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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1933
Page
2
The Tennessee Valley Printing Co. declares entry as second class matter Feb 94 1012 at Decatur post office July 1 1917 under Alabama law and credits the Associated Press for news dispatches and local coverage with exclusive re-publication rights reserved. National advertising rep: Devine-Tenney Corp New York Pittsburgh.
Farmers report returning cotton to fields as prices improve and acreage reduction payments aid cash flow. First bale sales and collecting on acreage incentives have helped many growers during the market lull.
The outgoing officer expresses satisfaction with a job well done and plans to pursue other areas. The incoming leader shows enthusiasm and resolve, backed by strong support and friends, ready to take on substantial duties.
The Tennessee Valley Authority announces tentative allocations in the millions for a Muscle Shoals fertilizer plant. Tests are described in dispatches without detail, drawing criticism for not yet employing more workers. The project is expected to create hundreds or thousands of jobs, and supporters urge rapid hiring.
Citizens note the steady arrival of government checks in several North Alabama counties. The influx, totaling thousands of dollars, boosts business as clerical work slows the initial distribution.
The Red Cross drive is under way in Morgan County and will start in Decatur on November 11 with a 900 member quota. Past year results show nearly 9,000 sacks of flour 30,000 yards of cloth and 7,000 ready made garments distributed plus other work funded by the national organization and no paid local workers.
Washington dispatches mix hope and doubt on early construction of Wheeler dam also called dam number three. President Roosevelt favors Morgan's TVA plan while Ickes pushes funding from the authority not public works. The project has government approval and preliminary work. It promises thousands of immediate jobs and is key to the river improvement program.
The Anniston Star lauds Governor Miller for guiding debt relief through the five percent bonds and warrant exchanges after the supreme court ruling. The Huntsville Daily Register joins in congratulating Miller, noting the income tax and warrant amendments restore faith in state finances and bolster fiscal integrity.
Arthur Brisbane discusses religion in Russia and fire control politics while tagging a 2033 life expectancy scenario. The piece reflects early 20th century syndicated opinion style with societal warnings.
The piece urges stronger fire prevention and insurance controls citing 7000 deaths and 400 million dollars in U.S. property damage last year. It argues non fireproof buildings where families sleep on upper floors should not carry insurance and notes global views on religion and science, including claims of 2033 disease cures and anti kidnapping prosecutions.
Investigators planning liquor control after prohibition favor low taxes on wine and beer to promote temperance. The text cites Thomas Jefferson and his 1807 1807 letters about wine and beer. It notes Jefferson hoped cheap wine would spread, boosting treasury revenue and national sobriety.
A humorous verse sketch depicts strained finances after paydays, with a fading grocery budget and an empty ice box. It contrasts marriage roles and budgeting woes with comic lines about college weekends and small town habits, ending with a quip about a local bacon slicer.
Babe Ruth announced he would not play again this year due to an infected arm and possible amputation unless he stays out of the Yankee lineup. Harding to receive appeal from Railway Brotherhood chiefs after a 5 to 1 strike vote. Julian B Smith returns home after visiting brothers G H and A M Smith. Mrs Petty and two children return from a four week visit at Jackson Tenn. The H B Club meets Wednesday at 11 30 with Mrs J L Gunter.
Willis Thornton reports on the evolving two year plan for the NRA with two paths: industry socialization under federal control or a competitive code referee system with compliance boards. The piece also notes changes to securities law advisory views, Roosevelt era politics, and mentions Mrs. Roosevelt and Isabella Greenway with a Statue Hall context.
Friends of Mrs. J. N. Belue report she is ill at her residence on Third Avenue West.
Idaho cows must not be fed beer per state welfare commissioner. Money in circulation rose by 557 million in a week per the Federal Reserve, while real value trends down. Psychologists note girls mature earlier than boys yet reach middle age later. Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton jokes about marriages as she seeks an audience. The American Legion convention reported no bonus clash with President Roosevelt.
The investigation urges frank acceptance and treatment of beer containing up to 3.2 alcohol as non intomating. Edger B Lebensberg, Chicago club owner, shot himself after learning of indictment in a 250000 mail robbery case. Federal agents pursue 20 others in a stolen securities syndicate while Indiana miners face bombed homes and Pennsylvania coal fields see slow returns despite presidential pleas.
A mosaic of vignettes shows education and pay, office efficiency, romance, and farm or studio relocation. Dialogues touch on credit bills, machines bringing riches with unknown costs, handwriting grades, and a joke about kidneys and married children.
Col. Page S. Bunker announced the gift of 1 640 acres by the Jackson Lumber Company of Lockhart to expand the state forest at Geneva. The land contains young long leaf pine and will be developed by a Civilian Conservation Corps camp between Samson and Florala.
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