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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1933

Page

3

Tremont Reporter Bets On-Sighting Sparks City Trouble

Bannister resists danger warnings from Juliet France while the Tremont Post staff moves toward a dine with the Tremont Club. Gainey interviews Miss Connor about King’s murder case, hinting at new details and a possible lead.

Mr. Bannister Tracy King Bannister Jim Paxton Jim Paxton Tremont Club Ben Cameron Cameron Dave Austin Gainey Mexico Connor

B. C. Pain Relief Ad Promises Quick Comfort

An old ad promotes B. C. as a pharmacist made remedy that eases inorganic pains within three minutes. It claims multi ingredient formula aids colds headaches neuralgia and fever without habit forming drugs and is sold in 10 and 25 cent packages.

B. C

Soviet moves and political chatter spill into Washington

Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Maxim Litvinoff’s subtle push to secure Roosevelt’s recognition and bolster Soviet ties with South American republics while tensions rise over propaganda in Argentina. Florence Kahn singles out as first woman on House Appropriations committee. readers weigh wage demands for AAA critics.

Harold Maxim Litvinoff Washington Roosevelt South America Felipe Espil Litvinoff Argentina San Francisco Florence Kahn House Appropriations Committee Lexington AAA Wallace J. McR Worland Wyo Burton K. Wheeler Congress Nevada Key Pittman Wheeler Senate New York

Smuggled whiskey probes and anti monopoly board talks

A collage of policy and profit notes covers whiskey smuggling into Baltimore for Washington, investigations into distilling interests, liquor lobbying by ex-officials, and talks of a General Hugh Johnson led NRA Anti Monopoly Board. Also notes flags for Navy banners and a plan for National Aviation Day tied to Orville Wright’s 1903 flight anniversary.

William Allen White Middle West Hitler Baltimore Washington Willebrandt Doran Johnson Nye Navy Iowa Dickinson NRA AAA Congress Federal Soil Erosion Service Arizona New Mexico Utah Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Delaware Rhode Island Philippines Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Orville Wright Franklin D. Roosevelt

Nat Holman Recognized as World’s Greatest Basketball Player

The piece proclaims Nat Holman as the world’s greatest professional basketball player of all time. It notes Mercury as the chemical name for quicksilver and mentions Gen George Goethals in charge of the Panama Canal project.

Nat Holman George Ww. Goethals Panama Canal

Ex Cabinet Official Crossword Clue Puzzle

A crossword puzzle clue list asks for a historical figure who was in three presidential cabinets and directed a U S department. It includes many cross references such as palm leaf surface measure and sun god and notes his embassy in London. The puzzle also asks for the president who first appointed him to office.

Bannister Tremont Evening Post

Farm Price Listings Show Varied Bids Across Commodities

U S No 1 Johnson 13.50 to 14.00 and No 2 11 to 11.50 with other corn and hay quotes. Timothy 18 and 17.50. alfalfa 25 to 26. prices steady with light receipts and slow demand. Poultry and eggs mixed with slight moves. cotton seed $18 per ton. butter fat 13 cents and premium 15. grains in Birmingham ranges. Cattle and hogs quoted with multiple classes and declines on some heavy items. overall market mixed with some price drops across hogs and light pigs.

U. S Johnson Timothy Birmingham

Within the Present by Margaret Ayer Barnes

A reader summary of Margaret Ayer Barnes new novel within the present portrays two Chicago families the Sewells and their fortunes across decades 144 to 1933. It tracks wealth ambition romance war and a family crisis ending in renewal under Roosevelt era optimism.

Margaret Ayer Barnes Miss Barnes Sewells Sally Love Ang Alian Llye Allan Roosevelt

The Bird of Dawning by John Masefield

A critic lauds John Masefield for accurate vivid sea writing in The Bird of Dawning. The essay recalls 1860s tea clipper races from Foochow to London, noting their speed, elite captains, and the excitement of those season’s tea cargo battles.

Dawning John Masefield

Nativity Play Planned at Wilder School This Thursday

Mrs Elbert Weaver and Rev Peter M Dennis assist in preparing a 4 Nativity play at Wilder school to be given Thursday at 1 p m Santa Claus will visit the Sunday school and day school after the play This is a community gathering.

Elbert Weaver Peter M. Dennis Wilder School Santa Claus

Barbs of the Great Depression Echo in 1933

A collage of quotes reflects economic shifts and public figures concerns. References include saloon versus grocer meals, a Cleveland bank liquidator selling a mahogany table, Yosemite rangers noting 200 year old meat, and Roosevelt weighing a national monopoly split in communications.

Bank Cleveland Yosemite National Park

Weather Review Aims For Central East Gulf States

AP notes a week of cloudy skies with showers in the east, midweek cooling, and a cold stretch later. The writeup recounts race strains, sea weather, and a tale of a ship near the winning post near the Cliffs of Dover as England’s Poet Laureate speaks of a vivid sea travel book.

Associated Press Central East Gulf States Mr. Masefield Dover

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