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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1933
Page
2
The article highlights Kunnel Bibb Graves as the top contender for the governor’s race. It notes Graves’ standing among supporters and positions him as the candidate to beat in upcoming campaigns.
A federal judge in Oklahoma refused to curb the guard method for Harvey Bailey. The article notes Bailey is a dangerous desperado held on serious charges after an earlier escape. The judge references other inmates and criticizes the defense for calling the treatment cruel while Bailey remains in irons and underwear.
The telegrams from cotton belt states urge President Roosevelt to raise cotton prices to stimulate circulation in agricultural areas. Farmers would gain twelve cents, while cotton goods prices rise, signaling a hopeful but uncertain path to prosperity. The administration’s ability to raise prices remains unclear, eight to twelve cent goals clash with policy limits.
Montgomery announces 75 miles of eastward highway from Tuscumbia to the Lawrence county line is among the first group advertised for construction by the state highway department. The notice provides assurance of early completion.
The state highway department uses staged contracts to speed road work and boost employment. Officials expect more links to be paved as Tennessee Valley basin development raises the road’s importance and federal bids may follow.
The Baltimore Sun cites The Annalist by J. A. Hopkins to argue that business improvement began before recent codes and taxes and shows an irregular but upward trend in the United States and Europe since the postwar depressions. It warns against overemphasizing Washington while urging patience with normal market forces and cautious recovery.
A Brisbanesque column discusses Cuba's political shifts and naval grandeur in a critical view. It weighs the government’s spending on battleships against economic needs, with a skeptical tone about show over substance.
A professor from the University of Havana named Ramon Grau San Martin was sworn in as Cuba’s president yesterday. Washington hoped the deposed De Cespedes would return, but expects Grau San Martin to succeed and that US intervention will be unnecessary. Warships, including the battleship Mississippi, remain in Cuban waters amid warnings to a weaker power.
Maine voters decide on prohibition as legislative action moves toward repeal numbers. The piece notes Neal Dow and temperance advocates opposing fanaticism that costs the country large sums, citing government estimates of thirteen thousand million dollars annually.
Dr Clyde L King head of the dairy section of the AAA faces criticism over milk agreements that boost middlemen profits at farmers and consumers. The piece notes his role, career, and stance on stabilization through AAA schemes amidst NRA and public works debates.
In a three month attendance contest ending yesterday the Spencer class defeated the Wesley Bible class, both groups from Central Methodist church. Three arrests and three stilts were reported over the weekend by local officers. J L Andrews of Sheffield, a Tennessee River Improvement Association financial committee member, visited Twin City for the weekend. Miss Thelma Chenault departs tomorrow for Marion Alabama to enter Judson College. Mrs R E Hewlett to spend the latter part of the week in Huntsville.
The article notes Colonel Adalberto Tejeda may run for president and proposes placing railways transport firms hydro electric plants and all communications under state control. He would recognize workers associations as state institutions.
R. R. McGuire has shown improvement from a period of illness at his residence on Fourth avenue south. Neighbors report steadier health and hopeful recovery with rest and care at home.
A collection of short humorous exchanges and quips about neighbors lovers and life. A talkative lady and a big man debate catching fish while neighbors gossip about Joan of Arc Noah and hair color. Various one liners mock marriage flaws flappers and parental foibles with quick punchlines.
A fragment hints at a discussion of mood disorders and anxiety during a tense period. The text references low mood and its frightening effects, suggesting a broader editorial or cultural concern about mental health.
Decatur residents can win two free tickets to Turn Back the Clock by entering their oldest clock. Fill the paper coupon and allow Princess Theatre to display the clock in the lobby during the film’s two day run beginning Wednesday. Entries must reach The Daily by September 13.
The weather bureau today reported a maximum temperature of 94 and a minimum of 70 by seven o'clock.
The excerpt debates youth independence, parental hardship, and government pay. It features Mildred and Marjorie discussing protection and balancing labor with citizen duty while criticizing the brain trust and urging trust in people to sustain production without overreliance on experts.
Mr. M. H. Venable of Persia Tennessee reports stomach relief after taking small doses of Black-Draught after meals. He says the trouble stopped and has not returned, and he now uses a dose only occasionally. Children enjoy the new pleasant tasting syrup version.
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