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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1933
Page
2
Decatur city board of education was sued for certificates paid on October 12 and 13 and due by November. The action stems from the March filing alleging improper expense handling by district officials.
Following complaints about bottles thrown at a recent football game in Birmingham, authorities ordered soft drink sellers to serve refreshments only in paper cups. The rule, already used in Alabama boxing and wrestling arenas, aims to reduce hazards from tossed bottles during crowd excitement.
Dispatches from New York report wholesale desertions from the Tammany mayoralty campaign to McKee amid proposals for a city parking tax. Officials aim to sell parking licenses to motorists, threatening jail or car immobilization for those without a license as deficit relief.
Attorney General Cummings announces U S government will use an offshore island fortress prison to confine gangsters. The move aims to separate inmates from outside contacts and reduce escapes and contagion to larger prisons, with outside supporters eager to intervene.
A report notes that confinement in a remote prison limits prisoners' urge to attempt escapes by increasing separation from outside influence and reducing access to potential collaborators or resources.
Former Governor Bibb Graves formally announces his gubernatorial candidacy while Colonel Graves signals support for Bibb Graves and a new Alabama deal. Other likely contenders include Dr Denny Judge Hobbs Shelby Fletcher Willingham Jarman Dixon and additional Legion leaders.
The Star mocks imaginative radio news as risky and unreliable. It cites the Indiana man hunt and LA earthquake as examples where broadcasts misled, delayed police work, or frightened the public until newspapers reported the facts. The piece argues newspapers remain the better source for accurate daily news.
A brief note highlights a feature on Today’s moving pictures, with discussion of new bonds for aging structures and the question of earnings. The item mentions Miss Perkins and a reflective prompt on potential profits.
Column reviews a Roosevelt viewing of a Paihe newsreel showing an Ambridge steel mill labor riot with deputies and casualties. It mentions martial law in Sullivan County Indiana after explosions, khaki shirt march plans in Washington, and critiques of NRA, Perkins, and salaries. Includes notes on Mayo, crime waves in Oklahoma City, and Kidnaping cases under the Lindbergh law.
In a NEA Service column from Washington, Willis Thornton reports on code hearings as industry groups push their positions. The piece notes hearings across sectors from pipes to textiles, and the fight over licensing and public works funding led by Public Works Chief Ickes urging mayors to apply for federal grants.
A Detroit manufacturer will place a large sum of money on deposit with banks nationwide to be used for loans to farmers and producers handling crops this season and for financing the next. County court reports 150 cases disposed of in the last fortnight. J W Clapton attends Madison County Fair at Huntsville and visits New Market before returning home along with Stanley Wyatt Atlee Hoff A M Thompson and E E Graves.
H. H. Pittman of Route 2 Hartselle was a business visitor in Decatur Priday.
reports from Barbs Bronx about locals claiming a gold sighting while Broadway attracts few diggers. A million copies of Hitler's My Fight published prompting mock bonfire talk. Chicago man buried alive for 60 days, others in city walk unburied longer. Scientist estimates $100 million to fund a moon rocket flight, a prospect deemed impractical.
The American Federation of Labor opposes any U S move toward inflation warning it endangers ten million unemployed workers. It says idle time is a greater danger than inflation and that resolutions or talk about an honest dollar cannot put men back to work.
A periodical column mixes humor and safety tips for motorists with quips about cars and drivers. Jokes touch on traffic rules, crashes, and social scenes, noting the era’s humor about cars, chauffeurs, and road life.
A narrative contrasts a busy Central line with the lady’s disbelief and hints at communications mishaps. It recalls Andy Jones and Henry Ford’s associates questioning public stance and notes a biblical parable of the Rich Young Ruler choosing possessions over Christ.
Fragmentary remarks discuss bumblebees delaying motorists and potential measures like screening automobile windows. The text lightly muses on unemployment and a vague note on love affecting awareness of the traffic hold up behind.
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