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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1933
Page
2
An official listing identifies Matiene Afvertiang as founder or representative connected to SSVINE-TEMNEY CORPORATION with ties to New York Chicago Detroit and other urban centers. The fragmentary text confirms roles and geographic reach across several large markets.
A 1932 era appeal urges readers to Buy in August to support merchants and create demand in dull month trade. It argues rising prices and improved employment, praising August buying as a public-spirited effort to stimulate stores and factories and outpace a late summer slowdown.
The piece urges cooperation in an August buy in to improve conditions across the nation. It advises buying coal supplies school items canning goods building materials furniture clothing and cars now while prices are lower. It emphasizes collective effort over personal saving to aid the country and the economy.
The National Safety Council reports many fatal home accidents yearly with kitchens accounting for about 34 percent. Falls and scalds are the most common causes, underscoring the need for care despite the home seeming less hazardous than roads.
In Jackson county Scottsboro launches a new barter event inviting farmers to swap horses and other goods. Free barn space camping grounds and pastures are provided with traders expected for dogs guns implements and more. The convention starts the first Monday in August and lasts a full week.
Governor Landon called a September legislative session to plan a state election on repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Kansas, long known as the dryest state, is expected to draw interest though its vote is unlikely to sway the national repeal outcome.
A Western evangelist and her choir-singing husband face ongoing divorce proceedings, stirring page attention though the paper questions its significance. The note recalls Julian Hall's line on being the best pool player and implies little impact from their split.
Arthur Brisbane recalls the 19 year ago start of World War and the varied national beliefs about its outcome. He notes leaders like Lloyd George and Clemenceau, Lord Northcliffe, and President Roosevelt’s New Deal code, quoting General Johnson’s terse responses and Nobel quotes about minimal speech.
Dr. De Terra of Yale University explains the earth's interior heat declines and the surface wrinkling as it shrinks. He notes major mountain ranges as wrinkles and describes life on the rock jacket, its soil, and mineral riches. He predicts human existence on this planet for about a million years more and remarks cannibalism and slavery have faded in less than ten million years.
Citizens of Decatur vote August 22 on issuing bonds of 100000 for a new school building and repairs to the high school. W H Wilson, Boilermakers' Union chair, begins a speaking tour in the Louisville and Nashville system. R T Meade of Florence visited the city Saturday. Mr and Mrs J R Thomas return from Monteagle. Mr and Mrs A B Zanvit move to Grant Street. Misses Roline and Iren Teasley return from Montgomery visit.
NEA Service writer describes White Collar workers in New Deal agencies overworking under General Hugh Johnson. NRA and related agencies saw long hours, late nights, and strained staff as executives and top officials push wartime productivity while workers grow thin. Johnson enforces tougher terms with shipbuilders for 32 to 36 hour weeks.
The Standard Brands Company and Fleischmanns plan a 170 by 80 foot building to rectify gin for various brands. Proposals urge tax policy shifts to curb bootleg liquor, comparing to tobacco and cocaine regulation. Roosevelt approves $63 million for Columbia River power and irrigation project with an initial 130 foot dam height.
Troy Alabama July 31 AP Troy's Rotary Club keeps perfect luncheon attendance for the twenty third straight time with all members present.
The plan includes foundations for a 300 foot high dam to develop 1 060 000 horsepower, with Niagara cited as proof that manufacturers follow power. An Oregon dam costing 63 million will employ thousands and boost Pacific Coast industry. the President also approves 22 700 000 for the Casper Alcova flood control and reclamation project in Wyoming.
The writer argues Roosevelt should fund public work with mint money instead of selling bonds. He asserts workers and contractors would receive funds directly, avoiding interest costs on taxpayers.
William E. Morris of Nueces County Texas ploughed under 47 acres of cotton to aid the government plan to shrink crops and boost prices. He received a $517 check from President Roosevelt and an option to buy 23 percent of government cotton at 6 cents per pound. The move marks a drastic shift from former emphasis on bumper crops as cash incentives alter farming incentives.
Elinor confronts Barrett about his past and an adopted son she never knew about. Jealousy, secrets, and a possible divorce push their strained marriage toward a difficult choice under the weight of a looming South American expedition.
An ad notes B C, a pharmacist made remedy, claims fast relief for periodical pains and common colds. It touts multi ingredient formula aimed at swift action without opiates and urges purchases at 10 and 25 cents nationwide.
Mrs. W. H. Mitchell of Florence will chair Alabama’s women’s N R A group to mold public opinion for Roosevelt’s recovery program. She was recommended by Governor Miller after Evan Comer Ryding declined. Judge Sam Hobbs of Selma heads the state men’s organization.
The Tennessee river continued rising with a gauge reading of 4.4 feet recorded at 7 o'clock.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming iron strengthens blood and boosts appetite in underweight children. It asserts the tonic purifies blood with tasteless quinine, builds energy, and raises disease resistance, urging parents to buy a bottle from all stores.
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