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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1933
Page
2
News of the death of W. O. Kelley a prominent Cullman merchant known as Pill to Tennessee Valley residents brings sorrow to business civic and religious circles across North Alabama. He was widely beloved and considered one of Cullman's outstanding businessmen.
The Alabama Democratic Executive Committee held a widely publicized meeting with discussion on a party platform and a possible liquor policy for candidates. Proposals failed amid public opinion pressure, signaling continued adherence to past policies.
R L Miller cites Georgia findings amid Alabama governor candidates calling for tag tax cuts. He says cheaper tags boosted car ownership and gasoline use, with Georgia residents paying 3 dollars per car and a seven cent per gallon tax. Miller warns not all claims are verified but notes many old cars on Georgia roads.
An Englishman laments the pace of American court proceedings and contrasts it with English justice in an Alabama discussion. The remark appears in a letter to the editor, reflecting cross country views on judicial speed.
The Times commends police for quickly arresting the burglar and recovering goods after a Saturday theft. The suspect was committed by a magistrate on Monday, tried on Tuesday, and promptly convicted with sentence to follow, highlighting frustration with delays in the American legal system.
Secretary Wallace visits Birmingham addressing 6,000 farmers and business leaders from across Alabama. He presents the cotton control plan as a means to equalize supply and demand, and to protect farmers during harvest when markets move. The visit signals strong Southern support for broader implementation in 1934 1936 campaigns.
Arthur Brisbanes 1933 column examines progress in Poland and broader society through symbolic references. The piece reflects on religious and civic sentiment as a jury sings hymns while political progress advances.
Magistrate Greenspan scolded two New York peddlers for horse cruelty in a Jewish dialect warning they might return as horses in 2134. The judge praised them after they promised improved animal kindness. The piece contrasts this with Egyptian superstition about flies and ancestral spirits.
Poland records the highest birth increase among major nations, surpassing Germany Italy Britain and France, signaling future demographic sway. The piece notes Polish resilience echoing Kosciuszko and Poniatowski, cites a Scranton murder verdict, cites Roosevelt tobacco subsidies, Lindberghs’ Atlantic flight, and Japan’s imperial family prayers for a male heir.
Automatic savings banks for small coin deposits were installed in Albany High School today by local banks. Circuit court with Judge Kyle will convene January 9 for civil trials. Mrs. O. B. Locke of Columbus Miss visits sister in town for Christmas with her mother. Mrs Cecil Roger from Saulsbury N C arrives to spend holidays with the Cline family.
Washington insiders report the AAA backed plan to grant Secretary Wallace broad regulatory powers over grain exchanges. It would cap futures speculation at 2,000,000 bushels and allow delivery rule liberalization in emergencies. The move targets price manipulation and squeezes by large operators.
Miss Erien Rowe, a home agent, invites those interested in affordable attractive toy patterns. She lists Rag dolls, boy and girl, Elephant, Santa Claus, Dog and offers calls or letters to obtain the patterns.
A stitched collection of yokes and quips from an office setting includes a hard laborer risk story with 300-pound anvils, jokes about overhead umbrellas, a secretary who cannot spell, a burglar’s admission, and pithy lines about honesty and law.
Papeete Tahiti port suffered during Prohibition repeal as the French ship Marechal Foch arrives from Papeete with several thousand cases of whiskey. The voyage signals an end to prosperous times for local imports and a cautious hope for better times in the United States.
A sweeping tale of the Comyn and Sorley families in colonial Tasmania. Ambition, romance, and danger loom as escaped convicts threaten a noble lineage while Jenny, Mab, and Madam Comyn shape a dramatic life story on the new land.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sartor and their son Warner left Sunday for a two weeks visit to relatives in Louisville Kentucky Cincinnati Ohio and South Bend Indiana.
A humorous male doctoring of social ethics riffs on marriage money honesty and age old vices. The piece quips that brides and grooms face double standards wealth buys little in virtue and that modern temptations run through cars and scandal. It reads as a light social commentary from a past era.
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