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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1933
Page
2
Report notes the wife of a known gangster slapped a guard who tried to hurry her into a courtroom. It reminds readers she knew her husband’s criminal activities, suggesting possible complicity or awareness of illegal enterprises.
Four more weeks of favorable weather end another cotton season, offering farmers money to buy supplies for the first time in many years. The article notes this marks a rare period when growers can make purchases with available funds.
The administration shows growing restiveness over labor strikes disrupting the economic recovery, hinting at possible use of force if necessary. Franklin D Roosevelt, like his mysterious predecessor, keeps a firm stance amid mounting domestic unrest.
The article argues many seek leaders and support rather than self effort. It recalls Arbela 331 B C where Alexander the Great led disciplined troops to victory against numbers and noise. It urges present readers to apply discipline in life, trust, and fearless progress with less divided guidance.
The Huntsville Times notes senators seek a constitutional amendment to divide electoral votes by state percentage of popular vote. The plan would shift New York's Hoover votes from 4 to 28 and give Smith 22, with insistence on moving toward abolishing electoral votes altogether.
The piece argues for replacing the electoral college with a direct popular vote, noting proposed amendments by statesmen including Senator Norris. It explains current winner take all rules, cites 1938 Hoover versus Smith in New York, and suggests a proportional distribution of electoral votes. The author questions why not make the presidency decided solely by popular vote.
Nation enters NRA Buy-Now push with essays by Gouverneur Morris urging readers to spend and circulate dollars. The piece warns against hoarding, says circulating money fuels wages, savings, and recovery, and calls to back the NRA to prevent civilization’s decline.
Brief syndicated column note references Mrs Roosevelt turning 49 and a nod to Columbus awareness. Brisk cultural commentary from Arthur Brisbane, syndicated 1983.
Mrs Roosevelt marked her forty ninth birthday with a White House luncheon for the Marconis and 200 AFL women at tea. She later hosted fifty slum clearance activists, held a family birthday dinner, and entertained grandchildren on the third floor. She then traveled to New York to address a conference on Young America.
The text links aging and intellectual change in women with timing and history from Professor Shaler and comments on Columbus Day. It mentions Leif Erikson and Atlantic exploration, then focuses on the timing of invention, the NRA’s potential role in strikes, and a threat to federal labor control via Congress and a general push toward government mediation of labor disputes.
General Johnson weighs whether forty million workers should be unionized and whether the labor union or the states hold greater sway. Strikes spread across cotton, mining, longshore, mechanics, and teaching with police patrolling riots in West Virginia and Indiana. Washington shifts to a six billion fourth Liberty Loan, arguing inflation fears are misplaced. government money and bonds share value through the president of Sears Roebuck General R E Wood asserts improving conditions and rising prospects from coast to coast.
The New York Giants claimed the world championship by defeating the New York Yankees 1 to 0 at the Polo Grounds in Game Eight. Frigid weather greeted players as the decisive victory sealed the series. Henry Ford is noted for potentially linking Detroit properties with Muscle Shoals by way of a direct railroad line amid recent Ferro railroad interests. Local residents Mr and Mrs W P Carter and son George plan a visit to their relatives. Mary Glence stars in The Call of Youth at the Princess.
Mrs. C. T. Wiggins spends the week in Hartselle visiting friends and enjoying local hospitality.
The department of commerce report to October 1 shows Morgan ginnings rising from 8603 to 10472 bales. Limestone ginned 11272 bales up from 10227 and Lawrence 10118 up from 8515.
The Tennessee river stood stationary this morning with a gauge reading of two feet at 7 o'clock.
A critical note claims the Atzat Americanized Bible hides the creation narrative mid book and that the Lord disapproves of this approach. The remark casts doubt on modernization affecting sacred text.
Morris Hillquit was buried in New York yesterday. The obituary notes he was an able lawyer and a sincere radical who sincerely tried to improve the world through his plans.
Willis Thornton profiles Ann Burlak as the Red Flame visitor in Washington. A 250-strong march to the Commerce Building proceeds under police escort with Burlak at the rear, singing a cheerleader guided chorus, in an autumn morning display.
Auditors fill the room as Miss Burlak and other protesters attend a hearing led by General Johnson to seek modifications to the textile code. Communist observers and AF of L delegates clash in a tense, noisy scene amid calls for industrial peace.
A collage of quips and sketches about Friday the thirteenth, superstition, love letters, friendships, and humorous exchanges. Characters joke about unlucky dates, hat bills, and awkward social twists while voices from a homey scene chatter through the day.
A woman insists that bandage robes or clothes are not bought by the court. She argues a coated tongue would cost her own money, challenging the judge’s stance in a procedural exchange.
The saying notes men often share business worries with their wives who push for purchases. It suggests a common domestic dynamic where wives seek to spend to relieve financial stress.
A dialogue shows a hungry tramp asking for change while Rich Dyspeptic offers five thousand dollars for his appetite. The odd banter references a watermelon season and a suited plan. Jasper Tommy Hellman notes marital harmony due to his father in law owning a millinery store while Caspar questions blame on the son in law.
The report notes no rainfall occurred during the 24-hour period ending at 7 o'clock, indicating a dry interval with no weather events recorded in that span.
The weather bureau reports today’s high near 84 degrees and a low around 55 degrees. Conditions are mild with a light morning chill and expect continued pleasant weather through the day.
The article discusses liquid laxatives as a controlled safe option for regular use. It warns against habitual salts and solid laxatives for potential issues while praising Caldwell’s Pepsin as a conventional remedy. It notes benefits like regularity without immediate discomfort and mentions suitability for children.
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