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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1933

Page

3

Hollister plans Havana trip amid murder case clues

Bennister observes Matthew Hollister weighing a Havana steamship voyage as Melvina Hollister's murder remains unsettled. Bannister probes Hollister's past with Jim Paxton and Bob Whitaker, noting the family fortune and Melvina's sharp temper while Cole­ man recalls a missing interview about Melvina and her brother.

Matthew Hollister Havana Matthew Hollister Bannister Jim Paxton Jim Paxton Hollisters Matthew Py Bob Whitaker The Post Bob the Hollisters

Hendricks Named Plant Manager

Athens Lumber Company promotes P. W. Hendricks Jr to plant manager in active charge beginning January 1. He succeeds George W. Johnson, who retires from active business.

Athens Ala Athens Lumber Company P. W. Hendricks, Jr Hendricks George W. Johnson

Market pricing for produce and meats in local listings

The list shows mixed eggs and various vegetables priced by item and weight, including butter, sweet potatoes, turnips, greens, carrots, and nuts. It also lists Native dressed meats and poultry with per pound rates and items like spareribs and country sausage.

Washington Roundup: From Banks to Taxes and Pigeons

A collage of 1933 notes covers bankers receiving $250 million in aid, the income tax as a tool against the underworld, Roosevelt quotes Dickens, Senator McKellar’s hat record, border guards with contraband, and plans to reopen 2000 rural schools with a $50 million appropriation amid ongoing Depression-era pressures.

Department of Justice Roosevelt Charles Dickens Tiny Tim Tennessee Kenneth McKellar Congress Indiana Fred van Nuys Huey Long Kemp Louisiana

Pennsylvania Sets Liquor Price Scale

Harrisburg announces a state liquor store price scale with 237 shops opening next Tuesday. Prices range from 1.85 a quart for American blended whisky to 7 for genuine pre war bottled in bond American rye. Gawthrop defends rates as fair and often below Ontario prices citing specific comparisons.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania Robert 8. Gawthrop Liquor Control Board Ontario Gawthrop

Barbs and Bluster in Brief Disorderly Report

A colorful 1933 round of items notes a motorist swearing at a traffic cop triggers a judge ruling while a cop swears at a motorist would be seen as a good deed. Other quips mention 60 children in the White House, Cuba’s loan payments, Greta Garbo planning a Swedish film venture, and Greenland’s Ice Age remark from Prof Banetetime of an unnamed university.

Michigan Greenland NEA Service, Inc Prof. Banetetime University of

Treasury chief targets big hoarder to curb gold hoarding

Acting Secretary Morgenthau said the anti hoarding order focuses on the large hoarder and expects to recover several millions in gold and yellow backs. He refused to discuss whether gold held by the Federal Reserve would be called in, and said the RFC's purchase policy remains unchanged as a price of 34.06 dollars per ounce for newly mined metal was quoted.

Washington the Treasury Morgenthau Treasury Federal Reserve Bank Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Brooks Huber Wedding in HENG Alabama

Miss Mary Evelyn Brooks married John Joe Huber at the bride’s home with Rev. M. A. Creel officiating. The ceremony was held in a beautifully decorated setting and the couple plan a wedding trip to New Orleans before settling in Athens.

Heng Ala Mary Evelyn Brooks John Joe Huber M. A. Creel New Orleans Athens

Farm price and supply report from Birmingham market

Hay prices for U 8 and Timothy posted with No 1 at 13.50 to 18.00 and No 2 at 11 to 17.50 under steady quotations. Poultry and eggs paid producers show hens and leghorns at 6 to 7 cents, mixed eggs at 19 cents, white eggs 22 cents, fryers 13 to 14 cents, turkeys 13 cents. Cotton seed at 18 dollars per ton, butter fat delivered 13 to 15 cents, grain prices mixed with corn 63 to 64 cents, oats 45 to 46 cents, cattle and hogs priced per weight with various grades and steady demand.

Ham Johnson Alabama Birmingham

Pastor G C Dobbs Returns From Birmingham Visit

Reverend G C Dobbs pastor of Austiniville Methodist church has returned from a visit to Birmingham.

G. C. Dobbs Austiniville Methodist Church Birmingham

Alabama water works grants total 108000 to Sulligent Heflin

Public Works Administration announced 108000 in loans and grants for two Alabama water works projects Sulligent will receive 75000 for a water system and Heflin 34000 for a deep well pump house storage tank and distribution system. The work will employ about 310 men over three to four months.

Washington Alabama Public Works Administration Sulligent Heflin Public Works

Juliet Duncan Weds Clay Rawls in Methodist Parsonage

Miss Juliet Duncan daughter of Senator George Duncan married Clay Rawls at the Methodist parsonage with Dr W S DuBose officiating. Rawls formerly assistant postmaster here and now deputy internal revenue collector stationed at Huntsville. They will reside in Huntsville after a brief bridal trip.

Athens Ala Juliet Duncan George Duncan Clay Rawls Methodist DuBose Rawls Internal Revenue Huntsville

Swains to Return Home After Pontotoc Visit

Mr and Mrs J B Swain and their son J B Jr of Pontotoc Miss will leave tomorrow after visiting Mrs Swains parents Mr and Mrs J Weaver.

J. B. Swain Pontotoc, Miss

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