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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1933
Page
2
The notice states the Associated Press owns exclusive rights to its dispatches and local news, with reserved rights for special repatches and prohibition on republication without credit or permission. It emphasizes exclusive use by the paper and standard rights retention.
Aviation editor W B Courtney of Collier's Weekly reports after ten weeks in Europe that American commercial airlines exceed European rivals in miles flown air mail load night flying lighted routes and business like operations He notes 46 million miles flown in the U S versus Europe less than two thirds that total and Europe lags in safety schedules and airport management while tourists dominate many European flights.
The article argues that local business hours changes under NRA codes hurt merchant profits and calls for a meeting to return to the old schedule. It asserts that restoring hours would comply with the President's agreement by maintaining more employment and aiding compliance.
The public, competitors, and workers are urged to enforce NRA code terms. The public will demand Blue Eagle display, competitors will challenge non compliance, and workers will ensure proper wages. The United States government will also enforce. Enforcement is not expected to be lacking.
Arthur Brisbane assesses the NRA movement, strikes, and arbitration alongside rapid auto sales, cotton trade growth, and aviation progress. He notes Chevrolet and Ford output gains, Woolworth sales rise, and questions future advances in global air travel and long distance transport.
The passage argues nature's fertility makes a vast fish population possible. It compares shad and oyster reproduction to illustrate how seas could be filled with fish if predators are removed. It likens sharks and other fish being killed to the extinction of wolves in sheep countries, implying ecological balance affects supply.
Baton Rouge dispatch reports a massive crawfish run covering five miles prompting natives to shovel crustaceans into bags while cars crush thousands. The piece notes the event mirrors past wildlife losses like passenger pigeons, but asserts many food varieties remain across land and sea.
Statistics directed by Harold F. Clark of Columbia University argue the United States could provide jobs for 50 million more people with proper organization across industry and other sectors. The piece challenges views that immigration should be kept out and urges policy focus on mobilization to expand employment opportunities.
The 1931 1932 arena rivalry between Nero and Sultan intensifies as Sultan breaches Nero's lead. The young challenger grows bigger and bolder, repeatedly challenging the boss and ending in a dangerous neck bite and shoulder clash. Trainers rescue the fighters as the arena trembles with their deadly confrontation.
Secretary of War George H Dern criticizes the public works board over a 135 million dollar Army request for barracks. Ickes pushes for sane, economically sound projects while Roosevelt weighs the cabinet dispute and trims pork laden items. Dern seeks Army lobbying backing amid pacifist protests.
A historical discussion notes that immigration enriched the United States and contrasts labor conditions from early America to the present. It then reports Europe’s tension as Germany seeks closer ties with Austria under Hitler plans while Britain France and Italy resist a German Austrian union, potentially allowing Austria to expand its army beyond the Versailles cap.
Governor Ruby Laffoon of Kentucky returned home convinced he needs a brain trust. He faces demands for a special session to repeal a vote, to authorize unemployment relief funds, and to establish a satisfactory state highway administration to secure federal grants. He plans to draw on the University of Kentucky for advice.
In the arena, Sultan defeats Nero in a brutal clash as both lions bite and grapple, prompting disinfection to end the fight. The owner Clyde Beatty notes Nero’s defiance and predicts Sultan may become arena boss before season's end. He also discusses the unusual Duke Ruth Venus trio forming a rare lion tiger friendship and future act dynamics.
Fragmented clump of reminiscences and jokes recalling a rural past with berries jelly and a bull at the farm, plus snippets about weather tricks and salon-style quips. The read offers humorous exchanges among Elizabeth Katherine and a judge, and a quip about the Century of Progress exposition.
A humorous collage shows Jasper-Is Grace, a playful exchange about a girl’s music and a man seeking courtship with the father, a frank coat bargain, and a minister quoting scripture to defend a sale. The scenes mix romance, shopping, and moral remark in classic newspaper humor.
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