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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
2
Fragment from Decatur Daily includes listing of printing office roles and personnel such as founder Shelton managing editor Benjamin Sloodworth and business manager R. Sheppard. It references advertising representative names in multiple cities and notes a 1918 postal matter.
A fragment notes long decline in cotton industry health over fourteen years with a somber hint that life remains in the sector.
The text suggests most people will settle on debts if you pay a small part, while refusing any payment leads to trouble ahead. It emphasizes modest payments as a path to avoid conflict.
The plant will be occupied soon by an industry that will benefit the entire county and area. What helps Decatur helps Morgan, Lawrence, and Limestone counties, a fact long understood in recent years.
The piece argues for steady growth in Decatur, fearing an abrupt boom could shift benefits elsewhere in the valley. It prefers gradual development aligned with Shoals' plan to prevent later regret.
The Tennessee Valley Authority plans Cove Creek Dam with major reconditioning near Wilson Dam. Readies extensive transmission lines, reforestation, and reservoir work totaling about 34.88 million dollars, plus 6.04 million for the line to support power needs. Memorial items include cemetery relocations and rail/road access considerations near Muscle Shoals.
Political satire by Arthur Brisbane notes recent European tensions and Peiping capitulations, urging caution in voting on wear laws and broadcasting opinions on international matters. The piece reflects 1930s syndicate style with bold commentary on global events.
Joyous European reaction to the US agreeing to enter consultations on any Europe wide conflicts. London and Paris express gratification as the US agrees to join future disputes, with our league representative Mr. Davis appearing oddly naïve in the celebration.
The piece argues the U S could renounce intervention and warns Europe to end its disputes without American aid or paying debts. It notes Peiping reports China ceded a major city to Japan and a truce allows Japan to seize territory while China is spared direct casualties.
The piece contrasts Chinese wartime tactics with 18th Amendment repeal sentiment in New York. Postmaster Farley predicts a 20 to 1 repeal margin in New York City and 10 to 1 statewide, while John F. Curry of Tammany Hall foresees strong anti repeal results. The author notes uncertainty outside New York and suggests repeal may fail despite optimistic local forecasts.
William B Leeds protests heavy costs and bureaucratic blunders in lighter than air craft policy while American Humane Association notes laws banning ear clipping in dogs as nations seek humane reforms. A French vessel carries a 216 year old bottle labeled antique or brandy depending on entry rules. Brandy ages like men—grows weaker with age, improves rarely, after a point.
Reports dated May 25 1921 note Madame Currie the discoverer of radium is ill in Pittsburgh with a doctor ordering complete rest. Also listed are local business openings and travel plans including Price Hamilton cleaning shop on Grant street and Mrs J H Hughes visiting Nashville.
Miss Lois Smith of Cullman, who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Joe Gustin on East Lafayette street, is now in Russellville visiting Mrs. Ross Hargett.
The weather bureau recorded a maximum temperature of 93 and a minimum of 60 for the 24 hour period ending at 7 o'clock.
Washington discusses the delayed industry control public works bill and the push to start a $3.3 billion program to lift employment and purchasing power. April manufacturing and payroll indices show declines, with May to July expected drops. Roosevelts figures forecast 1.65 million jobs at $30 a week for a year if funded.
A collage of light quips and brief comic exchanges featuring domestic satire and social jests. Topics range from a wife painting suggestive lines in a bathroom to light courtroom and postal service humor, with playful exchanges about lemonade stairs rice and shoes.
A vintage ad promotes Blue Star Ointment as a remedy for itch rash tetter ringworm eczema. The product is said to soothe, coat and absorb quickly with a pleasant taste and claims of fast relief.
Windes school hosts a Saturday night presentation of Skippy Sees Things Through by Hopewell church children. Public invited to attend.
River gauge on the Tennessee River shows a stationary level of six feet today. Local observers note no immediate rise in water along the riverfront and no flooding warnings issued.
A faded column recalls a farmer trading a sorrel mare for an organ and a local man dodging a mother-in-law’s funeral. A clerk jokes about misreading a death notice. A wife warns a husband about a platinum blonde, and a father explains gaps between fads and wrinkles to his son.
A New Jersey man claims to have invented a perpetual machine but needs 3000 to start it. The joke notes how easily people are drawn to costly promises while a quip about reporters at dinner recalls a witty exchange with an editor who blue-penciled half the order.
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