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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1927
Page
2
An article notes Rev Hewton of the Australian Anglican church making a tour for the third time. He was ordained by the Archbishop of Melbourne and holds a Diploma of Philosophy.
A Dallas pharmacist extols Gordon's as a near miracle cure for stomach and bowel troubles. The remedy claims to relieve constipation dyspepsia heartburn and bloating and is sold for 1.50 for 64 doses at local drugstores with a money back guarantee if it fails to help.
An itinerary outlines a year of travel from Sydney New South Wales to New Zealand Fiji Honolulu Hinbet Victoria Banff Assiniboia Minneapolis St Paul Chicago London Ontario Toronto Montreal Decatur New York then voyage on White Star Line Baltic to Queenstown Ireland before touring Ireland England and Europe. Return via Suez Canal to Australia for duties in Tasmania after 12 months leave.
Rev R T Tyler resumes pulpit duties at First Methodist this coming Sunday. He preaches morning on The One chief aim of the Church and opens a brief series. evening service details follow.
L. W. Skiles, 68, of Cisco, Texas, was found on the Norfolk and Western railroad tracks in Memphis by a train crew. He had a fractured skull and other injuries, and was pronounced dead at the scene after examination.
An old advertisement urges readers to purify their system with Calotabs a thorough course taken once or twice weekly. It claims to renew health and rid chronic ailments and notes directions and a price of 35 cents at drug stores.
Ban Johnson resigns as American League president with effect by November 1 1927 after 34 years in office. He said ill health and a retirement plan drive the move while club owners accept the resignation in a special session. Johnson founded the league and its predecessor groups and will leave with years of strained relations behind.
People of First Methodist church laud the new Sunday school annex for 750 seating capacity. Congregation congratulates the building committee and contractor on the advance progress.
A trace of rain was recorded in Decatur during the 24 hour period ending at noon. Weather forecasts predicted fair to good conditions with skies expected to lower later.
LA July 8 AP The Examiner reports actress Anita Stewart plans to sue for divorce from Rudy Cameron Brennen a Washington DC family member. They have been separated for four years with incompatibility cited as the grounds and their marriage of eight years had been kept secret before.
The Alabama House passed a revenue bill with multiple taxes including hydroelectric, railroad, coal and ore and slag estimates totaling significant funds. It approved a new $300,000 legislative expense appropriation after $250,000 was exhausted. A highway code bill progressed with minor amendments. A senate vote favored a broad education expansion plan authorizing $3.46 million in the coming year to build and upgrade university and normal school facilities and rural schools, pushing total education spend to $4.76 million above current levels.
Schedule lists a multi day Baptist Sunday School convention with speakers and topics. Notable participants include W. T. Harris J. T. Robinson E. L. Hays Chas H. Turner B. P. Collier Dan Praytor J. D. McCready C. D. Boozer J. T. Anderson Madaline Dix L. Smallwood plus others. Sessions cover leadership grading superintendent roles teacher qualifications and practical school methods.
London reports Sir Alfred Yarrow, a British scientist, has built a bed that reproduces train motions to aid sleep. The device rocks at about 80 movements per minute with adjustable amplitude, tailored to the sleeper.
Advices from the bedside of M. A. Dinsmore a Birmingham attorney severely injured in an automobile wreck near Clanton Alabama Wednesday evening indicate his condition remains very serious. W W Dinsmore of Decatur is at the bedside. The injured attorney is a brother of W W and Phil Dinsmore of Decatur and is known in state political circles. He sustained head injuries.
On Thursday morning a collision on a curve involving a car owned by John Gurley of Hartselle and another driven by a local peddler, known to Somerville residents as Charlie, injured three people including Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Maxwell. The peddler was treated at J. R. Blam's home by Dr. Peck. Mrs. Maxwell suffered facial and arm cuts. The Gurley car and the peddler’s car were nearly wrecked.
A son weighing 9 pounds 12 ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Griffin of Austinville on July 8. Parents report a healthy newborn and expectant joy in the family.
Mrs Lenton Adams died Thursday night at 8 30 oclock in Montgomery Hospital. She was a member of Court Street Methodist church and services will be held Saturday at Leak chapel with Rev James officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood cemetery. Survived by two daughters in Montgomery and two sisters in Athens and Birmingham.
About twenty residents filed with the Decatur city council last night a petition asking that Tenth through Thirteenth avenues south of Moulton street be taken into the city. The area roughly matches the northern section of Moulton street previously annexed. The petition was placed under council consideration.
The Dixie Four, a blended vocal quartet, will perform at Central Baptist Church next Wednesday July 13 at 7 30 p m. They offer vocal cello saxophone and piano solos with no admission charged and a free will offering collected at the end of the program.
Radishes are prepared as an hors d oeuvre with crisp roots washed in water and a touch of vinegar. They are boiled in salted water then fried in fresh butter and served hot with butter sauce. A slight rise in the Tennessee river measured 3.2 feet at the local gauge today.
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