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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
2
The notice cites a class matter filed February 26, 1912 and references publication in Albany Alabama on July 1, 1917 under Act 8 1876. Bloodworth editor and managing associate is named in the memorial notice for the Tennessee Valley Printing Company Inc.
Editorial urges acceptance of Henry Ford’s bid to develop the Muscle Shoals project arguing it would create a vast power system, cheaper products, and broad national prosperity. It cites Ford’s ambition to build a city around the plant and make the Shoals the nation’s power hub.
Attorney general signals Ford as preferred buyer for the Muscle Shoals Gorgas nitrate plant No 2 amid doubts about exclusive rights held by Alabama Power and Air Nitrates corp. The ruling suggests Ford would win the purchase, a move seen as pivotal for national interests.
The piece argues Muscle Shoals could yield up to 160000 horsepower, with two nitrate plants costing 89000000 and potential expansion to supply Memphis 135 miles away. It envisions wartime industrial uses, fertilizer and aluminum production, and stresses completing the plant to harness national energy and regional development.
A fragmented OCR page shows stray dialogue and notes about elections, golf, a boarding house with children, fashion, poetic verses, and a commemorative marker. It mixes names, places, and humorous asides with truncated phrases and mock dialogues.
In today’s Southern League schedule Chattanooga visits Nashville while Atlanta visits Birmingham, Memphis travels to Little Rock, and Mobile plays at New Orleans.
In the American League Chicago hosts St Louis, Boston travels to Washington, and Philadelphia welcomes Detroit while Cleveland hosts Detroit in a separate clash.
Baseball reports three National League games completed with results from New York at Boston and St Louis at Pittsburgh. Other games postponed by rain include Cleveland Detroit and Cincinnati Chicago. Boston and New York split scores while St Louis defeated Pittsburgh.
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