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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1933
Page
4
The Associated Press reports that several Mississippi counties have reduced relief funds. As the harvest approaches and the relief association grows stronger, relief work will diminish. Morgan County Alabama is expected to mirror this progress.
Columbus residents continue a hard fought campaign to fund a garment plant that would create jobs. Miles Corinth, Miss. serves as a recent example where a city raised the necessary money and achieved a working plant, while Columbus now seeks city authorization to cover the remaining shortfall.
The article extols Raymard Malone for national House service citing strong public and business work in the Eighth District. It aligns his aims with the Roosevelt development program including roads waterways and drainage. It asserts his energy and role in building Decatur and vows he will battle for district interests in Washington.
The Anniston Star notes rising trade volumes across the nation with the Alexander Hamilton Institute index climbing since banking holidays. Upward movement appears across steel orders rail traffic auto production and freight loadings though some signs of momentum loss in electricity and cotton mill activity. Local merchants report July gains over June and a hopeful outlook as fall trade approaches.
The candidate highlights a wide career from grocery trade to factory work and clerical roles, and asserts readiness for public service as mayor, probate judge, or school board official. He emphasizes understanding local problems and commitment to serving all district residents.
Arthur Brisbane reports on wealth and fortune with a concise reflection, noting how easy gains can be yet difficult to sustain. The piece surveys attitudes toward money and prudent stewardship in a brisk syndicate column style.
The book portrays Andrew W. Mellon and kin as seekers of billions, detailing a Pittsburgh bank’s massive lending, an oil venture’s $743 million, and aluminum riches while claiming control of major U S corporations. It contrasts portraits of Thomas Mellon and Sarah Negley with praise for their industrious lineage and comments on Mellon’s public denial of alleged widespread ownership.
A Brooklyn piece recalls Rudolph Nocella missing an ear after a social club fight and a woman keeping the ear for luck. It visits nutty relics of scalp and head collecting, then shifts to money habits via Pietro Ierardi’s boot polish fortune and mule behavior in cotton fields.
The H. and L. M. Warren Cotton company offices in Albany Huntsville and Memphis Tenn. became John L Robinson and Company operated by John L Robinson formerly of Memphis. Six arrests were made by sheriff s forces over the weekend for prohibition violations.
The Cullman post of the American Legion hosts its annual barbecue at Musgrove Park west of Cullman. Local Legionnaires plan to attend and several hundred Legionnaires are expected to be present.
Rodney Dutcher writes about Welles, Cuba envoy and potential future secretary of state, praising his dignity, decisiveness, and tact in negotiating with Machado. The piece highlights his role in restoring constitutional guarantees, civil liberties, and labor strikes influencing Cuban crisis, plus his long service as a Latin American troubleshooter.
Postmaster General Jim Farley defends keeping key old regime appointees in the department while removing assistant postmasters general. He notes top non civil service posts such as the solicitor and comptroller remained or were reassigned, and no civil service employees were removed.
State Commander W. A. Abramson of Florence and state adjutant D. Trotter Jones of Montgomery visited Decatur last night as part of Legion activities.
Atty Gen Homer Cummings said on Friday about 800 workers in the Bureau of Prohibition were discharged as its functions merged with the Bureau of Investigation in Greenwich Connecticut.
Dr W F Price pastor of the First Methodist church returned Sunday night from Town Creek. He assisted the local pastor Dr W N Doak in a very successful revival meeting.
Deputy Sheriff Aaron Walton was summoned to Jasper on Sunday due to the death of his grandmother. The report notes no further details about the family or services.
Pauline Tapscott, attache of the tax assessor's office, recovered from a brief illness and resumed her duties this morning.
Miss Vera Motes returns to Somerset Kentucky after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J W Motes in Decatur.
Roy C. Billings commander of the local American Legion post and Oliver J. Sheppard attended the Cullman Legion post installation of officers on Sunday.
R. B. Masterson Henry Hurst and Howard Weaver have returned from an extended motor journey to the East. En route home they attended the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago.
A fragmented comic panel humor mocks marriage, parole talk, a judge questioning shoplifting, and a prisoner's quip about a cold leading to theft. The piece reads as a satire with overlapping captions and jokey exchanges.
A collage of quips on love work and society, noting the perils of marriage and the value of honest effort. Wry lines compare self image, reputation, and prudence with humorous exchanges about farming, luck, and everyday misadventures. The tone mimics a humor column from a mid century page.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Allgood have returned from a visit to relatives in Lawrenceburg Tennessee after a trip.
Readers cite refinery coding as a sugar trade stance while beet growers clash with New Deal aims. Horace Havemeyer signals noncooperation. DOJ probes Muscle Shoals real estate hustlers amid decades of boom cycles. Mailbag notes singles life in Santa Fe and Liberia’s hut tax. NRA blanket code adoption varies by region.
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