Decatur Daily Ad Reprint Notice From 1912 Era
An old newspaper notice notes advertising and printing details for The Decatur Daily including production by ESSER VALLEY PRINTING CO inc and an 1912 post office entry. Mentions Wattons Advertising Representative and connections to Devine-Tenney Corporation with dated references to 1917 and March 6.
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Decatur Daily
Deveter
Als
Esser Valley Frinting Co., Inc
Wattons Advertising
Devine-Tenney Corporation
New York
Chteage Detrets Pitterersh Des Meines
Join Up Boys The 1934 cotton acreage program urged
The article urges farmers in Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties to join a national cotton acreage reduction for 1934. It argues higher cotton prices and use of idle lands for food and feed, not for commercial crops, with cooperation from farmers and a note that those who abstain miss out on government payments.
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Associated Presse
N Ct
Allewes
S«Peets
Agricultural Department
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt Era Clock Sparks Hope For Injured Officer
A Huntsville Times feature tells how a hospital-bound police officer, paralyzed by a bandit’s bullet, found renewed hope through a gift clock with a Roosevelt statuette. The piece argues 1934 will press on with public works and recovery under Roosevelt’s leadership, aiming to keep unemployment down and industry growing.
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The
Huntsville Times
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt’s enduring triumph over pain and fear
The Times argues that Franklin D Roosevelt’s real victory was over his own body and spirit. It notes his battle with infantile paralysis in 1921 and his recovery by maintaining fearless resolve, a victory that sustains beyond the end of the fight.
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the Times
Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Year of upheaval under Roosevelt leads U S to hope
General Hugh S. Johnson says the year 1933 has been the most eventful in American history as government actions reach idle, worried, and hungry millions. He credits democracy under President Roosevelt with a pinnacle example to the world and lasting contentment for the nation.
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Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
the Times
President Roosevelt
Hugh 8. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Exaggerated state of affairs and world views mix in column
A reflective monologue blends inflation worries with government effort and a vision of cross border cooperation on flood control in the Rio Grande basin. It quotes politics, prison life, and global examples, noting American industry and a vast U S automobile count despite changes since 1929.
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Texas
el Paso
Rio Grande Basin
United States
Mexico
Washington scenes slow as public works funds elusive
In December 20 report only five PWA loan grants out of nearly 600 allotments were completed with under $4 million of the nearly $700 million in non federal projects. Roosevelt ordered a full report as Harold Ickes recovering, and the agency moved quickly to announce ten contracts and about $50 million reaching states. A Chicago project valued at $29 million spurred immediate disbursement amid blame on both ends.
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Rodney Dutcher
NEA Service
VY Asriinge Serene
White House
Harold L. Ickes
PWA
Roosevelt
Chicago
Brushville Wedding Swoon and Penny Wise Jokes in Funny Column
A playful page features a swooning Brushville suitor at a wedding and a string of humorous maxims about money, marriage, and daily life. It riffles through jokes about husbands, wives, pennies, and common sense with lighthearted quips.
Farm Price Report Shows Mixed Grain and Livestock Quotes
Prices for wheat and corn hold steady or ease slightly as shipments shift. Poultry and eggs show varied quotes with mixed and white eggs down modestly. Cotton seed market steady, beef and dairy calves priced, hogs decline, receipts light but demand fair to go on.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Moore to Leave Albany Bicycle Shop for Anniston
C A Moore owner of a Second Avenue bicycle shop for several years will relocate to Anniston to enter the hotel business. The Albany Chamber of Commerce issues a public statement urging earnest support for next year’s plans. Dan Hodges of Birmingham visits his brother Davis Hodges. Mr and Mrs Johnnie Smith return from Falkville after Christmas with their parents. Miss Hilda Polytinsky of Hari Selle visits friends in the Twin Cities.
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C. A. Moore
Second Avenue
Anniston
Mr. Moore
Albany
Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Rahm
Chamber
Johnnie Smith
Falkville
Hilda Polytinsky
Hari- Selle
Twin Cities
Laughingstocks and Lapses in a Morning Roundup
A set of quips and notes satirize a scientist’s half peanut claim a general’s mock honor a sterilization plan missing Hitlerism and a Michigan scientist ruling out sun explosions. A race horse in Charlestown WV was dyed to deceive buyers but the dye ran while the horse did not.
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Charlestown
W. Va
NEA Service, Inc
Becket Excommunication Tale and Flood News
A column notes a telegraphic error misattributing excommunication to Thomas Becket and clarifies it targeted Henry II's ministers while the king faced the threat. It recalls Becket's murder and Henry II's reaction. The piece also reports Northwest Pacific flood damage with deaths, destroyed homes, and disrupted transport, urging federal flood control from sea to sea.
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Thomas A. Becket
Henry the Second
Henry
Christmas Guests of Mr and Mrs Harris in Indianapolis
Mr and Mrs B H Harris of Indianapolis Indiana are holiday guests of their daughter Mrs L G Sturdivant during the Christmas season.
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B. H. Harris
Indianapolis
Ind
L. G. Sturdivant
Returns Home For John Hamilton From Rock Hill Visit
John Hamilton, who had been visiting relatives here, returned to his home in Rock Hill, S. C.
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John Hamilton
Rock Hill
8. C
Hartselle Business Visitor Kimbrough in Decatur Today
Hart selle resident P G Kimbrough of Hartselle visited Decatur on a business trip today.
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P. G. Kimbrough
Hartselle
Deca
New Orleans Lines Close For New Year's Holiday
Both the L. and N. and Sou freight departments will be closed all day Monday in observance of New Year's so employees may enjoy the holiday.
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Sou
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