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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1931

Page

2

Alabama farm outlook from harvest and weather report

A October report from Ala ema highlights cotton harvest progress and ginning delays, rising yields in pecans and sorghum syrup, a bumper sweet potato crop stored for winter, and continued expansion in dairying and beef cattle. Weather rains aid planting of winter legumes and vetch varieties as farmers prepare for cold season needs.

Ala Alabama Mobile Baldwin F. W. Gist Montgomery

Peas in the History of the State Planned Planting

A note indicates peas in the state history project are expected to be planted this season. The plan involves local growers and regional agriculture offices coordinating seedings and field layouts to support future harvests.

Guntersville Defeats Arab in Friday Football

Guntersville high school, hampered by injuries, edged Arab 25 to 6 on Friday. Star for Arab was "Red" Studdard. The report notes Earth’s surface area totaling 196,940,000 square miles with 130,440,000 water and 57,510,000 land.

Marshall County High School Guntersville Red” Studdard

Grat Hold of Those Wires

A brief workplace scene shows an electrician addressing his helper with casual command to grab the wires. The line captures a moment of manual labor and collaboration, highlighting practical teamwork on a job site.

Bill

Prolific Stenographer Lois Meets Mysterious Driver

In a Chicago office tale Lois Corbin, a keen stenographer, dreams of court work while secretly admiring a persistent driver Bruce Durand. A chance encounter in a yellow roadster sparks curiosity and fate questions as she weighs risk, work, and possible romance.

Lois Mr. Scanlon Bruce Durand Bruce Loi Pate Fate Goodby Paul Scanlon

The Smiling Lieutenant at the Fringe theater today and Tuesday

Maurice Chevalier shines in The Smiling Lieutenant a Lubitsch style comedy romance about a carefree soldier whose charm wins two women The film features Charlie Ruggles and Chevalier sings memorable songs like Breakfast Table Loves Thats the Army Just Up Your Lingerie The songs fit the story and lift the mood into a joyous viewer experience

Maurice Chevalier Fringe Seabee Ernst Lubitsch Chevalier Charlie Ruggles Army

Freight handled by St Lawrence canals in 1929

Surgeons' head notes canal traffic in 1929 reached 5,718,651 tons with 4,122,533 tons originating in the United States, reflecting the volume and origin of freight moved through the system.

St. Lawrence Canals United States

Bus Arrival Clears Path For Lois In Quiet Street Scene

The arrival of a bus ends Lois's hesitation as a green bus rolls around the corner and the yellow roadster moves on. She boards anxious, heart heavy, and watches the pair of girls Margaret and Arlene discuss the boys, a moment of longing shadowing the scene.

Lois Chicago Margaret Arlene

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Dorothy Benjamin Caruso Dorothy Russell Calvit Lillian Russell New York Morgan County Motor CO Decatur RH. Ll. Peterson Editor Bil Reggie FORD Princess Mariam Hopkins Claudette Colbert Chevalier Tne Leutenant Scanlons Ben Scanlon Ben Scanton J. Bentley Squier American College of Surgeons Squier Columbia University School of Physicians and Surgeons the Man the Jeresia Ram AY B.O Leves Daormins Co Cowbridge, Mam
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