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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1932
Page
4
The Montgomery Advertiser notes barbecue enthusiasm rises in heat while Alabama faces a cash crunch. A local black stand operator explains hotter weather drives white folks from kitchens. The piece laments state finances and calls residents to face tax shortfalls and push for fiscal reforms.
The 1932 Decatur baseball season kicks off Tuesday at Alabama Mills Field at 3 30 as Athens faces Decatur in a diamond feud. Fans, weary from a tough prior year, anticipate an improved club and renewed local excitement.
The editorial lauds Hartselle planters shipping another carload of strawberries to eastern markets, arguing the revenue strengthens Morgan County farmers. It envisions future growth across dairy, corn, cattle, and truck farming, aiming to elevate the county in the Tennessee Valley.
The piece urges intensified, secretless pursuit of Lindbergh baby kidnappers and extortionists. It cites the Nashville Tennessean calling for decisive action after Charles Lindbergh Jr.’s body was found, with nationwide cooperation and public pressure to bring all involved to justice.
Twelve years ago today complete returns from every county in Alabama's eighth congressional district assured the nomination of T. M. Jones of Decatur as a Democratic national convention delegate. Mrs. Littlejohn of Town Creek returns from a Twin Cities business trip. Mrs. Walter Ezell hosts Albany High baseball team members tonight, including her son Conner. Mrs. Charles Kortrecht hosts tea on Oak Street with house guests. Little Suzanne Jones in pink organdie welcomes guests received by Mrs. H. B. Beard and Mrs. F. F. Tidwell.
A concise column discusses urgent financial issues and the value of silver and gold, noting Mr. Couzens among generous figures and reflecting on monetary priorities in a 1932 context.
The piece argues the federal government has emergency powers and should print money as needed to restore confidence, money, and employment. It attacks financiers controlling credit, contrasts wartime mobilization with peacetime finance, and criticizes gold standards and silver politics. Senator Couzens is noted in a critical light.
The piece questions Senator Couzens's potential votes on a universal income tax and whether he would introduce such a bill. It argues his stance harms earnings from others while he benefits from untaxed income, comparing him to a sloth voting to tax a plough horse and suggesting Michigan should let him stay home during the term.
Lemon squash refers to lemonade in England. About 1 billion pounds of coffee are used yearly in the United States. Brazil furnishes about two thirds of the world's coffee, and nearly three quarters of that amount is consumed in the United States.
Today marks the birth of American statesman William Henry Seward born in 1801. Seward rose to national leadership and served as a key figure in 19th century politics.
Senator Huey P. Long complains Capitol Hill is not restful and warns of evolution versus revolution. He weighs Democratic realignment, backs Norris for president, and exposes Robinson & Moses client list in the Congressional Record, signaling confrontational politics on Capitol Hill.
The skin bears the brunt of heat cold and chemicals and reflects internal changes. It has spurred medical advances from the germ theory to the demonstration of the itch mite by Renneucci and Alibert. The article traces early parasitic disease discovery and notes eczema factors.
A humorous collection of quips and misreadings from a school exercise, spoofing definitions and jokes about famous figures and everyday phrases. Noted lines include misattributed gravity discovery, Longfellow and Cary friendship, and a domestic-usage quip about helping with dishes.
A patchwork OCR yields humorous snippets: a farmer yields a three and a half pound car rot, Pennington-Henderson luck, a pearl operation and funeral funded, electric signs in London, a costly stolen kiss, football spectators and a wedding bride’s reply.
The Rev. and Mrs. Peter M. Dennis and William Dennis and Miss Lillian Wheelis, secretary of the Decatur charity council, visited Huntsville on Friday on business.
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