Salesmen Learn Value of the Game Product
A humorous note describes how a woman persuades a group of salesmen about the merits of a game product causing them to rethink their stance and respond with interest and amusement.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1933
Page
2
First Christmas Advertisements Signal Busy Four Weeks
The opening of Christmas ads suggests households will have dutiful children for the next month as Dad and Mother prepare for the season. The notice hints at a festive period with family involvement and consumer displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Mother
Farmers Exchange Feature Draws Praise from Local Farms
Readers from nearby farms express thanks for The Daily’s Farmers Exchange, a regular feature that highlights agricultural tips and market notes. The letters praise practical guidance and community connection fostered by the column.
Farmers and business leaders urged to unite over cotton plan
The speaker argues that farmers and business men share common stakes in cotton control and calls for a large audience of both groups to hear Secretary Wallace. He insists that past ideas of separation are outdated and that cooperation is essential for successful plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Patriotic Call to Give More This Christmas Season
The piece argues that after years of tight finances families should spend more on gifts this Yuletide. It asserts increased purchasing will circulate money, create jobs, and sustain employment, framing generous giving as both charitable and patriotic. It emphasizes rediscovering generosity despite prior restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Federal Levy proposes tax return to states to curb bootlegging
The alcohol commission named by the president recommends returning part of federal liquor taxes to the states of origin to reduce tax duplication and high prices that drive bootlegging. The Daily Courier views it as a step in the right direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcohol Commission
United States
Roosevelt
Hidalgo County
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Tax Utopia: One Lump Sum to Fund Government
The author argues for a single annual tax collection to fund all government levels. A one time levy would deter high taxes and reduce collection costs. He envisions citizens paying a fixed percentage of income at a central office each year.
Rankin Dreamer Sees Inland Water Route For Tombigbee
Congressional letter by John Rankin outlines a Tennessee Tombigbee inland water route linking the Tennessee river to Mobile Bay. He cites Dr. Morgan’s study, estimates costs at 25 to 45 million dollars, with potential to transform the Tombigbee Valley into an industrial and agricultural powerhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rankin
Mississippi
Commer- Dispatch
Columbus
Rankin
Renkin
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee and
Tombigbee
Gulf
Birney Imes
The
Dispatch
Tennessee River
America
Mobile
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Tombigbee River
Tombigbee Valley
On the Edge of Mexico Texas Bootlegging Triangle
Arthur Brisbane discusses the border region involving Texas bootlegging activity along the Rio Grande and its social impact. The column reflects 1930s viewpoints on crime and race amid Prohibition era tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Border Notes and Promoting New Mexico Possibilities
On a Texas Del Rio platform, travel writer reports cross border activity and bootlegger risks near El Paso, cites plans for airplane border patrols and Army air power. Features locals like W A Zabriskie, Lordsburg editor Sage, and Hidalgo County CWA jobs, plus potash prospects and regional optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. G. Sage
Lordsburg Liberal
New Mexico
Carlsbad
du Ponts
Behind the Scenes in Washington by Rodney Dutcher
A NEA Service roundup from 1933 notes Roosevelt plan to aid Virgin Islands by buying Bethlehem Sugar plant and building a rum distillery after prohibition damaged the island economy. It recounts hotel labor code fights, wage policy, and U S stance toward Central American governments with Cuba and Salvador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam
Rim
Roosevelt
Virgin Islands
Hoover
St. Croix
Bethlehem Sugar Co
Public Works Administration
No Sold Candy Day as a Little Boy Sells Hope
A frail boy leans on a lamp post with a candy basket saying he has not sold anything. A passerby buys a five cent chocolate for twenty five cents and tells him to keep it. The El Paso Times owner invites readers to see El Paso by night and notes the paper’s growing profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Zabriskie
Southern Pacific
el Paso Times
el Paso
Tucson Citizen
Tucson
Frank Hitchcock
Mr. Holt
Lordsburg
Buckle
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Lordsburg Liberal
Hidalgo County
Edgar Allen Poe
Emerson
Dorrance D. Roderick
Juarez
Bowie High School Football Fans Cheer Courageous Play
El Paso crowds raved about a San Angelo versus Bowie High School football game. Bowie players, mostly Mexican, displayed energy and spirit as they paraded before taking the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
San Angelo
Bowie
Office Cut By Juntius
A humorous overheard snippet from a movie house covers witty exchanges and quips about listening to plays with eyes closed and mouths shut, Chinese debt customs, and a parade of colorful maxims about success and family roles, ending with a menu styled ages of men.
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Fair Companion
Last Chapter of Gregory's Story Ends in Lynching in Mont
A mob of about three hundred citizens dragged Gregory’s body behind a car after the sheriff shot him near the church belfry. He died in the sheriff's car during a failed escape attempt as lynchers planned to take him to jail. The mob burned the body near the home of another Black resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont
Texas
Gregory
Northern lynching crackdown shocks the South in aftermath
The sheriff warns three Black men to stay out of town after a local incident. Northern lynching rhetoric shifts to silence as victims face naked hangs, tree injuries, and torching by mobs, highlighting deep racial violence and fear.
Market price list for farm produce and meats
The snippet lists prices for eggs mixed and various perishables, dairy items like butter and dairy products, Irish potatoes, turnips, greens, carrots, peanuts, walnuts, dried peas, and meats plus poultry. It notes hog market steadiness at yesterday's prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeeragyen
Tennessee Valley leads state in tick eradication report
C. J. Becker inspector in charge of the state released a report stating the Tennessee Valley tops the state in tick eradication efforts. Morgan County farm bureau directors, elected in Hartselle, will meet Tuesday afternoon. Decatur First Methodist Church advances White Christmas in the Twin Cities plans for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley
C. J. Becker
The
Farm Bureau of
Morgan County
Hartselle
First Methodist Church
Decatur
Twin Cities
Star hosts Wanda Hawley in Her Face Value at Star
Wanda Hawley performs in Her Face Value at the Star theater. Charles T. Harvey of Parkinlies attends a regular board of revenue meeting in the city. George McManus cartoon Bringing Up Father In Wall Street screens at the Princess tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Hawley
Charles T. Harvey
Parkinlies
Board of Revenue
George McManus
Father
Wall Street
The
Troy Hargrove Visits Friends in Moulton
Decatur fire department member Troy Hargrove, a popular figure, spent Sunday visiting friends in Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Troy Hargrove
Decatur
Attache John Wilks Arrives in Birmingham on Official Business
John Wilks of Decatur city hall traveled to Birmingham on Monday for official duties. The attendance underscores intercity civic coordination and administrative engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilks
Decatur City Hall
Birmingham
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