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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1933
Page
2
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City leaders reflect on the long arc of planning from stadiums and airports to markets and municipal projects. A broad review examines past ambitions, current needs, and future feasibility for major civic sites.
A 1903 copyright for Sweet Adeline is expected to yield royalties amid diminishing sites, signaling the onset of prohibition era financial strains and cultural shifts reflected in music rights.
The text notes ten cent cotton is unlikely for farmers choosing to gamble with Uncle Sam while the cotton market suffers, with nine cents remaining as the safer option in the same county.
The discussion centers on General Hugh Johnson withholding access to press conferences. The piece argues the move risks undermining public trust when reporters are barred for critical articles. It notes the NRA reliance on publicity and warns against turning briefings into controlled propaganda.
Kyle Crichton notes a shift in professional football from a dull spectacle to a colorful, exciting game. He attributes it to influx of players from small colleges who play hard for keeps and bring college level intensity and a willingness to compete.
Crichton credits economic factors for change but credits small town heroes for impacting the big game. He lauds Burnett from Emporia State, Mulleneaux from Northern State Arizona, and Owen brothers from Phillips University Enid as All-America material.
The article highlights Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties as on the cusp of development aided by federal and state appropriations. It notes highway projects from Athens to Florence and Decatur to Tuscumbia, CCC camps, and land grants for development, urging local ownership of growth and future status as an industrial agricultural empire.
Arthur Brisbane reports on rising war anxieties and new ideas amid polyglot broadcasts. The column discusses potential public reaction and the impact of broadcasts on society during a tense era.
Disputes over the Chinese railway draw Russia and Japan toward potential war while Hitler withdraws from the League of Nations. Europe braces as Germany treads toward a one party state and a new election, with France and Belgium fortifying against air power and conflict.
The text identifies James Bryant Conant as the president of Harvard University. It also states Russia had an army of 12 million men and asserts Tegucigalpa as the capital of Honduras.
The article discusses research on how larval starvation affects sex in flour beetles and suggests mothers dieting may shift birth ratios toward boys. It then covers John D. Rockefeller Jr's liquor tax recommendations to curb bootlegging, noting the need for reasonable taxes to undermine illicit production and organized crime.
The column notes Senor Don Harmodio Arias visiting Roosevelt at a press conference as a symbol of neighborly spirit. It reports AFL leadership battles at their convention, the shift toward vertical unionism under the NRA, and hints at looming internal labor struggles and power politics affecting the TVA and Muscle Shoals projects.
A collage of short gags and wry lines about advertising fishing a Mayo doctor and domestic life. Jokes touch on business baiting, hosts and guests, cosmetics in the Middle Ages, wealth and cholera mortality, and witty exchanges with maids and historians.
Ola Barnard, Supervisor School Attendance, asks Decatur and rural Morgan County residents to ensure all children attend regular classes. She cites civic duty, school as a social agency, and the goal of thirty pupils per teacher, urging cooperative effort and full public support.
The column cites a Rockefeller report urging alcohol sales by package after repeal and notes FDA could require vitamins in lipstick. It quips about Egyptians, Nazis, and life, contrasting idle worry with factory closures and a mother sending her daughter to study music.
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