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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1933
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment notes a second days matter dated December 24 1912 and March 6 1876 with stray references to a post office entry and a bill collector. The text hints at commentary on baseball and a sentiment about the country but is nonspecific.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad backs National Transportation Committee reforms and seeks a substantial passenger fare reduction while delaying door to door freight service from March 15 seeking to capture more business amid stiff competition. The Railway Age notes questions on highway funding and social principles in rail and road use.
The Birmingham News endorses Julian Hall editor of The Dothan Eagle as a candidate to fill Senator Hubert Farmer’s seat. The piece notes the unusual rise of editors in the Alabama legislature and praises Hall’s economy minded, retrenchment focused stance and forthright editorials.
A committee argues against subsidizing carriers on highways and waterways and urges railways to pursue self help. They note railways previously avoided Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans and faced government interference, contrasting with competitors receiving aid.
A fictional President presides over a troubled world while sea life draws allegory. A shark and a whale symbolize danger and vast reach as readers explore themes of power, climate, and diplomacy.
From Chicago finance indictments to Folsom prison unrest and China war reports, the piece blends global anxiety with Hollywood fare. It notes a Pope urging thrift, a new Liberty-era film about a reforming president, and comments by Ida R Koverman on top editors Blanche Sewall and Margaret Booth amid studio cuts.
Aunt Mary McLuke reflects on hope in hard times while a Decatur man jokes about business trips. Probate records show 29 marriage licenses in February 1921, 22 white and seven negro. Champ Clark’s recovery outlook is bleak. At Auburn inauguration ceremonies Speaker A H Lynne attends alongside A G Patterson who plans to move to Montgomery. Wayland McGlathery visits Hartselle this week.
The German cabinet met in Berlin to declare a state of emergency under a police regime. The move follows a Reichstag fire damage and a raid on communist headquarters aimed at neutralizing the communist threat.
The article describes extensive film editing with twelve reels cut from twenty three in a recent picture. Elea tells Madame Galli Curci that the secret of art is to eliminate. Cutting often hurts stars and removes what actors deem their best lines and expressions.
Rodman Dutcher notes that the current session showed lawmakers in a difficult, reform driven effort. He argues the session reveals why rapid, intelligent action is needed in a forthcoming special session and highlights beer policy, repeal, and domestic allotment farm relief as key battles shaping future law.
Mrs. Koverman notes that intelligent young cutting women are rarely mentioned and should be acknowledged. The passage advises learning to cut words, avoid foolish talk, listen more, revise writing, and remove unnecessary statements to improve mental production.
A collage of humorous sayings and observations from The Brushville Bugle includes jokes about taxes, marriages, and daily life. It features quips about weather pranks, court rulings, and social urban legends, with light satire on gadgets, manners, and small-town routines.
The piece notes a young Decatur man praising automobiles as a hobby and a dream of cruising through the countryside with the wind. He recalls an incident where a taxi was needed after a froze engine and jokes about steerage, ranching, and auto brands Chevrolet and Packard in humorous terms.
R. N. Streater of Town Creek announces his candidacy for United States marshal for the Northern District of Alabama under the incoming administration. Friends across Lawrence and adjoining counties prepare letters and petitions to Senators Bankhead and Black. Streater is a well known local businessman active in regional politics.
E T Sheppard was taken Monday in Brown's ambulance to the U S veterans hospital in Tuscaloosa for treatment after an accident in The Daily press room. His left hand was amputated several weeks ago.
Poultry car purchases in Lawrence county last Saturday netted farmers and farm wives over 1200 dollars. Walter G. Burch and J. E. Carter compiled weights and sales showing 14 254 pounds delivered to the car at Courtland. Prices ranged seven to thirteen cents a pound, averaging just over eight cents. This was the season's second sale, with poultry assembled at Moulton and Courtland and hauled by truck to the car.
A fragment recounts a phone call about a Moon car ride with a Mormon in Utah. The narrator describes offering a ride, the other person agreeing, and a brief explanation of the car’s clutch before they stop.
In this term of the circuit court the visitors with business included M. L. Robinson a Birmingham attorney B. O. Hamby head of the motor vehicle department G. K. Howard an investigator from Huntsville D. M. Carr a Birmingham court reporter and D. L. Rosenell a Athens doctor and attorney.
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