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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1933
Page
2
An October 1 effective license required for selling wild animals in New York is noted. An Age Herald columnist asks whether the rule also affects real estate folks and if it applies to what some call blind tigers.
The Birmingham Post calls for restricting machine gun sales to police and peacekeeping use. Editorial notes incidents from Grimes to the U S and argues firearms of this type have no place in sport or home defense, urging tougher state regulation.
The piece describes President Roosevelt conferring in Washington on liquor taxation, urging repeal of the eighteenth amendment while ensuring revenue and fighting bootlegging. It urges Alabama to prepare for repeal and frames the eighth district congressional primary, backing Baynard L. Malone as the best qualified candidate with a track record of public service and allegiance to the administration.
Widespread sentiment against prohibition suggests enforcement in this state will face greater challenges than when public opinion favored prohibition. The passage indicates mounting opposition could hinder compliance and policy implementation.
A King Features Syndicate column by Arthur Brisbane surveys American attitudes toward Cuba Russia and the Vatican. The piece reflects 1938 era geopolitics and public sentiment on international relations and religious authorities.
The piece notes Americans and Britons held in Cuba raise regional concerns and invoke the Monroe Doctrine. It reports Mussolini guiding Vatican talks with Soviet Russia for a modus vivendi, aims for friendly Russia relations and Catholic concerns. Also mentions Russia's film plant plans and a justice department warning against Muscle Shoals investment schemes.
The piece discusses President Roosevelt pursuing Great Lakes to Atlantic canal to aid farmers with cheap transport, and suggests future Roosevelts may build memorial canals. It also notes the Countess of Oxford and Asquith praising Lloyd George while arguing Lloyd George and Clemenceau kept Britain from a Kaiser-led empire.
A telegram to Mayor Payne announces Colonel Bibb Graves will visit Sunday afternoon to help organize the Christian Council. Fire Chief Sorber warns Albany residents to burn out flues with a little kerosene in the chimney. Billie Burke stars in The Education of Elizabeth at Star Theatre as local residents visit and return home. Mrs Arbuckle is ill on Walnut Street and Mr and Mrs Albert Peck with children visit the Nunns.
Athens Aggies prepare for the upcoming game with Tuscumbia next Friday. Coach W P Sneed, former Rogersville High mentor, brings a record of multiple winning teams to guide the squad this season.
The piece notes Colombia aims for new political leadership by quelling rebel groups. It adds a satirical aside about New York stock brokers debating relocation to a Jersey pier, questioning why the NYSE would move and mentioning Morgan as a reference point.
Gov Robert H Gore returns to Puerto Rico amid hostility from locals and an administration unsure who can handle the tough assignment. He has secured about 4.5 million in public works and mortgage funds as the island endures extreme poverty, high TB rates, and seasonal agricultural labor. The piece notes mismanagement, isolation of American officials, and broader U S policy reflections on Puerto Rico.
A writer questions plans to regulate domestic servants with a $30 monthly NRA code, noting mixed feelings among rich and servants. He compares rail mileage prices to car travel, recalling a cross country sedan trip costing $12.40 for gas and oil for five. He hints at mobility costs and social tensions in employment.
In Tucson the 3000 mile trip cost under fifty dollars in gas and oil, enough for five passengers. The same car made the run twice more, plus two Miami trips. Railroads with Diesel engines and light equipment can, when managed properly, transport passengers cheaper than cars. Miss Stark, sent to Persia by the Royal Geographic Society, returns pictures of Nasikapur stronghold near Nasan.
A quirky note compares a girl's chances for a vacation without romance to a summer free of hay fever. The light observance links seasonal travel plans with unintended crushes and social expectations.
A Richmond style column presents scattered maxims and short vignettes. It includes jokes about dentistry money church collection plates and movie prices plus reflections on truth vanity and wisdom. It closes with a joke about synonyms and a classroom moment.
A compact reflection links the old hashishin who killed for Hasan and his successors to today’s crime network. It suggests modern bosses drug their murder agents with cocaine to dull fear and accountability, noting a millennium of echoed barbarity.
The Athens Post of the American Legion reports about $400 profit from the county fair held last week. The funds will support winter charitable activities including feeding school children at noon, a Christmas tree for unemployed mill workers, opening a public park, and other Legion efforts. The post also earned a state cup for charitable enterprises last year.
The Cullman county singing convention will convene Sunday October 1 in the city auditorium at Cullman. The announcement by Ellis Burns secretary says the best singing of the year is expected and thousands of singers from Morgan Lawrence Limestone and Cullman counties may attend.
A lighthearted dialogue covers coffee cake toppings and a dentist joke. Neighbors discuss bathing suit coverage and public awareness of the gold standard shift. Two radio fans joke about sending a postcard to the weather man as static rolls in.
A quip notes the humor of an internist expecting busy duties as two football teams take the field. The line frames sports as a source of medical internship practice in a lighthearted tone.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a dual remedy for malaria infection and blood fortification. It claims the tonic destroys malaria in the blood and builds up the blood with iron, suitable for all ages and sold in stores.
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