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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1933
Page
2
The document lists SEPPARD Business Manager National Advertising Representative DEVINE TENNEY CORPORATION with locations New York Chicago Detroit Des Moines and Atlanta. It notes subscription rates by carrier and day per week with daily monthly and yearly options.
Morgen county plans to hire a farm agent for a short period to prove his value to local farmers. If he proves unreliable we expect he will leave and not remain to assist in county farming efforts.
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce board and the March meeting reviewed February activities and industrial developments. They say business reverses have not hurt Decatur’s appeal to manufacturers and expect important news soon about the city attracting additional industry.
The piece argues the financial paralysis in the United States is ending and that the country will enter a healthier economic era. It credits strong leadership and restored public confidence, noting 120 million Americans agree that issues will improve and money will circulate again.
A reflection on Franklin D. Roosevelt becoming president last Saturday and his overcoming physical handicaps to reach the pinnacle, echoing themes of perseverance and national biography.
The article recounts Franklin D Roosevelt advocating hiring physically handicapped young people during unemployment. He argues a humane and economic plan, urging proper screening, rehabilitation, and collaboration between federal, state, and local authorities with private groups to place rehabilitated youth into work and society.
The Dothan Eagle recalls FDR taking office amid a collapsing financial system, a murdered Attorney General candidate, and bullets that narrowly missed him in Miami. It notes the dark clouds, yet expresses faith conditions will improve and Roosevelt will rise like Washington and Wilson.
Fire rages through a forest reservation affecting the southern part of Lawrence county and northern Winston. Alabama Federation of Labor plans May sessions likely in Albany chamber rooms. Artist Lewis Shaia, nine, from 623 West Vine, exhibits drawings in The Daily. W B Neher of Scottsboro advances Alabama Brick and Tile Co plant plans to start early spring on Huntsville Lumber Co. property by the Tennessee river.
MONTGOMERY AL March 9 The big ambition of Senator Sanford Mullins of Tallapoosa county is to go to Africa on an expedition into its deepest jungles He told a group of legislators and newspapermen he would give his right arm to make that trip Senator W W Beasley recalled the 1907 banking situation when Scrip was issued to carry on commerce. he remembered cheered Scrip being issued while travelling on the road
Representative Culver of Gadsden urges naming a single dictator in a national crisis with Roosevelt at the helm. He proposes sub-dictators in states to speed action while claiming broad public confidence in the President.
Representative W. W. Ogden of Sulligent asserts Alabama banks are sound and will regain normal business soon. He believes confidence will return as the governor's proclamation arrives and notes most Alabama banks were not affected by banking issues in other states.
Rodney Dutcher analyzes Roosevelt’s early administration showing a shift from familiar Democratic leaders like Smith Cox Davis Baker Young Baruch Traylor and Ritchie to new appointees. The piece questions remaining influence of traditional elder statesmen and the cabinet’s alignment with Roosevelt’s nominating forces.
The piece notes Roosevelt rarely consulted key advisers as he formed a cabinet seen as mildly conservative yet supportive of the new deal. It mentions Norman Davis at Geneva, Moley's influence on undersecretary plans, and the omission of prominent figures who were once seen as cabinet material.
The 24-hour period ends at 7 a.m. today. This timespan marks the close of the current reporting interval and the start of the next day’s coverage.
The Brushville Bugle apologizes to Mrs. Olaire Mead for an erroneous line about her Valentine party misprinted as Mrs. Claire Mead's Big Feet. The item satirizes currency shortages and jokes about burning money, citing treasury officials and a shift from mood to ashes.
Anecdotes mix nostalgia and satire on taxes, markets, and mood during the twenties followed by humorous vignettes from the Marion Indiana Chronicle about a man with a black eye from kissing a bride and light jokes about barber talks and a Chinese fighting quip.
Bowser announces visitors and speakers for the Alabama American Legion district meeting Sunday. Named are Department commander Edward L. Murray National Executive committeeman Rufus Bethea vice commander F L Wyatt H N Morris District Membership chairman J E James Department membership chairman P J Jarman Past department commander D T Jones Department Adjutant and Guy May Adjutant of Tennessee.
The first divisional council for Kiwanis membership replacement meets at the Lyons Hotel Friday at 7 pm. Franklin field workers promote the drive with Lieutenant Governor Walter Miller of Tuscaloosa assisting. Attendees include Kiwanis members from Florence Sheffield Tuscumbia Huntsville Cullman and others as part of a nationwide effort.
Sinclair Refining Company on lower Bank street will rebuild its office and warehouse after a devastating fire early Monday. Temporary quarters are in use at a rear warehouse on Second avenue behind Decatur Motor Company. J B McBride’s portable office serves the site with updated telephone connections. Worker W H Lowery, burned while trying to suppress the blaze, has recovered.
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce reports 268 members, short of this year’s goal but the campaign remains active. Membership is open year round and many more could join before the end of 1933.
A satirical roundup notes doubts about a new U S Treasury secretary and mint changes with Woodin nickels. It says anti repealers fear the number eighteen and says taxpayers pay quietly. A Kansas editor reports his wife asks him to stop striking matches on his shoes. A $10000 extortion note hints at bravado.
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