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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1928
Page
4
A garbled civic pamphlet-like piece references Christmas, debts, a new highway plan, better car brakes, and a forecast that Gadsden and Decatur will rise. It hints at civic reform, modern invention, and a call to action for local residents amid a December climate of optimism and restraint.
Decatur mourns the loss of J. Ogden Wells a respected businessman and friend to the Southland. For months he had worked to guide Decatur’s development and attract Eastern manufacturing interest, with many locals recalling his frequent visits and warm, forward looking nature.
The article urges Decatur civic groups, including the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club, to mobilize merchants and residents to focus on the city’s expanding trade area. It notes improved highways and market access, with financial aid boosting growth and a promising year ahead for all civic units and individuals.
Decatur shows renewed industrial resolve after the Goodyear campaign. Civic leaders Frank P. Lide and John W. Knight presented a strong case with facts and figures, convincing Goodyear officials that Decatur offers superior economic conditions. With Alabama Power Company backing and broad local support, the city is ready to enter the next expansion effort in 1928.
The annual Y M C A membership campaign runs January 7 to January 15 in Decatur with a goal of 1,200 members. Efforts center in Louisville and Nash Ville shops, inviting town residents to learn the Y M C A’s religious, educational, reading room, auditorium, athletic and youth work benefits.
The Huntsville Daily Times announces its adoption of rotary press equipment to handle growing business. The paper highlights its new facility as the finest in the northern state and pledges service speed accuracy and attractiveness to readers. It congratulates editor J Emory Pierce and looks ahead to continued progress in 1929.
A local Decatur publication invites applications for a paid editorial writer role. The posting specifies responsibilities include opinion pieces and commentary across community issues.
Historic island narrative recalls Spanish and British clashes at Frederica on Simons Island. Fort Oglethorpe ruins, 1736 oyster shell walls, and old Col. King residence near live oaks frame a tale linking Bartolomé de Soto era defenses to later Georgian coastal development and oceanfront prospects.
An editorial argues against majority rule in education policy and predicts dramatic shifts from air travel expanding beyond the Chicago area. It cites Colier s Weekly style critique, laments voter ignorance, and foresees planes revolutionizing living patterns and real estate as National City Bank figures back new commercial flying ventures.
A local advisory urges Decature authorities to give merchants first consideration in policy discussions. Community leaders emphasize the need to support business owners amid rising operating costs and competitive pressures.
Weatherwax and Pauline Watkins at Montevallo illness noted as recent flu victims. Miss Weatherwax and others from State University and local areas are mentioned as home for the holiday.
Rev. and Mrs. Noble R. Edwards of Bessemer arrive Christmas Day to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Talley. Mizpah chapter No. 10 OBE 8 holds its regular meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic hall.
The Hi Y club will meet at 7 30 o clock Wednesday evening at the local meeting hall. Members are reminded to bring reports and participate in planned activities.
A historical health note explains teething in infants from six to nine months for the first lower incisors to about fourteen to fifteen months for the full set of eight front teeth. It emphasizes proper care and nutrition, urging parents to keep baby teeth clean and monitor development.
Health Q and A discusses causes of grain night mares noting two points. It claims proper dieting deep breathing and rest as the remedy and mentions a mild infection as another potential cause.
A quirky column notes honking horns replacing hiccups and a remark about a germ killing ratio. It mentions a hat sold for 1473 dollars, a plan to sell for half, and new thousand dollar notes bearing Wilson. The piece laments loud motor horns annoying music lovers.
A fragmentary humorous poem mixes Yuletide sentiment with anti Prohibition satire. It references a patriotic wedding and a blue father, winter scenes, a line about selling “Ask Me Another” to a father of five, and a comic note about Gladys dancing with her Mustard.
The excerpt defines juculate as to throw or cast a dart or emit. Foist is a sharp or swindler and a trickster. Clew means to guide or direct and to draw by threads or clews such as garnets to set a square sail.
A meeting for Troop 18, Boy Beauts of America, is scheduled at Central High School at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. Directions note good highways from the north, west and south to Decatus. Also mentions Christmas shopping in SE ene.
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