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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1933
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text references March events and names Benjamin Bloodworts and SmitTon, with Associated Press boilerplate and vague notices. Limited legible details hinder a full event summary. reads like a clipped newspaper filler segment.
Former senator Heflin hints at a possible return to the Senate race amid rising chatter with no formal campaign announcement. The report frames the move as rumor and political speculation without confirming candidacy.
On her 7th birth anniversary Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink declares she will keep singing until no one listens and then venture into the desert to yodel. The singer expresses confidence that a time when she is unheard will never come.
The Morgan County board of revenue approves appointing a farm agent and a home demonstration agent after past financial hesitations. Officials say the move will show value over years through increased production on similar acreage, with benefits becoming evident in the longer term.
A dirt farmer in Wash ington praises Franklin D. Roosevelt calling him a great man guided by the Lord and says he will follow his dictates even to ploughing up portions of cotton. The interview frames Roosevelt as a benefactor and servant of the people guided by a higher power.
A fragment discusses why prices rise, noting a shift from argumentative to reasoning mood among people. It hints at economic debate but provides no concrete data or named entities. The passage remains incomplete and lacks measurable facts or context.
County agent Gibbons outlines two government contracts to reduce cotton acreage. Producers sign to abandon part of their cotton, receiving per acre cash payments or a mix of cash and government cotton options, with payouts varying by yield per acre and a detailed schedule.
Wheat posts the smallest gain at 41 percent while hides surge 230 percent year over year. The passage notes inflation affects basic items used in apparel, home provisions, and autos, with merchants claiming today’s price is the lowest available.
The Selma Times-Journal compares Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt as vacationers. It praises the Rooseveltian gusto for recreation, noting Teddy’s rugged pursuit and Franklin’s sea trip, while claiming the public benefits from their spirited leisure.
Opinion column by Arthur Brisbane reflecting on changing times and shifting male roles during the week. Highlights ideas about progress, leadership, and social norms.
Professor C Judson Herrick of the University of Chicago tells the AAAS that the brain's complexity dwarfs astronomical scales. He explains the vast cerebral connections could be represented by a 1 followed by fifteen million zeros, illustrating the brain’s immense network.
The passage explains how large numbers rise with zeros, compares one million and fifteen million zeros, and notes the brain's complexity with 10 to 14 billion interconnected nerve cells. It ends with a forecast that Earth may endure for about a million more years, allowing future humans to develop advanced brain machine concepts.
The piece notes rapid shifts in mood as Germany and Austria seek to end tariff borders via the League of Nations. It describes Dollfuss detaining Hitler's envoys and hints that Hitler plans retaliation, portraying Dollfuss as Austria's Hitler without Nazi ties.
Alabama cotton mills logged an average of 335 active hours per spindle in May, ranking equal third nationwide. The Census Bureau data show 1,873,303 spindles in place on May 31, with 1,664,746 active and a total of 627,448,003 spindle hours, as South Carolina led with 414 hours and Tennessee followed at 398. The national average was 268 hours per spindle.
NEA Service analysis notes Roosevelt era planners expect regional trade blocs with Latin America as key partners. Focused on raw materials imports such as coffee and bananas, the plan envisions tariff and quota methods to sustain US exports while fostering a Pan American conference in Montevideo.
The late Professor Shaler of Harvard argued individuals differ from mobs and warned clergy under mob influence could start lynching campaigns. German news reports rising radical Nazis eager to wear brown shirts under Hitler, as people perceive themselves as thinking independently yet seek a pack leader.
Hearst telegraphs from San Simeon that no beneficial outcome is possible from the world economic conference and that delegates should return home. He adds that Charles B. Mitchell was found not guilty of income tax evasion and condemns both tax and prohibition laws as unjust and un-American.
Henry Ford tells GOOD HOUSEKEEPING readers that the nation’s recovery lies with men of forty, praising experience. He cautions that few under forty are “worth much,” but acknowledges exceptions such as Alexander the Great and John Keats, noting youthful deaths and short lives.
The passage notes figures dying young like Shelley at thirty and Shakespeare at thirty-eight with rapid literary output. It cites Ford and Edison as ages thirty and forty respectively, highlighting rapid early achievement and the drive to advance technology for the nation.
The column jokes about fog ambiguity between weather and the economic conference. It notes beach fashion as pose rather than rest and recalls a farmer named Iona Mick narrowly not struck by a meteor the day relief for farmers took effect. It mentions Mr Coolidge on European war debts and hints debts becoming permanent.
The piece contrasts Francis Bacon and Senator Norris on governance, noting Norris argues for popular rule over moneyed power and supports recognizing Russia for business, while Bacon critiques youth in invention versus judgment and execution, amid Milly Picon’s return from Russia amid changes in antisemitism.
Miss Picon notes a new melting pot forming a distinct culture in Palestine where people sing in the streets, contrasting with other places. The excerpt reflects concern that such changes would provoke a warning and a red flag, signaling tension as cultural shifts unfold.
A staged sketch contrasts life value with a business interview. A manager questions a hopeful applicant about double-entry bookkeeping leading to a joke of triple double-entry and hidden profits for taxes. The quip ends with a phonetic pun about a pet for the Income Tax officials.
A collection of light anecdotes from a newspaper page includes playful chat about twins and engagement, a film set banter exchange about the final scene, a reminder that some readers overreact to humor, and a Decatur note about a wife tolerating her husband's hay fever to amuse the baby.
A reader asks how to handle a marriage proposal involving Mary-Bob and seeks guidance from a mother or Bradstreet’s guidance column. The fragment hints at advice on marriage decisions and propriety.
London June 27 AP considerable uneasiness cited by the wheat minister Stanley Bruce as his government weighs joining other great wheat producers in the American plan to restrict production. Bruce refused to discuss the message with reporters while Washington pressed for adherence. Australia remains the only large wheat producer not yet in the pact.
A Decatur mother bluntly tells her daughter that if the young man she favors cannot earn enough to support them, he should stop visiting. The exchange surfaces amid a local scene where a stern barter for help escalates to a joke about poison and restraint.
Si Slocum reports a store keeper in a nearby town with a cryptic line about credit and advice. The brief notes thoughts on wages from sin and a quip on temper, prompts about fools teaching wisdom, and a comment on empty trucks and weights.
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