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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1928
Page
4
Seer Rae at Pe vetoes fade in a weary voter mood
A fragmented note describes political frustration amid a democratic contest. The prose hints at vetoes and stalled choices, using cryptic phrasing to reflect voter fatigue and partisan tension.
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Seer Rae
Tennessee Democratic Primary Amid Election Wrap Up
The piece notes ongoing Tennessee Democratic primary while national election looms. It echoes sympathy for farmers facing high prices but little cotton, questioning profit when crop demand falters and markets weaken.
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Tennessee
Ini Praises Himself as a Great Guy
A short note from ini asserts his own virtues, claiming he is notably kind, capable, and worthy of admiration. The self proclamation emphasizes his positive traits and reputation.
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Ini
Do your shopping on Thursday morning for half-holiday plan
The text urges a Thursday morning shopping effort to aid in a planned Thursday half-holiday. It emphasizes early activity to support the initiative and streamline the associated arrangements.
Selecting a pronounceable Chinese leader for U S sentiment
The note argues that for public sentiment in America a Chinese faction should pick a leader with an easy to say name. It questions legal complexity and hints that a layman could grasp it despite lawyers’ long study.
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America
Aviation Opens New Season With Trans Oceanic Flight Heroes
The open season for trans oceanic flights arrives as a new crop of aviation heroes takes the stage to replace last year’s veterans and push advancement in the field.
Home Insurance Promotion in North Alabama Declared
A local insurance push highlights keeping funds within North Alabama under a regional home coverage program. The campaign emphasizes supporting local economies and reducing out of area expenses.
Central Machine Shop Boosts Post Office Popularity
In a joint query the writer notes the post office and the machine shop named Central drive local appeal. The text suggests cooperation between the shop and postal services, highlighting Central as a key contributor to community visibility.
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Usn
Epen
Central
Local Tensions Over Meat Business at Muscle
Citizens argue about meat entering the Muscle district as competition heats up with local printers. The piece notes broad public anger and suggests political or economic motives behind the dispute.
Bernard Shaw’s Views Seen Behind His Humorous Mask
The article argues Bernard Shaw’s public humor masks serious beliefs the author sees as insightful about the future. It suggests Shaw’s candid opinions are often taken seriously by many despite the jokes.
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Ng Bernard Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Local Memphis Race Rumors Highlight Preservation Debate
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports on a contentious race with hints of a candidate receiving 719 votes in a prior election. Vague notes imply party shifts and ongoing campaigning within the state as organizers seek momentum in the upcoming contest.
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Memphis
Just Kids Safety Club campaign ends for season
Carter, srixinator of the Just Kids comic, says membership drive has ended until next spring. He thanks thousands of kiddies for joining and hopes they follow the club motto Look up and down before crossing the street. The Daily notes the campaign's nationwide reach and its safety influence on youth.
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Ad 4
Carter
the Daily
Mr. Carter
Safety Club
Best Minds debate Muscle Shoals status and veto
The best minds dispute whether President Coolidge can use a pocket veto or if Congress’s adjournment makes the Shoals bill law. The Tennessee Valley awaits a decision, with Congressman Almon monitoring developments and urging prompt action to avoid further delays.
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White House
Coolidge
Congress
Norris
Tennessee Valley
Almon
Shoals
President Coolide
Congressman Almon
Union and Confederate Graves Decorated Across City
A Methodist- era commemoration recalls ladies who scattered flowers on about 40 Federal graves alongside Confederate ones in Columbus Mississippi and the impact on National Memorial Day history through the Blue and the Gray poem.
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Mander
New York
Colum
Mississippi Index
Columbus
Miss
New York Tribune
Francis Miles Finch
Atlantic Monthly
Columbus, Miss
South
Logan
Memphis
Lee
Stone Mountain
Walker
Philadelphia
Perth
Day’s Oddities and Markets Across the World
A snapshot of daily trivia from October noting a useful tool called a stoot and a fantasy magic price of 250. Reports also touch on distant China and uneven prosperity shaping economic conditions.
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China
Decatur Editorials Noted as National Sentiment Counterpart
The Decatur editorials align with Mr Brisbane’s views, though presented as the sentiments of the country’s highest paid editorial writer. The piece suggests agreement with unions while framing the editorials as authoritative commentary.
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Brisbane
Decatur
Lnions
Shaw warns money as root of all evil after seventy
The text argues George Bernard Shaw loses accuracy with age and claims accumulated money is the root of all evil. It notes Niagara Falls, the Panama Canal, and mass automobile production as examples affected by wealth, suggesting Britain and the US gain from these.
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George Bernard Shaw
Niagara Falls
Panama Canal
Britain
Great capital, power, and the need to share prosperity
The text discusses immense capital, lectures paid at 250 dollars each to praise power companies, and a Ku Klux Klan lawyer hearing of such fees. It notes Chang Tso Lin and Tuan Chi Lui in China. May and June dividends total 347.9 million and 500 million respectively, framing prosperity and calls for more even distribution.
