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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1933
Page
4
Rates for daily, weekly and monthly mail service are shown for carriers in Detroit and Atlanta. Options include daily mail, weekly mail, and longer terms from one month to one year with varied pricing.
A court releases a persistent offender on condition she depart the state for five years. If she returns, parole is revoked and she must resume a sentence for violating the prohibition law. The decision affects cross state policy.
Indications show Alabama legislators head to Montgomery for a special session to work daily. One member plans a resolution to split days between morning sessions and afternoon committee meetings, though broad support is uncertain.
The Limestone side fill along the river aided by Alabama's highway program kept traffic flowing during flood conditions. Officials say the completed improvements illustrate public benefits of the state’s long term river road project and winter maintenance efforts.
A motorist returning from a long tour of South Alabama and Florida praised Alabama highways. He found most gravel roads in good repair and felt the state highway department deserved praise for maintaining them and ensuring safe, comfortable travel.
The Daily argues that labeling the press as subsidized in the veterans’ propaganda debate is unfair. It notes strong anti veterans’ legislation lobbying and urges ex service groups to present their case publicly with specific papers cited if fairness is lacking.
Arthur Hoover, cousin of President Hoover, plans to deed his 2 200 acre farm to the Federal Joint Stock Land Bank. He owes a 14 000 dollar note and 800 dollars in delinquent interest as part of nationwide economic distress. The piece notes widespread financial hardship and belief in recovery from the three year downturn.
The Columbus Dispatch denounces Huey Long for his long filibuster against the Glass Banking bill in the Senate. It urges the Senate to judge the measure on its merits and press forward, criticizing demagogic delays and praising Glass for demanding a clear vote. The piece notes Long's rising influence and questions his long tenure in the august body.
A brief note reflects a column by Arthur Brisbane referencing Mrs. Snipes and a “Wise Ma Ferguson” moment amid a larger joke about 40 states threatening copyright in a King Features syndicate feature from 1920s-era reporting.
A prison birth for a murderess’s child sparks debate as authorities move the infant to a hospital. The piece draws bold parallels to Olympias and ponder the potential significance of a murderess’s child. It ends with Texas Governor Miriam Ferguson pledging tax cuts to avert government collapse.
A historical column notes that the U S Senate discuss a proposal for forty states to secede from eight eastern states over alleged tax and wealth shifts. It argues the idea is impractical, highlighting national finance and public opinion, then adds a Dallas girl’s advice on listening over talking. It references Mars era views and Sterne on conversation to emphasize communication over self-focus.
A New York committee was organized and staffed to manage and oversee ongoing activities. Details on members and exact functions remain limited in the fragment.
A compendium of witty lines on fate, manners, and modern life. A minister in vacation town, quirks of marriage, optimism and guilt, and a playful jab at reformers. the speaker ruminates on human foibles with crisp aphorisms.
Stockholders of the Tennessee Valley Bank hold their annual meeting today in the directors room on Bank Street. A Supreme Court ruling requires women to pay their poll tax by February 11 to qualify as voters in 1921. The Albany post office seeks larger quarters after lease ends December 15, needing at least 9 000 square feet. Mr and Mrs John McGehee attend a Columbia convention of talking machine dealers in Memphis. J A Buttrey departs Saturday for Chicago and New York on his first 1921 buying trip.
Charles P. Stewart discusses how 1930s farmers might reclaim control over their output and profits. He contrasts the German unit farm Blanks with modern large-scale farming, noting the shift from 90 percent self consumption to 90 percent sold, and questions the role of middlemen and planning. The piece frames farming as a balance between self-reliance and market pressures, criticizing large-scale speculator behavior.
Jimmy Lowe of The Daily mechanical staff is expected to return to his home in Priday today after an operation for appendicitis at Baugh's Infirmary.
Harvey D. Gibson reports private subscription raising 15 million for the unemployed. Roosevelt continues a plan to transfer five million idle from cities to farms, aiming to reduce 3,000,000 unemployed in 1929 and push toward prosperity, while noting 5,000,000 still idle.
Dr Logan Clendening argues the common cold is largely a psychological matter and even beneficial. He suggests rest and reduced obligations help, claims colds are not serious, and notes readers can obtain his pamphlets for extra guidance.
A collage of witty lines on mothers and dirt tasks from a humorous sketch. It contrasts clean notions with playful quips about girls, dating, and old fashioned notions. The excerpts showcase social mores and light banter about love and identity.
A dinner guest asks a woman doctor about a man she calls terrible looking, only to reveal it is her brother. The moment ends with an awkward apology as the resemblance sinks in.
Lawrence County High School in Moulton Alabama ranks fifteenth among 62 county high schools in English test results for Alabama college freshmen for the current year. The ranking was reported to principal H L Tidwell based on tests given to freshmen at the start of their college year.
Mrs. Anne Baker has returned from a several days visit to Tusumbia where she was the guest of Mrs. W R Pierce.
A Boy Scout Court of Honor for Troop 20 was held Tuesday night with Pau Dix Prof W T Jordan and Ben Martin presiding. Twenty awards were given as boys earned tests and merit badges. Ned Frazier led with 32 merit badges and a gold palm on the Eagle Badge. future court set for February third Tuesday if scouts are ready.
Dr James Shelby Thomas of Birmingham Alabama was unanimously chosen president of Clarkson Memorial College of Technology Potsdam New York by the board of trustees chaired by Representative Bertrand H Snell. Thomas succeeds Joseph Eugene Rowe who resigned and has served as economist for the Commonwealth and Southern Company since 1929.
G. B. Black, supervisor at the Alabama Fish Hatchery in Eastaboga reports 923,790 bass and bream planted in state streams in 1932. It is the hatchery’s largest annual release since its six year establishment, with fingerlings distributed across nearly every county.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Crossthwaite and Dr. and Mrs. R. Saunders hosted birthday dinners in Moulton Alabama as their weeks end celebrations. Friday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howell, Dr. and Mrs. George Caraway, Judge and Mrs. John C. Forney and daughter Frances, Miss Lillian Sample, and families of the honorees. Monday guests added Miss Mary B. Pickrel.
A joint meeting of the three circles of the Woman's Missionary Society at the Methodist church parsonage in Moulton Alabama featured presiding officer Mrs W E Proctor and a pledge service. Miss Parker Lawrence county missionary sent a letter from Paris France detailing time before returning to the Belgian Congo. Miss Mary B Pickrel was named Social Service Committee chair replacing Mrs H L Tidwell who resigned to focus on schooling. Mrs A J Crossthwaite sang a solo with piano accompaniment Mrs O E Kirby. A playlet titled A Missionary Class Meeting was performed by society members and refreshments followed.
J. C. Penney manager Harry Higdon left for Birmingham to attend a district meeting of 140 managers in the Atlanta area called by district manager E. G. Ruffner. Higdon said he would not miss hearing the president elect when he returns to Decatur.
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