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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1933
Page
2
A seasonal rethink hints at New Year reshuffles as Greaves remains a gubernatorial figure and potential candidates weigh in. The patchwork of resolutions suggests possible entrants and renewed campaigns this political cycle.
The late 1933 period shows little blood relation to the year's start financially speaking, signaling a subdued close and limited kinship between early and late year fiscal activity.
A Decatur merchant notes that Christmas business in 1933 is far ahead of recent years with one store recording its largest single day of business. Other merchants report strong sales and optimism for the season.
The editorial urges rapid ratification of a 10 point plan agreed by press and radio representatives to end the long running conflict. It argues news is a public good funded by press resources and calls for cooperative air handling, no on air news abuse, and fair access while preserving editorial independence.
Arthur Brisbane laments the closing of 1933 while noting claims of a life death ray and its potential uses. He recalls Henri Mouquin's 97 years, Archbishop Tourian's murder, Becket's martyrdom, Mussolini's baby prizes, and England's gift of Blenheim Palace, all within a year-end cabinet of contrasts.
Roosevelt endorses Senator Hiram Johnson in California re election, a Republican progressive who backed Roosevelt in 1932, aiming to unite Democrats and pressure GOP factions. The move could trigger a realignment of parties on social economic lines and influence upcoming primaries for other incumbents.
The Salvation Army holds its annual Christmas tree entertainment tonight at 122 West Lafayette Street. The program is by the ng am ple's Society tenon Aferes. Mary Pickford stars in Through the Back Door at the Princess today and tomorrow. Only about 25 percent of county poll taxes have been paid, per Tax Collector J H Hill. Train fares are set to drop about 8 percent nationwide after the new year. Miss Grace Patterson of Birmingham visits relatives in the Twin Cities.
Mrs Rebecca West of Birmingham is the Christmas guest of her daughter Mrs J H Kelton.
Hoover adviser urges the GOP to hold fire until Democratic administration errors accumulate. The piece notes a three year horizon to the next campaign and mentions the rubber code signing and German travel rulings. A historian forecasts waning humor in 50 years unless today’s history is read.
The piece notes Lord Marlborough and a grand Wellington mansion both gaining dukedoms. It compares Mussolini's charity ideas with aristocratic honors and recalls a French rail disaster with casualties. It observes cautious French optimism about travel and fashion of climbing stairs over elevators.
A witty column notes a Christmas gift burden and a January bill. Solomon is quoted about December joys followed by the January billing as a wife adds a payment warning to her husband. The piece ponders material gifts versus financial consequences.
A fragmented collection of moral one liners and quips about price, value, and consumer choice. It includes social observations on theater, relationships, and shopping, with a Mae West misquote and a joke about a schoolboy’s writing.
Dr. George F. Zook reports a weak national education mood with 18 000 fewer teachers than 1930 and about 250 000 more students. He cites a $133 million cut in current expenses and says one in four cities shortened the school term.
Lambda Pi Sigma of Decatur High stages a burlesque titled Chuck Connor's Beer Throne at the Princess Theatre on Wednesday night. The skit parodies The Bowery barroom scenes with actors Donald Branum Jack Morrow and Billy Joe Norwood portraying lead roles under the direction of Miss Julia Bingham.
J. B. Whitten of route three Hart selle traveled to Decatur on a business mission Tuesday.
A jumble of humorous dialogue lines appears, including a banker joke about being overdrawn, a wife and neighbor banter, and a teacher quip about a polite child. The piece mixes wry wordplay with social banter in a light, conversational tone.
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