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United States
China
Tuan Chi Lui
Peking
Chang Tso-Lin
Durant era ends as he dismisses GM stake and notes boom
The article recalls Durant severing GM ownership and predicting a major bull market in two to three months while forecasting brokers loans near ten billion and ten million share days. It also highlights Detroit auto industry employment at 259,073, calling that real prosperity. It then shifts to a Chicago tale of Capone links and a proposed equestrian statue tribute.
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Detroit Automobile
Chicago
Coleoni
Venice
Capone
Juniors Discuss Need For Industrial Survey
A meeting of Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce directors at Junior hall last night stressed preparing an industrial survey by recognized authorities. No definite action was taken due to other financial matters the group must handle first.
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Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Hall
Day Phrenology and Reimburse Scrutiny Defined
The terms Day Phrenology and Reimburse are defined as the science of brain function and the act of making repayment. Scrutiny is described as a close examination or minute inspection, emphasizing careful search and critical observation.
Charles Morden of Connecticut Mills
Charles Morden of the Connecticut Mills, born in Edinburg Scotland, studied at College of Canes Oxford and University of Glasgow. He moved to the United States in 1920 and later entered banking before joining Connecticut Mills in 1927. He belonged to St John’s Episcopal Church and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Charles Morden en-Vorstoun
Connecticut Mills
Edinburg
Scotland
College Dé Canes
Oxford
University of Glasgow
St. John’s Episcopal Church
For Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Fulfills Quota for 1928 Citizens Military Training Camp
News from Alabama confirms the state has filled its quota for the 1928 Citizens Military Training camp. Annis ton Chamber of Commerce continues to enroll boys from Anniston and Calhoun county to ensure full county representation. Local committee members are praised for their long campaign and ongoing efforts to attract additional applicants before the deadline.
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Alabama
Anniston
Pilot Club Forms Committee to Promote City Beautiful Plan
The Pilot Club in Decatur endorses a city beautiful movement and formed a committee led by Mrs. Gena Brown and Miss Mattie Jones. The group will work with other organizations to advance the plan in the city.
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Pilot Club
Decatur
Gena Brown
Mrs M E Plans Parade Appearance For Church Annex Opening
Mrs M E, longtime member of Central Methodist Birmingham, will come to Degatur Sunday to march in the Good Fellowship class parade. The event marks the formal opening of the church's handsome Sunday school annex, a dream of past members now celebrated despite her relocation.
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M. E
Central Methodist
Birmingham
Degatur
Good Fellowship
Parrish
Jesus Bound and Taken to the High Priest
The passage describes Jesus telling Peter to sheath his sword, then being seized by the band and officers of the Jews and led away to the high priest. Simon Peter and another disciple followed, and Peter entered with Jesus into the courtyard where he spoke to the servant at the door. John 18 6 17.
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Jesus
Peter
Amas
Simon Peter
Mrs Gena Brown Entered Into Pilot Club Membership
Mrs Gena Brown was received into the Pilot club last night with interesting exercises marking the initiation.
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Gena Brown
Pilot Club
Seek Out the Cause of Queer Swellings
Dr. Roy S Copeland explains lymphatic glands filter poisons from blood and cause neck swellings from infected teeth or pus. Adenitis may be acute or chronic, with tubercular forms possible. Early removal of the cause and dental care help prevent gland drainage surgery.
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West
Brain base pain and head ache linked to abnormal blood pressure
Inquiring about persistent stinging pain at the brain base and head ache. Advises checking blood pressure and seeking definitive treatment. mentions SPIE and unclear names, with possible medical guidance.
June Rain and Small Town Anecdotes in One Page
A collage of verse snippets and comic vignettes. It includes a rain scene with June emerging after a shower, a magistrate and burglar exchange, a novice driver in traffic, a street quarrel over stop signals, a fortune teller and a schoolteacher joke, a farmer and hay wagon remark, a letter from Jessica with playful name puns, Uncle Sam’s new money, bookkeeping quips, a dinner speech line, and a note that home runs surge in demand.
Just One Year Just One Year June 6 1927
Miss Sallie Mae Hames a Florence Normal student spends spring holidays with her family here Mrs Clyde Hendrix and daughter Mary Battle and son Thomas planned to visit friends Louis Bell a University of Alabama graduate is here for holidays Mary and Elizabeth Collier leave Monday for Florence to enter the Normal for the summer term Mrs R M Sibley returns from a visit to relatives in Russellville and Sheffield The Daily offers 500 or more copies on order for second sheets bills
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Sallie Mae Hames
Florence Normal
Clyde Hendrix
Mary Battle
Thomas
Mary
Elizabeth Collier
Florence
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