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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1933
Page
2
The entry appears as a fragmented note from The Decatur Daily with mentions of graphic printer references, Associated Press credit, and local staff roles including founder and business manager. Content is unclear due to garbled OCR.
Frost Landis Koho serves Atlanta New York Chicago as national ad reps. Subscription rates show daily newspaper mail options and varying durations including weekly monthly three months six months and one year.
A plan gathers ten thousand people to greet President-elect Roosevelt in Decatur known as the Gateway to Alabama. Civic groups pledge concerted effort to ensure a memorable visit and convey a cheerful reception.
In Montgomery the unemployed are given a chance to serve as special policemen. Fifty four men are employed every two weeks to patrol residential sections and deter crime. Funds from the relief program are used to meet payrolls and the experiment could be expanded if successful.
Milton H. Pies of Birmingham predicts Franklin D. Roosevelt's visit to Muscle Shoals could spark a vast industrial awakening. He cites up to ten thousand jobs created directly and indirectly and benefits to Alabama's natural resources and car products manufacturing at Muscle Shoals.
The author questions the strength of the Buy America movement and explores consequences if other nations oppose it. The piece considers whether Southern exports like cotton would suffer and whether global trade would be harmed, arguing for prudence to avoid universal resentment.
Carl E Endicott writes in The Kiwanis Magazine that 1932 marks a sobering year of hunger hardship and failed prosperity. He calls for renewed faith in God as the ruler and urges the Kiwanis community toward future better times through moral renewal.
Richard Loeb, famed for the Bobby Franks case, is now leading a correspondence course for inmates in Illinois. The author warns of the dangerous influence this killer could wield over his pupils.
The Jacksonville Zoo reports a lion died after panicking at airplanes roaring overhead. Arthur Brisbane discusses Mussolini's optimism, U S economic replies, and other topical notes including Gov Roosevelt’s stovepipe hat and wartime ironies.
Revenue agents in Morgan county conducted eight raids yesterday, netting three stills. The operation involved all district agents north of Birmingham. Funeral services are set for Sunday afternoon in Decatur for C Edward Albes, former prominent local resident.
Washington lawmakers wrestle with farm relief as economists admit confusion over the farmer's problems. Rep. David J. Lewis compares agriculture to a severely injured patient, while Senator Robert Howell uses a medical analogy. Chair Marvin Jones advocates a two year emergency allotment plan despite opposition citing constitutional and consumer cost concerns.
A concise reflection on speaking up when silence feels hard. The quote from La Rochefoucauld suggests that shame often makes speech more difficult than silence. It frames courage in choosing words over quiet.
The piece explains the shift from wired Morse to wireless high frequency radio messages. A new air based telegraph would transmit your writing as a facsimile and deliver it in the recipient's hands, replacing the old wired system.
Dr. Clendening argues that diagnosing the common cold is hard due to lack of definite criteria. He notes fever and lung irritations can resemble many conditions, and chronic nasal or bronchial infections plus weather changes fuel perceived colds, complicating correct diagnosis.
Abbe Lemaitre, Jesuit priest and Louvain professor, ties cosmic rays to Millikan era work. He describes the universe beginning from a primordial atom about ten billion years ago and expanding over 10,000,000,000 years.
A chain of local humor and sharp wits unfolds from a military camp kitchen scene with two recruits jokingly peeling potatoes to a courtroom exchange where a lawyer and a witness spar over truth. The piece shifts to a joke about banker returns, a job applicant questionnaire, a bee keeper quip, and a moral line about right and liberty.
A fragment describes an ideal citizen who is alert, fair, and patient under pressure. A policeman recalls telling the accused he was unfit for decent society, highlighting themes of restraint and accountability.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Mt Hope for Rev J A Davis who died after several years of ill health. The services were led by Rev Campbell of Belgreen and Rev Cobb of Town Creek.
Announcement says J. M. Hess, a Decatur grocery man, bought the Sheats Napps store on First Avenue. The firm will be renamed the J. M. Hess Grocery Company. Hess was previously with the Happy Feed Store.
The fragment hints at a query about a disease affecting many zoo animals and mentions foxes banding together. Limited readable text prevents a full report. no clear event, date, or named institution is present in the source.
Records indicate giraffe specimens have had heads measured about 18 feet from the ground. This extreme height underscores the species’ exceptional neck length and overall stature noted in zoological observations.
In the Capernaum episode Jesus teaches with divine authority and heals the afflicted while modestly serving the poor. The piece contrasts Jewish authority with Jesus power and outlines how church authority derives from the Bible and life, urging spiritual confidence through prayer.
Rev. J. D. Wallace will preach in Lacon Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock. The public is cordially invited.
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