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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1931
Page
4
A hazy view of the auto trade suggests car dealers and salesmen may rebound as demand shifts. The piece notes lingering weakness but hints at renewed activity and potential improvements in consumer interest and showroom traffic.
If Clackberry winter lasts much longer, ice makers may be counted among those lamenting poor business conditions.
A historical note recalls the land for Nebraska's new state capitol, valued at 10 million dollars, having once been sold for a pair of oxen. The oxen’s worth likely exceeded the land’s price at that time, illustrating shifting fortunes and values.
Nashville wrapped up a municipal election campaign on Wednesday. The closing days featured familiar charges and countercharges reflecting the state’s recurring political battles.
A planter who received a government loan calls it a whale of a step, despite critics who say the program lacks impact. The remark underscores support for farm loan initiatives amid ongoing debate over their effectiveness.
The Birmingham Press Club invites members to a May 29 gridiron dinner promising a sharp message that no one will be spared. The club appears set on settling old scores in a bold, confrontational mood.
Claude Bowers in a University of Alabama centennial address gains new admirers among Southerners while the New York editor is hailed as the leading spokesman for democracy today.
The text describes a recurring interruption when an unwanted visitor arrives just as one sits to work, consuming about 30 minutes of planned labor time and pushing the person toward midday leisure activities like golf, gardening, or washing the family vehicle.
Who will head the proposed senior Chamber of Commerce and who will convene business leaders to form it. Decatur cannot afford delay without a starter organization and a first step to call a few men together.
Editor F T Raiford and his wife surprised two would be burglars at the Selma Times Journal office as they tried to crack the safe. The would be criminals fled after attempting to force the safe and then demanded a ride to Montgomery with a pistol displayed before officers pursued.
The LaFayette Sun praises Heflin as ballots recount progress in Washington shows a small net gain for Heflin. It notes that the Bankhead majority would shrink from about 50 000 to around 48 000 if the trend continues and criticizes opposition claims of election skullduggery.
A Columbus columnist lauds a citizen plan to form a company with at least 100000 dollars in Columbus capital to start a cotton factory and possibly a canning plant, woodworking shop, and other small plants. The piece contrasts Columbus with Decatur urging reliance on homegrown industry to create jobs and attract outside investment.
Randolph county Senator Hooten proposes a senate bill to legalize playing baseball football tennis and golf on Sunday provoking Alabama debate over Sabbath and blue laws. Critics claim it targets religious norms while supporters note widespread Sabbath violations and the need for modernizing limits.
A Brisk Arthur Brisbane column comments on Spain's perilous situation and the role of a pivotal prince. The piece links economic strain, political tension, and foreign concerns to the broader European instability of 1930.
Conditions in Spain worsen daily as mobs burn churches and wreck property. 50,000 religious orders flee, sisters beaten in Madrid, while the republic blames communists and royalists. A report notes religious strife abroad and EU leaders urge church-state separation for freedom.
The Southern Baptist convention executive committee reported a 1931 goal of 4 262 634 60 for most states, with emergency debts across agencies. The education board deeded property to the executive board, and all committee expenses will be covered by the Sunday school board within a 30 000 budget. Distribution of funds includes foreign missions 50 percent and home missions 23 1 2 percent among others.
Rep C William Ramseyer argues the core issue is too few individuals holding too large a share of national wealth. He favors broad redistribution and stiff inheritance taxes to curb wealth concentrations and fund government, while opposing merely stripping wealth from creators.
Montgomery May 14 The joint legislative committee recommends a 2 million dollar appropriation for 1931 32 to support schools as part of ongoing scrutiny of school expenditures. The piece also narrates a crime tale of a young man who stole diamonds and was shot to death after leaving a New York speakeasy.
Senator Cona Garrett of Clarke on the senate floor proposed a recommendation to introduce bills addressing statewide education. The plan calls for a $900,000 boost to the educational equalization fund, a $500,000 transportation fund, and $600,000 for erection and equipment projects.
A sequence of Job verses questions the value of riches and the profit of prayer, then asks where wisdom resides and notes that true understanding lies in fearing the Lord and avoiding evil. It cites passages on wisdom, salvation from famine, and deliverance from war.
Senator Garrett stated that adequate provision for public school education is the state's paramount obligation at this time, emphasizing the urgency of funding in the current report.
A playful remark features Miss Neverstop seated between two engrossed elder men. A joke calls her a rose between two thorns and jokes about living to prove the exception to the saying that the good die young.
A fragmentary dialogue links food color to health and energy while a suggestive scene unfolds with a flirtatious exchange between Harold and a guest, ending with a bed scene and a child asking about parental affection leading to a nurse’s room anecdote.
A collection of light humor and anecdotes featuring a toddler Johnny spotting a snake and jokes about marriage, women, and everyday mishaps. Includes a Western Union promo line and a pay station bit with a country man seeking peanuts.
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