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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1933
Page
2
Fragmentary second-piece matter lists post office details and names Shelton Bloodworth Sheppard and Benjamin Bloodworth. Mentions Associated Press and advertising/representative notes. Provides partial publication metadata and printing instructions for the Decatur Daily.
Aisbems ranks fourth nationally among states in cotton spinning activity and notes readiness for a revival, hoping Connecticut Mills will return to boost the industry.
A fragmented local note hints at improving times and settling debts. The text mentions bills, office tasks, and a shift away from a low mood with found evidence of relief.
The Blue Sox eye another season and Decatur may host baseball again this year at the lowest possible cost. The town has loved baseball, but organized play has often proved financially tight, with strong support expected to grow this year.
The piece commends the Garner city school board and management for finishing the term this year. It notes high school and grammar school grades completed the term without public assistance amid a tough year, praising common sense and resolve.
The Birmingham Post anticipates a July statewide vote on repeal and argues the result will influence an August special session and show broad public support beyond simply overturning the eighteenth amendment. The piece emphasizes decisive, overwhelming majorities and the political impact of the ballot.
The speaker argues that Alabamians are tired of prohibition farce and should vote on the question. He cites long US tradition of majority rule and self government and asserts Alabamians do not want liquor without control though outcome remains conjectural.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the 3 percent sales tax is awaited with interest. Alabama debates tax policy, noting the sales tax as a poorer man’s levy versus the income tax that would require constitutional changes. The Daily argues Alabama should avoid heavier burdens on the poor while awaiting government financial recovery.
Arthur Brisbane visits Salt Lake City to observe Mormon leadership. He describes Heber J. Grant and counselors Ivins and Clark, the church presidency, Brigham Young’s empire, the temple with six spires, and the gold Angel Moroni atop the central spire, linking to the Book of Mormon.
The article blends a discussion of Mormon beliefs about a North American paradise with reports of Utah car registrations, rising wool prices, and large wool purchases. It also covers farm unrest in Iowa and Nebraska beer legislation, noting martial law and arrests of farmers amid foreclosures.
Article traces growing split between liberal and conservative factions around Roosevelt policy. Senators Glass and Bulkley align with conservatives against inflation measures. Borah and Norris push back on central bank power and call for bank deposit insurance.
A column argues Illinois farmers favor horses over tractors for farm work and predict tractors will improve with service stations. It notes 902000 horses and mules in Illinois and claims farmers use corn and oats as their own fuel, while tractors idle and wear out.
A collection of humorous vignettes and maxims on gender roles, manners, excuses, family dynamics, and ordinary life. Snippets poke fun at fashion norms, dowries, parental excuses, pastor queries, and banking quirks, delivered in light, observational humor.
A string of wry quips and aphorisms about gender roles fame and social mores appears as a humorous parade of observations. The piece jokes about a woman horse doctor unions weddings grooming and the idea that effort and a smile pay off with time. It closes with a punch about a college graduate's idealism fading into realism.
In a brief exchange, Helen challenges a claim about luntbago while Gerald corrects that name. The dialogue hints at a tough white collar job involving wooden buttons provided by laundries.
Rodney Barron is reported to be able to go home following an operation at Benevolent Hospital several weeks ago. Friends express happiness at his improving condition and return home.
Herbert Norton a young business man from Decatur spent yesterday in Birmingham on business.
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