Decatur Daily founder editor 1912 1924 tribute
A retrospective note recalls the Decatur Daily founder and editor who led from 1912 to 1924, highlighting his lasting impact on the newspaper's direction and local journalism.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1976
Page
4
Editorial Call for Causeway Safety Improvements
Decatur Civitan Club backs guardrails on the Keller Memorial Bridge causeway after a near-tragic icy water rescue. The editorial urges every citizen and group to press the State Highway Department and governor for life saving improvements, noting cosmetic pillars offer little real protection and warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur Civitan Club
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Unsung rescuers praised for perilous tireless acts
Two Caddo men earned praise for rescuing a young woman from Tennessee waters this Monday. Earlier in the month two other rescuers, Terry Spain and Jerry Boyd, saved James F. Torbett from a submerged car after a diabetic reaction on the causeway, knocking him unconscious to shore and into hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
James F. Torbett
Decatur
Torbett
Terry Spain
College St. SE
Jerry Boyd
2Th Ave. SE
Brezhnev pledges to avoid crisis for Carter's start
President elect Jimmy Carter was told by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev that the Soviet Union would go out of its way to avoid any crisis in the United States early in Carter's administration. The pledge appeared part of a broader Soviet effort to project cooperation. The Carter team attributes the outreach to a public and private campaign and notes Treasury Secretary William E. Simon helped secure the message after returning from Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
United States
Carter
Brezhnev
Moscow
Treasury
William E. Simon
Word Game Rules And Sample From 1976 Syndicate
A daily word game column outlines energizing puzzles with four letter minimum words. It lists rules excluding plurals with added s changes and avoids proper names. The piece cites yesterday’s finality word list and notes the publication timeline for today’s challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiat Ilia
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Silence and Silence: Washington's Delaware Crossing Recalled
Bicentennial note marks two centuries since General George Washington reported to Congress from Princeton that he had moved many stores and baggage across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania as British retreat pressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wash N
Continental Congress
Princeton
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Simon of Cyrene and the cross bearing tale in faith
A reader cites Mark 15 21 naming Simon of Cyrene as the cross bearer and notes debates about his race and later faith. The letter reflects on how God may use hardship to bring people to belief and asks how believers should endure contempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Graham
Jesus
R. T
Simon
Inca
Simeon
Niger
Simon the Cyrenian
God
Eastland accused of pressuring aid for failing Homex
Senate figure James Eastland allegedly used his influence to push the Agriculture Department to fund a modular home plant for Stirling Homex Inc. amid its financial peril. SEC sworn statements describe jet use, a crony hired at 50 000 dollars, and efforts to involve Earl Butz and John Mitchell. Homex later collapsed in 1972 with indictments for stock fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Eastland
D.miss
Senate
Securities and Exchange Commission
Agriculture Department
Farm Home Administration
Stirling Homex, Inc
Homex
Mississippi
Eastland
Thurston Little
Harold Yanowitch
SEC
Sen
Department of
Little
Yanowitch
Agriculture
Earl Butz
exAttorney
John Mitchell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mitchell
Butz
Stirling
Agriculture Secretary
Government overreach and market cure in Schultze lectures
Cambridge notes summarize Charles L. Schultze's Harvard lectures on the liberal dilemma in American governance. He argues regulation grows, centralizes power, and often fails. proposes market incentives and private choices to advance social goals, urging a shift from command models to private-sector drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Charles L. Schultze
Bureau of the Budget
Johnson
Brookings Institution
Schultze
Adam Smith
Justice Brandeis
Washington
Brandeis
Noms de plume and the rising fame of real names in literature
William Safire notes a trend where famed authors publicly reveal real names behind their pen names and even adopt new identities. He recalls examples from Henry Sutton to O Henry, Mary Evans, and Geeks Women, arguing readers prefer familiar nom de plumes but writers increasingly abandon mystery, prompting reflection on privacy and reader loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Safire
N.Y. Times
Henry Sutton
David Slavitt
John LeCarre
David Cornwall
Adam Smith
George Goodman
Monicker Roulette
Mark Twain
Samuel L. Clemens
O. Henry
William Porter
Mary Ann Evans
George Eliot
Amandine Dudevant
Suzy
Ly Knickerbocker
Suzy Knickerbocker
Aileen Mehle
Robert Deitrich
David St. John
Paul Connolly
New Republic
Gilbert Harrison
TRB
Richard Strout
The
Christian Science Monitor
New Yorker
Genet
Paris
Janet Flanner
Audax Minor
George Ryall
John Kenneth Galbraith
Mark Epernay
Samous
W. R. Shelton Founder Editor 1912 1924 Decatur Daily
W. R. Shelton served as founder and editor from 1912 to 1924 for the Decatur Daily published by the Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc in Decatur Alabama. The paper announced subscription rates by mail and delivery terms for daily and Sunday editions and noted AP association membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing CO. Inc
Ala
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Billy Graham
Lurie
Jack Anderson
LaRue
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Fred LaRue
Ruchel Phillips
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Yanovitch
Buzz
Phil Campbell
N.Y
Anthony Lewis
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Environmental Section
Hhe
Sylvia Porter
S.F. Porter
Mary Renault
Mary Challans
Cecily Andrews
An Ibsen i
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
Publius
Cassandra
Pendennis
U.S
Capitol Hill
Commonweal
W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
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