Decatur Daily Page and Editorial Staff Listing 1876
The Decatur Daily Pabtehet published every afternoon except Sunday in Deceter Als by the TENNESSEE VALLEY paurtine CO Inc with office at Deester date March 6 1876. Managing Editor Shelton Bloodworth Editor Br T Sheppard Business Manager. The Associated Press credited for news dispatches. National advertising reps Frost Landis Kelen.
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Pabtehet
Sundsy
Deceter
Als
The
Tennessee Valley Paurtine Co, Inc
Shelton
Jbexiamin
Bloodworth
BR. T. Sheppard
Alabama Politics Heat Up Over Kilby and Black
In Alabama a fierce primary fight pits Thomas Kilby against Senator Hugo Black. Black rushes home to rally wavering supporters as independents and regular Democrats clash over issues from Muscle Shoals to referendum on the eighteenth amendment. The piece notes shifting loyalties, voter sentiment, and a broad tax bill looming in Congress.
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Alabama
Hugo Black
Thomas E. Kilby
Mr. Kilby
Senator Black
Heflin
Bankhead
Independent Movement
Muscle Shoal
Commission
Muscle Shoals
Norris
Shoals
Hhe
Johnston in bitter campaign as June 14 ballots approach
The article portrays Johnston as a long established Underwood ally and Democratic fixture who has fired harsh broadcasts against Senator Black. It predicts a fierce race forming before June 14, warning that early doubts about Kirby could give way to a rude awakening once ballots are counted.
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Bleck
the Daily
Johnston
Underwood
Senator Black
Indeen
Alabama
Kirby
Red Cross Plan Aims At Moving The Unemployed To Farms
The permanent relief committee of the Red Cross family service group proposes a back to the farm approach to unemployment. It urges unemployed people to store food, return to rural work, and rely on landowners’ cooperative help rather than charity. The plan seeks self reliance and food for families, calling for sincere trial.
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Permanent Relief Committee
Family Service Group
Red Cross
Highway sign proclaims blunt honesty in message
A roadside sign on a major highway reads We cant please but we try conveying an unusually candid public service tone. The message emphasizes effort over perfection and reflects a plainspoken approach to civic communication.
Oil Quietly Clears Dust on Rough Gravel Roads
An efficiency note states that oil not only calms troubled waters but also coats gravel roads to suppress dust, delivering a smoother surface and reduced airborne particles.
Tennessee Riverfront Hailed as Major South Resort
A Tennessee riverfront area is described as a future popular resort for the South, with optimism that the development will attract visitors and boost regional appeal.
Morgan County Sends Hundred Cars of Strawberries East
Morgan county ships one hundred cars of strawberries to eastern markets as farmers assess the crop value and market conditions. The dispatch signals progress in expanding local berry sales and boosting regional awareness of strawberry profits.
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Morgan County
Budget and Congress Seen as Unassembled Government
ARTHUR BRISBANE reports from Washington on June 3 that the President appears cheerful amid budget talks. He likens Congress to an unassembled machine drawn from forty eight states, noting the Senate’s earnest lawmakers like Norris and Borah and calling for structural reform to balance the budget with public salaries under scrutiny.
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Washington
Congress
Florida
Oregon
Maine
California
Kansas
Manhattan
New Mexico
Samuel Johnson
Early Hours and Old Fashioned Habits Reflected in Society
The piece notes Speaker Garner greeting newspaper men an hour before noon and his wife Mrs. Garner in the capitol room at seven. It contrasts old-fashioned early mornings with a modern youth who rises at four, while seven am is bedtime for many young people. The text mentions a Crosser bill to enable regular trips to Europe.
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Garner
Capitol
Texas
Social Notes from Gordon Drive and Nearby Towns
Twelve years back on June 6 1920 Mr and Mrs John Snodgrass of Greenville DC are the expected guests of Mrs RE Sadders on Gordon Drive. Sam Pointer is resting nicely at the Coffee Infirmary in Florence after an appendectomy. Miss Jane Logan visits the Turners on Johnston Street. The Chrissingers hosted dinner for W P Fogarty, the Smiths guests. Francis Harris of Albion TK visits Uncle AF Harris. Pauline Neeley, home from Nashville, returns. Editor Charles Greer of the Syla cauga News leaves for home tomorrow.
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John Snodgrass
Greenville, D. C
R. E. Sadders
Gordon Drive
Sam Pointer
Florence
Jane Logan
Mrs. B. A. Turner
Johnston Street
America to Europe airlines could carry mail by dirigible
The article argues for a trans Atlantic air mail service using dirigibles with no government funding needed beyond a fair chance to test mail routes. New York postmaster would testify that half the letters could move on a two day trip with extra postage. The piece credits representatives and senators for making this possible.
