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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1933
Page
4
NIRA codes aim to lift wages and hours during recovery
The piece argues the National Industrial Recovery Act will unfold industry by industry, set minimum wages and maximum hours, and create arbitration boards to balance labor and management. It asserts government hopes for broad buy in from employers and workers to revive the economy and reduce discontent after three hard years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Bam
United States
Deopeur
MIRA
Decatur
Bcever
America
Call for Stronger Punishment and National Police for Kidnapping
The American New Deal must include ample punishment for kidnapping to protect citizens. The Hunteville Daily Times suggests stern measures, noting current prison terms may fail to deter this racket. It argues police forces are disorganized, states act separately, and a national police structure may be needed to curb kidnapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunteville Daily Times
United States
New York
The South Goes Wet and Other Weekend Readings
A Brisbane column discusses state responses to prohibition era shifts with satirical notes on morality and politics. The piece lampoons public attitudes toward alcohol and policy while highlighting national debates and social trends.
Prohibition Fails In Southern States Amid Mixed Signals
Reported votes show Arkansas 4 to 1 against prohibition and Alabama 62 to 7 against. Despite some expectations of change, prospects remain unlikely. A French centenarian claims wine daily aids her health, while Paris scientists note cancer in a white rat responds to cobra venom injections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Alabama
Paris
Calmette
Pasteur Institute
Adolph Monae-Lesser
New York
Plague in Anhwei Rats Threaten Famine and Ills
The article notes a rat plague in Anhwei province threatening water supply and famine as cholera and other diseases loom. It links vermin outbreaks to broader fears of regional and global consequences, including fears of spreading epidemics and policy responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anhwei
Ford bid eyed for Muscle Shoals project purchase
Cabinet members received telegrams from farmers urging Congress to accept Henry Ford’s bid to acquire the Muscle Shoals project at Sheffield. Ford would provide cheap fertilizer, seen as a farmer benefit, as registration opens at Morgan county courthouse for ten days. Roy Henderson of Somerville visited Fairview. Pauline Frederick stars in The Mistress of Shenstone at Star Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ford
Muscle Shoals Project
Sheffield
Morgan County
Roy Henderson
Somerville
Fairview
Pauline Frederick
Star Theatre
Mistress of Shenstone
Revival Underway At Local Baptist Church
In Moulton Alabama the annual revival continues this week and will run about ten to twelve days. Dr W H Ellis of Tennessee leads the meeting with Pastor Dr R P Roger assisting. Morning services start at 10 30 and evening services at 7 45 with good attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Ala
W. H. Ellis
Tennessee
R. P. Roger
Garden Pest Fight Mixed With Neighbor Woes
Scientists at the Agriculture Department report progress against garden pests but cannot curb a neighbor who constantly borrows a rake. The weather prompts jokes that P T Barnum would say the public is due for a cooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Behind the Scenes in Washington by Rodney Dutcher
An NEA Service column sketches debates over the steel code, labor relations, and the recovery act. It notes Lamont presenting the code to General Johnson, labor protests, and praise for industry cooperation, alongside satirical jabs at government efficiency and New Deal postmaster reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Ashington
Robert Patterson Lamont
American Iron & Steel Institute
Commerce Building
Mr. Lamont
General Johnson
Lamont
Johnson
Organized Labor
NEA Service, Inc
Fateful Encounters and Hidden Loyalties Unfold in Drift of Evening Plans
Lida plans a costly purchase at Cleo’s while Barrett pursues an elusive secret with Elinor. Barrett drives to Connecticut to think and seeks an understanding with Elinor as a mystery man follows, hinting at danger and unresolved tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida
Cleo
Barrett Colvin
Barrett
Fifty-seventh Street
Connecticut
Gerald
Hutton
Elinor
Unnamed Widow in Rural Pursuit of a Colvin Secret
Barrett shadows a roadside inquiry into a boy claimed as Colvin's adopted son. Mrs Phillips, a widow, helps identify the boy and hints at a tutoring change while lurid plans unfold for Lida Stafford as she awaits a decisive visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald
Colvin
Barrett
Lucy
Mr. Colvin
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Uncle Bam
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Roosevelt
Cummings
King Featerce Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
Pugsle
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Madame Anne Fire
Macon
Great Britain
MacDonald
Imperial Chemicals
Intelligent Standard Oil of
New Jersey
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Germany
Brazil
Whcie
London
Garretting
San Francisco
Reget
SALA
Prince OF Wales
Hollywood
P. T. Barnum
Nnifon
Oosevelt
Senate
England
Dargain
Marta
Han
Bob Telfare
Asken
Phillips’ Place
Benton
Hoa Gaavees
Carla Woodbridge
Lida Stafford
Your ‘Grocer Daily
Twin City
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