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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1933

Page

3

Coat Sale Mistake Triggers Office Turmoil and Backlash

Eve and Mona battle over a $20 price typo that turned a 100 coat sale into a $3 000 potential loss. Charles the messenger and Miss Gordon miscommunicate proofs as Mr Bixby watches the chaos in the coat department. Eve fears punishment and faces Monday’s reckoning after a sales rush.

Charles Eve Mr. Bixby Mona Bixby Arlene Miss Gordon Bixby’s Mr. Barnes

Malone Announces Campaign for Congress in Alabama's Eighth

Baynard L. Malone of Decatur Alabama announces his candidacy for representative in Congress from the Eighth District subject to the Democratic primary on September 12 1933. He appeals for votes and influence and acknowledges political advertising authorization by Baynard L. Malone Decatur Ala.

Congress Eighth Baynard L. Malone Decatur Alabama Aid Ala A H. Carmichael H. Carmichael Tuscumbia

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for undernourished children

An old advertisement claims thin pale children suffer iron deficiency and loss of appetite. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with iron and quinine as a safe tonic that supposedly improves appetite, color, energy, and resistance to disease in children and adults.

Grove

Birmingham Market Prices and Shipments Report

Daily Birmingham market notes show light hay receipts and firm prices for U S 1 Johnson hay 13.50 1400 and 11.00 11.50 for No 2, Timothy No 1 18.50 18.00, No 2 18.00 18.50, U S 1 Alfalfa 26.00. Poultry and eggs steady with hens small 7%4c 8c large 8c 0c, No 1 white eggs 18c No 1 mixed 14c 15c Fryers small 11c large 11%c 12c, roosters 4%c ducks 8. Grain prices delivered Birmingham corn No 1 white 70c No 2 yellow 67c oats No 2 white 45%c 46c steady. Butter fat delivered churning 16c premium 18c. Cattle prices listed by type with mixed Jerseys plus calves and cows. hogs by weight with prices from 2.55 to 4.35 and a 5c hogs advance.

Birmingham U. S Johnson Timothy

Local Social Roundup of Visits and Travels

Miss Elizabeth Hunter visits friends in Memphis Tennessee. Miss Patsy Rogers stays with friends in Huntsville. Mr and Mrs David Baugher and daughter Margaret Jean return to Birmingham after days with relatives. Mrs Robert Bailey moves to Nashville. Sewing Club met with Miss Louise Hardiman. Gordon Hacker returns from Grand Bay Alabama. Russell Belch family and Miss Ruby Douthit return from the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago via Lincoln Memorial and Mammoth Cave. both sites praised.

Elizabeth Hunter Memphis Tenn Patsy Rogers Huntsville David Baugher Margaret Jean Birmingham Robert Bailey Nashville Sewing Club So and Sew Louise Hardiman Gordon Hacker Grand Bay Als Russell Belch

Sermon Topic For Tonight Announced

W. Morgan of the Nineteenth Avenue Church of Christ will deliver revival services at 7:30 tonight. The message centers on Revelation chapter four and the Four Beasts. The public is invited to attend.

Morgan Nineteenth Avenue Church of Christ

River Falling

The Tennessee River level is dropping as of an update noting continued decline. No additional details on location, time, or impact are provided in the fragment.

Nemo Yakson Oklahoma San Francisco Manzanillo Guatemala Salvador Honduras Tennessee

John Singer Sargent and Havana Facts

John Singer Sargent noted as a distinguished American painter. The text explains 4840 square yards equal one American acre and identifies Morrow Castle at the harbor entrance in Havana Cuba.

John Singer Sargent Morrow Castle Havana Cuba

Market Price List Shows Fresh Produce and Deals

The list catalogues home grown cabbage per pound at 60 to 80 cents for large carrots in small bunches 40 cents per dose and 50 to 80 cents for large carrot bunches. Tomatoes sell two to three cents per pound and cucumbers at two to three cents per pound with squash priced per pound.

Loan Applications To Be Filed Here

W. V. Davidson Morgan county appraiser for the Home Owners Loan Corporation announced that all loan applications must be filed locally. Applicants should submit in the Masonic building to the Morgan county office instead of sending them to Birmingham.

W. V. Davidson Morgan County Home Owners Loan Corporation Birmingham

Trace of Rain Marks 24 Hour Period Ending 7 O’clock

A trace of rain was recorded during the 24 hour period ending at 7 o’clock. The report notes minimal precipitation and no significant weather events in the interval.

Weather Bureau Today

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