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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1933
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows a notice style from 1919 to 2006 with Associated Press copyright lines and credits. The text is garbled and mentions Shelton founder booster and city republication rights but lacks a coherent event or person to summarize clearly.
A historical fragment envisions a Southern farmer self sufficient from harvest to market. It imagines bread from own fields meat from pastures and debt free farming with cotton as a clean surplus sold in own time. The tone reflects agrarian self sufficiency and independence.
A terse phrase notes rumors rarely miscredited meet a natural end, implying skepticism about false reports fading on their own. It emphasizes cautious handling of unverified chatter rather than rapid corrections.
Textile workers anticipated wage increases push Decatur’s industrial outlook brighter as cooler nights endure. Optimistic commentary suggests prosperity hinges on higher pay and stronger factory activity.
The piece urges Decatur Morgan County residents to fund the Chamber of Commerce amid deficits and advocates a July 18 vote on an income tax to pay state debt, fund schools, and reduce ad valorem taxes. It cites teachers' pay, tax fairness, and constitutional shifts as benefits of the proposed plan.
The text notes no federal order yet to extend the cotton reduction program in the South, but urges Morgan County to proceed with Roosevelt's plan. The President requests a 24 300 acre cut in Morgan County, with optimism to meet or miss the target within one to two weeks depending on progress.
The piece argues for limiting cotton supply to lift prices, stating the President’s plan as necessary economics. It urges Morgan County farmers who have not signed contracts to join in and act before harvest.
Arthur Brisbane notes Roosevelt signed a textile code to end child labor in textile mills. He contrasts profitability of child labor with reforms that will give tens of thousands of children a better life, and criticizes cruel treatment of a bison at New York Central Park. The column also touches Attila’s tomb legends and a potential North Sea crab controversy between Japan and Russia.
The piece argues the dollar's 68 cent gold value is misunderstood noting 4000 million dollars in gold in Washington. It says US backing makes the dollar strong and rejects large new currency issuance while mentioning Jimmy Mattern, a young Texan who began flying.
The first half of the Alabama Tennessee League ends tonight with the Twin City team or the Tri-Cities winner to be declared. A 100th anniversary Alabama 50 cent piece will be minted in Montgomery. Albany Chamber of Commerce officials visit Sheffield for an upcoming excursion. Dorothy Patterson visits Birmingham friends. Mrs. A B Codrington departs for Chicago to visit relatives.
The Rev. J. E. Johnson from the county assists in a revival at Austinville Methodist Church. His forceful sermons are drawing attention from old county friends. The meeting runs through Sunday with morning and evening services each day.
The Tennessee river gauge read three feet this morning, with water levels neither rising nor falling. No flooding is expected as the river remains stable at the current stage.
Thermometer readings recorded a high of 92 degrees on Monday with a low of 69 degrees Monday night.
The Rev. Vance A. Gordon returns from a ten day Bible school and revival conducted at Union Chapel Presbyterian Church near Meridianville Alabama.
Roosevelt believed the French bluff could be called at the London economic conference and proved right as the meeting continued. Officials privately doubted France would oppose a strong deal, expecting Paris to seek the big end of the bargain while siding with gold bloc aims. France, a gold bloc keystone, wanted the dollar pegged to curb franc inflation and protect French prestige.
The piece argues the English and French stance threaten postwar price stability and US trade. It cites Roosevelt's shifting position on currency stabilization amid debts talks in London, suggesting fears of being "robbed" and seeking a fair, broad agreement while Europe presses for policies protecting rising domestic prices.
Roosevelt and his advisers judged France’s stance on stabilization a bluff. They asked what France could gain from joining the gold bloc, noting she would align economically with European small nations and potentially with Germany and Italy, two political adversaries.
A collection of quirky exchanges and wry remarks set in Brushville. Jokes involve a glowering old man, a witty waitress, misused grammar, and playful takes on marriage, reliability, and everyday errands. The bits capture local humor and social quirks with sharp punchlines and observational tone.
A traveler recalls being helped by Russians who gave him a gun and ammunition that saved him from starvation in Siberia. He describes living among a dying people who subsisted on reindeer meat after his flight from hardship, and notes that it would be interesting to hear more of his tale.
Fragment discusses speculation that the Smithsonian Institution might investigate ancient dietary habits. It notes that many people, looking far back, would find ancestors relying on meat and considers the rarity of such sustenance for early populations.
A compact snapshot notes Joan delegation to the North American Radio conference in Mexico City traveling by special train with private radio reps aboard. It mentions Louey Howe and F D R connections, George B Hills in Florida politics, and a Dixie musical by Wee Willie Woodin. References to Sen Hastings and Montauk fleet maneuvers appear, with a few social quips and a Daniel Boone joke.
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