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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1930
Page
4
The note points to about 600 people omitted from Decatur’s census, predicting totals will climb and suggesting the undercount is a real issue to watch as officials tally remaining data.
This period encourages screening the office, buying multiple insecticides, sealing door cracks, and building arm strength to wave away flies. The guidance emphasizes preventative measures and practical steps for keeping indoor areas insect free.
A historical note laments the absence of a Morgan County farm agent to personally assist farmers in coordinating carload shipments of potatoes poultry and other crops to ensure the best market price through cooperative selling.
A preview invites a model farm demonstration near Athens along the Bee Line road. The article envisions future farms spreading across Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman counties.
The Daily declines unsigned letters even when important noting public interest. Readers are urged to provide name and address with submissions to allow publication and accountability.
A Decatur audience longs for a city auditorium to serve recreation education and instruction for everyone. Doubt lingers but the belief grows that future generations will see and use a public structure.
In an era of rapid thought and action we should think before speaking and gauge reactions. The piece urges optimism and confidence, stressing hard work to grow business and to avoid basing facts on uncertain reports that could depress the economy. It advocates painting a shared positive future to inspire others.
The Decatur Kiwanis Club and the Decatur Daily urge citizen assistance to locate about 600 uncounted residents from the 1930 census. They seek help from factory heads, students, ministers, and neighbors to reach 16 000 people, boosting Decatur to ninth in Alabama and signaling a decade of growth.
A Decatur Alabama opinion argues there is no constructive purpose for Roscoe slot machines. It cites family hardship from gambling losses, warns of relying on luck for income, and urges state and local prohibition to curb such operations.
A quirky 1930 feature notes a mix of curiosities: fine girls, 575 profit, and a genuine octopus. Described under Copstight by King Features Syndicate, the piece showcases unusual, lighthearted elements typical of early 20th century syndicated comic blurbs.
A collection of notes highlights American girls excelling in golf in England and Amy Johnson flying solo from England to Australia via India. It also critiques gambling profits, pro prohibition attitudes, ocean of oil politics, and copper market hopes with calls for better advertising.
In a West 47th Street block known as Malaria Lane, grifters, gamblers, and high society figures mingle in a world of illegal schemes from floating crap games to badger games and counterfeit money. The scene centers on Arnold Rothstein’s legacy and the Duke of Manchester, a London tied figure seen in Village venues and Park Avenue cafes.
A man recounts an alcoholic weekend in Atlantic City and the crew kept him from jumping into the ocean. He asks, has Atlantic City an ocean, as the stories unfold of his chances while on the loose.
Roy Embrey died on May 1 shocking his many friends in Lawrence County. Earlier notices mis-stated his occupation as sawmill work in Hillsboro. records show he remained in Kentucky until his death while other Embrey family members moved to Alabama.
The Tennessee river level held steady at four feet today with measurements showing no rise or fall.
The weather bureau records a high of 72 and a low of 62 today through seven this evening. The report notes the day began with light winds and clear skies.
Washington opinion piece notes Uncle Sam rejected a plan to mint 10 000 of a 50 cent piece for a 75th anniversary and end of the Revolutionary War. It cites past boomerang issues like 1 000 000 silver Sesquicentennial coins and 2 134 000 Stone Mountain pieces, with millions remaining unsold.
A New York physician argues weak feet worsen temperament and mobility. He notes fatigue, unwillingness to move, and calf pain accompany foot weakness. Proper toeing and a well designed shoe with a low broad heel, narrow shank, straight inner border, and wide toe can improve foot function and comfort.
A fragment list defines negligible as small or unimportant and incommodity as inconvenience or annoyance. It mentions anteroom as a waiting area and advises walking on the left side of the highway to avoid the center.
A collage of quips and witticisms on love vanity and politics features jokes about Mae powder facial, weather bureau washstand, candidates and undertakers. It blends playful barbs and humorous lines from various speakers including Auntie Sallie and Rose with ironic one liners.
The note from Clay Mudd explains he cannot accept Mrs Seldom Seam’s May first invitation due to personal reasons not related to the party. He asks for stamped self addressed envelopes with future invitations and greets interest from readers. A flapper quote and light banter follow about dates and marriage.
Decatur scholastics wrap their local season with a 3:30 p.m. game at Malone Park against Morgan County High of Hartselle. Cliff Blake of Richmond Virginia left Monday after visiting friends. Walter Reid of New York stayed with his uncle James A. Nelson. Mollie Dowd, state LWV secretary, will speak at Thursday luncheon at the McNeill apartments.
The passage discusses Jesus as a high priest sworn by an oath, higher than earthly priests, who remains forever, offers himself once for sins, and saves those who come to God through him, unlike priests doomed to death and constrained by infirmity.
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