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New York
Roosevelt Renomination Looms as Democrats Shape Fight
Washington chatter centers on Roosevelt’s nomination prospects with talk of stopping him. James T. Williams Jr notes Coolidge quip about stopping with nobody and everybody, then adds a single strong candidate is needed. Some politicians believe Speaker Garner would be the man to stop Roosevelt if he wins fewer than six hundred votes.
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House of Representatives
Smits
Peta
America
Washington
Roosevelt
James T. Williams, Jr
Mr. Coolidge
Congress
Wolverine Statesman
Couzens
Bny
Uiclans
Push to Cut Federal Judges Salaries Sparks Clash
Lawmakers push for a ten percent cut to judge salaries claiming savings of 56500 dollars yearly would result. Critics warn of chilling independence and constitutional danger as the legislature could control the judiciary.
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Congress
Legislative Branch
Mamie Burns Heads for Birmingham to Visit Relatives
Miss Mamie Burns left Saturday for an extended visit to relatives in Birmingham.
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Mamie Burns
Birmingham
Brewer to Florence Visit with Son in Alabama
Mrs. Virginia A. Brewer plans to leave Tuesday for Florence Alabama to visit her son Charles R. Brewer.
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Florence
Virginia A. Brewer
Ala
Charles R. Brewer
Waves of Letters Urge Congress To Quit For A Break
James Couzens notes waves of business letters and telegrams urging Congress to balance the budget and stay away until December 6. He says big businessmen influence a drive but many executives ignore Congress, while politicians face voter accountability and scrutiny. He also contrasts political ethics with big business latitude.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Ways Children Swallow Items and How to Detect Them
Dr Logan Clenden ing discusses common foreign bodies found in windpipes and esophagi in children and adults. He explains entry methods, symptoms such as pain swallowing and sudden coughing, X ray detection, and modern removal techniques while stressing prevention in nursery and daily life.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
England Signs New Moratorium on World Debts
Great Britain signed a formal agreement postponing international debts for one year from last July under a Hoover proposed moratorium. Sir Ronald Lindsay signed for Britain and agreed to pay $159,520,000, while Italy’s Demartino agreement covers $14,706,000. Debt payments to span ten years starting 1933.
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Washington
Great Britain
Hoover
Ronald Lindsay
Demartino
Natural Bridge to Have a Sing on June 12
J T Clemons of route two Somerville Alabama announces a singing at Natural Bridge on June 12 at 10 30 in the morning at the school building. The event invites all to attend. The school lies three and a half miles northeast of Hartselle.
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J.T. Clemons
Route Two
Somerville
Ala
Natural Bridge
Hartselle
Crosses the Ocean For the 25th Trip
Letters from 8S R Garrison Jr report arrival in Europe on his 25th Atlantic crossing. He spent a glorious weekend in Paris and plans to visit London before returning to the United States.
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R Garrison, Jr
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Paris
France
London
England
United States
Pilot Club Meeting Scheduled for Monday Evening
Members of the Pilot club are urged to attend an important gathering at 6 30 o clock this evening in the basement of the First Methodist church. All members are requested to be present for the organization meeting.
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Pilot Club
First Methodist Church
Week's Weather Forecast Promises Fair Start
The Associated Press weekly bulletin reports generally fair weather for the central and gulf states in the first part of the week with showers in the northwest portion. Temperatures expected to be reasonable with more showers possible later in the week.
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Associated Press Weekly
Central
Gulf States
Questions Answers About Early Flight History
An ornithopter is a flying machine with flapping wings or movable planes. The Shenandoah did not carry a mascot when wrecked. Art Smith, an aviator from Fort Wayne Indiana, is credited with originating the idea of air plane sky writing.
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Art Smith
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Denniss Visit Monteagle for Episcopal Education Talks
Rev and Mrs Peter M Dennis and son William visited Monteagle Tennessee on Thursday. Mr Dennis met with leaders of the Episcopal church educational institution to discuss talks and possible collaboration.
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Peter M. Dennis
William Dennis
Monteagle, Tenn
Dennis
Educational Institution of the
Episcopal Church
Visitor Here Mary Bell Wallace Visits Oak Street Brother
Miss Mary Bell Wallace of Chattanooga is visiting her brother Rev J D Wallace at his Oak street home.
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Mary Bell Wallace
Chattanooga
Rev
J.D. Wallace
Oak Street
Nathan Hale Born On This Day in 1755
On this day in 1755 Nathan Hale American patriot was born. He would become known for his later service in the American cause and is remembered in historical notes.
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Nathan Hale
The Dollar Sign Song Remarks on Money and Manners
A curious clippings collage features a humorous dialogue about love and manners between Clarissa and Homer, a child’s wish for farmer overalls, and a recurring moral about the dollar sign. The verses include playful exchanges, stray maxims, and a Douglas Malloch poem extolling money’s role in society.
Witty Fragments and Laugh Lines From Unseen Columns
A collage of humorous jabs on college culture love money and marriage. Jokes: college credits vs diplomas, love and life, