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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1928
Page
19
Bishop Francis McConnell notes a shift toward realism in religious life, urging cooperation to avoid waste and inefficiency. He highlights challenges in interdenominational relations and outreach while congregations focus on sustaining projects and addressing irreligion and materialism.
T Sheppard becomes business manager of The Decatur Daily in 1915 after learning the policies of founder William Randolph Shelton. He advances the paper through fraternal and civic work while guiding editorial evolution and expanding from four to six pages, amid varying market forces and Shelton’s 1924 death.
The narrative recalls early leaders and staff at The Daily from 1912 to 1928 as they built a six day week paper in North Alabama. It notes editors advertisers and managers including Marshall Wilkin son and Mrs Mainard, and highlights postwar changes new machinery and editorial shifts.
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