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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1932
Page
4
People still find money to do what they wish though they no longer indulge in grandiose stock market wealth. The piece notes a shift from lavish, ornamented living to more restrained spending as market fever wanes.
The passage questions what constitutes cut expenses and why lawmakers resist or pursue reductions. It notes competing appeals to senators and representatives to avoid or pursue specific cuts and argues that citizens share responsibility for government deficits as Congress circles the issue.
Senator John H. Bankhead addresses the Senate urging a 10 percent cut in all appropriations and proposing a 50 percent reduction in running expenses. The Mobile Post and Birmingham News praise his courage against entrenched bureaucracy while noting practical limits and the need to begin reductions. Alabama’s representative is hailed for honesty and tenacity in pursuing restrained government spending.
A Nashville reader J W Perry questions the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform about aims and methods. He demands concrete plans to close liquor shops and curb crime and asks how licensing or state control would work. The piece notes gaps in wet arguments and growing calls for a clearer program before changing minds.
Miss Rowena Baker returns home from the Woman's College at Montgomery for vacation. Mrs. Jno W Knight hosts the Thursday Bridge Club with Mrs Lacey taking top score and trophy. Mrs Elizabeth Newton of Tuscaloosa visits Mrs J O Townsend. Mrs W E Todd and son George plan an extended visit to New York and Boston. Malcolm Adams Senders Cortner and Harris Broadus attend the Sheffield dance last night.
ARTHUR BRISBANE notes Amelia Earhart Putnam as a multifaceted American figure who recently flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The column compares her courage to American youth, mentions the DO-X flight, and comments on American women’s energy, golf prowess, weight norms, and broader social issues including speakeasies and poverty relief.
A tangled column lampoons world leaders and domestic affairs. It references the French president assassination rumor, Lindbergh and Earhart travel riffs, and income tax evasion jests. It notes debates on oaths of allegiance in Ireland and South Africa and exposes congressional relative payrolls in a sweeping satire.
President Hoover’s address to Congress sparked nationwide praise from supporters and criticism from opponents as the campaign year opens. Analysts weigh if business trends and unemployment will shape voters’ views by November and whether the message will influence the G O P prospects or Democratic splits in the coming election.
Dr. Logan Clendening outlines ten factors contributing to eczema including seborrheic skin infection nutritional factors and allergies. He notes combinations common in cases and links dry and oily varieties to specific body areas and hereditary predisposition.
A collection of old verse and light verse bits. A graveyard poem pleads for remembered kindness and songs loved in life. Humorous quips follow about bank presidents critics at the symphony and daily wisdom.
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips ranging from girl Husbands and wives to barbers and customers. Light social observations mix with wordplay and everyday office or shop banter. The tone mirrors patchy newspaper comedy filler with quick one liners and local flavor.
On this day in 1788 South Carolina ratified the United States Constitution marking a key early state approval in the path to the federal charter. The event anchors 18th century state and national governance developments.
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