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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
4
Readable parts mention hit and run, bootleggers, and Christmas season impact. Notes imply people pleased by holiday cones and linked expenses, but text is incomplete and lacks clear facts or names.
A brief note states CME fees begin January 2 and the state appears to be returning to normal operations. The details are sparse but imply standard procedures resume after a disruption.
A brief fragment notes holiday thoughts and references Charlie McCall, with uncertain context about the king’s Christmas mood or feelings.
A fragment reflects on legacy and reputation as inherited and the enduring task of shaping one’s own character through deliberate effort and self-definition.
Fragmentary line suggests Professor from University of Chi cotate Bales aiding a new industry project. Mentions capital involvement and a trend toward industry growth with a general remark about man's presence where there is industry.
In the past year the city faced scarce housing and flood damage. The Tennessee River ran high with roads washed out and cellars flooded, but communities push forward with recovery efforts and resilience.
John S. Berger faced ten days in jail for contempt of court after presenting a signed instrument from the Remus jury seeking to quash the indictment. George Remus, accused of fatally shooting his wife, was acquitted in the case.
Local residents on Ninth Avenue urged Decatur officials to pave the street during a Tuesday meeting with city councilors and municipal authorities. The report notes that street improvements tend to accompany new building activity in town.
Ailing coverage questions whether the Navy faced censure for its handling of the submarine disaster where six men remained trapped alive. The debate centers on whether proper machinery and rescue readiness existed and if more could have been done to aid the crew.
The Daily notes a peaceful Christmas with lawmen present in the coin community and a sense of restraint in merriment, contrasting with prior years marked by greater activity and dispensing of Christ.
Decatur residents enjoyed a merry holiday in 1927 with no rowdy incidents. The Daily questions whether enforcement of prohibition laws influenced this orderly observance of Christmas.
The Louisville and Nashville Y M C A membership drive starts January 4 in Decatur. The article extolls the Y M C A as community headquarters and urges support, noting its shelter, entertainment, night schools, civic hosting, and youth activities as benefits to all.
The Spencer Bible Class at Central Methodist church in Decatur uses a campaign to boost cooperation and expansion. Readers are urged to study the class record, noting that 26 members can grow to multiple weekly participants and that civic unity could rapidly grow the city in 1928.
The governor campaigns for a 20 million dollar school bond, arguing merits above politics. The Daily supports the bond but not Graves personally, urging voters to judge the measure on its own. The paper urges thoughtful consideration and predicts a substantial majority if discussions stay focused on the issue.
The West has attempted three times to defeat a Southern eleven and failed each time. The Pacific coast may now believe Dixie players know how football should be played.
Editorial notes by Arthur Brisbane discuss naval strategy with ships ready for action and a dangerous stunt flight. The piece weighs the dangers of aerial daring against disciplined duty, urging calm and focus in perilous tasks. The tone blends caution with national resolve and admiration for skilled crews.
The Devator presents daily editorials by Mr Brisbane, the nation’s highest paid editorial writer. The piece notes opinions may not reflect all views but showcases his prominent role in journalism.
The Dawn carrying four passengers is missing on a proposed flight to Denmark. Mrs Brice Goldsborough used the last $500 given by her husband to hire a searching plane.
The article argues that laws should deter stunt and show-off flying to protect pilots and bystanders. It stresses that even brave women should avoid hiring and risking other men’s husbands, noting the danger of women traveling as freight.
Indiana Electric Corporation chief R B Kellogg proposes using the 15 000 horsepower battleship engines as large derricks. By clamping a strong steel cable to a main propeller shaft aft of the engine, sunken submarines could be raised.
MR. KELLOGG outlines a plan with engineering knowledge and navy potential. Battleships could serve as floating derricks, instantly available. The Methodist Year Book 1928 notes ministers changing attire as beards and frock coats fade, while Billy Sunday criticizes facial whiskers as microbe traps.
The text traces the rise of the smooth face from Alexander the Great through Caesar and Napoleon, noting their shaves to deny enemies a beard handle in combat. It then muses on beards disappearing by disuse and briefly mentions whale hip bones as a curiosity in a large skeleton.
Germany and Britain plan sky advertising nights with airships 800 feet long and 100 feet high. They will be lit with electric lights to display soaps newspapers and automobiles. The spectacle will replace music as a form of evening entertainment. Orion belt will be overshadowed by ads for suspenders.
