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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1927
Page
4
Randolph county reports probing a dozen floggings and notes wholesale scale in handling incidents. The reference to German efficiency contrasts with American air travel across the Atlantic and suggests broader scrutiny of conduct.
Fragments question why foreign publics care about American court actions in the Sacco Vanacetti case. The note reflects concern over national sovereignty and the reach of U.S. judicial decisions.
The Kershaw Company of Birmingham starts work clearing debris at the courthouse site. Officials note nine months late progress and urge cooperation between farm and city to accelerate county development and utilize natural advantages.
Budget Director Lord informs President Coolidge that unforeseen expenses reduced the Point’s surplus to 338000 dollars. He is asked how much of the shortfall stemmed from flood relief expenditures and relief efforts.
Redfern, a Brunswick youth, hopes to reach Rio de Janeiro after a week of receptions. He travels under a physician’s care and on a strict diet as the cost of fame, facing a trying journey and public attention.
The dry league leader Wayne B Wheeler laments the death of his father in law and serious burns to his wife after an explosion at the family summer home in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Women in Morgan County hold meetings to oppose the board of revenue removing funding for farm and home demonstration work. Widespread protests across the county show the success of Ford and Milton's work.
The city will begin a paving program within days, paving five streets. Decatur has led in paved streets so Huntsville will repair Echols Hill and the Somerville roadway between Moulton street and the street intersection south. Second avenue work includes other street repairs. paving is viewed as an investment, not an expense.
Obituary notes the passing of Judge Elbert H. Gary, crediting him with foresight shaping Birmingham district growth and Southern development. The article praises his willingness to recognize Southern resources and his influence on America’s next redevelopment in Dixie.
The Alabama Legislature faces seven days to pass bills including a key effort to clarify laws on masked floggings. Proposals to curb masked violence remain unsettled, though prosecutions under some conditions exist. Lawmakers weigh changes to deter masked marauders and prove Alabama citizens reject vigilante violence.
Morgan and Limestone county farmers embrace a new tomato canning venture linked to a cannery in Decatur. The Daily notes some growers will profit per acre more than cotton, while others may not. plans exist to expand to other crops as the plant grows, boosting diversified agriculture in North Alabama.
The Daily laments the quarrel between The Birmingham News and the Anniston Star as unhelpful to Alabama. It defends its stance against flogging, clarifies it supports ending floggings, and says its position on Governor Smith or Graves is unrelated to the controversy.
Governor Graves named A G Patterson probate judge for Morgan county and positioned him to lead the Alabama Public Service Commission after Patterson’s retirement. The Florence Times News notes the loss to the state but praises Patterson’s past service and emphasizes the commission’s vital duties and integrity. It discusses farm price challenges and the farm bureau’s goal to shift pricing power toward producers through organized marketing. The text suggests future steps to control supply and raise farm product prices.
The Alabama Farm Bureau reports handling fifty million dollars worth of produce over five years, averaging ten million annually. With a seven year contract, annual business could surpass fifteen million as membership grows and policies improve. The bureau emphasizes cooperative buying, financing, selling, and better product preparation for markets.
Read segment notes Florence Times-News discussing how a local body seeks to operate with its own organization and in coordination with others. The text emphasizes independence and collaboration within community governance.
The Montgomery Advertiser notes that Alabama faced criticism for past night rider floggings but now receives national praise for swift action after secret flogging cases were discovered. Prosecutions followed thanks to press revelations, boosting the state's reputation for civic vigilance.
Road conditions improve toward Decatur reducing driving time and vehicle wear and tear. As a result travelers may enjoy lower costs and better prices for commodities linked to the trip.
Dr. Copeland explains lung structure the pleura cavity and surrounding membranes. He describes the larynx trachea bronchial branches air cells and pleural lining noting how healthy surfaces glide and how disease roughens them leading to conditions such as bronchitis.
In Vienna a socialist municipal government unveils a one million dollar bath house in a working class district. The piece notes humor about socialist enterprise and contrasts it with views on female graduates delaying marriage. Vassar plans a summer school to train parents, with living quarters for husbands, as part of childrearing education.
Colonel H H Rogers will travel from his Long Island home to New York aboard a new express ferry built in Germany. At seventy five feet, the yacht carries three Zeppelin engines of 420 horsepower each, turning 1400 revolutions per minute, promising rapid transit.
Canada welcomes a rising tourist influx and growing business prosperity as prohibition ends and a new motto promotes cross border travel. Allies benefit as annual development trends continue, signaling stronger economic ties and regional exchange.
The text argues Germany should remain strong to deter Russia and prevent a dangerous rise of a militant Western-capitalist bloc. It warns against a threat from a growing German army and suggests Western Europe would welcome Germany as a shield if Russia strengthens.
Déan Inge claims Saint Paul’s inspiration was epilepsy and remains dean. Dr Charles Gore, ex-Oxford bishop, says Adam and Eve are not historic but represent every man. Gore rejects Christ’s descent into hell but accepts the ascension.
The bishop asserts that miracles are essential to Christianity and that belief sustains faith. He states evolution does not contradict biblical teachings and emphasizes the church’s need to accept both ideas.
The text argues centuries of dispute over the soul's nature ending with a claim that solid matter does not exist, with atoms as electron and nucleus aggregations and electricity as an unknown force. It notes we do not understand what electricity is.
Parchment manuscripts written in Latin characters in ancient Aramaic found in Pompeii have been translated. They contain slighting references to early Christians. The article likens 1927 prosperous Christians view of early Christians to how we view Russian Bolsheviks.
The text notes that early Christians preached charitable sharing but in practice such divisions of property and aid to the poor were mostly verbal and not acted upon, paralleling modern behavior.
Imperial Military Academy in Tokyo graduates eight Chinese would be warlords from Mukden Mongolia and southern China. Emperor Hirohito weighs moving the coronation to Tokyo to save costs. A drunken parrot causes a palace scare. Whales threaten Kurihama town. Kobayashi returns from presumed death for an insurance fight. Quartz for death ray and Yerkes observatory fund pledges. new cancer lead treatment shows early promise.
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