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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1929
Page
4
Road enthusiasts in Iowa outline a highway plan costing 100 million dollars. Colonel Finnell estimates Alabama needs an additional 50 million dollars to complete its program. Both figures are large, but good roads are now a necessity.
The passage mocks golf as a pastime invented by a person with little to do. It portrays players as careless about form, wearing knickers, and frequently failing to drive the ball correctly, suggesting the sport is played sporadically and not seriously by its practitioners.
After a summer windstorm, the city’s business thoroughfares show litter and paper debris. The Daily recalls past blame on the office on Second Avenue and calls for action to keep streets clean and welcoming for visitors and residents.
A local businessman discusses persistent effort as key to success in any season. He argues weather affects mood only 10 percent of a slump, while 90 percent stems from self discipline and inviting customers in with courteous service.
The piece mocks senior United States senator known as Cotton Tom. Julian Hall of the Dothan Eagle notes how criticism fuels Our Tom and jokingly suggests letting the man rest if he won t run again. The writer implies Wall Street bondholders fear his cotton politics.
Harvey S. Firestone plans a Muscle Shoals district tour to assess a southern site for a tire plant. The Decatur area promotes its industrial growth and existing factories as strong reasons for Firestone to consider placing a southern facility there.
The Deland Daily Sun editorializes that good automobile driving rests on manners and etiquette. It laments rising traffic deaths as cars improve while driver behavior worsens and urges chivalry and adherence to rules to reduce crashes.
A reflective note on returning to work after a summer break. The writer muses on the idea that vacations offer a needed rest and should be taken annually, while acknowledging the cycle of catching up on bills before the next break.
Fans stayed away as local industrial league action drew two games Saturday afternoon. The first ended 4 to 3 and the second 4 to 2 with few errors. Gate receipts were meager, raising questions about the financial viability of amateur baseball and its impact on the organized game.
Arthur Brisbane analyzes 1926 era tensions and diplomacy turning points. The column weighs prospects for disarmament and the dangers of national ego, urging cautious leadership and persistent diplomacy amid shifting alliances.
The Decatur Daily rounds on the League of Nations and U S stance amid rising China Russia conflict. It critiques Wall Street policy, Kellogg pact promises, and calls for air and sea strength to deter war. It discusses a proposed Jewish Soviet state in Siberia and notes royal and oil politics shaping Britain and American funding. Prohibition enforcement and crime linked to bootlegging remain unresolved as governance focuses elsewhere.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Matlock and Miss Myrtle Martin drove to Birmingham on Sunday to see his mother for the day.
Miss Helen Thompson of The Daily underwent an appendix removal Friday at Benevolent hospital and is considerably improved today, friends report with relief.
From Connectic ut avenue an exclusive Washington hotel displays five flag poles. The center flag always flies the Stars and Stripes while the other four are reserved for special occasions. When a foreign high official stays, his national emblem is raised. On foreign holidays, resident diplomats receive a courtesy flag. The hotel coordinates with the State Department to ensure alignment with U S government policy.
The Mayflower hotel employs staff trained in Spanish to better serve Latin and South American visitors. Bell personnel, housekeepers, clerks, porters, and waiters attend regular classes several times weekly to communicate with guests in their native language.
A Cuban diplomat at the Mayflower Hotel serves Latin and South American guests in Washington. The Pan American hall bears a plaque to be decorated with art from those nations. Monthly booklets list visiting foreigners and their functions, and cooks of many nationalities are present. a common language, French, unites staff and guests.
In a reflective piece Richard Maslock notes that New York summer theater defies the dormant season by attracting audiences to cool interiors. He cites Arthur Krows on rising summer trade, cites ice for past Broadway venues, and observes the shift toward modern steel towers erasing old houses.
Mr and Mrs David Drake were Sunday visitors in Birmingham, traveling there to spend the day and enjoy local sights.
Grady Young and Dick Wright returned late Sunday from Birmingham where they spent the weekend.
Senator Royall Copeland explains that throat irritation may stem from ear wax, nasal issues, stomach problems, or nervous system disturbances. He notes dry and productive coughing, uvula elongation, adenoids and tonsils in children and elderly, hysteria, and tuberculosis as possible origins. He warns against overreliance on syrups and lozenges without addressing root causes.
A reader asks height and weight guidance for a 19 year old. The reply says a 17.6 fC 8 mne tall h should weigh about 140 pounds. Additional tips include taking cod liver after meals and noting it lowers body resistance.
A nostalgic verse recalls a small town with no tall buildings or cars and radios. Children seek relief from heat at the local swimming hole, splashing away their cares while the speaker invites readers to forget work and smile.
A collection of punny wordplay and a cautionary note about reading habits. It includes quips on peppery letters KN and cayenne, baggy trousers named Talon and Toulouse, bakers kneading themselves, fish scales as the heaviest part, and a joke about a choir plotting to skip hymns with a Zion sing.
A megaphone guide quips about a monument on the right as a tourist asks its meaning. The guide answers with a pun about "be cause" and avoiding lying down, while a nod to the moving finger and writing elicits a wry reflection on words and fate.
A humorous quip about a baldheaded man prompting a barber to offer reduced rates. It also touches on a trusting wife who believes she will see the angels her husband mentions in his sleep. The fragment closes with a farmer urging his team.
A local Decatur man amuses friends by offering peach dumplings at gatherings, while his wife consistently declines romantic proposals, yet responds with a cheerful yes in playful clashes.
The excerpt defines banalilty and composite in shorthand form with unusual spellings and abbreviations. It notes banalities as commonplace speech and composite as something made of parts, plus a defilade term describing sheltering a ram part from a higher point.
A biblical excerpt from Romans 15 6 to 10 emphasizes unity in faith and glorifying God through one mind. It notes Paul’s plan to visit Spain and his intention to be aided on the journey, while describing support from Macedonia and Achaia for Jerusalem’s poor saints.
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