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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1933

Page

4

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Governor Miller Campaign Speech Energizes Morgan County

Friday night Morgan, Limestone and Lawrence county voters hear Governor Miller defend tax reform and the income tax as the only fair way to pay Alabama debt. The governor cites eight million dollar annual savings and Fletcher Budget bill as proof of fiscal responsibility while urging farmers to scale cotton acreage per Roosevelt guidance.

B. M. Miller Behal Morgan, Limestone Lawrence Countias Neve Miller Alabama Fletcher Alabamha Franklin D. Roosevelt United States Morgan County Uncle Sam Southland

Ickes Faces Burden of Merging Politics with Public Works

Secretary Ickes undertakes a near impossible task to weave political considerations into the vast public works program. The piece portrays the delicate balancing act and signals a call for vigilance against interference.

Ickes

Roosevelt Threat Tone Clouds London Conference

If President Roosevelt had pat Tenage over the heads of the London conferees it is doubtful there would be much disturbance.

Roosevelt Pat Tenage London

Seaplanes, Births and Games in Brisk 1930s Echoes

Arthur Brisbane surveys global events from 1930s vantage points. He notes Italo Balbo’s seaplane armada reaching Iceland, Wimbledon results with Vines over Cochet, and Hagen leading the British Open. He also laments declining birth rates and immigration while praising American prowess in sport.

Dollar value in Europe drifts as rates compare

Europe still sees the dollar as weak. Yesterday it traded at 73.98 cents compared with gold value. The dollar once equaled about 25 francs to Frenchmen now sits just over 18 francs. buyers determine its worth by what it will buy.

Lafe Miller Alabama Europe

Argentina Declares Official Funeral For Yrigoyen

Government orders official funeral with cannon salutes and soldiers while banning public lying in state. Fears of demonstrations by radicals loyal to Yrigoyen trigger crowding as thousands file past his coffin in his apartment, where observers note the monklike white tunic and crucifix.

Hipolito Yrigoyen Yrigoyen

Albany Decatur club hires guard after ball park damage

12 years ago miscreants damaged the fence and property at the ball park, prompting the Albany Decatur club directors to employ a guard for the park. Dalton appears at the Star in The Romantic Aventuress. O L Judy cashier of the Bank of Moulton was in the Twin Cities on business yesterday. Edith Goodman leaves Sunday for Shawnee Oklahoma to visit relatives. Ruth Sharpe spends weekend with friends and relatives at Hartselle. T J Martin will spend next week in Nashville.

Ball Park Albany-Decatur Club O. L. Judy Bank of Moulton Twin Cities

Englishman Invents Ball With Parachute Limiting Travel

An English inventor creates a practice golf ball attached to a parachute designed to travel no more than ten yards, noting that an ordinary golf ball serves the same training purpose effectively.

Committee Chairman Proposes Racketeering Crime

Robert Daru, chairman of a committee for the repression of racketeering, suggests making it a crime to pay money to racketeers. He thinks the move would give business men a way to break free from systems they helped create by greedily seeking special privilege.

Robert Daru

Prohibition Shades of Ashington Foresee Liquor Tax Shifts

Prohibition agents work to curb bootleggers as repeal nears with expected revenue challenges. Legal whisky prices may surge to 200 per gallon while illicit booze remains cheap. Maryland offers whisky in case lots at 1.35 and aged varieties at 4, prompting a scramble for post repeal taxation and imports. Dr. James M. Doran notes tax rates may jump from current levels to approach the former 6.40 per gallon once Congress acts.

Ashington Maryland James M. Doran Industrial Alcohol

Unnamed Crime Ring Used Intimidation Against Rivals

The document notes that both racketeers and some "respectable" businessmen collaborated in intimidation to ruin competitors, revealing a broader scale of illicit activity beyond the bandits. The passage implies side arrangements where legitimate enterprises hired criminal elements to suppress competition.

Injury Reported At Wiley Wise Home

It is reported she is seriously injured at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Wise on Thirteenth Avenue.

Wiley Wise Thirteenth Avenue

Chicken Stew At Moulton Heights Baptist Church Tonight

A chicken stew will be served at Moulton Heights Baptist Church at 7 o clock this evening. A large crowd is expected to attend the event.

Moulton Heights Baptist Church

Minnie Thelma Wise Remembered By Friends

A note from the community mourns Miss Minnie Thelma Wise, described as seriously ill, with friends expressing regret at her condition and offering support.

Quotable Gags and Jests Amid National Debate

A collection of humorous lines and quips reflecting Prohibition era politics. Topics include Roosevelt, economic policy, marriage, crime, and everyday life with satirical jabs at finance and social norms. Notable bits include playful lines about the gold standard and a burglar’s wife in court.

Many Enrolling for Life Saving Red Cross Class

A total of 32 students enrolled for the Red Cross lifesaving class started Thursday at the plunge pool. Seventeen seniors and fifteen represent the American Red Cross. Enrollees include Howard Landers Bill Alexander Crystal Plunge Roy Hatfield Hatfield Lake Noel Carpenter John McMurrey Joe Burleson Frank Martin Edward Meadows James Nichols Whalen MacGlathery Ballas William Limerell Bill Kirby Bobby Anderson Henry Stacey Harry Dobbins Stan Jones Nancy Worth Jones Fra George Porter Alfred Wilson A Hoff A H Ross H E Abel D W Speer Tennia Jenkins Fred Trimble Ned Frasier John Taylor Wil e son Taylor and Joe Cottrell.

Red Cross

Royer Named Notary Public and Ex‑Officio Justice

L. Royer a Decatur business man received official notice of his appointment as Notary Public and ex-officio Justice of the Peace for Morgan County Precinct 1. He will maintain an office over Thompson Drug Store at Second Avenue and Moulton Street.

L. Royer Decatur J. P Morgan County Royer the Daily Thompson Drug Store Second Avenue Moulton Street

How to Make the Dollar Worthless Without Hurting It

A reflective column notes that two can live cheaper than one after a child goes to college. It hints that shoppers can trim costs while merchants face slow collections and urges readers to reconsider their own views occasionally.

Smoke and Hope Intertwined in Town History

A fragmented account contrasts factory fires bringing death and hunger with relief when stockhouse smoke clears and the town returns to commerce. The text notes sullen faces, red cheeks, white faces, hungry children, and a shift from despair to gaiety as smoke signals recovery.

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