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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1933
Page
2
A fragmented OCR item lists advertising rates and publication options across cities including New York Chicago Pittsburgh Des Moines with various durations and carrier delivery terms. It resembles a historic newspaper notice for ads and distribution.
Fragmentary text envisions farmers feeding themselves from fields gardens orchards and vineyards free from debt or creditors. It conveys a self sufficiency ideal likely tied to agrarian independence and economic independence in the South.
The president signals that much work remains before recovery from the slump, calling the coming period crucial. Having chosen campaign lieutenants, he aims to keep them in place and pursue his plans regardless of political fancies, a move described as sound.
The piece cites two Daily headlines about cotton land leasing driving prices up and workers returning to jobs in Ale baa. It notes eighty workers went back to Schwarzenbach Hubers mills and hints Connecticut Mills and L 4 N shops may hire. It foresees more pleasing headlines ahead.
Hendrick Willem Van Loon argues in Rotaran Magazine June issue that firing squads replace argument and imprisonment silences dissent in other lands. He urges Americans to reflect and bow our heads in humility, warning the global drift toward oppression and the need for restraint.
A writer laments the failure of the Great American Dream where many prosper while the middle class suffers. He argues Americans traded spiritual birthright for material gain and urges a return to simpler realities and renewed virtue. A call to find a new path forward.
Government engineers project a five year build with 200 plus workers surveying Cove Creek dam impacts. Some 4 000 to 5 000 residents face displacement as a 250 foot high lake of 56 000 acres forms, flooding homes and lands across three Tennessee counties. Estimated cost 30 to 35 million dollars with power profits shared by Alabama and Tennessee.
Noted columnist Arthur Brisbane discusses longevity and public figures including a fine old English family and a figure akin to Roosevelt. The piece hints at evolving notions of age, status, and influence in contemporary society.
Zion Illinois prophet Voliva, despite receivership, claims city assets grew from 8 cents to 10 million dollars. He promises proof on a world not round and cites Washington investigations into watered stock. News notes varied topics from Wall Street to Derby odds and Roosevelts.
Rodney Dutcher reports on Ashington tax cases led by David Olson who claims to expose improper deals involving Andrew Mellon. Olson seeks 60 percent of recovered sums from suits alleging Mellon officials manipulated stock losses to create tax benefits. The largest suit seeks 220 million dollars against Mellon and former Treasury officials for alleged stock maneuvers and tax fraud.
LCHER Oil Co drew nearly 1.5 million in fraudulent deductions. Olson seeks 3 million judgment and agency suit against W L Mellon for 1927 1931 taxes. DOJ and IRS probe Olson charges. Lewis W Douglas cited as likely Treasury successor and integral to reform and inflation stance. Red Cross pledges relief without aiding sweatshops. Scranton donor case prompts policy review.
Attorney Douglass Taylor, a prominent Huntsville lawyer, was in Decatur on Thursday to handle legal matters.
Crews of Louisville and Nashville trains Nos 1 and 4 receive praise for perfect on time performance over the last 60 days with arrivals at New Orleans and at Louisville St Louis and Chicago. A Albany city hall meeting at 7 30 p m will discuss Third ward sewage health concerns. William Farnum stars in The Scottiers at Star Theatre tomorrow. Bee Line Highway Boosters report progress on highway development. William and Sidney Nash of Columbus Miss visit Aunt Mrs J L Gunter while J P Jackson travels to Clarksdale Miss.
Residents and visitors cluster around Falkville and nearby towns. Newton Powell returns from the University of Alabama for summer with his parents. Virginia Hughes visits Birmingham. George Eason of Hartselle calls on locals. Mary Carley from Decatur stays with relatives. Rock Creek decorations attended by several couples. Lee family from Florida visits. Johnnie Millsap of New York visits kin. Graduation at Hartselle draws attendees. Roy McCaig and son Hubert visit Cedar Plains. Mrs J N Powell visits her daughter Mrs Douglas Drake. Carmaleta Dunlap guests with sister Mrs J Vernon Hargett.
R F Duke of Somerville Route 2 was a business visitor in Decatur Thursday, detailing travel from his route.
A playful verse laments rural bliss and asks what funds keep a cottage bright. In a rough joke, a neighbor recalls a police search uncovering a hidden key an airmail stamp lost weeks ago a corkscrew and four collar buttons.
A collection of quips on mornings and love, noting the misery of first ocean voyages and a steward’s blunt reply, while Eve’s Paradise wardrobe joke contrasts with a modern girl overwhelmed by clothes.
A collection of humorous exchanges on alimony, divorce, and gender roles. Jests note big egos, wedding promises, and modern life’s push for individuality with light sarcasm and domestic banter.
Ed Wynn avoids recycling jokes from newspapers, instead crafting new material. The performer emphasizes originality in his stand up, signaling a shift away from familiar gags toward fresh humor.
Attorney General Thomas B. Knight Jr. answers Gamble of the state tax commission. A Georgia license tag holder who moves to Alabama and resides there may incur liability under Alabama license rules if the probate judge argues that a man has 30 days to purchase a tag.
ATHENS Ala June 2 Special A veritable business boom has developed in Athens in recent weeks with many firms reporting the best May in two years. New openings include Elmore's ten cent store W R Hightower & Son retail dry goods and a new Athens Milling A Grain Co plant under construction plus a deluxe Gulf Refining service station.
Mr and Mrs J F Tanner with their two daughters Eloise and Dolores Smith of Rock Creek were dinner guests of Mrs Jocie Hunt on Wednesday.
A local man, described as not old enough to read, is noted in a brief item about early reading efforts or a related event, with emphasis on age and literacy in the community.
A Lena home was swept by fire amid talk that the blaze breaks a long spell of luck. A local man muses on missteps as a boy mixing business with pleasure earns derisive snickers from bystanders.
Mr W William of Owens Cross Roads Alabama reports gas stomach pain and sharp ache relief after taking a pinch of Black-Draught after meals. He keeps it at home and finds it especially beneficial for constipation, opposing sick gas dizziness bad taste biliousness and coated tongue.
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