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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1927
Page
2
Fragmentary humorous note discusses housing shortages and rental issues. Mentions Connecticut Mills area and a company possibly erecting houses as a response to demand. Text is garbled with incomplete phrases and lacks clear events or names.
The Census Bureau announced final figures for the 1926 cotton crop. The crop total was 17,910,258 equivalent 500 pound bales with ginners estimating 234,041 bales to be produced after the March canvass.
Decatur residents push development to secure the city’s growth. Local leaders cite steady project progress and coordinated planning as foundations for future expansion and improved services.
Customer testimonial from Carl C. Campbell of Johnson City praising S. S. S. as a purely vegetable tonic that cured years of rheumatism and skin breaks. The ad claims the remedy supplies what Nature needs to help the body throw off the cause and notes it is sold in two sizes at stores.
Testimony in a disaggregation suit against the House of Davitt colony alleges Mary Parnell sought to block statutory charges by arranging a marriage within the group. Jerry Hansel, ex-colony member and Esther Hansel’s husband, testified Mary once asked him to marry one of the girls to protect Benjamin. Tom Atkins, another ex-member, testified he built secret tunnels and lied in a past suit to aid the kingdom.
W. M. Chenault, general agent of Commonwealth Life Insurance, visits Birmingham for the company regional meeting. L. W. Gentry and J. B. Hyatt of Cullman join the attendance.
The Williams Puzzle contest has drawn many entries but none have arrived at the Daily office by last Monday. The editor says prizes go to the nearest correct entry by time of arrival and notes there is still a chance to win. Readers are urged to submit to the Daily office promptly.
Fifteen North Alabama counties are included in the first division planned by the Alabama state highway department and presid ed over by H D Durnam engineer. The counties are Blount Colbert Cullman DeKalb Etowah Franklin Jackson Lauderdale Lawrence Limestone Madison Marshall Marion Morgan Winston. The offices of the first division are just being moved into the new Tennessee Valley Bank building.
Local Odd Fellows from Decatur Lodge No 52 Albany Lodge No 159 and Noan Lodge No 562 plan Decoration Day ceremonies at City Cemetery Sunday at four o clock Grand Master C W Daugette of Jacksonville Ala will deliver the memorial address Inc F Levin a prominent Albany Lodge member will preside An invitation is issued for all Odd Fellows to meet at Feeds Hall on Second Ave at 3:00 o'clock and proceed in cars to the cemetery Music by a local quartet will follow the address and a committee will decorate the graves
The Athens band and minstrel show at Decatur High School auditorium drew favorable comments from local residents. The civic production, backed by Limestone people, is supported across surrounding towns in the region.
Johnson City Tennessee wide flood swamps the business district as Brush Creek floods its banks after a mid night storm. Water depths in stores range from 18 inches to three feet. Jonesboro nearby experiences four feet of flooding with swollen streams. No casualties reported.
W B Johnson charged with killing Mrs Ida Howard and Mrs Jessie Bishop and Dibrell Hicks. The wealthy cattleman and farmer allegedly shot the women on Jefferson City streets in January and hid in his home while a crowd gathered. Hicks was later killed by shots from the house. The defense contends Johnson is of unsound mind.
Edwin Baill of Athens, Limestone representative for Mutual Savings and Life Insurance, visited with the Athens concert band and remained to handle local business. He reported business conditions very good in his section.
The Winning Four quartet, previously the Albany quartet, has been asked to return to Hartselle to perform at the Airdomen theatre following patrons insistence. The group includes McCulloch Peake Feager and Shook and is organized locally.
A K Adams Construction Co plans to hire 50 white workmen to support the first unit of the Texas Realty mill building. Applications are to be made at the plant site Monday morning. W F Boswell, manager of Decatur Box and Basket Co, left for Asheville NC to visit Mrs Boswell who has been in the city for several months.
Alf Oftedal, chief prohibition investigator and Pacific coast coordinator, was appointed in Washington today as deputy prohibition commissioner in charge of enforcement.
Rev. J. D. McCready of Decatur Baptist Church will host a gathering for the church Men’s Bible Class at 803 Ferry Street tonight at 7:30. Members and wives were invited and urged to bring a guest though some addresses were missing.
Colonel A. W. Walton former Past Grand Commander of Georgia visits Decatur after attending the Georgia Grand Commandery sessions. The item emphasizes local Masonic prominence and urges residents to support Decatur.
Physicians praise perfect purification as a foundation of health and urge a thorough Calotabs course. Take Calotabs once or twice weekly for several weeks to purify the system, with a family package including full directions available for 35 cents at any drug store.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce dance committee of ten meets Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Central National Bank directors room. Thomas A Bowles of Textile Realty Co will attend. The event aims to be the Valley’s largest dance, with proceeds offsetting a baseball deficit. The Connecticut Mills floor will host the dancing in an area not yet machine installed.
President Coolidge departed Washington in the afternoon aboard the yacht Mayflower bound for Hampton Roads Virginia to view the United States fleet the following day with plans announced and weather conditions reported.
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