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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1933
Page
3
Thaddeus and Barney discuss Olcott endorsement and Barneys ambitions. Barney attends a play at Arundell theater where Minta's performance and a heartfelt moment with Araminta connect him to a potential future with her and her son.
Mrs. Charlie Stuart visited near Cullman last week with cousin Mrs. John Hallman. Several residents from Decatur Hartselle Moss Chapel and Danville were noted visiting relatives and hosting guests including Miss Barbra Nanse Miss Hilda Sparkman and families in route one. Families in Austinville Forest West and nearby areas hosted or were hosted by relatives during the weekend and weekdays with various siblings parents and children mentioned.
A crowd from Decatur gathered in Rock Creek Saturday to see thet elect Roosevelt. Mr and Mrs Hilbert Weaver and daughter moved to Center Grove to settle there. Rev Howard Spiggles of Athens spent Friday night with aunt Mrs Libbie Taylor. Mr and Mrs Wess Hunt of Decatur visited relatives in the area.
Market notes show light hay receipts with active demand and firm quotes. Carload grain prices list No 2 white corn 40 1 2 cents with oats 26 1 2 to 27 cents. cotton seed at 9 a ton. prime hay prices range 12 to 22 dollars. Local poultry and eggs paid to producers include small hens eight cents and No 1 white eggs ten to eleven cents. Community notices from Decatur and Center Grove residents are included.
The page lists agricultural prices for butter, walnuts, potatoes, turnips, spinach, cabbage, and poultry with price ranges. It also records numerous social visits and family gatherings in the community, mentioning names such as Minnie McKee, Ava Julian, Theo McKee, J. McKee, Gracie Lee McKee, Oveda and Alline Smith, Velmer King, and others across nearby towns.
Professor Comer of Moulton started a series of farming lessons for local farmers at Speake school on Route 2. The program will continue weekly for some time.
Mr and Mrs Harry Via and family move from Danville Route 2 to their future home near Hartselle in a local household relocation report.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses Euripides quote about the variety of all things and measures. It mentions the tides driven by the moon and sun with numeric and distance hints, referencing the earth and celestial mechanics in a didactic style.
Vicks unveils a mass sale of a 25c trial size antiseptic bottle priced at 10c to encourage testing of Vicks Voratone antiseptic. The offer includes five million bottles with the regular 10-ounce size priced at 35c, aiming to boost family use of antiseptic mouthwash gargle or lotion.
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