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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
2
Advertisement record shows the Tennessee Valley Printing Co entered as seven case matter February 9, 1812 at Decatur post office with a July 1, 1917 date under Alabama act of March 6, 1874.
A brief line notes it is late to announce remaining shopping days before Christmas, implying dwindling time for buyers. No names or places are given. The remark suggests urgency for last minute shoppers.
Leaders of the Christmas seal drive urge citizens to buy seals to aid tuberculosis fight in Morgan county. Local residents received seals by mail and are asked to send checks in the return envelope. those who do not buy are asked to return the seals.
The piece argues 1934 should mark a return to living at home with sufficient food meat and poultry to sustain the farmer's family. It recalls past abundance as a guide and urges growers to start now, linking self sufficiency to eventual market selling.
A column argues that simple greetings between townsfolk and visiting farmers can improve civic spirit and economic life in Decatur. It lauds Roosevelt era policies, warns of an insurgent Congress, and emphasizes support for the president’s recovery program and agricultural price gains.
A brief report notes advantages appearing for both parties in an ongoing Fea sult. The item hints at shifting momentum, with unnamed leaders weighing immediate benefits and strategic options amid unclear outcomes.
Arthur Borrisbane surveys the 30th Wright brothers flight anniversary in Kitty Hawk and forecasts its impact on travel and future war. He contrasts racial injustice in a Southern city with housing conditions and critiques government building programs as a chance to improve living quarters for Black workers. The piece also notes a Louisiana murder confession and a Monaco Mississippi bond dispute, then humorously comments on Miss St Pierre’s Detroit arrest and a Detroit jury verdict, finishing with Mrs. Jane Withers of Glencoe.
In Twin Cities the Kiwanis Club Christmas tree committee asks citizens to submit names of needy individuals. Miss Mildred Carpenter of Peabody College Nashville is due home today. Edwin Wilkinson from Pensacola is visiting his parents for the holidays. Miss Claire Bloodworth will arrive tomorrow night from Elba to celebrate the holidays with relatives.
Raymond Brown is in Lawrence burg Tennessee on business. Mrs. M. L. Lipscomb left today to visit her sons J. H. and Murray in New Orleans.
A 15 mile railroad in Ohio is believed to be the shortest in the country. Other railroads are so small some cannot pay bond interest. Some scientists still debate perpetual motion while money that rings true on the counter is valued.
Corporate lenders and private financiers decline to extend credit to aid business recovery. They cite risk concerns, tightening markets, and regulatory uncertainty limiting available capital.
Washington scene outlines Bob Wagner's push to clarify 7-a labor rights and possible abolition of company unions. It notes Wagner author of NRA measures and talks with Roosevelt, plus implications for labor elections and arbitration. Also mentions Hopkins and the dollar stabilization flap stirred by Rand and Thomas.
A collage of humorous snippets and puns from a vintage column. The dialogue-like exchanges cover religious irony, Christmas nostalgia, social observations, and light banter about money, golf, alarms, and flirting. Notable lines poke fun at ministers, fish, presidents, and wealth with a playful, era-appropriate tone.
John H. Fahey chairman of the Home Owners Loan Corporation pledged to jail individuals claiming special influence to obtain home loans. He labeled such solicitations plain frauds in a Monday statement from Washington.
The report lists hay prices for U S No 1 Johnson No 2 Johnson and other feeds with prices from 11 to 26 dollars per unit. It covers poultry egg prices in Birmingham area and mentions cotton seed value at 18 dollars per ton. Grain and cattle quotes are given with notes on recent changes and market trend.
The statement cites the resignation of William G. Dorine as Home Loan manager for Illinois amid complaints about excessive Cook county appraisals and brokers who sought commissions for prompt loans. It notes penalties under the Home Owners Loan Act including up to 10000 dollars fine or five years prison for commissions and 5000 dollars or two years for false appraisals or misrepresentations.
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