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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1933
Page
3
Monnie and Kay discuss Kay’s urge to leave Belvedere for Chicago or New York to pursue acting. Kay notes luck and risks, praising another screen hopeful while Monnie weighs her own past romance with Dan Cardigan and Sandra Lawrence’s party power plays.
Alabama Courier in Athens reports two mules owned by Gene Beddingfield, slain two weeks prior, died after nails were driven into their heads. Limestone officers investigate the claim as details emerge including a son of the deceased removing a mule’s head to test for rabies.
Young Beddingfield told Decatur men that a mule on the Horton farm died strangely and a large rusty nail was found driven into its head. He later described a man harming another mule as well and called the crime one of the most dastardly acts he had heard, urging investigation and trial if true.
The weather bureau reported a maximum temperature of 75 and a minimum of 54 degrees for the 24 hour period ending at 7 o clock.
The Tennessee river is rising with a reported gauge of 66 feet today. Officials monitor flood risk as the water level climbs and communities brace for impacts along the riverbanks.
J T Belue county agent of Lime stone county urges farmers to attend a county meeting at Lime stone demonstration farm Friday at 2 pm to learn about hairy vetch and crimson clover for land building and alfalfa productivity with guidance from the Belle Mina substation on slag and soil prep.
Chimiessens OOO announces poultry pricing for hens and turkeys on foot with weights and per pound rates. Heavy hens 6 to 8 cents, light and mixed 5 to 6 cents. Old fryers 10 to 15 cents, spring fryers 5 to 20 cents, turkeys 8 to 10 cents, geese 5 cents, ducks 5 cents.
Today at Birmingham market prices show hay steady near yesterday with light receipts and demand slow. Grain carloads list No 2 white corn 58%20, No 2 yellow corn 56%4, No 2 white oats 36 36%4. white corn up 4c, yellow corn up, oats steady to down 4c. Cotton seed at 14.00 per ton carlots or 17 delivered. eggs and butter futures mixed. cattle steady, hogs down 5c with fair receipts. overall market reflects varied shifts across grains, feeds, eggs, dairy, and livestock.
Federal inspectors will assess Alabama National Guard units with a May 10 review of the 106th Observation Squadron at Birmingham led by Capt. Guy McNeill. Major Henry J. Badham commands the unit, cited as one of the South’s top outfits, with transfer interest from nearby states if upkeep falters. Gov. Miller may attend a post inspection dinner.
Farmers plan to attend a 2 p.m. demonstration to see the effects of vetch and crimson clover, and the subsequent alfalfa growth after turning vetch. The event invites observers to see the crops and compare yields firsthand.
Ancient ad copy fragment reports Blue Star products linked to severe skin conditions. Itch relief claims are mixed with references to fatal outcomes, though text is garbled and details are unclear. The fragment mentions remedy names and vague warnings without verifiable facts.
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