curb gang violence and killings in Chicago.
In New York Day by Day the author visits the Hartsdale canine cemetery. He recalls his dog Junior dying after a careless motorist struck him and the dog’s forgiving lick lingers as a touching memory.
The piece recalls Hartsdale burial ground for pets with 6000 graves across five and a half acres, noting plots from 15 to 150 dollars and a $13000 mausoleum for Sally and Toodles. It mentions Mrs. McLaughlin Irene Castle, a monkey and seven tombstones, and compares to Paris Cimetrie des Chiens. It ends with a reflection on sentimentality and the living stage.
Every Decatur merchant supports broad service to boost trade among the 135,000 residents of the Decatur trade territory.
Washington Day Book describes Senator Hawes of Missouri origin in the senate office building as a genial, bald headed fisherman who discusses fishing with practical theory and practice. He is praised as an ardent expert who knows fishing from catching to cooking.
Missouri senator Harry Hawes discusses fishing with both novices and veterans, rejects calling his rod a pole, and elaborates his camp meal of fish coffee French toast potatoes and canned tomatoes. He also muses on the term flapper and outdoor cooking methods.
The senator denounces larceny of corn ears as wasteful and wrong. He urges proper action and offers a recipe for cooking stolen roasting ears, warning against any form of theft even as he discusses seasonal corn.
Advice on safe rescue steps for bystanders noting that some drowning victims sink immediately while others bob. It suggests staying on shore when possible and throwing a floatable object to assist rather than entering the water.
The guide explains how to assist a drowning person using improvised floats like a log, how to swim out without exhaustion, and how to calm and grasp the victim to bring them to safety. It notes to monitor bubbles for locating a submerged person and to apply resuscitation if needed.
Decatur shows a ten year population rise of 225 percent. The growth marks a dramatic expansion for the city amid regional shifts and new developments.
A lurid tale of a beach prankster who boasted of disturbing women on shore and in the sea, then a bottle fueled swim with a strong swimmer, ending with the shock discovery he had necked a shark. The piece includes quips about film stars teachers and a joke about dancing with pride.
A Day Fractions defines unruly peevish and rebellious behavior. Validate means to ratify confirm or give legal force. Kerbing refers to curbstones and the material they are made from.
Mrs H H McConnell of Dallas visits sisters Mrs J R Nicholson and Miss Jenny Davidson along with Mrs Hubert Young of Birmingham and Mr and Mrs L T Pride arriving tonight to be hosted by Dr and Mrs H D Greer. Mrs Moffatt and daughter Ella of Sherbrook Canada stay with Rev and Mrs Peter M Dennis as Mr and Mrs Gillman Doss plan a trip to Arkansas.
The passage recounts believers enduring severe hardships including torture, imprisonment, and death, seeking a better resurrection and a heavenly reward. It notes these heroes of faith wandered deserts and suffered mockery, yet obtained a good report through faith while awaiting God’s promised perfection beyond them.
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