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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1927
Page
4
Fifty years ago the case of Bacco Vanzetti drew wide attention while farming voices warned that heavy rains and cotton talk harm farm interests. The impending execution on August 10 is noted as proof that threats and intimidation fail to deter.
A smiling merchant visited The Daily office after receiving his first payroll check from the company. The note mentions others who will also receive similar trade stimulus as months pass.
Farmers in Limestone, Lawrence and Morgan counties are urged to support a new sausage plant in Decatur. The venture promises hog raising as a revenue source and farm relief in action, not just a suggestion.
The article notes Thursday as the date for the annual Cain barbecue hosted on a large Morgan County family plantation. It contrasts rural gatherings with city newspaper deadlines, suggesting writers believe newsroom work is harder than popular belief.
The Detroit manufacturer Henry Ford hints Herbert Hoover as the next Republican standard bearer and ponders Ford’s influence on public support after the Sapiro case. The article questions Ford’s true motive and whether other tactics will be needed to restore favor with Americans.
A Daily reporter notes rapid improvements in Moulton attracting visitors and boosting regional spirit. Decatur residents see growth as beneficial to the Tennessee Valley, with hope that Decatur may become a suburb of Moulton as the towns advance together.
The piece argues the eight to ten year sentence for Eugene Doss in the Oneonta case will deter flogging and kidnapping. It contrasts with Lauderdale county and Florence cases, urging the Alabama legislature to standardize penalties and ban masking to stop flogging and related violence.
The Daily argues the Patterson bill does not restrict voting rights and would merely speed courthouse construction. It contends Decatur supports a five member commission to oversee building, with three Decatur members and two county members, aiming for swift, equitable action and continued county progress.
The Geneva naval parley remains unsettled as final agreement talks are postponed. Observers point to lack of prep and divergent aims among Britain and the United States, with hopes for an anti war alignment fading.
Bruno Mussolini, elder son of Italy’s leader, was asked to define the imperative mode in grammar. He answered with a boastful misstep, claiming the first person could become the second, revealing a vanity noted in his schoolroom exchange.
Oakland is described as the safest large city in the nation. A 60 day span without any auto fatality followed by another 56 day period without a fatal crash underscores Oakland's record, which is claimed to exceed every city over 300,000 population.
Readers can order second sheets from The Daily by phone Albany 46. Delivery is available in any quantity from 500 up to one’s desk.
A 1937 feature explains miliaria or millet seed rash, its causes in hot weather and sweat glands, and how to ease it in babies and adults. It recommends keeping skin clean, light underwear, gentle soaps, diluted solutions, and a hyposulfite rinse for itching.
The Decatur Daily summarizes Henry Ford's push beyond 15,000,000 Model T cars in nineteen years toward 15,000,000 more of a better, cheaper, faster car. He envisions a 100 passenger airplane engine and a four-ton heavy truck, plus expanded tractors, rail, lumber, coal, and steel ventures. Government watchdogs may probe anticompetitive ties in GM and DuPont, but larger business aims, with public oversight, promise national strength.
The text muses on Henry Ford's impact and general industrial progress, debating whether many workers could match Ford's output while keeping wages and prices fair. It envisions Mussolini restricting city factories, foresees centralized factories interconnected with flying transport, and criticizes reckless forest exploitation while praising a sustainable lumbering method.
The piece surveys a city transformed by Prohibition and cars, noting gaudy exteriors faded to grime and blacksmiths pivoting to metalwork, while antique shops and secondhand dealers flourish in San Francisco Oakland and Berkeley. From Telegraph Hill to East Bay viewpoints the bay and skyline frame a vivid urban panorama.
SAN FRANCISCO California grows prosperity at two to three times the national rate. Alan Sproul of the Federal Reserve Bank here says California sees annual increases between 6 and 9 percent. The United States overall grows about 3.5 to 4 percent.
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