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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1929
Page
4
Mrs C M Bullard visited Huntsville and stayed with Mrs A S Graham. The Deland Daily Sun notes many husbands accept advice from any woman but his wife. After summer showers, tend the lawn and keep your premises neat as surrounding neighbors.
Local officials say current finances are sound and a goal to raise the monthly industrial payroll from 400000 to 800000 is achievable. The focus remains on attracting new industry, with no doubt about meeting the improved payroll target.
The Cullman Kiwanis Club advocates funding a local school band to awaken civic consciousness. After months of discussion with little result, members see the project as a potentially wise investment and a means to engage both club members and the broader community through the music.
The notice congratulates Jim C. Brown on his election as president of the Morgan County singing convention. It hopes for growing interest in singing conventions locally and invites Morgan County to Decatur for the next meet after Forrest Chapel, noting Decatur will welcome all good folks.
The item praises a Columbus Mississippi farm hand who reportedly worked 32 hours straight on a tractor with only a 30 minute break. It frames the feat as a notable solution to rural problems and a model for endurance, comparing it to other public stunts.
J. D. Dunlavy of Ellisville Mississippi, a Civil War veteran, attends a Confederate reunion with his old gray comrades. The piece argues that the war is forgotten in the South as sectional disputes fade and national unity grows, noting changing views on the conflict and reconstruction.
Enforcement chief George Wickersham doubts current methods will enforce the Volstead Act. In a letter to New York Governor Roosevelt he proposes shared federal and state roles, with state oversight of retailing and federal policing of wholesale liquor. He says public education is needed before enforcement can work.
The Montgomery Advertiser outlines possible Alabama district maps after Hoover signed the reapportionment bill reducing Congress. the plan would assign Mobile Baldwin and other counties into eight or nine districts with populations ranging from about 236000 to 310000. The Opelika and Opelika Daily News note likely shifts in district borders, with counties moving between districts. The discussion reflects broader political stakes and party balance, while other items touch on transportation, industry, and notable anecdotes.
The Opelika Daily News notes no recent updates on the Opelika-Auburn airport and warns the community that abandoning the project could be costly. The speaker questions whether Decatur was mentioned in relation to the plans.
A circus lion escaped during a one night stand in Ballay Germany and roamed the Moselle River area for some time. Keepers later trapped and fenced the animal, bringing it to shore.
Washington notes how Walter Edge, starting as a youth in Atlantic City's Atlantic Review, bought a business for 600 after the owner died. He became a millionaire and rose to political prominence, with talk he would be ambassador to France succeeding Myron Herrick. He began as a journal clerk then secretary of the New Jersey senate.
A 1909 elected assemblyman and first year Republican leader. He served in the state senate, became majority leader, ran for governor, and won a U S Senate seat in 1918 and 1924 with large pluralities. He ran an advertising agency, owned two Atlantic City newspapers, and kept ties to London Paris and Berlin. He hunts in Georgia each November and spends time with his son in Bath Maine. He has been married twice with a second wife linked to Arthur Sewall's granddaughter.
A New York broker facing a costly furniture purchase suspects a trap after signing only an express receipt for a chaise longue. He consults his lawyer who passes him to an obscure attorney named Mr. Bond to pursue the matter of the $300 agreement.
He pondered how to tell his wife he valued the loneliness she endured at dinner after his long work hours. She already had many luxuries, including diamonds, furs, and a car, but the text hints at a deeper sentiment behind the gesture.
An article by Roy al S Copeland warns that even minor skin breaks invite germs like streptococcus, risking blood poisoning. It recommends immediate cleaning, antiseptic application, proper dressing, and medical consultation if redness or tenderness spreads.
A quirky slice shows a shop floor exchange where a grocer presses for cinnamon or ammonia while a customer stalls with tangled speech. The piece riffs on salesmanship as persisting in conversation and letting others talk to defuse objections.
A sequence of lighthearted quips about love and manners opens with Maude and Jack over dough. A man recalls humiliation when his wife left a spoon in coffee. Mrs Jones mocks a can opener remark and a joke about prayer. A hackneyed forecast dangles a fortune for a life boat inventor.
A humorous verse portrait of store clerks, highlighting bold indifferent sellers, a neat hardworking rival, a late night dater, an elite snob, and an efficiency critic. The poem plays on personalities and social mores in retail life.
The entry explains parry as warding off a thrust or harm, prepense as devised beforehand or premeditated, and rede as to advise or counsel or interpret.
B L Malone left today for Gadsden to join Mrs Malone who is visiting relatives there. A number of out of town guests are expected Friday night for a dance at the Junior Chamber of Commerce hall. Mrs John F Cortner of Greenwood MS was guest this week of Mrs T A Bowles. Mrs David Webb of Memphis is expected to visit sister Mrs T A Caddell.
Excerpted on spiritual guidance emphasizing righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. It urges followers to pursue peacemaking and edification while cautioning that eating meat should not offend others or hinder God’s work.
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