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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
2
The Pontiac body program expands with Fisher and Oakland-Pontiac plants boosting capacity. By 1929 the Fisher plant aims for 1500 bodies daily and the Oakland-Pontiac line targets over 350000 cars yearly, as the new low price six shows chrome, belt lines and modern styling.
An old advertisement touts White Wonder Balm as a universal cure for catarrh, claiming quick relief and a money back guarantee. It markets the product as the finest home remedy, urging readers to ask their druggist about it.
Miss Helen Davis leads two companions in a cross country trip to California seeking ideal husbands. Prospects must meet strict wealth and moral criteria with income requirements and a $10 000 annual target. If love fails, the group may swap members and press on toward Hollywood if needed.
A health column urges calm during the influenza outbreak and recommends two non prescription safeguards. It promotes Najol a laxative free remedy and Mistol a nasal drop and gargle to protect the nose throat and breathing passages. The article insists these preparations are harmless and widely available at druggists.
Twelve monkeys from London and New York are at the University of California in Berkeley to have their teeth straightened using the same orthodontic appliances as human children. The experiment, backed by the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, treats the simians with care to avoid pain.
Leighton Alabama December 28 1928 about 8000 bales of cotton have been ginned here this season with more to pick. Ginnings for 1928 already equal 1927 and with the cotton yet to be ginned the total for the year should exceed last year.
J Lee Long of Greenville sent a letter to Alabama legislators seeking views on confining any extra session to a good roads bond amendment and local legislation. He argues $50 million could finish road building with annual spending capped at $8.5 million and suggests a one cent per gallon gasoline tax to cover interest and retirement.
T. M. Dix is confined at his home suffering an attack of influenza. The note appears in the local health column of the paper, marking a routine illness among residents.
C. W. Knight III, president of the Decatur Mill and Elevator Company, is ill at his home today.
Morgan county farmers are invited to make headquarters in Decatur for a collaborative gathering and discussion of cooperative farming plans. Organizers encourage local growers to attend and participate in strategic talks at the meeting venue.
Efforts push higher funding for education to improve teachers training facilities and college level programs amid calls for better classrooms and resources.
Federal court rules that a buyer of illegal liquor can be prosecuted as a conspirator for transporting it. Alfred Norris of New York and Philadelphia broker Joel Kerper were charged. Norris admitted no crime in purchase but aided transport by promising to pay and thereby binding Kerper to the offense.
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