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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1928
Page
6
Decatur gridsters prepare for the annual parent teacher unit dinner inviting 1928 squad members coaches faculty and local press. The event honors the football season with talks on past achievements and future expectations, and players reportedly forego meals ahead of the gathering.
Letters praise Warner W Fussell James A Nelson John Patterson and Dr W C Bailey for Decatur leadership in city development and consolidation plans. Supporters cite Nelson’s fiscal restraint paving progress and Patterson’s bridge project courthouse fight and revival of industry relations. Hart lauds Bailey for broad medical-community service.
An advertisement touts a physician's prescription cough syrup that allegedly relieves coughs instantly without chloral or dope. It promises direct action on the internal spot reached by syrups and notes quick relief for sore throat with a money back guarantee. Available for 35c 60c and 1.00 at Thompson's Drug store Albany Drug Co. and others.
Rev. E N Hart of Westminster Presbyterian church pushes three civic aims for Decatur. He seeks a Community Chest for Decatur the construction of an athletic stadium and the employment of an all time boy s worker in the city. He vows readiness to aid efforts to quicken success.
Athens experiences an ongoing building boom as spring activity continues. Three new public garages, other storehouses, numerous residences, and forty mill houses near completion contribute to an estimated $100,000 in current construction, with lumber firms at capacity and no slowdown in sight.
A small paper blaze occurred yesterday on Church Street between Railroad and Bank. Both departments answered the alarm but no damage resulted.
Austinville both teams split with Priceville at Riverside gym. The girls led late before Priceville slipped away to win while the Austinville boys built an early lead and held on for a 19 11 victory with Martin scoring four and Jackson top scoring from the 15 foot line.
Priceville school will close for the Christmas holidays next Friday afternoon. Classes will resume on December 31. указан.
The play One Minute of Twelve will be presented in the Priceville school auditorium next Thursday evening. The public is extended a cordial invitation to attend.
Ned Jacobs, play producer, and leading lady Marietta O'Brien have signed a new run o' the play contract. The two, who wed in Boston, are central figures in the production setup as the theater prepares for its next run.
The American and National League owners rejected the minors peace proposal at a West Baden meeting on January 10. They declined to send a committee to a January conference citing lack of a definite reform plan and the absence of key figures. Cal Ewing of Oakland supported a new major minor pact but the commissioner praised the joint meeting's peace.
Mrs. James Clem of Athens was the guest of relatives in Decatur today, visiting family and taking in local sights.
White gifts for the King will be presented at the novel program next Friday night. Event aims to entertain readers with a themed night and share discussion on upcoming releases.
Decatur grows as the key cotton marketing hub for the valley area, linking growers with buyers and trade services. Strong regional demand supports pricing activity and local logistics improvements.
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