The passage critiques a society or era for ignoring natural sky events like clouds stars rainbows sunsets and sunrises in favor of focusing on preferred position advertising. It stresses a desire for attention to nature alongside commerce.
A Stanton deputy claims he shot two Mexicans during a bank incident while seeking a $5,000 reward for dead robbers. The men were innocent, and the policy of paying for corpses drew sharp criticism for encouraging deadly outcomes.
Prohibition Commissioner Doran says chemists who test liquor for poison violate the liquor law and will be jailed. The note warns against tainted bootleg supplies and urges careful compliance with prohibition rules.
A fragment recalls John Hennessy of The Times poker lore saying the best way to discourage opponents is to raise the pot, a glimpse into old paper tavern banter and gaming culture.
A caller argues that bootlegging is deterred by danger and that today it harms the wealthier classes who pay high prices for tainted whiskey. The piece contrasts past lower-class poison with present risks among those who can afford $6 a bottle.
The great painter Romney, a receipt in his brother’s handwriting, was glad to paint a portrait for eight guineas. He earned $42 for that work. One portrait of Lady Hamilton, a friend of Lord Nelson, bought by Huntington from Sir Joseph Duveen, later sold for 1,007 times Romney’s original price.
A Reynolds portrait of Richard Barwell and his young son could bring up to 200000 dollars in New York auctions. Another Reynolds painting of Samuel Johnson is valued even higher, while old Johnson received 50 pounds for his Raselas. The text notes these as easy money days.
The era ends with reminders of war's scale and costs. Europe backs trained forces nearing ten million, plus another ten million in Russia. The age's great powers, backed by wealth, foresee war as self-destructive and seek lessons from 1914 to the armistice.
A reflective line suggests peace on earth depends on hard lessons and fear guiding humanity toward goodwill among people and nations.
Dr. Will Durant argues love is absolute devotion and cites age as no barrier. The text notes many older men display foolishness under love’s mistaken impression and urges societal trust in education. It praises Coolidge for proposing a national Department of Education and ends with a call to give knowledge to solve problems.
A partial line suggests broad support for the president's proposal while noting some objections from unnamed groups. The brief hints at political debate and collective acquiescence without details on who objects or what specifically is proposed.
Column discusses Senator Coolidge considering rest and a year or two of quiet in Vermont to regain vigor, contrasts leisure with rushed golf culture, and urges relaxed recreation plus a health advice prompt about skin blemishes and constipation with requests for self-addressed stamped envelopes.
An excerpt recalls the biblical scene with shepherds keeping watch at night when an angel announces the birth of Jesus to all people. The message delivers glad tidings of great joy and the identification of the newborn in Bethlehem.
A garbled devotional fragment references a savior named Christ and a sign involving a Babe in a manger. The text mentions angels praising God and peace on earth, with unclear surrounding phrases and mixed garbled words.
The passage condemns profit from keeping the public ignorant and recalls a British royal representative who boasted there were no public schools in America and hoped none would exist for a century. It emphasizes the danger of schooling being suppressed to sustain power.
A fragmented list mentions near sighted and shortsighted, an Occidental Giver term for western, and the marimba as a percussion instrument with bars struck to yield tones. The text reads like a glossary excerpt or OCR garble without a coherent event.
A fragmented verse and stray lines merge with stray prose about winds sun and rain, mistaken names, and stray dialogue. The piece hints at poems about growth and duty, then veers into stray notices on a kitchen stove and casual chatter. It preserves a newspaper page’s scattered, unclear fabric.
A brief remark notes audits rival the expense of dam projects that fail to block water, suggesting heavy financial burden in both efforts.
A fragmented OCR page blends a bank withdrawal puzzle with garbled captions about fashion, clubs, and social commentary. It hints at a student, a sugar bowl incident, and miscellaneous lines about a March deadline and a marriage clerk, all in a miscellaneous newspaper fragment.
December 29 1926 reports a small town incident with a pistol confrontation at a Huntsville street, Bee River travel delays near Flint Creek, and a Morgan County Motor Company employee mending a basement fire. Also notes Frances Himes departing after holidays for Beaumont Texas to visit her aunt.
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