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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1933
Page
2
The Dothan Eagle describes a man losing $10 in a flimflam game to a group described as Romani. It advises readers to avoid such nomads and keep clear of similar schemes.
The article notes repeal approaching on December 5 with Illinois and Wisconsin lacking state liquor laws. It cautions many states are unprepared and temperance groups fear bootlegging will persist. Alabama retains prohibition laws, while statewide plans for post repeal remain unsettled and politically charged.
An editorial compares the body politic to a human body and warns against parts refusing to cooperate. It cites NRA support from The Annalist and The Springfield Republican, noting employment gains, payroll increases, and unemployment relief as evidence of NRA effectiveness despite criticism. It references New England industrial gains and cautions against drastic primitive methods.
The speaker compares the nation to a healthy body needing all parts to work together capitalism banking labor and management included. He warns against cutting workers wages overworking labor or starving businesses and calls for profits and unity to keep the country strong. He ends with a rallying prompt to do one’s part.
El Paso’s Thanksgiving travel through Texas to New Mexico highlights the Carlsbad Caverns as a world wonder. The piece also sketches scenes from a Southern Pacific traveler family and colorful Texas towns, with stops in Uvalde and Del Rio.
A 1933 column parodies restaurant codes and cigar prices, notes on a harsh restaurant markup. It also recounts Xen Blanton Winship’s lengthy State Department press conference and Hollywood cowboys forming the Riding Actors Association seeking recognition, casting supervision, wages, and daily speaking fees.
A collection of quips and vignettes about driving, pedestrians, and motor life. Observations from a coffee shop chatterbox style piece highlight fear, humor, and warnings about joyriding, night walking, bicycle lights, and aging autos as readers note safety and progress while pondering a safer highway future.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is cited linking his health battles and paralysis to a broader moral transformation. The piece quotes Saint Paul on transformation and cites Theodore Roosevelt, Dr. Ira F. Hawkins, Henry Vance, and Henry Vance’s Birmingham Southern football remark. It argues suffering fosters closeness to God, urges active efforts, and concludes that all good life comes from the Father of Light and that God’s actions are for the best.
A satirical note outlines stages in Ats career: dodging cars, jury service, and income tax. It adds a quirky fact that only one automobile license plate is required in Alabama Florida Mississippi and Oklahoma.
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