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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1933
Page
2
The inquiry asks where the closest schooner can be found, signaling renewed maritime interest and possible local sailboat activity. Details uncertain, focus remains on identifying available vessels and nearby harbors.
A Sparta Tennessee woman is jailed in connection with a shooting at a Lovejoy picnic. No other details about the victim or motive are available in the fragment.
A curio of remarks features Brother Hall asking pardon to a senator, noting a small boy who wanted a pet lion grew up and married a Moness, prompting curious reflection.
A second wave of demonstrators forms a new bonus march even as authorities tighten controls after the first invading force. Officials say the movement remains unsettled as protesters press demands.
Court records show burglary charges rising while past two years saw many violations of prohibition laws. Bootlegging and distilling once profitable now wane as people seek money for food and essentials amid unemployment.
The Columbus Commercial Dispatch lauds Congressman McDuffie for his active congressional work since the special session. It calls him one of the ablest House members and notes his record brings pride to Alabama and the South. It warns that duty today earns honors while shirking it risks a failed reelection.
Readers discuss the presidents order demanding gold be turned in to banks for the treasury in Washington. Some question constitutional validity while others avoid testing it, reflecting broad public reaction to the policy.
Montgomery Journey critiques the due process clause arguing its expansion favors big business. He cites the president's order on gold hoarders resisting surrender, warning that challenging due process could invite trouble amid financial strain.
The Democratic convention supports immediate modification of the Volstead act and a beer bill passed expected to be signed by President Roosevelt allowing 3.2 percent beer nationwide effective April 6. Wine also permitted if under 3.2 percent. drinkers remain wary of approval in Alabama where repeal is unlikely before a statewide vote next summer.
Arthur Brisbane reports Giuseppe Zangara’s execution by electric chair in Raiford Florida after his assassination of Mayor Cermak. The piece ponders divine justice, contrasts with possible state murder, and notes other world events including Munich plots against Hitler and disarmament talks. Norman H. Davis sails to Europe as disarmament envoy. MacDonald and Mussolini discuss a five year plan. Roosevelt cautions U.S. involvement.
The receiver asks the public service commission to permit ending two man operation on Albany and Decatur street cars and switch to a combined motorman and conductor. A ferry boat belonging to P. E. Pitts burned to the water’s edge between River View Avenue and the Limestone bank of the Tennessee River. Mrs J A McBride and her niece Miss Bessie Simrell arrive today from Dallas Texas.
In Washington a flood of rumors swirls around the Hoover administration and Senator Walsh's death. A recurring tale claims Mellon moved 5 million in gold and may not return, while others insist 90 million in treasury gold is missing. The piece notes most stories are fanciful and mocks the sensational chatter.
Mrs John Pointer of Florence will arrive tomorrow to spend the Easter holidays with relatives.
Berlin reports that Chancellor Hitler asks the new Reichstag to grant dictatorial powers through an enabling act lasting until April 1, 1937. The measure would allow laws over the constitution and comes amid claims of an assassination attempt in Munich.
Barbs Kansas paper notes a holiday mood with amused headlines about Roosevelts message to Congress on beer and other light items. It cites missing September Morn in Russia and jokes about knitting stockings and local beer bans as communities discuss local option.
A young British lieutenant of the Fourth Highlanders is imprisoned in the Tower of London charged with selling government military secrets to Germany for fifty pounds. The charge, supported by his superior and evidence of payment, sparks widespread disgust in Britain.
Berlin notes a mysterious woman sent him news and recalls a love affair as stocks remained quiet without excitement or a boom. Stock reporters write of a quiet and firm market while a moving picture man, cautious with trade, says business is hardly colossa.
A fragmented verse item notes spring winds and a call to action from a mother to her daughter. It references ten little speakeasies and a tally showing many closures and padlocks, escalating to a figure of fourteen thousand seven hundred and three.
A collection of pithy lines on industry, manners, and mischief with playful quips about affection, apologies, egotism, springtime, belief versus perception, and a Ku Klux joke, reflecting light social commentary and local dialect humor of the period.
A fragmentary exchange questions women’s knowledge of men and extends to the topic of the eighteenth amendment, hinting at broader social debates about prohibition and gender roles in a bygone era.
Riverside High School announced the honor roll for the fourth six weeks with seniors and juniors listed in three grades. Names include Mary Louise Garrett Grace Littrell Elizabeth McBride Ronnye Tanner Billy Dukes Eleanor Harley Frank Kirby Cecilia Alexander Joe Calvin Elinor Green Evelyn Gren Charles Eyster Frances Cowden Myttice Sanders William Eyster Juanita Berryhill Lois Greenhill Mary E Grubbs Mary Hughes Margaret Jacks Margaret Ann Rodgers Clara Armor Nell Pix Ruby Robinson Jane Wade Fst teller Hendrix Margaret King Jane Neville Marjorie Phinizy Mary B Armor Celia Bonner Jewel Mae Edwards Marjorie Ann Irwin Billy Kirby Nancy Laubenthal Agnes Sturdivant Charles Lewis Nancy Worth Jones Frank Regan Jane Malone Barbara Sutherland Lucille Mitchell Myra Lane Luke Pryor The Barnes Joe Weatherly Luci Kaufman.
A subscriber asks if marriage should be based on a sudden impulse as the era’s social experiments influence couples. The columnist cautions that many view marriage as experimentation and men as test subjects, while social remarks veer into wit about chores and mannered behavior.
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