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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1933
Page
2
Fragmentary clippings list Valley Printing Co and Shelton firms, with postal and address details. Names Benjamin Bloodworth and Sheppard appear among notices, followed by Associated Press disclaimer and rights statements. Geographic and corporate identifiers point to Decatur area and New York papers.
A passage envisions a future where Southern farmers produce bread and meat from their own fields and pastures. They would avoid creditors and debt, tend abundant gardens and orchards, run dairies and barnyards, and manage crops with independence, making cotton a clean surplus sold in their own time.
A puzzled note questions whether cotton prices will drop to ten to twelve cents and if anyone will recall a time when such a low mood affected markets.
President Roosevelt names Dr. Arthur Morgan of Tennessee and David E. Lillienthal of Wisconsin as associate members, completing the TVA board. The arrangement aims to tackle Tennessee basin development, praised by local citizens who know Morgan’s regional impact.
Readers are told of Captain Hawks crossing from Los Angeles to New York in 13% hours with a robot co pilot and Jimmy Mattern’s Moscow run in 61 hours 37 minutes surpassing prior global flight times. The piece highlights aviation progress and quotes Dr Samuel J Hocking on human potential.
The piece notes a split between Congress and President Roosevelt over fiscal policy. Congress proposes adding 170 million to expenditures, risking higher taxes if approved, while Roosevelt insists on a balanced budget. The author criticizes prolonged congressional sparring and the era’s excessive oratory.
A St Louis Globe Dispatch notice argues that drop in public schools over the past decade reflects consolidation into better staffed facilities. Despite 24 080 fewer schools from 1920 to 1930 and 40 515 fewer one-room schools, total school value rose by 157 percent, with rural districts gaining modern equipment and urban areas expanding to meet demand.
The scene in Washington is hot with activity as investigations into the Akron loss and Wall Street tightening stir the capital. A taxi driver jokes about Congress staying in session to satisfy President Roosevelt and shape his plans, fearing an empty town when they depart.
Texas aviator Hmmy Mattern planned a seven day solo circumnavigation in his red, white and blue plane the Century of Progress. The attempt followed doubts about beating the United States but succeeded with a safe landing after a long journey.
A columnist reports on remarks given to the Akron investigating committee about lighter than air craft. The speaker argues Americans must learn to operate heavier and lighter than air machines, noting parallels with locomotives submarines and telephone.
The 12 year old report notes Morgan County to host its first tennis tournament in many years opening June 20. Guests include C. F. Searcy of Chattanooga with sister Ida Price and Corene Tatton of Huntsville visiting Miss Rebecca White. Mrs. M. H. Crow and children visit relatives.
The piece details Morgan partners secrecy over profit shares and dissension avoidance. It notes Morgan may own 50 percent of profits, losses, and implies potential English residence and succession among Junius, Henry Sturgis Morgan. It mentions John W. Davis and Ferdinand Pecora as key legal figures in the Senate inquiry.
The text argues a helium gas monopoly controls lighter than air ships and its strategic value is shown by Britain seeking helium in Canada and the Dutch East Indies and Japan searching Saghalien. It notes rapid Zeppelin production by Germany in six weeks, and claims battleships are outdated with replacement taking years. Time is critical in war.
A satirical summary notes a doctor praising facial exercise, a quip about fishing tales, Roosevelt using Bonus Army members for forest work, a feminist forecast of equal wages, a sharp jab about Saturday night wages, and a mock critique of higher income tax remarks as Morgan’s objections remain unfound.
The Macon may cross the Pacific and reach Europe without refueling or landing and could transport passengers or troops to Hawaii in 432 hours. Experts say twelve dirigibles on the west coast and eight on the east could patrol oceans, relaying war information by radio. Twenty lighter ships could carry one hundred fast planes and destroy fleets with air and bomb strikes.
The piece argues for sustaining airship command on offshore watch towers and floating ships to carry passengers, mail, or bombs as needed. It warns against assigning airship captains to unrelated duties and urges continuous service, citing costs of eight to ten million dollars annually for a dirigible fleet and potential billions in wartime savings. It notes current infancy of airship development and President’s possible policy changes.
In a global view the United States requires lighter-than-air craft to span vast coastlines and oceans, a capability not matched by other nations, with Japan as a potential exception. European powers confront each other across trenches and battlefields, while heavy planes offer limited reach over the Mediterranean.
Ju nius Three's crowd offers lines about a shared path for lovers and a space too wide for one yet not for three. The verse pokes at politics and gender roles, noting women once urged into politics and now urged back into the home to purify it.
A natural history professor lecturing on the ghipanzee notices student attention wandering and sternly urges focus on him to learn about the creature. The piece ends with a social proverb about preferring a small town and its readiness to help in trouble, even creating trouble if none exists.
A jumble of quips on weddings memory lapses and fashion trends. A minister questions obedience at a Penning ton wedding sparking a witty exchange. A diner jokes about soup and rain while fashion notes remark on blondes dyeing hair and women’s trends.
A reflective piece on what makes people happy including wealth charm achievement and a light jab at conscience. It recounts a joke about a bride at a fish market and ends with advice to doubt soap box orators. The passage blends social critique with humor and poses broad questions about desires and fulfillment.
The speaker criticizes half a billion spent on amateur airships that failed and hundreds of millions on useless ships. He argues for investing in airborne defense, proposing twenty lighter-than-air ships with bomb planes, invisible submarines, and thousands of fighters to deter attack.
The Supreme Court approved 21 new lawyers in Alabama. Licensed by Gen. Robert Gavin upon university registrar certification, the class includes Frank Broadway Cecil John Caddell James Davis Charles Garzam Robert Glasgow Jr Archibald McEachin Alvin McConnell and Archibald McEachin among others from Birmingham Decatur Tuscaloosa Mobile Selma Healing Springs Mt Meigs and Jackson Tenn.
Farm notes urge cotton side dressing with nitrogen fertilizer as cotton climbs to about 10c a pound. County agents advise 50 to 100 lbs per acre and promise a $3 return per acre in seed cotton. A agricultural loan study shows most borrowers raise cows hogs and chickens and grow a garden while fertilizer spending dominates spending patterns.
The passage mocks soap box speakers who attack rival ideas, arguing that without solid economic or political theories their public oration is hollow and self-defeating.
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