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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1933
Page
2
Weather Favoring South Brings Sunshine Across Region
The South shows contentment with warm, sunny conditions while the East and Midwest endure cooler weather. Forecasters expect continuing high pressures to maintain clear skies and brighter days for southern states.
Lonely Child Club Inaugurated By The Daily
The Daily launches the annual Lonely Child Club with coupon entries for readers to fill and return. Coupons go to the Rotary Club and Charity Council to identify helpers and match them with named Lonely Child recipients and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonely Child Club
Rotary Club
Charity Council
Thousand Dollars Still Needed for Decatur Charity Council
The Decatur Charity Council has raised 91 700 toward its funds but still requires about a thousand dollars more to sustain its functions. The plea urges residents to contribute on the second solicitation, stressing that lack of support harms the needy rather than the council itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Charity Council
Charity Council
Decatur
Marie Dressler Birthday Starred in Christopher Bean
Marie Dressler celebrated her birthday with the release of the film Christopher Bean. Audiences who saw the showing here were highly entertained and convinced that real talent can elevate the ordinary to beauty on stage. Dressler, one of America's beloved screen stars, proves she needs no sordid tale to draw crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Dressler
Christopher Bean
Miss Dressler
Rabbit Fever Warning for Hunters at Gunter's Mountain
A tularemia case is reported on Gunter's Mountain in Marshall county. Hunters and households handling killed rabbits should wear rubber gloves and cook meat thoroughly to prevent infection. Scratches from rabbits can cause illness. take warnings seriously and follow medical guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunter’s Mountain
Marshall County
Fireworks Saturday in Montgomery Spark Major Political Pyrotechnics
The state democratic committee plans a high profile event in Montgomery on Saturday to showcase campaign energy and rally support amid a busy political season. Organizers promise lively demonstrations and speeches with key party figures.
Alabama Democratic Committee Faces Key Naming Debate
The committee will decide whether members are named by conventions or voters in primaries. A second major motion proposes a Democratic convention to draft a platform for the governor and officials. The meeting may become a turning point in Alabama politics as more gubernatorial candidates announce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wees
Alabama
Wynne Leaves Auburn for Kentucky Coaching Job
Announcement confirms Chet Wynne will sever ties with Auburn and coach at the University of Kentucky. He transformed Auburn football, lifting morale, rebuilding prep talent, and guiding the Tigers to a co championship in the Southern Conference. Fans nationwide regret his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet Wynne
Auburn
University of Kentucky
Wynne
Tigers
Het Wynne
Tiger
Chet
Kentucky
Alabama
Newsreels versus staged violence in moving pictures
The Boston Transcript argues that moving pictures blur truth and fiction in violent scenes. Newsreels rush to exhibitors and often seem more truthful than staged war art, with Havana street fighting cited. It notes San Jose mob pictures revealed identities and showed mob action at the jail door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Boston
Havana
Transcript
Caton- Woodville
San Jose
San Jose Pictures
Money and morals collide in Brisbanes 1933 column
Arthur Brisbane explores the tension between wealth and ethics in a philosophical op ed about spending, credit, gold, and personal rivalry. The piece reflects 1930s attitudes on money and the soul.
Money, morality, and a near death revival in Miami
A column ponders money value and public faith, cites gold price gaps, and notes Albert Bates prison fate. It recounts Krause and De Fee revived from carbon monoxide death by methylene blue, and asks what the soul does when the body dies.
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France
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Universal Service
Theodore Krause
Byron de Fee
Connor and
Barwasser
Chicago Mercy Hospital
Krause
de Fee
Coast Guard
Roosevelt Honeymoon Persists as Congress Returns
Behind the scenes in Washington Roosevelt remains popular with voters, with Republicans wary of opposing him. NRA codes spark disillusionment among New Dealers as milk and dry cleaning prices climb, while farmers lean on mail order sales and catalog prices shift in Chicago amid rising retail costs.
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AAA
Chicago
NRA
Arly Hosannas
NEA Service, Inc
Speech by newspaper owner on success and enemies
A newspaper owner giving a speech stresses that success hinges on persistence and warns that an enemy can propel ambition. He uses the rhinoceros bird as a metaphor, noting an observer warns of approaching threats and that even successful leaders err with rivals watching.
L and N Shops Layoff Cancelled. Florence Leader Drawn In
An L and N Shops layoff cancelled after an official announcement received by W. Mathews, master mechanic, brings relief to local workers. Hon. W. Ashcraft of Florence, chamber of commerce figure in Muscle Shoals plans, was in the Twin Cities. A petition seeks to shift the morning train from 5 to 6 o'clock to Birmingham, and Mrs George D Williamson returns from Birmingham visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Mathews
Hon. & W. Ashcraft
Florence
Chamber of Commerce
City
Muscle Shoals
Twin Cities
Wallace to address Birmingham farmers on Saturday
About one hundred local farmers are expected to hear Secretary of Agriculture H A Wallace speak in Birmingham Saturday. The trip will be made in special buses with County Farm Agent J T Belue in charge. The article notes Wallace’s controversial persona and advises him to anticipate enemies as a sign of impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
H. A. Wallace
Birmingham
J. T. Belue
Italians Senate Swear Oath Without King Pledge
Twenty two senators swore allegiance to Italy while omitting the usual loyalty oath to King Victor Emmanuel as Premier Mussolini observed. Observers doubt the present king will be disturbed, yet speculate on the lack of a clear successor and possible move to a republic amid lingering gratitude to the royal house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Christmas Humour and Motoring Jokes From Danville Advocate
A lighthearted column notes Christmas cheer and car ads as readers comment on traffic and modern life. Jokes poke fun at drivers, auto brands, and the era’s road habits while offset by playful Monday quips and a brief aviation pun.
Be Mine Tonight at Princess Theatre Sponsored by Music Study Club
Decatur welcomes Be Mine Tonight the light opera presented as a Universal Special under the Music Study Club. Produced by Gaumont Berlin directed by Anatole Litwak with a Polish star Kiepura and German actress Magda Schneider. English leads Lonnie Hale Betty Chester Edmund Gwenn Athene Sayler. Carl Laemmler predicts strong American interest and renewed movie appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Princess of the Light Opera
Music Study Club
America
Princess Theatre
Gaumont
Berlin
Anatole Litwak
Switzerland
Ufa
Kiepura
Magda Schneider
Lonnie Hale
Storm
Carl Laemmler
Singing convention elects Salem officers for another year
The county singing convention met at Salem this week and elected C. A. Harrison president for another year. R. P. Corder was chosen vice president and Georgia Covington secretary and treasurer. M. C. Grisham presided at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Salem
C. A. Harrison
R. P. Corder
Georgia Covington
M. C. Grisham
Measles Affect Mrs Hilbert and Son in Local Household
Report from the community notes Mrs W E Hilbert and her young son Master Clifford Hilbert are suffering a severe measles outbreak. The item also mentions widespread sleeping sickness appearing as the day begins and a brief, unclear street encounter involving a policeman and a motorist where a man allegedly fainted after being asked about a knockdown.
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W. E. Hilbert
Clifford Hilbert
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