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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1933
Page
2
The Decatur Daily reports limited to a news dispatch dated content and notes exclusive rights on republication. The fragment mentions business manager and local news publication with rights reserved for special dispatches.
The notice lists pricing options by career length and delivery method. Rates show weekly, monthly, and six month terms by mail and daily service. Details include three month and one year options with varying payment periods.
Quote attributed to Henry W Grady envisions a South self sufficient in food and wealth with farmers prospering from own fields pastures and gardens unburdened by debt creditors and bondage of debt, imagining a future where crops are planned in wisdom and self reliance.
The text argues railroads have begun to fight with freight reductions and door to door delivery, now seeking passenger fare cuts. It claims railroads are powerful and will not abandon business, expecting a shift that opens opportunities for growth and control of the market.
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at improving conditions in Muscle Shoals with mention of weather or events. Reads like a partial update on local circumstances and days ahead, lacking full details or clear subjects.
The state faces a bill to reduce auto license tag costs with industry support. Proponents say fuel tax funds will sustain roads if the 90 000 vehicles on highways are back on the roads, a key point in this week’s legislative sessions.
The passage argues in favor of amending current law to lower license tax costs, allowing owners to use their automobiles while the state gains revenue from an alternative source that had dried up. It notes the state benefits from reduced tag costs and overall revenue from the new source, despite general losses.
The Tuscaloosa News argues Roosevelt’s expanded powers are not dictatorship but a democratic loan and leadership style. It contrasts dictatorship with leaders like Mussolini and cites checks by Congress, noting democracy in crisis requires strong but accountable executive authority.
Arthur Brisbane recounts a portrait of Count Ulya Tolstoy and his views on Russia for the era. He contrasts Ivan the Terrible Peter the Great and Stalin, condemns Bolshevism, and notes Tolstoy’s admiration for talent while condemning violence.
A fragmented reminiscence links Gorky and Chaliapin to poverty and talent. It recalls Tolstoy lineage, storytelling mothers, Goethe, and a grandmother who bought a blind serf storyteller to entertain her at night, ending as a curious portrait of old Russia.
In Washington Miss Frances Perkins leads labor reform as secretary of labor under the Roosevelt administration. She reorganizes services, chairs an urgent labor leaders conference, and aims to lift unemployed homeowners and wage earners through emergency rehabilitation and improved industrial standards.
Miss Perkins outlines a long-term labor agenda including shorter hours public works and wages along with unemployment insurance and job reabsorption. She promotes industrial health safety and better information services for workers while criticizing current federal reports and advocating a national employment bureau network.
The Decatur scene shifts from hard times to brighter days as thousands work on Reconstruction Finance funded projects in Morgan County and locals express renewed hope. Fears ease, optimism grows, and roosevelt is thanked for guiding recovery with expected jobs for many seekers.
The column recounts Count Tolstoi recalling his sister’s life under Bolshevism in Russia and her later happiness on a Pennsylvania farm. He laments censorship and asks Mr Burton to publish stories of Russia past and present from his own family, hoping to preserveTolstoi’s legacy.
A column recalls Panny Hurst urged to meet Tolstoi to reveal the real Tolstoi and Russia to readers. The anecdote contrasts Genial authorial aid with Tolstoyan integrity, likening it to Michelangelo and the Pope, stressing selfless art over gain.
Judge B L Malone announced quarterly pension benefits for Confederate Veterans and dependents in the county will be ready Saturday. Pension checks can be cashed at banks, with about a thousand dollars delivered quarterly in warrants.
A fragmented local page blends jokes and scenes from everyday life. A postmaster Ivan Idea trains a fishbowl to moisten stamps while neighbors joke about work and wages. Aileen chats with Blaine about meeting her husband on the street.
President Roosevelt informed congress an executive order places all federal agricultural and credit agencies under one unit the farm credit administration. The consolidation absorbs the farm board farm loan bureau and related credit agencies of the agriculture department and Reconstruction Finance Corporation with an immediate saving of more than 2 000 000 dollars.
Two business men discuss the morning conference, noting it was a success. They reveal plans for a second meeting next week to continue their discussions and decisions.
The Brushville Bugle editor invites subscribers to send ideas for improvement. One reader suggests the editor should leave town to gain perspective.
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