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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1932
Page
4
Defeated Candidate Describes Tuesday Election as Cyclone
A public figure recalls questioning a defeated candidate after Tuesday's vote. The reply reinterprets the event, saying it was not an election but a cyclone, highlighting the chaotic mood of the outcome.
Amendment defeated and bonds due in January
The text notes the amendment failure and warns of $125,000 city bonds due next January. It proposes patience with bondholders, hoping they are reasonable, as the situation awaits the new year.
Local News Beat Grows From Home Paper Claims
The text argues home newspapers provide daily beats on local towns and people while out-of-town papers ignore local service, focusing on their own town’s readers to stay in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
The Major Difference Between a Fisherman and a Golfer
A reader contrasts golfers as galoots with poor days on the links to fishermen who return with glowing tales of catches. The piece implies a fisherman’s optimism and storytelling contrast with a golfer’s frequent struggles.
Idea for Railroads to Run Trucks from Old Cars
A Daily reader proposes a novel plan for railroads to start a truck operation using discarded car chassis and old freight car bodies. The scheme would repurpose thousands of second hand cars into red painted freight truck units with L and N lettering and run them on mainlines, though safety concerns linger about motorized road vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and
Nashville
Miller Scans Election News on Primary Returns
The Montgomery Advertiser notes Governor Miller’s appointees largely won in Tuesday’s primary with several judges defeating strong opposition. It mentions Senate Bloc members Fletcher Faulk and McDowell losing, and judges Price Malone Morgan and John Camden winning, while Probate Judge Eugene Hawking led a full term race. Judge Knight secured the term without opposition amid contest costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ternor Miller
Miller
Senate
Fletcher
Faulk
McDowell
Price
Malone
Morgan
John
Camden
Eugene Hawking
Jefferson
Thomas E. Knight
Knight
Alabama
Alabama Voters Unite Behind Roosevelt in Primary
The Montgomery Journal sees Alabama Democrats as united behind Franklin D. Roosevelt after Tuesday's primary, with strong Roosevelt delegates and hopes the party will heal internal rifts. Independent leaders show potential support for Roosevelt if nominated, while Alabama's early convention position is seen as influential for national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Hartselle
Montgomery Journal
Alabama
the Journal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York
Washington
Chicago
Democratic Party
Bryan kicks off prohibition campaign in Alabama
William Jennings Bryan spoke at the Masonic Theatre as part of a prohibition drive. The Daily notes a Birmingham visit by Mrs. George Allen and illness of Mrs. H N Binford. Miss Leta Bess Harrison plans a Birmingham visit to relatives. The Junior Music Study Club will meet tomorrow at Miss Katherine Chunn's Sherman street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
Alabama
Masonic Theatre
Katherine Chunn
Sherman Street
Leta Bess Harrison
Birmingham
Washington's Madhouse and The Big Garner News
Washington scenes echo political chaos as Borah outlines a triple plan in a week of headlines. Arthur Brisbane notes the era’s sharp punditry and public uproar amid national policy debate and press scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garner Victor News Looms In Roosevelt Nomination Fight
Washington reports Garner’s California win shifting Democratic strategy as Brains predict a brokered convention. Rumors swirl of Owen Young as compromise candidate while New York New Jersey Illinois and Massachusetts resist the Roosevelt push. Means arrest linked to Lindbergh case adds to volatile politics as five day week plans falter. Borah advocates returning purchasing power, opposing tax hikes and resisting gold standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
California
Roosevelt
New York
New Jersey
Illinois
Massachusetts
Browning Birthday Datum Sparks Anniversary Note
On this day 1812, English poet Robert Browning was born. The anniversary entry links traits of persistence stubbornness and audacity to those born on this date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Browning
Can a Woman Mark Her Unborn Infant
Dr Logan Clendening discusses the question of whether a mother can imprint markings on her unborn child. He cites birthmarks and birth deformities, notes lack of mechanism, references Blondel 1927 work, and includes an editor's note promoting six of his pamphlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening
M. D
James Blondel
Blonde
France
Lairey
Chuzzlewit
Harris
Clendening
Central Press Association
East Twelfth Street
Cleveland
National Pulse Fails. Need for Plentiful Money Warned
A public overtones piece insists revolution is unlikely here but warns currency must be abundant within sixty days to revive the nation’s heart. It likens the U S to a dying man needing a pulmotor to restart circulation of money in industry and business, criticizing delay and taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Borah
Mr. Cohan Sang
Chads
Who's Who in Washington: James G. Strong on monetary reform
Representative James G. Strong, from Kansas, chairs in the banking and currency sphere and argues for a permanent dollar par via government sales and purchases to regulate contraction and expansion. He notes the political hurdle is opposition from speculative interests resisting an era of reduced profit squeezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
James G. Strong
Congress
Kansas
Banking and Currency Committee
Bible tale with Jezebel and palm leaf fans in a South Carolina sermon
A clipped sermon sketch blends a Mississippi preacher tale with a comic exchange about Jezebel and a mule. The dialogue shifts to a joke about a peculiar watch and a weary daughter, reflecting rural humor in dialect.
Quotations and jests from a school essay and urban slang
A collection of quips about sunshine learning smiles flowers eating and music ends with humorous lines about love feminism and society. It includes a school essay anecdote on parents and a string of satirical one liners about doctors dogs punishment and industry.
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W. B. Shelton
C. Shelton
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Atlanta
Tennessee Valley
Garner
New Yorker
George Allen
H. N. Binford
Ferry Street
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
General Grant
White House
Ulysses 8. Grant
Owen D. Young
Gaston B. Means
Evelyn McLean
The
Washington Post
Snator Borah
Borah
E Treasy
Who's Who In
Charles P. Stewart
Veah
Uge Guand
Guandy
South Carolina
Charleston
Sheba
Jerusalem
Susanneh
Jezebel
Jezebel Gwine
Nebber
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