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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1927
Page
3
Fragmentary text notes real estate investments in Decatur as a promotion for 1928, with mentions of Huntsville as a training camp location for a baseball club and references to legal protection for George Remus. The passage blends advertising, politics, and local enterprise with scattered quotes and clipped phrases.
A fragmented note warns that current domestic homicide trends may require appointing game wardens to ensure the open season rules are observed. The text suggests government or local officials consider enforcing hunting regulations amid rising violence.
A familiar old figure, Santa Claus, remains well liked by all yet is known for requiring the typewriter artist to copy every letter back to him. The scene highlights a humorous clash between universal affection and meticulous work.
Opponents argue that the $20,000,000 school bond is unjustified as it would require families to supply field labor for cotton season. They claim many children would miss school to work and tenants would need contracts, making increased taxes untenable.
A columnist reflects on how encountering a like minded individual sharing a lofty ideal can lift one from daily toil. The piece suggests that such moments can briefly improve mood and mindset, hinting that wiser financiers and business leaders might cultivate this influence for America.
Counties Morgan Decatur Limestone and nearby areas plan a linking of the Bee Line highway and the Keller Memorial Bridge celebration. Citizens are urged to advertise the event by letter writing, inviting friends to Decatur and promoting civic pride at minimal cost.
Birmingham city leaders vow to enforce law by not allowing license plate concealing on cars for a December 16 Ku Klux Klan parade. The editor urges removal of masks and secrecy to expose Klan members, while praising state sovereignty and law enforcement to curb the group’s influence.
The Alabama senator Thomas Heflin turns on the agriculture department accusing Secretary Jardine and Lloyd Tenney of provoking price instability in cotton. The column criticizes Heflin for grandstanding and jokes about his past actions while warning of his fading influence in Congress.
A terse description hints at optimism as the speaker quips that an optimist is someone who fights for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Arthur Brisbane reports on evolving material and political topics. The piece surveys domestic air power concerns, rubber production, and calls for strict enforcement of policies benefiting Irish children.
Fragments mention tas cans and canteens in a vague country setting. The readable parts suggest a debate over a “highest” material or eateriel theme with no clear persons dates or events.
The President proposes spending over 4.25 billion next year and cutting taxes by up to 225 million. He lists defense costs at 645 million to fund submarines, airplanes, and fast cruisers, claiming this would render the country safe from attack.
Sir Samuel Hoare tells Parliament the air arm will devastate the civil population, especially in the south and southeast of England. He warns war in the air will be the only important war as cities raise gilded defense fees against air attacks.
Intercontinental Rubber tests tires made from guayule rubber grown in Salinas California. They note potential substitutes from California, Texas, and Mexico but flag labor costs, questioning feasibility against Oriental labor at 25 cents a day. Synthetic rubber and steel springs offered as possible fixes. home grown rubber deemed unlikely.
George Bernard Shaw says Americans should not send money to buy shoes for Dublin children, calling Ireland incorrigibly beggar. The piece notes bootlegging fines in Germany and mockery of the headsman’s attire by socialist influence. It recalls Tycho Brahe and Buffon in fine dress before their work, and mocks the electric chair as a business suit.
In Prague 59 applicants answer the Gazette advertisement for the Czecho Slovakian official executioner post. The field includes a theology professor and a surprising female candidate, whose chances are uncertain as the government weighs the pool.
A collage of odd sayings and lines appears, mixing quips about laws and punishment with stray jokes and cultural references. The text includes musings on crime, holidays, fashion, smoking, and a carpenter speaking of a hardware dealer, all interwoven with surreal questions and personal musings.
A poem style column features a young woman shopping for gifts with lines about fur pieces, guns, vanity items, necklaces, and a parlor rug. Interwoven quips joke on double crossing, hick towns, gold diggers, and the perils of reputation with playful exchanges about Christmas, green money, and a parting remark about a sweetheart leaving town.
An eastern manufacturer predicts Decatur could double its population in seven years. The discussion asks what role you would play to turn that prediction into reality and how to promote growth in Decatur and the Tennessee Valley.
Reports as of December 1 show duties to begin January 1 with jail security at Morgan. County finances list year total of 5501 bales. River flooding offers no aid to Keller Memorial bridge construction. Bem Price from Birmingham to discuss courthouse plans with Board of Revenue. The Church of God ministerial meeting opens with Rev. T. B. Hall presiding.
John Givens McGehee, five, moved with parents from Decatur to Uniontown, Ky. He attended high school in Decatur and entered the furniture trade through his father D. D. McGehee. Married in 1920 to Miss Sheffield, they have one child, Betty. He is a member of First Methodist Church and local Masonic and fraternity groups. Christmas cards urged via The Daily.
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