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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1927
Page
4
Fragmented notes describe a September 1 session on economy and campaign efforts. References appear to mix political aims with local industry plans and urban facilities in Mor county.
In August Birmingham recorded 240 new concerns. The note mentions heavy death tolls in the apd business. Named individuals include James Oliver Curwood Armour Governor Braxton Bragg and Elbert H Gary in a list of Americans.
J Ogdenur reportedly spent the equivalent of one million dollars daily for 130 years to safeguard his family name. Other sacrifices followed, though smaller in sum, yet equally devoted to the same aim.
The Patterson bill providing for a bond to rebuild the burned courthouse passed by unanimous vote in Alabama at the request of Senator W. H. Smith. Governor Graves is expected to sign soon, speeding reconstruction and ending county bickering. Local leaders M. R. Rankin T. A. Bowles Ben John W. Jones and B. L. Malone guide the effort amid public praise for Senator Smith and Representative Patterson.
The Daily reports Judge Patterson may convene an extra session of Morgan county's revenue board to consider withdrawing county funding from the farm demonstration program led by Joel Ford and Miss Hamilton. Citizens urge an open meeting to explore preserving the farm work and rural development alongside county economy.
The legislature defeated the anti masking bill and passed the anti flogging measure. The Tompkins act imposes severe penalties on flogging parties and aims to deter citizens from meting out punishment. The piece argues the decision should help focus on education road and economic reform ahead of bond issues and state development.
The Tennessee dairy sector has become the leading state industry with product value rising from 8 million in 1910 to about 50 million in 1925 and beyond. Outside capital for milk canning and butter making fueled this expansion, with projections of further gains through regional dairy development and Southern cooperation. Alabama farmers also report profitable dairying as a growing trend.
Health officials say Birmingham’s typhoid experience should spur every community in the state to tighten precautions to prevent an outbreak. The piece stresses that typhoid is preventable with proper sanitation and vaccination measures.
Improved road conditions into Decatur reduce wear on vehicles and lower costs for transporting commodities as prices stabilize.
Advice by Royal S. Copeland on health and early life care urges perfect health is possible if begun in childhood. He links diet, exercise, bathing, and dental care to bodily well being and answers reader questions about toothpaste, skin rashes, ringing in the ears, and bowlegged babies with medical guidance and references to professional care.
In New York a judge remanded a 21 year old burglar and holdup man to await sentence, warning that life without parole could deter crime. The blast of opinions also includes commentary on film stars and shifting taste toward brains over legs, and a French writer’s view on Japan preparing for a great war with submarine ambitions, while America debates naval arms.
Prince Nikolay von Massalsky claims an absolutely sure method to beat a roulette wheel and win money, detailing a confident strategy. The assertion appears in a brief quote sourced from a report.
A man contemplates leaving jail to gamble at gambling houses claiming he cannot beat the wheel even in Monte Carlo where one zero would reduce his losses. He argues for release to pursue the risky pastime.
The piece questions the odds for gamblers in a corrupt gambling scene where bookmakers profit from riders and races. It casts doubt on the chances of ordinary bettors, highlighting large sums wagered and the influence of track "gentlemen" and crooked tables.
Lady Ossulton plans a "laundry for civilized beings" with no laundry marks to wash clothes. Scotland Yard warns that marks aid crime detection and urges keeping pins out of shirts. The idea risks aiding criminals while offering no real benefit.
A skeptical view challenges the claim that Russia's economy is collapsed arguing that truth and resilience persist. It insists that even severe business distress can be reversed with policy and initiative. The piece emphasizes misperception and potential recovery strategies.
Dr Grantt argues Russia faces 4,000,000 malaria cases, four times prewar levels, with millions ill of tuberculosis and half a million with trachoma, while the U S reports only 1,000 trachoma cases. He warns undermined health erodes energy and national strength, tracing disease to neglected marshes and mosquitoes.
Sixty five youths aged seventeen to twenty one in Cook County jail benefit from a dedicated school on the seventh floor. The program replaces coarse routines with modern classrooms, books, art and music, and agriculture and mechanical training. Authorities say the environment shift reduces criminal influence and fosters learning. Esther Silber cites life in Jerusalem where girls study hard and forgo Paris or Broadway finery. She notes middle class symbols like silk stockings and satin pumps appear in local wards.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hatchett and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Later with children Elizabeth Buddy and Margarette of Little Rock Ark are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. W L Hatchett. They made the trip by motor.
The Milt Tolbert show, a well known tented attraction, has been booked here for a week beginning August 29. Employment at Decatur can be had by men or women seeking work. Call Albany 46 for estimates on job work and a Daily representative will call.
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