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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1931
Page
4
The article notes thousands of dollars circulated in Decatur by tourists last year and more expected this year. It urges continued growth of tourist trade through broad advertising to boost the local economy.
Two more homes are named in Decatur as part of the AP program the J. T. Jones home at Ferry and Walnut streets and the T. A. Bowles home on Jackson street are highlighted. The city sees hundreds of homes improved this year through planting flowers with hundreds more expected next year as the fever catches.
The writer indicates Morgan County's greatest need is reading resources while Decatur’s need centers on establishing a senior Chamber of Commerce. A stronger Chamber could aid local economic growth and community support.
Alabama City has voted against consolidating with Gadsden and Attalla. The smaller tally this year contrasts with previous opposition levels. If acquisition proceeds, Gadsden could become Alabama's third largest city within a few years.
The speaker notes no single agency exists to lure industry to Decatur and urges building a Chamber of Commerce. He argues collective action, shared interest, and a unified approach yield the most benefit at the lowest cost, with the chamber as the vehicle.
The passage argues that leaders like President Hoover Governor Miller Max Schmeling and Secretary Mellon face public envy and criticism without clear reasons. It suggests envy within people's souls fuels unfair attacks.
A local speaker argues that Morgan County can ill afford a bankrupt county versus a poor road system. He warns poor roads raise costs and slow turnover, harming both taxpayers and overall prosperity.
Birney Imes intends to send his son Birney Jr. to the University of Alabama for summer work. The remarks imply a broader Southern interest in such opportunities and a move toward a larger, more economically stable Columbus.
The Daily extends congratulations to the City of Birmingham on the opening of the region's million dollar airport. The piece praises the airport's expected statewide impact, likening its influence to Maxwell Field in Montgomery and forecasting a network of airfields boosting North Alabama and beyond.
The Montgomery Journal editorial notes Governor Miller refused a Senate demand to immediately name the highway department head. It says the governor will act when he sees fit and criticizes the anti tax bloc for obstruction. The piece argues cooperation between branches is essential and warns the Senate bloc may overstep constitutional bounds.
A historic air exercise over New York City underscored U S preparedness as essential to defend against aerial invasion. Analysts warned that even stout ground forces would be helpless without a capable fighting fleet to contest air superiority.
Arthur Brisbane discusses Queen Mary turning sixty four and the idea of greatness in thinkers and poets. He cites Dr Will Durant lists and contrasts definitions of greatness with usefulness while highlighting advertising copy and public attitudes toward legacy and memory.
Carl Raymond Gray, born September 23 1867 in Princeton Arkansas, started as a 16 year old telegraph operator and station agent on the St. Louis and Santa Fe. He climbed to general manager, vice president, and since 1920 has served as president of Union Pacific, residing in Omaha Nebraska. Educated at the University of Arkansas.
A series of archaic proverbs from Ecclesiastes discusses vanity in labour and wealth. It notes that rivers return to the sea, urging that abundance cannot satisfy the eye or ear. The text emphasizes the futility of pursuing riches detached from meaning.
A glossary note explains 3 A DAY Maguey as agave species yielding fiber especially century plant. Opus is defined as a work or composition. Plumelet is a small plume or tuft of feathers.
Special report from May 28 notes steady progress on the Whitesburg bridge to Whitesburg Mountain road. The highway is being graveled and widened, promising a notably good route for travelers as construction continues. A classified act a day brings business your way.
General Atterbury overseeing an electrified Pennsylvania system aims to cut New York to Washington time to four hours. Baltimore and Ohio pilots air controlled New York to Washington trains with dust free temperature regulated circulation. Industry leaders like G F Swift warn beef prices have dropped to their lowest since 1926, urging fair retail pricing to protect both farmers and consumers.
A humorous exchange set in a 1920s tone features Mrs Orrice and Mrs Housefly at a screen test and flapper era jokes. A Colonel's wife invites Captain Leonard to dinner, answered by a formal company note. A wary husband and wife banter about waiting and surviving in marriage ends with a quip on crime and hair dye.
A comic exchange shows a couple joking about marriage as a fifty fifty deal with cash and cigarettelike bets. Jock asks Sandy for a cigarette while admitting he has stopped buying. A solicitor offers endorsement money for smoking, prompting a witty reply about smoking for money.
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