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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1933
Page
10
Local market ad lists Native dressed veal at 8 6, hogs 125 to 150 pounds at 8 to 7 cents per pound, spareribs 8c, backbone 6c, country sausage OC per pound, hens on foot 10c per pound, old fryers 15c, geese 5c, turkeys 8 to 100 per pound. prices vary by cut and weight.
Local market prices show steady but light demand across grains hay and seed. Poultry and egg quotations held firm from yesterday with mixed and large hens and various fryer prices. Cattle hogs and calf values listed with steady trends and varied weights, receipts fair to good.
A notable temperature drop occurred over 34 hours with highs of 75 degrees and a low of 41 degrees recorded. Forecasters note the rapid change and emphasize continued cool conditions into the next day.
Advertises Painallay a dentist's private formula that kills pyorrhea germs in minutes and relieves gum pain. Promises a 50 cent bottle from Goldel's Drug Store with a two week trial and money back guarantee.
An advertisement promotes the New Indexed Bible as ideal for ministers scholars teachers and families urging Bible reading for youth. It notes broad usefulness for busy people and accepts school warrants as payment with cash balance, directing readers to write BOX 172 Corinth Mississippi.
A report by the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubspecial prison survey committee criticizes political influence in Alabama parole decisions. It urges laws for scientific parole, prison education, segregation of youths, and post release employment help for women prisoners, noting some reform already in discipline.
Decatur police hunt a Model T Ford roadster with a green body stolen Monday night from George R. Watson at 426 Walnut Street in Chattanooga Tennessee. Authorities say the thief headed in that direction in the stolen car.
A Washington roundup notes a cadet once in Pershing’s Nebraska corps who did not graduate and is listed as private and second alto. It also covers Senator Pittman pushing free silver coinage and a Soviet Russian note exchange highlighting Moscow’s stance and diplomats like Litvinoff and Stimson.
Mr and Mrs T J Cunningham Jr formerly of Florence have moved to Decatur to establish a home with Mr Cunningham taking a position with Cudahy Packing company They are at home with Mrs R E Chandler
Ticket sales climb at the Athens railroad office. By Oct 25, over 90 Chicago round trips had been sold in one day, a sharp rise from last year when local passenger ticket sales were nearly nil.
The Morgan County Teachers Institute will be held in Hartselle on Saturday October 28. Leaders in education and county work will address attendees with sessions on attendance supervision welfare household displays and health. The program includes devotional roll calls discussions and group meetings led by local educators and specialists.
A fragmented newspaper puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues about a famous stone worker, with references to a US team era, statue faces, and varied terms from coffee pot to sun god. The grid hints at a notable sculptor connected to memorials and the Confederacy.
Lacon visitor J B Patterson a well known businessman called on Decatur this morning renewing contact with local firms and noting ongoing business in the area.
John Smith was found not guilty of murder by a circuit court jury in the death of Herbert Cohn whose body was found on Southern Railway tracks west of Decatur. A coroner ruled death undetermined after investigating, and Smith had been jailed since arrest following the Saturday night encounter with Cohn.
Police in Okolona and Decatur seek Clifton Sanders who broke jail in a Mississippi city Sunday. Sanders, 32, 5'7" and 135 pounds, wore a dark sweater and pants and is traveling with companion Jimmie Green alias Jimmie Sharwood, described similarly.
A brief report notes abundant possums in the area after a night of seeking food. A resident recounts an evening spent begging seven in a few hours, illustrating the animal's apparent abundance.
Sheriff Kumpe Ayers of Lawrence County was in Decatur today attending sessions of the Circuit Court.
Home demonstration agent Miss Brein Rowe announces a meat canning demonstration in the Harteelle Ale home economics building on October 28 at 9 o clock. Four leaders from 48 communities will attend, with further demonstrations to be held in different counties. The event will involve home demonstration and 4-H clubs.
A booklet presents opinions of famous doctors on epilepsy. The notice directs that it be sent PRE while the Educational Division, Dept. 303, 545 Fifth Avenue, New York NY. An advertisement copy appears in the periodical.
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