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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1932
Page
2
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A local notice urges residents to save the polling station copy and vote on the third Monday in September. It emphasizes the city government’s pivotal role and the financial outlook, urging turnout to shape public spending and improvements.
The News-Age-Herald notes public support for a sales tax while the legislature in Montgomery aims to raise revenue from those able to pay. It argues the tax would press burdens on those less able to bear costs and questions the measure’s fairness and necessity.
The Decatur Charity Council notes in recent weeks many formerly aided individuals have found work and no longer require assistance. With construction starting next month, there is hope that charity strain will lessen as road building plans proceed without a major burden.
Reports suggest freshmen may challenge for spots but coaches indicate seniors hold key roles as the Crimson Tide prepares for the season.
Residents along the valley express optimism over rising cotton prices and plans for paving improvements from Decatur to Tuscumbia. They discuss the likelihood of Dam No 3 construction and share a hopeful outlook for progress nearby.
The income tax amendment goes to the people for ratification on November 5. Opponents warn of higher costs and industry losses, while supporters point to revenue gains seen in other states. In Alabama few will escape taxation if ratified, and the public can expect a bitter campaign.
Chicago reports suggest the Al Capone case may broaden beyond income tax charges. Prosecutions could target grafting officials and business men, with government agents assembling cases as enforcement agencies seek wholesale convictions, citing written records as harder to refute than trial testimony.
The Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee plans to present a safe farming program with practical ideas and promised financial assistance. Adoption requires banker and merchant checks, with gradual improve ment in commerce. The plan hinges on agriculture as the basic industry and needs prior banking approval.
Major James H. Doolittle emails a new air speed record for America at 296 mph, with a peek at faster flights ahead. Arthur Brisbane muses on labor, wages, and historical contrasts from medieval to modern times as society seeks better times.
An era of extraordinary speed is foreseen as speeds over five hundred miles per hour or even up to one thousand miles are imagined. The piece notes that people will need and use super speeds and that even children already use the telephone, underscoring rapid technological change and growing expectations.
The Rockefeller family agrees to aid Argentina in fighting yellow fever spreading from the Santa Cruz district in Bolivia. The focus shifts from large-scale battles to eradicating the tiny mosquito that transmits the disease, with an emphasis on ending yellow fever by eliminating its vector.
The passage asserts that yellow fever is endemic in a few places and would disappear permanently if eradicated. It claims the Rockefellers aim to destroy the disease utterly for the world for millions of years, portraying eradication as a lifelong objective.
Fragmented wartime lament notes immense material loss and mass casualties. The passage reflects on vast expenditures and human toll, criticizing outcomes while invoking historical context and moral critique.
A collage of xenial vignettes noting fashion shifts toward slimness and dieting, jokes about wages and Greek recitations, rural banter in Brushville, and brief scenes of family life and ambition, all in a satirical newspaper voice.
Ohio archive item reports eight year old Dorothy Patterson seriously burned when her clothing lit from a match but improving today. Albany council will name municipal election officers at tonight meeting. Alabama coal miners on strike exceed 10 000 workers. Olive Thomas the American film star improves in a Paris hospital after a poison dose. Miss Elizabeth Cloud of North Carolina to visit Mrs Kortrecht.
Washington figures examine how a 1982 railroad bond issue may hold value in 2000 as rail lines face competition from autos and waterways. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher warns of rising government involvement. R F C funding could push toward a government led consolidation with the United States as major owner.
E. E. Robinson of Princeton Alabama, injured a couple of weeks ago, has improved. He left Benevolent hospital and will recuperate in Birmingham.
Distillers report production cost of whisky at seventy five cents per gallon while ageing and government taxes at eighteen dollars per gallon. call for moderate taxation of beverages after Prohibition ends and for broader alcohol taxation including gin and other drinks. The piece also ponders the Pope’s remark about final rest and questions the afterlife.
JOUETT SHOUSE takes at the helm of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment after leading Democrats’ national political activities for about three years ending at the Chicago convention. Henry H. Curran retires to the vice presidency. Curran led the group as a part time head, while Shouse plans full focus on advocacy.
Reflection prompts on progress and sentiment in farming and finance. They examine social views, economic pressures, and public perception in a historical column.
The text contrasts college for serious minded girls with socially minded girls, noting the atmosphere influences values. It suggests a bachelor tax burden for single women and implies other luxuries are taxed, reflecting dated attitudes on women and taxation.
The text presents a cynical speaker praising hypocrisy and social performances. It critiques acting, smiling, and lying as a defense against truth, suggesting a resigned view of human behavior and social deceit. The piece voices a weary insistence that sincerity is crushed by societal roles.
The text discusses how worrying supposedly erodes mental stamina and invites failure. It asserts that friendliness is seen as ingratiating or abrasive, while unfriendliness marks snobbery. It suggests intelligent action requires repentance and frames social perception as binary and judgmental.
The column contrasts a penitential poem about sin and redemption with a satirical Farmer’s Holiday note. It highlights farm strikes from Bronx to Omaha, calls for potential martial aid, and critiques gender dynamics, Wall Street optimism, and Hoover era policy, ending with cautions about economic volatility.
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