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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1933
Page
2
A damaged OCR produced a fragment from Decatur Alabama newspaper text. It mentions staff names such as BENJAMIX BLOODWORTH and R T SHEPPARD, with scattered references to advertising, a national representative, and financial figures like 150 and 2785, all in a garbled historical context.
The note recalls attending an all day singing and prompts reflection that novelty is limited, as the speaker muses on enduring folk practices and shared musical heritage.
George E. Miemath landed a 56 14 pound muskellunge at Lake of the Woods Ontario on September 24, 1992. The catch showcases a notable trophy among local anglers and underscores strong muskie stocks in the region.
A brief note cites statistics claiming one in 86 women drivers experience mishaps versus one in 31 men. It argues common sense supports preferring women drivers and playfully asks the reader to note a woman approaching.
Whe Mobile Press launches a Reading Movement to provide books magazines and games for forest workers recruited for the forest army. Other papers join the effort to ease idle hours by supplying entertainment for workers who must send most earnings home. The Press calls the idea splendid and recalls how reading eased camp boredom for veterans.
Capt Langdon Smith head of the Alabama highway department returns from Washington hopeful for more federal funds to continue road building in Alabama. The Daily urges completion of the Decatur to Tuscumbia highway and notes Muscle Shoals legislation could make the route one of the South’s most important.
A seven mile eastward link from Tuscurmbia highlights a large paving gap. The text notes the government plans a vast valley development during this period, emphasizing infrastructure as a national priority.
Strawberry shipping is progressing with daily crates leaving Harteelle and Decatur. Expected price may reach 2.50 per crate, a stage that could yield good profits though it is below typical peak prices. weather remains beyond farmer control but the future of Morgan county strawberries looks bright with continued cultivation and marketing efforts.
A reader notes a humorous monologue where a farmer berates his mule Lightning while reflecting on his own hard work, taxes, mortgage, and the role of politics in farm life. The farmer questions whether politics makes men or jackasses, ending with a resigned, comic jab at election day.
Arthur Brisbane notes a May 3 trip from Utah toward the Atlantic via the Union Pacific, recounting Lincoln era links and Harriman’s rail creation, with desert imagery, beer mentions, and a Los Angeles Port growth claim tied to cross border beer trade.
The piece reflects on American travel from Grand Canyon to Mt. Rainier, praising scenery but stressing that prosperity comes from corn crops, pigs and cattle. It notes a Peru crisis with Luis M. Sanchez Cerro’s assassination and a brutal execution after his murder.
Gandhi announces a three weeks fast to purify his soul and protest untouchability. He tells his son Devidas he will fast despite risks, while in British custody Gandhi’s sacrifice is contrasted with Roosevelt and Washington’s modern politics. The piece suggests nationalization of labor as a danger and warns democrats may imitate Mussolini or Stalin if policies are rushed.
Arthur Sears Henning says the GOP worries about a dictatorship and contends Congress may lose its independent authority as the nation faces strong executive power. He criticizes Republican confidence in governing after recent national leadership.
Press dispatches from Washington state report the L N Railroad company applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a five million dollar government loan. Katcha-Koo a musical fantastique is set for May 26 and 27 at the Princess Theatre under Morgan County post No 15 of the American Legion. Rehearsals are underway. Sewer laterals construction in Albany wards two and three will begin soon. Mrs W C Holland returns from a visit to Naaki ville relatives.
Cedar Plains residents Misses Clarence Penn and La verne Woods visited Miss Gladys McCaig. Mr and Mrs W L McCaig hosted intimate friends. A Sunday Lebanon sing drew a large local crowd. Several attended Falkville commencement exercises. Mrs Kay McCaig and children visited Walter Dunlap near Falkville. Mrs Nate Segars is ill at home. John Richter Erskine Boyd and Miss Mildred Wilma Jackson visited the McCaig home. Mrs Oakla Austin returned to Birmingham after visiting relatives.
The passage contrasts Mussolini Hitler and Roosevelt and notes Americans debating whether a dictator in the White House could be as problematic as one in Wall Street. It reflects wartime-era concerns about authoritarian figures and democratic resilience.
In 1943 the Missouri Pacific president’s pay was cut from 85 000 to 40 000 yearly. Fewer families moved on May 1 moving day. Unemployed graduates plan a cap and gown parade in Washington. Doctors are urged to help the country with a prescription of reform. Dowries for Italian brides may be funded by taxed bachelors.
The piece recalls Herriot learning English or fooling the press and Roosevelt’s French exchange with him. Eleanor Roosevelt’s camera moment and a strict White House conference rule are noted. A Boland miscredit incident provokes corrections from Congressman Blanton and GPO staff.
Mr and Mrs Walter Cole announce the birth of their daughter Bessie Mae. The note mentions a broken arm and well wishes for a speedy recovery. TF Jackson had a business visit and misfortune near Gy OL. J P Tedford visited the community on Sunday.
A town couple debates economic vigor as the wife pushes for a garden and a new dress while the husband mocks overproduction. The piece notes a 19th century panic and contrasts it with America’s factory surge from 1 billion to 75.5 billion dollars in 80 years.
A mosaic of humorous jests and pithy maxims on marriage, wealth, manners, and social life. The piece trades in wry observations about pride, love, luck, and everyday behavior with a light, magazine-style tone. It includes jokes about dieting, aging, and common proverbs applied to modern life.
Miss Evelyn Grisham was elected Miss Athens of 1933 in a Ritz Theatre beauty pageant held in Athens Alabama, with local businessmen underwriting the event and the audience serving as judges. The show was directed by Mrs. William Conner of Florence, Alabama, and a list of contestants included Virinia Grasse, Le Ruth Glaze, Katharine Martin, Laura Noblitt, Ethel Mason, Irene Patton, Jane Lee, Elizabeth Sarver, and others.
ATHENS Alabama May 3 Special Approximately fifty prisoners are confined in the county jail which taxes the facilities to the limit and is said to be the largest delegation in the history of the jail. Some prisoners are said to prefer the comforts of the jail to being out on bond and without work. A special session of court will start Monday for the purpose of furnishing trials to all prisoners not out on bond.
Decoration at Gum Springs seven miles east of Hartville on the first Sunday in May includes Sunday school decoration and preaching at 11 by Rev. Crow. Dinner on the ground and singing in the afternoon. All invited and locals urged to meet Saturday to clean the cemetery.
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