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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1930
Page
4
C Dillehay formally announced today his candidacy for president of the city council. The note mentions routine Sunday measures and social updates including Mrs Elmer Bussey’s return from Kentucky and Myrtle Patterson resuming studies at a Birmingham business college after visiting her parents.
The Alabama primary drew criticism and rumors of probes in several counties, but it also highlighted lower election corruption there than in many states. Nashville columnist T H Alexander weighs in, arguing that reform should target both primaries and conventions, urging Tennessee to study Alabama's 1915 corrupt practices act for guidance.
Arthur Brisbane argues that political leadership reappears at conventions and primaries, noting Maury and Giles counties and figures like Horton and Hall. He cautions that elections reflect state power shifts driven by highways and schools, not party unity, and contrasts Alabama figures with Tennessee. He also condemns union racketeering and calls for cutting out the cancer to protect open shops and industry.
A speaker argues for reforming and expanding public schools as the cure for democracy's ills in the South. He defends mass education against derision, describing it as essential to the people's future and the region's well being.
Huntsville man Thomas M. Owen Jr will leave the Huntsville Times for a position in Montgomery with his mother Mrs Marie Bankhead Owen in the archives department He will handle publicity for the history department and assist in compiling state papers for publication His friends in the Tennessee Valley extend best wishes as he begins his new work
Editorial urges business people to seize new opportunities as September begins. It argues that proactive effort in the coming months will help recover from a summer slump and boost totals by December 31, promising substantial payoff if followed.
A short season of heat and leisure appears to settle into the area with extended warm days. Residents report lingering sunshine and late-evening activity across parks and waterfronts.
The article urges immediate action to pursue fall business, stressing that the window opens with the first days of September rather than waiting until after the season ends. It emphasizes proactive outreach and early planning.
O. O. McIntyre suggests New York lawmakers may pass a law ordering all speakeasies closed at midnight as most patrons leave by then. He frames the issue as a curb on illegal drinking and urban disorder.
The article notes Decatur moving to establish a Chamber of Commerce and advance work on the Bee Line highway north and south of town. It highlights a fall feature and mentions ten cent cotton as a potential boon for cotton planters, while implying lessons in farm efficiency.
A Today Union report describes clashes around prohibition as racketeers seize control and judges face pressure amid calls for reform. The piece frames a volatile era with tensions rising between enforcement, labor, and governance.
The article notes U S government concerns about revolts in Peru Brazil and Argentina Cuban sugar prices tariff issues harming Cuba and potential domestic troubles in Florida New York judges and alleged graft are cited with quotes from officials and a respected lawyer illustrating reputational strains and calls for integrity.
A New York Day by Day column describes the 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Broadway hour as the street’s revealing moment. Spectators, grifters, dappers, and performers mingle with taxi drivers, cops, and clerks. writers near Irving Berlin’s house grapple with new gags while old-timers drift through. The Midtown light shows theater season prep and a revival of midtown nightlife as Tenderloin figures endure and vanish.
The reviewer notes Clarke’s raw realism surpassing Hemingway and highlights his publicity work. Millie is praised for its bold red motif and pagan sublimity, branding Clarke as a leading contemporary author.
Rep. Sol Bloom and the George Washington bicentennial commission courted controversy with a Cleveland firm that sent Washington tire covers as advertising. Many congressmen welcomed the idea while others warned it mocked solemn commemorations, yet Bloom defended the effort and invited feedback as the outreach continues.
Officials in Winnipeg believe Major L. T. Burwash and pilot W. E. Gilbert will be forced to abandon their Arctic expedition due to dangers of severe winter conditions.
The article reviews hereditary factors in baldness, notes premature baldness often starts before age 30, and explains true baldness as hair follicle destruction with fat loss under the scalp. It dismisses the idea that baldness signals high intelligence or mental strain.
A dictionary style note defines A Day Sister as a plow that digs a furrow plants grain and vets it at one operation. Also defines Disavow as to deny or disown and Copse as a grove of small trees or bushes.
A collage of verse and jokes explores September's golden mood and daily wit. The text features light quotes on life, love, work, and daily banter, with exchanges about fashion, cooking, and humorous observations. The tone resembles a breezy newspaper page of comic snippets and quips.
A witty verse fragment credits Dame Fortune and Aristotle Gore with luck and elegance, noting the lucky devil keeps his napkin intact and never drops it. The lines imply a light-hearted reflection on chance and propriety.
There were no editions of The Daily Pobec on Labor Day September 2 1930 following the usual past years customs for holiday publication.
Biblical excerpt from Acts 7 37 43 recounts Moses prophecy and the people in the wilderness rejecting him turning to idol worship, Aaron making gods and the people sacrificing to idols as God permits judgment. The passage cites the prophets and the wandering period.
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