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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1933
Page
2
Railroads advertise an eight dollar ground trip to Chicago to visit the Fair. The offer highlights affordable travel for visitors seeking the exhibits and events in the city.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad reports about 1 200 more travelers daily as riders switch to cheaper, more comfortable rail service. Officials credit lower fares for boosting traffic though concerns linger about the impact of impending Chicago fare changes on future travel.
The Selma Times Journal notes postal savings grew during banking hysteria but will wane with federal deposit guarantees. It highlights Morgan County cotton reduction results with over 4 000 farmers participating, adding over a million dollars to cotton value as plans for further acreage cuts and loans unfold for 1934.
The article notes gold rising 18 cents an ounce and discusses world gold values amid currency shifts. It also highlights H. H. Ruttledge's white Leghorn laying her 352nd egg in 359 days and nearing a world record, with a remark on a nine pound baby as a marvel.
Senator McAdoo, returning from Russia, praises progress in apartment construction and transit, notes Moscow’s lack of unemployment, and contrasts with American labor markets. He cites Roosevelt’s wisdom on recognition with Russia and comments on economic conditions and the idea of individualism versus collectivist trends.
Secretary of War Weeks told a Sheffield crowd he will conduct a thorough investigation of all questions surrounding the Muscle Shoals property before making any disposal recommendations during his inspection visit. In Decatur the city council postponed final action on $100,000 bonds for a new high school building. Constance Talmadge stars in Dangerous Business.
Dr Emens III and Dr Redding Emens were transported Thursday morning by Brown's ambulance to Nashville for medical treatment.
The report notes no precipitation occurred in the 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. today.
A sensational remark questions a woman swimmer's courage in crossing a treacherous mile from a harsh penal setting named Devil's Island to the San Francisco coast. The piece hints at censorship and the era's moral code affecting imagery and exposure.
A NEA column recalls Albert H. Wiggin former chairman of Chase National Bank who left in 1932 after Rockefellers gained control and Aldrich became dominant. It notes Wiggin’s severance pension and questions who ran the bank since 1930. The piece also touches on La Follette’s questioning, Rep. Pecora hearings, and a Utah repeal vote context. It closes with facts about DC jail executions and the death row count.
A local Decatur area sign proclaims Alabama having the highest gasoline tax in the world. The blurb pairs satirical quips about the Jazz Age and youth, plus a cheeky note about improper parking and a humorous dialogue line.
A Toronto driver was jailed for knocking down a child and causing damage to three cars after an erratic journey. The piece criticizes glare from headlights as a danger to pedestrians and drivers while urging cautious driving with the ABCs of automobil e. It ends with a quip about girls and traffic tickets.
A humorous piece features a self described wreck trying to valet a car with a damaged vehicle and a quirky narrator. Interwoven are brief vignettes including California hitch hikers using a chloroform rag, a back seat driver quip, and satirical lines about optimists and broke cities.
Commentary on profanity grounded in religious duty. The piece argues motive matters, cites Deborah the prophetess and the third commandment, and urges keeping promises. It condemns swearing and using oaths irreverently, calling for reform of speech and action in God’s name.
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