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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1933
Page
2
Lewey Robinson and Commissioner Taylor clash in a run off for the city associate commissioner seat. Robinson hammers Taylor’s record while Taylor replies with a jab about Lewey’s honesty as the fur flies over the heated election.
The article urges voters in the Nighth District to cast ballots on Tuesday September 13 for the congressional nominee from four candidates. It notes expected turnout between 18 000 and 20 000 due to poll tax and discusses Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties with Morgan likely around 8000 votes. The piece stresses civic duty and warns turnout could be lighter in rural areas if weather is fair. The New York Sun celebrated its 100th anniversary with dispatches from 1833 police court cases.
Voters are urged to go to the polls within the next 18 mornings to select a nominee who will carry through for the people, with emphasis on government concerns in the Tennessee Valley.
Arthur Brisbane column notes political topics of the day with ironies and calls for caution. It references the NRA Russia and oil concerns while offering automobile news and opinions from 1938.
The piece cites Henri Berenger warning Austria must stay separate to avoid European war, notes France and England offer to settle debts to the United States, critiques NRA and Johnson's response, and mentions Russia’s vast resources and Sloan’s strong GM sales, ending with Lloyd George and Kaiser remarks and a long-range Navy flight record.
Over a thousand attend the formal opening of the Talley Furniture Co at its new Bank and Church corner in San Antonio Texas as the city endures its worst flood in history with estimated 500 deaths and property damage above 10 million dollars. Mrs W W Callahan spends a couple weeks at Elkmont Springs Tennessee. Mr and Mrs Atlee Hoff return from extended visit to the North. Miss Clovis Babler vacationing with friends in Nashville and Pulaski Tennessee.
The Tennessee river began falling today with a gauge reading of five feet at seven o'clock.
A vintage column riffs on Lafayette’s 176th birthday while quipping about the sugar industry in Cuba, Henry Ford’s Blue Eagle, shifting states from water to band wagons, and Washington’s nerves as readers parse current moves.
Canal Zone reports 1 788 miles in hours as six navy flyers under Lieutenant Commander Carpenter form a perfect flight for most of the route. One craft limped in 40 minutes late due to engine trouble on the longest nonstop formation flight. The piece urges a national air defense department and notes existing aircraft talent.
In 1933 Roosevelt and Hull discuss keeping focus on American lives over property in Cuba as fears of a revolutionary government threaten sugar interests. The article notes naval demonstrations to deter Cuban instability and outlines NRA delays and public works funding context.
Administration experts link rising production costs speculative production and profiteering to stalled recovery. Prices may rise to restore balance, with a Justice-led probe to crack down on profiteers. Letters note rail safety neglect and shifts in Cuban exile and Huey Long’s political standing.
There was no rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at seven o'clock this morning. No precipitation was observed in the area, continuing a dry spell.
E. W. Kennedy of Goodrich Silver town Inc has returned to Silver town after a business trip to Atlanta Georgia.
A fragment notes relief after taking Cardui, mentioning use at two different times. The source minimal text implies a recoverable condition but provides no dates, symptoms, or outcomes beyond the claimed improvement.
A humorous panel sequence features a junk dealer and various quick one liners about marriage, money, and love. Characters include a woman awaiting her husband, a stenographer, a book keeper, a mother, a junior, a rich suitor, and an improvised paternal toast. The captions poke light fun at domestic life and social pretenses.
A customer storms into a grocer over a mistaken candle order. The clerk apologizes, saying he filled the 24 candle order himself, thinking they were for a birthday cake for the customer. The scene ends with the grocer trying to smooth the situation.
Brief article notes how communities valued newspapers during the depression era and includes a collection of humorous dialogue about daily life. Jokes cover topics from the road of affliction to stenographers and pockets in clothing.
A newspaper advertisement touts "B. C." as a fast relief remedy for violent headaches and nervous distress. The product is described as a pharmacist prepared blend promising results in minutes and suitable for aches, colds, neuralgia, and fever without habit forming drugs. Available in 10c and 25c packages at druggists.
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