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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1933
Page
2
Fragmentary text from The Decatur Daily shows garbled district printing and advertising references. The readable bits mention printing company, business manager, and public notices but lack coherent event or action to summarize.
A humorous note on vacations by Owens comments that many men discover travel days are tougher than office labor. Taconnette captioned cartoon extends the joke about leisure vs. work.
The Daily Eagle notes 14 arrests at the circus grounds after the big circus day while $750 was taken in at police court. A tiger reportedly got away but was recaptured, with no details on the animal's sight.
The Decatur site for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co prompts broader industry interest in southern locations. Officials explain months of location study and emphasize Decatur’s advantages. They urge local effort to capitalize on the opportunity rather than relying on Goodyear to do all the selling.
Alabama's Crimson Tide lost to Fordham University Rams 2 to 0 at the Polo Grounds in New York. The Tide fought a great game on a tricky wind day and, despite low scoring, showed strong effort against a tough home crowd.
The piece notes that automobile tag costs and gasoline taxes will be major topics as gubernatorial and legislative campaigns unfold. It argues that auto operation affects many citizens beyond a few wealthy individuals and emphasizes tag prices as a significant business and personal expense.
Former Governor Graves campaigns again and proposes reducing car tag fees from 26 to 13 dollars. The debate centers on making vehicle registration more affordable while the current governor advocates a different approach.
Roland H. Gray resigns after 18 months as Decatur Chamber of Commerce secretary to join the Goodyear plant here. He will remain in Decatur and is praised for executive ability and work with industrial and agricultural interests across three counties. Decatur wishes him success with Goodyear and thanks him for his service.
General J B Stanley recalls Butler County Reconstruction politics describing a disputed probate judge election. White opposition to a new constitution led to a voided vote yet Republican leaders declared the ticket legal. A series of beatings and threats followed until the judge resigned and a Democrat held the office thereafter. The Butler Ku Klux Klan of that period operated without robes or masks and did not molest Black residents.
Arthur Brisbane reports on crime concerns in Indiana and international headlines. A broad scan notes raised alarms about political figures and social tensions as the era grapples with governance and security.
The article describes Turkey's ten year celebration featuring parades pageants and athletic events for 1.5 million people. Citizens sent earth in bags to the House of the Republic site for Mustafa Kemal as a national tribute along with 50 million government messages and 200 flying machines over western Turkey. It also notes U S crime coverage and a cancer theory presented at Madrid with calls to replenish gland secretions.
Secretary Weeks, returning to Washington, said he will invite Henry Ford to discuss Detroit's offer to take over the Muscle Shoals plant in Alabama. Also notes deer and game hunting season opens November 1 and a shipping box ruling affects mail shoes. Community notices include Mrs Blair’s Birmingham trip and visits of Mrs Thomas and Mrs Curry.
An NEA Service column notes FDR's flexible strategy amid the New Deal, listing gold buys and relief loans as part of a broad recovery effort. General Hugh Johnson contemplates retirement while Ford resists the NRA code, signaling tensions within the administration and big industry.
A housewife refuses to sell a novel for 10000 claiming two years washing dishes inspired the plot. Half a million hoboes ride trains yearly while rail travel outpaces buses. Sally Rand hopes to mimic Mae West but critics doubt the appeal. A Cambridge scientist jokes about dying brains and Civil War era frailty.
A light quip about disguises during Hallowe en time. A husband compares women to birds because they chirp, while his wife retorts it is due to worms they pick up.
A humorous exchange where an elderly man asks about his aim and the caddie notes he is hitting well but missing the hole. The Halloween reminiscence sets a wistful mood about youth and aging. The brief dialog captures lighthearted golf banter with a seasonal touch.
A string of jokes and vignettes unfolds including a black and white railway joke, a son’s excuses to his father about getting up, a would be son asking to join the family, fears of divorce, and a sailor recounting a wash overboard rescue with a punch line about life flashing before his eyes.
Lawrence county teachers will hold a county wide rally described as a pow wow on November 18 at 3 p.m. Attendees include all teachers, school board members, and P T A leaders. Tickets are available from committee leaders C G Horton J C Johnson C K Parker H L Tidwell or their members.
The Central Alabama Log Rollers Association will meet in Montgomery on November 26 to initiate up to 100 candidates into the Woods of the World. The convention committee expects over 200 visitors from Autauga Chilton Bibb Bullock Coosa Elmore Lowndes Macon and Montgomery counties. Magnolia Camp of Montgomery will host.
A humorous exchange contrasts women chatting politics with judgments on neighbors. Father questions consequences of boys telling stories, and the boy jokes about being kept late after school and later at the office.
A dialogue shows Brown noting Helen Ferguson has a glass eye. Brown claims the eye spoke in conversation yesterday. Gena comments Bertie carries a town man aura while Lena questions his wealth. The group discusses travel plans and a sinking dollar value per politicians.
A concise reflection on busy lives and the vanity of beauty. It notes that time is precious and beauty is shallow, implying enduring value lies beyond appearances.
A user reports starting Thedford's Black-Draught syrup and claims relief from a headache. The ad style text promotes the product as a remedy for discomfort and states increased well being after use.
Report says U S is paying 1.25 dollars above world gold price with a six cent rise Saturday. The dollar’s value slipped to 64.96 cents, and experts predict government plans to push the dollar still lower by buying gold at any cost.
Paducah visitor Kirkland Ratliff of Paducah Kentucky will spend the week end with his family here.
Special revival meetings at First Presbyterian Church in Athens enter their second week with rising attendance. Pastor Dr. J Russell Crawford delivers daily messages at 3 and 7 30 p m. The simple direct preaching draws church members and others. Meetings continue through Sunday November 5.
The Leadership school in canning of meats held in Hartselle October 28 drew 75 ladies. Demonstrations covered canning chicken beef pork and more with recipes such as Scrapple meat loaf cream chicken fried chicken sausage packed raw beef roast and liver paste.
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