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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1933
Page
6
A dramatic exchange sees Pinchot agreeing to a large public works sum after a newspaperman quotes 8.3 billion and Lyle Wilson counters with 3.3 billion. The scene shifts to the Irish consulate on 42nd Street in New York as a Democratic jobs drive unfolds.
Alabama high school principals will gather in Montgomery August 28 through 34 for their annual convention. State President W Suggs of Owark called the meeting and is planning the program with W L Spencer director of secondary education at the state department of education.
Senator John Bankhead and Edward A O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation accepted invitations to speak at the annual Farmers Week program in Auburn Alabama August 29 30 31. The three day session includes the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation meeting and the Alabama Council of Home Demonstration Clubs plus short courses for farmers and their wives.
The piece notes how U S agencies expect many jobs from road and public works beyond Washington. It mentions O M W Sprague as new Treasury adviser with London Bank of England ties. Jefferson Caffery wins a state department post amid Huey Long opposition. The Lindsay library contains proclamations and manifes tos. Governor Gore favors traditional Spanish cock fights for Puerto Rico.
The column surveys racing odds with Winooka and odd stunts like stoves on horses, opens with baseball pennant hopes and Cronin’s leadership, and recalls boxing legends Baer Willard and Fitzsimmons. It also notes Ryder Cup nerves, Shute’s Ryder Cup bid, and Hagen’s team decisions.
President Ramsay of the U S G A congratulated Canadian Ross Somerville after the National Amateur trophy win, later hinting at presenting a cup to Johnny Goodman. Mentioned is a resigned Proxy Ram and Omaha’s Johnny Goodman. George Dunlap’s surprising strength in the British Amateur is noted, likened to Max Baer’s power.
A crossword style puzzle lists clues for a famous Westerner and a depicted woman, with horizontal and vertical entries covering a range of terms from bone to constellation. The grid includes clues about art, geography, language, and letters, with hints pointing to the pictured lady’s identity and related items.
Results show New Orleans beat Memphis, Detroit defeated St Louis, Cleveland won over Chicago, and New York edged Brooklyn. Other games included Nashville and Chattanooga rainouts, Birmingham at Little Rock and Chicago at Pittsburgh postponed by rain. Only games scheduled elsewhere.
Memphis at New Orleans. Nashville at Chattanooga. New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Boston. St Louis at Detroit. Cleveland at Chicago. Chicago at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at St Louis. Boston at Philadelphia. Brooklyn New York.
Alabama outlines a 12 million highway program funded by the federal relief effort. Up to 50 percent may go to trunk highways, 25 percent to secondary roads, and 25 percent within city limits. Projects aim to cover at least 51 of 67 counties with no convict labor. Part of the plan awaits U.S. Bureau of Roads approval within 10 days.
The Daily rejects or accepts reader communications at its discretion. Submissions must be limited to under nine hundred words. The section communicates public sentiment and community opinions.
A Decatur writer condemns Sunday baseball, defends the sheriff’s arrests at the ball park, and urges adherence to law. He criticizes arsonous tactics against B A Turner's business while noting Turner was away at a funeral and had no role in the arrests.
A collection of humorous quips from Brushville residents touches on daylight saving, travel to the Century of Progress, odd loans and family tales, with satirical lines about barbers doctors vaccines and home life.
Twelve leading Alabama farm women will enter the speaking contest at Auburn August 29 during Farmers Week on the subject The Farm Wife and Her Civic Responsibility. Contestants include Mrs W F Jeffers Glencoe Miss Edna Ruth Scarbrough Blue Springs and others from Omega Tuskegee Auburn Brewton Selma Franklin and Ralph.
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