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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1933
Page
3
Clyde Beatty and Edward Anthony describe the head-in-the-mouth illusion, halitosis in lions, and the rigors of training leopards and pumas. The piece details cueing, hickory tight-ropes, and the progression from six to two inch boards while noting the dangers and performers’ mindset.
A trainer recounts nearly being injured when a leopard lunged from a rope setup in a cut-off arena. He later quit that trainer job after fearing the animal’s danger and describes the abusive, risky handling by a previous supervisor. He details a later stunt with Dixie the leopard that nearly toppled, causing a close brush with injury and eye damage.
Birmingham market notes firm hay prices with No 1 Timothy at 17 to 17.50 and alfalfa No 1 at 23 to 23.50, and mixed grain quotes for corn and oats. Livestock prices show steers 3.5 to 4 cents per lb, hogs 3.10 to 4.65, hogs up or down with demand, and eggs and butter fat steady to unchanged.
In Athens Alabama R Jones who ran on a prohibition ticket was elected as a county delegate to vote on repeal as a wet. The county turned wet but a dry candidate won the delegate seat due to split wet votes, forcing a wet candidate to vote for repeal.
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