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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1931
Page
3
Lois and Bruce confess love in a moonlit talk on the waterfront. Bruce proposes with his late mother’s ring, revealing his uncle and aunt raised him, and Lois wrestles with trust and family. They plan marriage after Bruce’s relatives return from Europe. The moment ends with anticipation of a shared future.
The Democrat and former Jersey City commissioner born July 3 1879 seeks the New Jersey governorship again. Serving 1926 1928 as chief executive he is described as a public spirited civic leader active in boys leagues marble championships and playgrounds. A joiner active in six lodges and clubs he lives in Jersey City and would relocate to Trenton.
The item asks where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen France. It also asks which king was dethroned in France when the second republic started, answered as Louis Philippe. It notes that Washington won the Battle of Princeton.
About fifty young people attended the Cullman Union meeting in Falkville on Friday night October 23. Members urged each league to pay pledges by November first. Three leagues observed Clean Up Day. N H Abernathy of Hartselle spoke on being nice young men and women. Eugene Speer and Virginia Speer sang a duet as the social hour featured music on piano and a saw.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Handley midway between Corinth and Battle Ground was completely destroyed by a fire believed to have started in the flue. A large crowd gathered but the blaze could not be stopped. Only a few furniture pieces were saved and losses were partly covered by insurance.
The advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle fast-acting remedy for constipation. It claims poisons from waste burden the bowels and promises quick relief overnight, citing over forty seven years of Dr Caldwell's study and its broad suitability for all ages.
President Hoover will travel from Annapolis to Yorktown aboard the U S S Arkansas for the Yorktown sesquicentennial honoring Cornwallis’s surrender. Marshal Petain and General Pershing accompany as principal foreign and military representatives in a ceremonial display marking the date.
In a century of mining Chile has shipped more than 100 million tons of nitrate. Chile stands as the world’s second largest copper producer, highlighting its dominant role in global metal output.
Rev. T. H. Wilson delivered a talk at the north gate of the Louisville and Nashville shops continuing a series of sermons that have drawn interest. Officials issue slips showing suburban Paris train delays with departure and arrival times to give commuters documentary evidence for tardiness.
On this date in 1795 John Adams, the second president of the United States, was born. Adams would go on to shape early U.S. governance as a key founder and leader in the nation’s formative years.
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