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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1931

Page

2

Albany Businessman Buys Second Avenue Lot Opp Princess Theatre

Marty Wyatt announces purchase of the Second avenue lot opposite the Princess theatre from Whitton and Steed. Mesdames Binford Donnell and Bullard plan bridge entertainments on Thursday and Friday next week. Mrs Virgil Bell, daughter of the Vohlers, is in France with Captain Bell. A letter says she is well and enjoying Europe. An open season comment on governors in Louisiana ends with a remark about lacking time to criticize others and a note on thrills from a football team.

Marty Wyatt Albany Whitton & Steed Second Avenue Princess Theatre Mesdames Binford, Donnell and Bullard Bridge Virgil Bell D. C. Vohlers France Captain Bell Europe

Valley Title Fight Looms At Cullman-Decatur Clash

The upcoming football game Friday afternoon may settle the Tennessee Valley championship as Cullman faces Decatur at Benson Field. Key players and team stakes loom large as the outcome could crown the valley champion.

Benson Field

Decatur Considers Next Steps for Charity Drive

Decatur faces delays as organizers rethink plans for the annual charity drive. The stretch goal appears distant while Gadsden reported $16,000 requested and $5,500 raised so far this year, highlighting regional shortfalls.

Decatur Gadsden

Cotton Market Optimism Spreads Through Southern Counties

Midsize cotton districts Lawrence Limestone and Morgan show renewed optimism as prices rise for three weeks. Bankers and government planning on holding millions of bales fuel belief that prices will climb further, with a target action to hold 7,000,000 bales by July 31, 1932, boosting hope for debt relief for planters.

Lawrence Limestone Morgan Sunties

Selection Proves A Popular Choice In County

Baynard L. Malone, a Morgan county resident for forty years, is appointed probate judge by Governor B M Miller. Public approval grew as hundreds sent congratulations, signaling broad support for Malone and his progressive, community focused service to Morgan county. The Daily congratulates Malone, the county, and Governor Miller on the selection.

Baynard L. Malone Morgan County B. M. Miller Miller Malone Maidne

Armistice Day Plans Across Legions Highlight 1932

The Daily praises Armistice Day celebrations planned by American Legion posts in North Alabama and Athens Legionaires. National headquarters urges nationwide revival of 1918 spirit with wide homecomings, roll calls, and community ceremonies.

American Legion North Alabama Athens Legionnaires Legion America American Legion Weekly The National Headquarters Red Cross Salvation Army National

Television Creates Split New York Theatre Experience

Television may not be the finished thing its creators expect it to be a few years hence but it is here. On Wednesday night two audiences in New York saw the same drama on one stage and a distant television view. Theatre Guild players spoke their lines while at the Broadway theatre a distinguished crowd watched and listened to the same production.

Audinees New York Theatre Guild Players Broadway Theatre

Bishop Cannon Relinquishes Sacramental Duties Amid Legal Fight

An Atlanta dispatch reports Bishop Cannon has handed over his church duties as he prepares for a court battle concerning his recent indie Columbia. The move is described as prudent to spare the church from potential embarrassment during a likely lengthy legal process.

Bishop Cannon Atlanta Dispatch Columbia

Out of China No Out of League Yes Watch Silver

Commentary by Arthur Brisbane notes a shift in global power dynamics and current events. The piece weighs civilization interests and the impact on markets, with emphasis on American leadership and international balance of power. It reflects Brisbane's concerns about emerging threats to stability.

China

League of Nations vote confronts Japan in China crisis

The league orders Japan to withdraw from China by November 16 and assures Chinese protection for Japanese lives and property, but Japan resists. The piece notes global anxiety, silver market bets, and future shifts in monetary policy and power, warning against short selling as Gandhi-era powers rise.

League of Nations Japan China

Russell says world tottering England running down

Bertrand Russell critiques global governance and England as tottering in a broad social commentary. He notes potential world conflict if Russia adopts a better government and discusses religion and science through Wells and Eddington. The piece reflects concerns about balancing demand and production amid shortages.

Bertrand Russell England Holland

The Big Shot and a Higher Law in Thought

The text ponders whether atoms obey mathematical law as a form of belief, noting Sir James Jeans treats it like religion. It compares the views of H. G. Wells and Bertrand Russell, suggesting Wells shares an early pessimism about humanity’s decline and its impact on England’s intellectual scene.

James Jeans

Autumn Reflections and Jokes in a Quiet Village

A collection of humorous quips and social asides set against autumn imagery. Jokes touch on ethics traded for material gain, a divorce on a birth day, and a line about a famous scientist. The piece closes with a light pun about a job interview and a night watchman whistle.

