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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1933
Page
2
A reflective piece envisions a future South where farmers produce bread from their own fields and meat from their pastures. It laments creditors and indebtedness, and calls for independence in crop planning, with cotton as a clean surplus sold in a farmer’s own time and chosen market.
In Alabama today the welcome for President elect Franklin D. Roosevelt mirrors national support. The piece stresses his task as leader, his democratic roots, and Alabama’s belief in his four year program, including focus on the Tennessee Valley and broader national recovery.
President-elect Roosevelt visits North Alabama as speculation grows on his cabinet. Judge William C. Fitts, noted Alabamian, is repeatedly mentioned as a potential attorney general candidate. His prior White House role and strong Alabama campaign leadership are highlighted as reasons for optimism among Southerners.
A Morgan county jail publicity flare critiques jail breaks and editorials from The Dothan Eagle and The Decatur Daily. The pieces joke about Madison county jail security, prison transfers to Huntsville, and a long run without escapes while noting racial jail demographics.
A Boston writer reports Dr. Hutchinson hearing Edison through a medium claiming the inventor spoke of life after death. The piece also notes Dr Adolph Lorenz, at seventy eight, continuing bloodless surgery, and previews Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton plans for a religious motion picture while remarking on wartime hostilities in Manchuria and cold weather hardships.
The article notes New Jersey has the highest negro population percentage among Northern States and that white to colored mortality in one district is 43 to 260 per thousand, suggesting evangelistic work may aid the negro race more than assertions of equality. It also mentions Krakatoa’s violent eruption and a 50 year old tidal wave event with Atlantic reach.
No rainfall occurred in the 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. today.
W H Wilson announces Federated Shopcrafts will meet Monday night at the Masonic Theatre. Warns local business men to beware of raised two dollar bills circulated as twenties, noting the forgeries are well made and hard to detect.
A seven foot winged grey eagle was killed today by W. A. Stovall a well known Austinville resident in the Flint vicinity. The carcass attracted much attention when shown on the streets here today. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Williams and two children have taken an apartment with Mrs W E Todd on Sherman street.
Mr and Mrs I T Rhodes of Nashville occupy the Schimmel apartments on Sherman Street.
Technically the United States is a state composed of states. The life of corn in favorable conditions rarely exceeds 10 years. White pepper is well ripened black pepper.
The Tennessee river was dropping today with a guage reading near eight feet indicating lower water levels amid rising tides and local river activity.
The weather bureau records a maximum temperature of 72 degrees and a minimum of 55 degrees for the 24 hour period ending at 7 o'clock.
Ex governor Roosevelt must balance liberal and conservative factions as he assembles a cabinet. Rumors swirl over Norman Davis as secretary of state and Bernard Baruch’s role, with Glass likely for treasury. Progressives push for an attorney general aligned with their views, with Felix Frankfurter or Donald Richberg mentioned as possibilities.
Dr Logan Clendening outlines that chilblains arise from circulatory disturbance due to cold and damp, with severity varying. Prevention centers on keeping feet well circulated, avoiding tight footwear, and wearing woolen socks. Elevate feet periodically, and use cold salt water soaks, iodine mixtures, ichthyol dressings, or iodized glycerine for active treatment. Editor notes offer six pamphlets for 10 cents each via mail.
A fragmented humorous dialogue contrasts marriage plans with religion work and everyday advice. It jokes about fidelity debt and happiness, noting the change from steadfast vows to shifting goals as couples drift apart.
A mixed verse and prose item notes beauty in simple things like a harvest moon and autumn woods. Nonspecific anecdotes include a theater actor married to a wealthy woman, a neighbor remark about cats, and army jokes about a recruit facing an officer named Major Moses.
The community sing meets at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church Sunday at 1 30 pm. Leaders have arranged a good program and visiting singers are expected from other communities. A different variety of singing will feature the program and local singers are invited.
Prepared by the Department of Religion at Birmingham Southern College the Sunday lesson focuses on Mark 2 1 12 and Luke 5 17 26 emphasizing Jesus power to forgive sins and heal. It notes the dramatic roof scene in Capernaum the crowd the faith of friends and the reaction of onlookers and stresses Jesus as redeemer beyond social or educational improvements.
Archie W Hill head of Hill Chevrolet Company returns to his office after a week of illness. He appeared in person this morning marking his first appearance back at work since illness began.
Persons born on this day are described as cool and cautious yet active, with a balanced mix of curiosity and restraint shaping their approach to new experiences and daily routines.
Persons born on this day are adapted in worming out of a scrape, sometimes to the great amusement of others.
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