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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1933
Page
2
The notice lists advertising representatives for Devine-Tenney Corporation covering New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines Atlanta. It identifies the firm’s sales contact points and regional presence.
A statistical estimate places the Tennessee Valley electorate near seventy five thousand votes in the upcoming poll. The figure reflects expectations across counties as candidates tally majorities.
General Hugh Johnson is said to plan retirement from the National Recovery Administration by November or the first of the year at the latest. The administration notes the recovery act work is demanding and Johnson will be glad to finish and return home.
The first stake is driven for the transmission line from Muscle Shoals to Cove Creek dam site signaling start of work. Officials urge rapid progress to provide employment quickly for more men.
The proposal argues government must create jobs to move cotton checks from Washington to Dixie farmers, speeding prosperity by reducing unemployment and providing income to rural workers.
The piece questions editors unfamiliar with Southern life showing pronounced hostility toward Southern readers and their problems, noting surprising bias in so called leading Southern newspapers.
Federal Reserve Bank reports credit expansion, triggering immediate gains in cotton stocks and commodity markets. Washington announces that retirement checks for cotton acreage are being mailed, seen as good news by investors and the press.
Wartime spirit resurfaces as the government urges every citizen to join a campaign against low mood and inspire resilience. The piece likens modern conditions to the era of Uncle Sam’s famous recruiting poster and its accusatory gaze.
The Morgan County jail faces repeated grand jury maybes for repairs with current confinement of Black prisoners there while white inmates are housed in Madison County in Huntsville, raising county expenses. The Daily questions borrowing from the RFC to fund a new or extensively rebuilt jail.
The Daily argues for a single larger prison to house city and county inmates, including white and Negro prisoners, and to reduce transport and costs. It suggests merging ill prisoners into one building with separate internal areas for misdemeanors and felonies, aided by possible new funding and job creation.
The Daily urges voters in the eighth district to vote on September 12 for Raynard L. Malone of Morgan County. It portrays Malone as a tireless public servant who will advance Roosevelt era plans for the Tennessee Valley and emphasizes his dedication, outreach, and readiness to serve in Congress.
Arthur Brisbane argues that the nation faces an unseen economic war. He explains the NRA as a bold innovation to revive prices and wages while cautioning that timing and balance are crucial to avoid worsening workers' conditions. He notes public reliance on government experiments as a wartime necessity.
A historical reflection quotes Francis Bacon urging caution with old-time reverence and slow, steady change. The warning counsels gradual innovation like time itself, noting that rapid changes may help some while harming others and inviting misattribution of fortune to time.
NRA Bacon warns against sweeping experiments in states unless urgent or clearly useful. The column surveys global caution on change, notes a German Channel swim attempt near Ederle, Spain’s crackdown on civil liberties, and critiques on freedom of speech, with musings on safety valves and public health advice from the government. It ends by contrasting Russia's travel ban with utopian eternity.
Clyde Beatty recalls a brutal opening moment in the arena with Rogue the tiger and three lions. He explains training quirks, the belt rescue moment, and the ongoing lions versus tigers debate, citing Chester and Princess as examples.
The weather bureau announced no rainfall occurred in the 24-hour period ending at 7 this morning.
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