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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1927
Page
4
Aine threatened, the Courtland squad faces possible disintegration as tensions rise. The comment signals potential upheaval for the team and its approaching games.
The Daily urges Decatur citizens to visit the local canning plant run by manager Ira Tranter to see operations and support regional cooperation. It highlights the plant’s potential benefits for the city and rural residents and notes Huntsville buyers of the canned product.
The Daily urges Morgan County farmers to join the Alabama Farm Bureau. Edward A O Neal, new state leader, outlines benefits of cooperative marketing and fertilizer purchases. The paper cites low cotton pledges in Morgan and cites higher costs for nonmembers while praising bureau gains.
The Daily urges the Alabama Senate to pass a bill creating a courthouse commission to supervise rebuilding Morgan county’s burned courthouse. It praises the bill’s high caliber personnel and hopes it will relieve county affairs, while criticizing the board of revenue for delaying action. The paper argues a state appointment would serve the county better and anticipates prompt adoption.
The sermon by octogenarian Rev A H Manly in Decatur denounces mob action and secret diplomacy. He cites Christ’s death and mobs led by preachers as a warning, urging constructive work, legal trials, and upholding rights against mob rule. He invokes the valley of Baca imagery to urge wells of education and Christianity.
The public favors the Gehrig Ruth home run race over the Mississippi flood relief plan as the issue viewed in the foreground shapes opinion and votes.
A North Alabama player notes a warm reception and polite play from a Valley team during an away game. He contrasts it with typical away games and commends the sportsmanship and courteous conduct seen in intercity contests through the summer.
Opinion pieces condemn anti American sentiment and attempts to manipulate justice in Massachusetts. They argue immigration laws help preserve American institutions and warn against terrorism by foreign born and American born radicals.
A Dothan citizen touts breaking up masked flogging by single entry into a victim’s house, but the piece argues swift punishment deters crime. It cites seven Calloway case convictions with two given eight to ten years and five fined $500 plus six months in jail, warning masked mobs will not reform.
The notice advertises extra sheets for sale at 80 cents per thousand and confirms home delivery service.
Dr. Royal S. Copeland explains kidney function and blood purification, stressing that kidneys filter poisons from the blood and keep health. He warns against toxins like turpentine, potash, corrosive sublimate, and excess alcohol, linking kidney disease to Bright's disease and nephritis, and offers general lifestyle tips.
In Paris the Sacco and Vanzetti case dominates news as authorities scrutinize suspects near the American embassy. Police guard the consul’s office while Americans in the same building withdraw funds from Guaranty Trust. Madame Lungesser, ex President Loubet, and others cable clemency pleas to American figures including Col. Lindbergh.
Le Soire carries a front photo with a caption calling for electrifying America as radical press questions a large program. L Humanite warns of a ruinous boycott over the Sacco Vanzetti case and likens the Legion gathering to a congress of assassins in Paris, signaling strong protests by signatories Vaillany Courtitier and others.
The Fuller committee report says the judge in the case was guilty of indiscretion and that such talk by jurors reveals prejudice. It argues that jurors and a judge both must be fit for duty, warning that indiscreet remarks undermine justice.
A hostile remark implying prejudice by the judge is questioned as taint on justice. Officials fear committee reports lack explicit findings on influence from the accused men’s revolutionary views or outside evidence in the murder case. A cable notes the judge’s refusal to postpone the execution, causing unease domestically and abroad. Small bombs in London subway echo Sacco-Vanzetti era communist activity.
A historical note discusses England's stance on free speech and harboring controversial figures such as Kuro patkin and Lenin, suggesting a long-standing exemption from communist or anarchist activity.
A newspaper front page remarks that no more anarchists will be executed in Russia because they have all been shot already. The note reflects a conservative Paris press viewpoint reacting to executions of socialists and related dissidents in Russia.
The Earl of Oxford and Asquith, seventy four, has given his life to public service and friends plan to grant him a private annuity of 12500 dollars yearly. He is also eligible for a 10000 dollar annual government pension due to his former prime ministership.
A speaker lauds Britain's unselfish service by its leaders, noting American Steel motors and railroads as examples of public-spirited ability. He invites readers to consider the Washington conference for guidance and statesmanship.
Ralph Arnold, a distinguished California geologist, warns the government must protect the nation’s oil supply or it will be exhausted in seven years. He emphasizes the issue as a matter of national defense to President Coolidge.
The government announces it will keep naval oil reserves in the ground, branding previous claims as theft and signaling a long term hold rather than immediate release.
The piece critiques oil supply strategies urging a government role to conserve oil and manage pricing. It questions neighbor pumping near reserves and the value of small profits to a rich government. It also notes labor’s request to withdraw from Nicaragua and discusses a proposed sea level canal if Nicaragua permits. Fraulein Thea Rasche is highlighted for flying feats, singing, acting, and motherhood. Sweden’s law allows drinking but not foolish excess, with rules about cocktails for Americans.
The piece notes that Americans suffer stomach issues from drinking on an empty stomach while Europeans, especially French, avoid cocktails until after soup. It cites Harold Scarbrough on France’s unwritten rule and describes claret as the doctor’s drink, consumed only after meals.
Victor Hirtzler, renowned San Francisco chef, retires to Alsace after 25 years shaping the city’s culinary fame. He declares Prohibition has ruined the science of cooking in America and prevents him from serving wines and fine liquors to patrons.
M J Mitchell, injured in a Wednesday motorcycle accident in Florence, is improving at Eliza Coffee Memorial hospital. He suffered a fractured skull when the bike skidded in gravel.
Friends report B F Graves expects discharge from Benevolent hospital after recovery from paralysis. Road conditions are improving into Decatur, easing travel and reducing wear on vehicles. Consumers may benefit from lower prices for commodities as transport efficiency rises.
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