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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1933
Page
5
Market notes from Birmingham record mixed prices for hay, grain, butter fat, poultry, eggs, and livestock. Feed hay ranges include Timothy and Johnson varieties. grain shows corn No. 2 white 66-67c, oats No. 2 white 65-46c with minor shifts. Livestock demand steady. cattle, calves, hogs all priced with varying grades and weights. hogs up around 5c.
An old advertisement hypes Thedford s Black Draught biliousness relief with claims of reliable pricing and a pleasant new syrup flavor. The ad suggests children favor the taste and urges regular use for bilious conditions.
The weekly community sing will convene at Fairview Baptist Church with a large attendance expected.
Regular monthly examinations for the second month are set for Thursday and Friday. School will not be in session for six weeks due to the harvest. Pupils will stay home to help with crops and the school will re open in October. The term length is not yet known but likely shorter than last year.
The Harrison Milling Company, closed for five years, will reopen in Lake City Arkansas next week and hire 100 workers. The plant was purchased by Leonard Goode and Robert Robinson who announced the plan.
The Roosevelt move for Latin American harmony gained traction despite friction. Mexico and Chile proposed joint action to be worked out by envoys in Washington, seen as State Department influence. Argentina hesitated to join, yet the policy eased tensions and boosted Cuban and regional sentiment.
Cmeace reports a burglar broke into a home and stole only a saxophone. Police are baffled as all neighbors have perfect alibis. The piece ends with a quip on General Johnson and the NRA and a pun about Who's Hugh in America.
A scattered list shows prices for eggs mixed and various produce items. Items include sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, turnips, greens, cabbage, carrots, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers and peanuts, with prices per pound, bunch, or hundredweight.
In Montgomery Rep A L Bains proposed Dr J S Wittmeier of Oneonta as a possible governor candidate praising his record as a banker and legislator. The article also covers former Sheriff D B Payne's case with the state board of compromise over feeding prisoners and repayment questions.
Decatur taxi operator C A Love returns to work after weeks of illness. He has many friends in the city and county who are pleased by his recovery and ability to resume driving.
Washington reports three new Civilian Conservation Corps camps to be used in Alabama for winter. The placement includes State Park No 2 in Cleburne County near Little River State Park No 3 in Monroe and Escambia counties and Weoguska, and State Park No 4 in Coosa County.
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