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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
4
Berlin after heavy fighting shows scars of dilapidation. Once orderly streets now littered with paper leaflets and torn walls on Unter den Linden. Public life centers on gambling and dancing while taxis and telegraphs fail and prices soar.
Workers at the South Side Baptist revival meeting on Ninth Street held an earnest afternoon service at the shop gates after lunch. Rev G C Walker led the meeting with Mrs Walker leading singing and Rev B M Smith of Hartselle delivering a forceful sermon. Evening meetings start at 7 pm with Smith preaching, and a daily 3 pm series on Christian experience continues for a week or more.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Wells, twin daughters welcome joy to the family.
Probate Judge Troup and Clerk John Green prepare the Morgan county poll list supplement to be published in the Albany Decatur Daily around May 1.
A Ford automobile owned by J. D. Crow was lightly damaged this morning after being struck by a passing vehicle. The occupants of the second car are unidentified.
John D. Jr. presents a $4,000,000 gift in his mother’s name to the New World Movement of Baptists in Tennessee.
A robbery at a Detroit pawnshop occurred this morning when a clerk was held up and diamonds valued at about $18,000 were taken. Police launch a search for suspects.
A column warns against overhandling of domestic animals and babies noting that excessive petting can harm young animals while a separate comment from Jan Tunking jokes about avoiding younger status to dodge umpire duties in baseball games.
A fragment urges harsh parental control with extreme measures including handcuffs shackles and sleeping powders every five minutes as a method to keep a boy neat. The text reflects outdated punitive rhetoric and problematic advice.
The Albany Decatur Daily authorized to announce Ed Almon as a candidate for Congress. The Democratic primary will be held May 11, 1920. Also announced J E Nares of Huntsville Madison Highth Congressional District as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco in June, 1920.
A candidate from the Fifteenth congressional district asks voters to support M Jene of Pecanangom at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. He seeks votes in a May primary and thanks readers for their support.
In the Eighth District a Florence delegate R T Simpson seeks support for a nationwide Democratic ticket. The article portrays Simpson as understanding regional needs and aiming to predate influence within the party structure.
Authorized notices announce candidates James A. Forman Jack A. Robinson W. Harvey Drinkard and others for the Morgan County Tax Collector race. The announcements urge voters to support these figures in the upcoming Democratic primary, noting the action of party committees.
A candidate named Thomas H. Gunn announces his bid for county tax assessor, subject to Democratic primary action. The message thanks supporters and notes party alignment, with political figures referenced.
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