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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1929
Page
4
A narrator warns drivers about reckless highway behavior and the dangers of urban driving. The text critiques bold passing, tailgating, and dangerous lighting, urging compliance with traffic norms while noting the tensions between freedom and safety on public roads.
An editorial urges strict enforcement of highway laws to curb rising weekend automobile accidents in Alabama. It notes reckless driving, speed, and disregard for rights leads to deaths, calling for more state riders and tougher policing to reduce fatalities and injuries.
The comment ponders theoretical fuel efficiency as described on paper, noting curiosity about how many miles a car can travel per gallon of gasoline under idealized conditions.
A reflective line on land ownership noting that individuals may fail to obtain land for personal use, and warning that the city may acquire the five foot setback or right of way on their behalf. The tone suggests civic philosophy rather than a legal notice.
A stark plea to offer a word of sympathy to the overweight, whose wilted collars and perspiring faces testify to their need for kindness and understanding in current times.
North Alabama farmers are advised to decide soon on early garden planting for spring as Florida’s usual supply is curtailed by the Mediterranean fruit fly.
Kansas City outlines a new air terminal project valued at 500 900 dollars. The move signals growth in regional air facilities and hints Decatur and other smaller cities will seek similar aviation infrastructure in time.
An observer argues the difficulty of determining the most costly method for public projects, comparing the cost-plus ten percent approach with a government panel that finds lengthy paths to justify funding. The remark highlights concerns about efficiency and expense in public procurement.
Press reports suggest an Army football meeting with Navy may occur again. Officials caution that government red tape could push this and other important matters into the background.
Public misgivings rise as critics caution that fast home revenue plans risk quick losses and warn investors to beware speculative schemes promising easy profits.
The Daily promotes its relocated office and new press facilities. It invites readers to visit at 2:30 p.m. to see the fast, fully printed newspapers produced on the modern press in town.
Following multiple bank closures in the Birmingham district, publicity surfaced after the failures. Officials state publicity did not cause the bank collapses and that both small and large banks failed for independent reasons.
In late June the society wedding of Miss Nancy Hamilton and Dr. Victor R. Alfaro drew Washington’s high society attention. The Pan American Union reception, a rare privilege, stood as a mark of top social triumph. The Pan American Union building sits at Potomac Park on Seventeenth Street facing President's Park.
The bride from a prominent national society family wed the son of Panama's minister to the United States. Reception privileges at the Pan American Union highlighted by Mellon and Latin American envoys. Guests included former diplomats and notable political figures in a warm summer setting on the Aztec garden terrace.
In 1920s New York Reverend Acton Griscom sought a thirteenth century Latin copy of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Brittanniae held by Lord Harlech in Shropshire. After months with no reply, Griscom’s hopes faded until a December call from J. P. Morgan changed the course of the quest.
Mr. Morgan returned from Scotland with Lord Harlech who asked about clergyman Griscom. He entrusted 90 sheets of vel lum manuscript to Morgan. For a year the manuscript rested in the Morgan library aiding Griscom’s study, aiding scholarly access.
Col. W F Dickinson of Opelika chairs the Alabama Bar Association board and says law remains highly attractive amid shifts toward other fields. Thirty four law students enrolled for the exams, with participants from Yale and Harvard. Grading begins July 26 as board members include Dean A J Farrah and H F Crenshaw. A Baldwin County plan introduces an annual luncheon to discuss local welfare and emergency case issues with 40 attendees led by Mrs. A M Tunstall and county officials.
Griscom discovered a fifteenth century manuscript at Jesus College Oxford claimed as Geoffrey of Monmouth but appears a Welsh history compilation by Walter of Oxford. Canon Rev Robert Ellis Jones, a bilingual Welsh cleric, translated its 135 folios over ten years, showing enduring church scholarship.
Leaders of the Morgan county seating convention at Hartselle camp grounds thanked city officials for traffic direction. Officers handled a crowd of about 8 000 to 10 000 people efficiently on Saturday and Sunday.
H. F. Maturen, former state forestry inspector, notes Alabama's forestry progress in the last two years as a foundation for future industrial growth. He now works with Wisconsin lumber interests and is spending a short vacation in Alabama.
Announcement from New Antioch Christian church says Brother J. T. Harris of Lawrenceburg Tennessee will begin a two week revival series on the first Lord's Day in August at the Hillsboro Lawrence county church three miles south. Public invitation extended.
Review notes chorus girls in The Broadway Melody favor long hair as a trend indicator. The MGM musicale, an all talking singing and dancing feature, heads to the Princess Theatre soon with many performers sporting lengthy tresses.
Editorial by ROYAL S. COPELAND urges using labor saving devices to ease housework. Describes electric washers, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, mixers, ice cream freezers, and small appliances as practical options for households, especially smaller apartments, with tips on affordable choices and sanitation.
A satirical collage of old jokes and rants about fashion greed bootlegging taxation and social norms. It mocks a flippant bob haired woman a gold digger a rude tax crusade and quick quips on politics money and manners with references to New York City and patriarchal stereotypes.
Miss Clymoore Cloyd of Nashville arrives as house guest of Miss Katherine Meadows. H. A. Skeggs visits Huntsville. Mrs C H Eyster and two sons stay with sister Mrs Law Lamar in Selma. Decatur issues building permits since January total 249270 dollars.
A dictionary entry defines excogitate as to think out or discover by thinking to devise or contrive. volition as the act of willing choosing the exercise of the will with purpose. Prostrate is defined as lying at length with the body extended on the ground.
T Zeno Bailey of the Valley County club entertains a Tuesday evening dance at the club house with the Louisiana Troubadours providing music. The act is touted as among the best touring the region and expected to be a top event of the season.
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