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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1933
Page
3
A state amendment proposal details debt approval by the Legislature with two thirds vote, limits on new borrowing, a sinking fund, and tax-related provisions. It asserts full faith and credit and bans new debt without specified conditions, plus penalties for violations and budget safeguards.
Governor Miller proclaims a July 18 1933 election to vote on Article XXIV and Article XXII amendments. Provisions suspend officer salaries until 1935 with 6000 annual cap and income tax framework to fund debt reduction. Notice to publish weekly for eight weeks in Alabama newspapers.
Elinor Stafford faces shocking news as Bentwell Stafford lies near death after a shooting. Dr Moran warns of slim chances but hopes for recovery as Barrett Colvin plans aid. The Stafford household reels from a violent event while community gossip swirls around damaged reputations and support.
A brief list of prices paid to farmers in Decatur for produce meats and poultry delivered to town. Includes crates of berries potatoes sweet potatoes and various greens with per unit prices for items such as cabbage carrots turnips kale collard greens and apples and poultry prices for hogs hens fryers geese and turkeys.
Hay prices delivered in Birmingham show firm quotes with light receipts and slow demand for Johnson and Timothy hay. Grain bids for No 2 white corn and No 2 yellow corn are 69-70c and 67-68c respectively with oats at 52-52 1 2c. Cattle hog quotations steady from yesterday. stock yard closed July 4 for deliveries only.
More than two hundred relatives and friends gathered at Mr. Plunk Black’s Limestone County home on Sunday June 25 1933 for an extensive reunion and birthday celebration. The event featured a basket dinner and an afternoon visit by the Forest 464th Company from Decatur who played the Decatur Mud Hens in local sport. Mr. Black aged seventy is the father of ten children eight sons were present and the gathering included numerous Black relatives from Decatur Tuscumbia and nearby areas along with extended family and friends.
An advertising notice urges parents to use Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to enrich a malnourished child with iron and quinine. It claims the tonic strengthens blood and purifies the blood, promising noticeable improvements after a few days.
A. J. Boyd and family, Pan Black, Francis Barber, Vernon Tucker, Lewis Tucker, and Osteen Tucker noted in a community roster.
Mrs J H McClellan of Nashville arrived Saturday for a visit to relatives in Decatur and Flint.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Julian and daughter Betty Faye with Mrs. Crawford Carter Miss Catherine Cater and Henry Carter traveled to Florence to spend the weekend.
A short guide suggests quick relief for tense headaches using a preparation labeled B. C. It describes fast soothing effects and notes the product as reliable and pleasant to take, with mention of trusted suppliers.
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