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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1933
Page
3
Phillip K. Wrigley president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. says wages will be raised again and hours shortened to align with the NRA general code. He warns against using the NRA badge in advertising to mask higher costs.
A brief note reports tariff increases in France by as much as 1000 per cent in some sectors. The article mentions Sam Insull visiting Greece and jokes about a journalist’s remark on Joe Grundy’s travels to France.
Clyde Beatty recalls training a Russian bear to kill a tiger in an arena clash and details his accidental stint as a female impersonator in the Hagenbeck Wallace Circus. He describes the bears and big cats and the chaotic fallout of a failed act, ending with reflections on his unusual cross role and its reception.
A dated price list shows varied farm produce including walnuts potatoes turnips greens cabbage carrots strawberries raspberries cherries blackberries squash and native dressed meats with per unit or per crate pricing. Household staples such as kale mustard greens and collard greens are listed alongside fruit and livestock values.
Market notes show steady hay prices for No 1 and No 2 Upland and Timothy and alfalfa in Birmingham with fair receipts and demand. Poultry egg and butter fat prices hold. grain bulk delivered prices dip slightly. Livestock bids list prime beef cattle, cows, calves, and hogs with varied classes and steady trends compared with Saturday.
MONTGOMERY July 31 AP Two young men from Chillicothe Ohio and Chillicothe Missouri are in Alabama studying the state's public health system under the Rockefeller Foundation. They are H A Brown and T W Boteford, Harvard undergraduates.
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