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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1934
Page
2
The Pennsylvania liquor board announces a price scale for hard liquors with a top pre war bottled in bond American rye at seven dollars a quart. The markup may deter, but bootlegging likely continues.
Great Britain aims to enlarge its fleet to be second to none at sea in 1934, acknowledging being surpassed by the United States and Japan and reacting to global war talk.
The Albany Herald selects an All America team featuring Al Capone Mae West Samuel Insull Huey Long and Tom Heflin noted for his tackling prowess. The other tackle Mae West is praised for her line of charisma and wit supporting the squad.
Word from Auburn indicates Roger Kiley former assistant to Chet Wynne is being considered seriously for appointment as head coach Many Auburn well wishers believe Kiley could get the job The Chicago attorney made a splendid record while aiding Wynne and might have contributed to the Plainsmen success during Wynne's tenure
The recent cold wave and heavy snowfall in New York cost the city about 700000 in extra payrolls paid to snow shovelers and related outlays. Transportation, amusement, retail, and private vehicle losses add to the toll, with 34000 unemployed workers given temporary jobs during the period.
A local death from rabies involving a brother of two residents underscores risks in handling Pemete animals. A dog owner urged county authorities to act after a discussion about payment of a sizeable sum for measures related to animal safety.
A dog lover argues that rabies inoculation, though not perfect, is superior to allowing unvaccinated dogs and cats to roam freely. He fears repeated fatalities from rabies could lead to a ban on dogs in towns and urges serious consideration of the measure.
Congressman A H Carmichael vows to act quickly in Washington by demanding TVA directors explain why the agency bases its headquarters in Knoxville Tennessee rather than the Muscles Shoals vicinity. He supports the TVA program but calls for a lawful headquarters as close as possible to the Shoals area.
The Florence Times reports Senator Norris intends to extend the Tennessee Valley program to the Missouri river valley during the January congressional session. He argues rivers and harbors must avoid pork barrel politics and envisions a broader electrical age driven by nationwide water management. Norris believes continued progress could take a thousand years. The piece suggests federal dam construction may expand to other river valleys, supporting the Tennessee project’s momentum despite economic limits.
The report notes honors for Regina and Jakey in a multinational context, with statements about financial hardship and a claim of bankruptcy. Sources reference Congo and the United States, indicating cross border acknowledgment and a political or social setting surrounding the pair.
The piece contrasts New Year celebrations with harsh views on foreigners, citing a Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph note about monuments to Regina Hartman and Jacob Negley, descendants of colonial figures. It notes Michigan liquor sales and critiques Prohibition while quoting Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler on global fiscal collapse.
The text notes a vast volume of money near three hundred trillion dollars payable mainly in gold and contrasts it with about twelve billion dollars in monetary gold. It highlights that paying three hundred trillion dollars with twelve billion in gold is impossible, especially since the United States and France hold nearly all the gold.
Dr Butler urges a receivership approach as the government controls production wages and hours under NRA codes. The administration reports eighteen to twenty million workers under regulation, with billions in spending and vast land plowing. The piece argues excesses and questions gold’s real importance as a superstition.
The government declares a five year plan and shifts authority away from Moscow toward regional soviet republic units. In 1929 boom days experts argue for broader distribution of power beyond Stalin and a small inner circle.
A 1922 Morgan County notice states a $4 863 98 payment from Southern Railway to the Tax Collector for state and county taxes. About 1 600 men and women have paid poll tax, with over 3 000 still unpaid. Julia McNeel notes tax changes and Miss Ruth and Della Rogers plan a Birmingham trip. Mrs C B Elliott's guest hero visits her mother in Tuscumbia before returning to Memphis. Dr and Mrs A M Roan to move to Johnston Street home.
Rod Dutcher reports on NRA figures and policy shifts under Roosevelt, noting fewer liquor convictions easing prison overcrowding and a push for open White House dialogue to mollify Borah Nye progressives. Also covered is a Lyme Connecticut central school project funded by the Public Works Administration.
Miss Marguerite Aimon has returned to New York City after spending the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs G E Aimon in town.
The piece notes Russia’s progress in literacy and industrial growth under Lenin and Stalin, while the US suffers mass unemployment and centralizes control. It also mentions China bombing rebels in Fukien with foreign ministers evacuating nationals as Americans depart.
The message asserts Japan will not move twenty thousand Mikado subjects in Fu kien and will defend them in their homes. It notes Chinese bombing pilots trained by American fliers and references a column quoting John Keats on his grave stone.
A collage of New Year felicities and light vignettes ranges from cheerful wishes to playful quips about aging memory and social satire. It features jokes about drinking, movie era indulgences, family banter, and everyday observations, ending with a reflective line on love and loss.
Daily Washington notes a tense build up as Doughton opposes a sales tax while LaGuardia and Répo press. It predicts a routine session with appropriations, tariff talks, NRA labor provisions, stock market controls, relief grants, banking changes, and White House influence guiding legislation.
Va cy notes warn that government schemes to corner all national gold aim to bring prosperity, while stock markets caution against losses. An astronomer from Canada says the Milky Way is one third its expected size. Japan names its new royal heir meaning wise and successful.
Dave Almon has returned to Bey rea College after spending Christmas here with homefolks.
Miss Capitola Hamilton is in Nashville to be at the bedside of her ill nephew James Head Jr who has pneumonia but is said to be recovering.
A garbled OCR style passage mentions a woman with eye burns a homely girl enjoying life and a pretty girl tired of it. It also notes whittling leisure, a relative’s reading, a thought on better narration, and a Pap asleep in underwear awaiting company.
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