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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
8
The Rev. W. A. Simms of St. Mark's Episcopal church presents brief wayside sermons from an electric pulpit on Drexel Boulevard. His signboard features aphorisms like Not failure, but low aim, is crime and We ought to make heroes out of legislators who can't be bribed.
Daytona Beach Florida January 18 Education should avoid excessive detail says Dr John J Tigert president University of Florida Curtail curricula cut wasteful spending push earlier entrance and graduation and run education on a business basis He notes American students graduate two years later than European peers and condemns democratization of junior education as wasteful with 60 or 70 high school courses in use.
Little Billy Lee, son of Mr and Mrs Carl Lee, 907 Eighth avenue, is seriously ill with a severe attack of influenza at home.
A facility described as the cotton concentration center for the north Albanna region is situated in Decatur. The report notes its strategic location and potential role in regional supply chains.
Detroit’s financial district centers on Griswold Street, tracing back to Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac’s 1701 settlement. New Penobscot and Union Trust buildings rise to 34 and 42 stories, while the Detroit Stock Exchange founded 1907, once the Detroit Brokers’ Association, evolved into a corporate exchange by 1914 after moving between buildings.
A promotional item explains catarrh as a local condition that weakens the body and invites infections. It touts Runion's White Wonder nasal remedy as the superior local treatment, claiming fast relief and no staining. The ad invites purchase via drugstore or mail order from White Wonder Chemical Company in Montgomery Alabama, offering a money back guarantee.
CORINTH Mississippi January 18 A 15 year old girl Katie Mae Suitor of Corinth is the best cotton farmer in Alcorn county by acre yield. Her crop of 1350 pounds of lint cotton or almost three full bales on one acre sets a county record. She borrowed 11 dollars from a bank to finance her project and was among the first 4 H club girls to repay her loan.
Conway Arkansas January 18 Carlden Patton of Wooster holder of Faulkner counties best boy farmer title shows 1091 96 dollars from farming His three acre plots yielded 1206 pounds lint cotton four tons oats five tons lespedera hay and 104 bushels of corn in the same area
In Chicago on January 18 notice announced St James Episcopal Church, once a cathedral, will be razed and replaced by a new multi million dollar cathedral at Cass and Huron on the near north side. The old church dates to 1871 fire with only the tower surviving and construction set to begin in 1929 under Dean Duncan Browne.
St. James, who served as chaplain in World War I, wears two bravery decorations won during the conflict. He formerly held pastorates in Denver and New Brighton, New York.
Granite Falls Minnesota January 18 Ole Hartwick Yellow Medicine probate judge has pedaled 100000 miles while staying within his home county. He displays cyclometers proving the distance after starting to ride forty years ago. Hartwick began with one borrowed bicycle and has ridden steadily since.
The report notes excellent road conditions between Cullman County and Decatur, highlighting smooth surfaces and easy travel for motorists. Local officials emphasize ongoing maintenance and safety improvements to sustain the favorable route quality.
Hilson Guier, 15, trained a senior three year old Jersey named Proud Prince's May in a 305 day production test. The calf produced 784.04 pounds of butterfat and 12,624 pounds of milk, making May the highest producing Jersey in the world for her age class per the American Jersey Cattle Club.
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