Norris Considers Public Utilities Competition Principle

Washington report on the progressive conference committee's view of public utilities argues for government regulation of private operators and favors public competition over centralized ownership. It cautions against overregulation and notes the need to relieve agricultural and industrial workers from private wealth forces while preserving representative government.

George Norris Washington, D. C Committee On Public Utilities

Timme calcium crime theory questioned by Clendening

Dr Walter Timme argues crime stems from high blood calcium, a claim challenged by Logan Clendening M D who recalls Timme’s earlier note on pituitary deficiencies. He questions the consistency of Timme's cause and urges clarity on the true factor behind criminal behavior.

Timme

Dr Clendening Pamphlets Available By Mail

Six pamphlets by Dr Clendening offered for 10 cents each. Send coin and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of local Presa Association 14 Twelfth Street Cleveland Ohio. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.

Clendening Logan Clendening Golil Oe Apang Presa Association T Twelfth Street Cleveland

Rounding out and restraint in industry warned

The piece argues for selective cooperation among oil, rail, steel, coal, and sugar firms within demand, criticizing over-production shaped by fierce competition and obsolete plants. It condemns the Sherman act as misguided while proposing coexistence of voluntary agreements with government guidance on pricing and labor terms, comparing failure to adapt to a brink similar to a dangerous canoe near Niagara.

Milwaukee L. R. Smith Niagara

Portugal's Government Form Question

The query asks which form of government Portugal has, identifies the mythic thief of Zeus's hearth as Prometheus, and names the art of making fireworks as Pyrotechny. It presents three options: Republic, Prometheus, Pyrotechny.

Portugal

Correcting quotation usage in English dialogue

The guidance emphasizes saying Is it we that you blame rather than Is it us to reflect correct subject complement form. Use we after is when the subject follows the linking verb. This preserves grammatical accuracy and natural spoken rhythm.

Mrs W T Ballew Returns Home From Visit

Mrs W T Ballew has returned to her Chattanooga home after several days of business visits here.

River Gauge Reading Confirms Station-Ended Measurement

A Tennessee river gauge shows a station-end reading of about feet, indicating water level conditions align with nearby benchmarks. Local officials monitor the river for flooding risk and plan further readings today.

Weather Report Highlights Warm Day Ahead

The weather bureau records a maximum temperature of 84 and a minimum of 50, reported by seven o'clock this morning.

the Weather Bureau Today

Utah prisoner given option of hanging or firing squad

In Utah a condemned inmate faces execution by either hanging or firing squad, with the choice resting on the sentenced person. The policy signals a historic debate over methods of capital punishment and the state’s approach to executions.

Utah

Butler Missouri Restaurant Sign Sparks Satire Notes

A Butler Missouri restaurant display mixes humor and social commentary with quips about marriage politics and gender roles. The sign includes jests on cooking, half-day work shifts, and jokes about aging, married life, and now voting rights.

Wiseacre Quips on Marriage and Etiquette

A humorous exchange riffs on salary, embezzlement, and married life. Witty lines compare late-life marriage to early vows, remark on motives behind calls to abolish hell, and joke about etiquette manuals failing to cover shaving soap in the ear at a formal dinner.

Hell

Bride’s questions echo whispers at the wedding

In a quiet moment at the ceremony, the guest who could have performed the traditional duties chose silence over speaking up. The exchange hints at personal tension and a vow to stay out of the spotlight.

First Neighbor Dialog Reveals Matrimony Mismatch

A brief exchange shows humor about marriage readiness as one neighbor admits not knowing his future wife before marrying, while the other suggests perceptions can mislead. The light moment underscores differing views on familiarity and commitment.

When a Rich Man Loves Them and Leaves Them

A wry maxim notes that wealthier hearts disperse affection yet leave substantial sums behind, suggesting generosity accompanies departure and shapes the fortune of those left behind.

Anniversary: First Continental Congress adjourned in 1774

On this date in 1774 the first Continental Congress adjourned after finalizing debates and actions toward colonial unity. Delegates from thirteen colonies wrapped up sessions and prepared for further steps in governing and resistance ahead of independence.

First Continental Congress

Wyoming Named for Valley in Pennsylvania Poem

The state designation Wyoming traces to the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania made famous by Campbell's poem Gertrude of Wyoming. The name is said to mean mountains and valleys alternating.

State Wyoming Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania Campbell Gertrude of

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