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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1933
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows names and roles including Maree B Amelton founder and chairman and Benjamin Sloodworth as editor with scattered titles. National advertising representatives and subscription details appear garbled, reflecting a partial newspaper masthead.
Report notes ongoing personnel changes in the Alabama Tennessee league and requests a commission to appoint and decide who is eligible to play.
A fragment notes June as a peak month while Riley wrote Knee Deep in June and wonders about extreme heat around the period. It hints at meteorological readings near 108 and 104 degrees during that time.
The excerpt notes cellophane umbrellas and velvet bathing suits as fashion high spots at the Century of Progress. It counters with a simple swimwear attitude, saying trunks suffice for a swimsuit, and ends questioning the relevance of fashion trends.
The statement links timely zoning changes to manufacturing dresses and notes money needs. It emphasizes joining the Chamber of Commerce as part of advancing the Decatur section.
Thirty six states must approve repeal before it can take effect. Observers see momentum toward repeal as a nationwide movement. Each state will then confront its own prohibition challenges.
A conservative this state has changed his view and now believes the income tax amendment will pass favorably with Alabama voters. He asserts there is no fairer form of taxation than an income tax.
Arthur Brisbane notes public concern over Roosevelt’s decision to venture to sea in a small yacht. The columnist says the president remains an idol and hero, with Americans hoping he stays in the spotlight rather than facing danger at sea.
The article notes a foggy relief program and hints at trained messengers to explain it to the public. It highlights a potential home owner relief allowing mortgage payoff with government funds, implying hopeful but unsettled prospects and a pending concrete plan.
A newspaper column notes an imminent government relief program likely to help many mortgage holders. It explains eligibility and terms for a loan payoff plan that could ease the burden on homeowners and mortgage holders. The piece suggests widespread demand once details are announced.
The Daily outlines the core proposals backing the amendments. It explains exchanging old warrants for new 5 percent notes as debt relief, with revenue from a modest income tax funding interest payments. The tax targets high earners, exempts low earners, and ties income tax to constitutional protection.
Arthur Brisbane notes Horace H. Rackham's $5,000 investment in Ford, later sold for about $12.5 million, leaving a charitable trust of 30 million. He discusses investing, human nature, and the French gold standard, with reflections on finance and national risk. The column previews Brisbane’s Sunday radio program and invites reader feedback.
Europe cut the dollar’s value sparking higher prices abroad while the US dollar remains scarce and worth about 1.60. News from the American Federation of Labor reports 1,620,000 new US jobs in two months though many are artificial. A rail labor salary cut of 12.5 percent was postponed for eight months to aid business recovery and pensioners rely on long term wages.
Judge Horton of Athens Alabama sets aside the conviction and death sentence of Heywood Patterson, stating the prosecutrix’s testimony is uncorroborated, improbable, and contradicted by other evidence. The ruling implies no external search for justice is needed.
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt writes that a United States prohibition agent faced a $200000 lawsuit accusing him of obstructing justice in bootlegging prosecution of his brother. The article notes the agent heeded Big Tim Sullivan's advice and Willebrandt won the suit.
The Commerce Building linked to the industrial recovery act faces a split in views over the cotton textile code. Johnson calls it a solid start while labor advisers push to raise wages and cut hours, arguing 100000 workers could rejoin industry with looser schedules, amid questions if the standards boost employment and purchasing power.
The Twin City Club of the Alabama Tennessee League has practically clinched the pennant for the first half of the split season. Mrs Hudson Malone of Guntersville visits relatives here. Mrs P A Teague and children arrive from Auburn for a homefolks visit. Albany Gun Club invites trap shooters from Alabama Tennessee Mississippi for July 4. Miss Mary Harvey of Birmingham visits Mrs Zeller Robertson.
Members and friends of Ninth Street Methodist church will hear a fifty child vested choir sing Sunday at 7 30 directed by Mrs C M Tyndal. A missionary offering will be taken led by Mrs Barnes R Ross with assistants. Rev O M Tyndal will give a short message and morning revival services are planned at Southside Baptist led by Rev Hearn.
The Men's Prayer League will hold its regular weekly service to address men. The event overview includes prayer, discussion, and community support in a faith community setting.
A column of light verse on cars, parking, gas stations, and the auto era with quips about driving safety, roadways, and rural versus city life. The piece notes changing habits, new hazards, and a pending talk by Rev. D. W. Griffin at 1:30 on Monday in the Moore building on Second Avenue.
L. B. Williamson a renowned canning expert will speak at Decatur on Monday to address attendees at a Board of Revenue meeting.
Personnel from Morgan county Alabama en route to a Georgia camp near Pt McClellan with running water electric lights and telephone facilities to be built. Captain Lambert Lieutenant Hopkins and Sergeant Martin will lead the camp with Lt Olen Hunt due from Ft McClellan by motor convoy today. The unit plans several months of camp work and most enlistees hail from Morgan county and northern Alabama.
Rev. D. W. Griffin will conduct regular services at the Decatur Gospel Tabernacle Sunday afternoon at 2 30 and 7 30. The afternoon session focuses on Romans chapter six. A Sunday night evangelistic message will be delivered.
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