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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1933
Page
4
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The text notes June 18 as the final date for qualifying candidates in a repeal contest. It mentions a cutoff at midnight on June 18 and references a test on July 6 to determine candidates and motives.
A plea to state road authorities urges immediate paving of the highway from Decatur to Muscle Shoals via Tuscaloosa and Muscle Shoals. The letter asks Congressman Edward B. Almon, chair of the Washington roads committee, to approve paving as the first in the state, stressing urgent use.
Birmingham boasts three Southern league players from its own district Billy Bancroft East Lake AB Abernathy New Castle Willett Fast Thomas and managers luck in securing so much home talent. If Chapman and Byrd joined the Baron lineup the club would near certain win.
W. J. Bill Baldwin once served as a prominent figure at the Alabama Power Company and is the focal subject of this notice.
The Alabama Courier notes the departure of J. W. Bill Baldwin from Alabama Power Company. It praises his friendly manner and ability to secure newspaper cooperation, contrasts his move with office consolidations, and mentions his new Capitol column work. No newspaper in the state wishes him the Daily.
The Tri Cities Daily defends the new industrial control bill, arguing it will aid the laboring man and move democracy into the industrial and financial realms. It counters fears of a closed shop, praises labor’s restraint, and says the law offers a fair chance to strengthen democratic governance through worker participation.
Political column notes Texas financier Morrison weighs in on national finance and economic policy. Arthur Brisbane recounts conversations and the era's money concerns with a sharp, period-voice critique.
London edibles discuss stabilizing the dollar at $430 per pound and pegging the pound to about $3.76 in Britain and $4.00 for the pound by the United States. The piece notes Americans misunderstand foreign exchange as Europe may sell dollars cheaply and mentions Ralph Morrison of Texas at a League of Nations event, unfamiliar with Dr. Benes.
A long-ago suggestion by J Pierpont Morgan to invest in a small Fifth Avenue bank near Delmonico’s persists as the institution thrives. It declares a special dividend of 10 dollars plus the regular 24 dollar annual rate, while broader views note shifts against prohibition. Other items cover a navy airship committee’s proposals, calls to move officers from sea duty, and a German medical journal’s eugenic plan, condemning it as dangerous race theory.
Twelve years ago Henry Ford conducted an inspection tour of the government nitrate plants at Sheffield and Wilson Dam today. The exact purpose of his visit was not disclosed. The Tennessee Valley Poultry Association plans its regular meeting Friday at 7 15 p m at Judge Lowe’s courthouse office. House guests include Miss Helen Erving of Montgomery and Miss Mary Joe Love of Birmingham staying with Miss Nella Martin. Miss Madge Bullard has returned from the University of Texas to spend summer at home. Miss Jane Odom of Nashville is visiting Miss Marjorie Beard.
In a 1933 NEA Service piece by AshinaTon Roosevelt is described as wielding unprecedented executive power. The author warns Congress could reverse such control but outlines sweeping actions possible from price setting to bank closure and gold policy.
Athens Ala June 16 Mrs Archibald Lawson announces the engagement of her daughter Sadie Coffee Lawson to August F Tuck of Nashville with a wedding planned for July 31 in Athens Alabama cities and dates are named.
National Safety Council reports increased automobile accidents this year while auto sales rise only modestly. A woman’s page recommends grape fruit to beat the heat, likening it to a shower. Shedd Aquarium scientist notes goldfish accept feedings from strangers as from owners. A German Nazi court recordings four accused slayers to preserve testimony. Wisconsin state senate met at sunrise, defying the belief legislators work in the dark.
A collage of humorous exchanges notes cash for charity, business critique, gamblers wit, and a quip on war by General Sherman. Neighbors joke about loans, dressing, and daily life while a football coach clumsily misreads injury. The piece captures light social foibles with playful banter.
A humorous exchange ponders a man with six sons over six feet tall and a four leaf clover found on a lawn. The contrast jokes about luck, work ethic, and gendered household chores, ending with a quip on clerks and vacations.
The text cites the League of German Doctors arguing sterilization benefits the state, warns sterilizing epileptics could have erased leaders like Julius Caesar and Napoleon, while Spectator notes General Electric and Ford doing business in Russia and earning dollars, questioning why the US should avoid official trade with Russia.
Peter Forney Chapter D A R unveiled a marker on William Barnett's grave near Montgomery. Barnett served as aide-de-camp to George Washington and fought throughout the Revolutionary War, including Yorktown. He moved to Montgomery later in life, becoming a large landowner and dying in 1851 at age 90.
The Post reports a threat to kidnap 14 month old Sarah Delano Roosevelt, granddaughter of the president, disclosed Wednesday amid a fire at James Roosevelt’s summer home in Little Boar’s Head New Hampshire. Secret Service agent Alphonsus I. McCormack traveled from Boston to guard the baby less than a day before the blaze.
Attorney general Thomas E. Knight Jr visited to confer with Judge James E. Horton about the motion for a new trial for Heywood Patterson known as the Scottsboro Negro. The hearing is set for June 22 and is not expected to last more than one day.
A fragmentary item describes a man arguing with his wife and tension over a ring, with a neighbor noting a foreign suitor and warnings about risk and heartache in a domestic dispute.
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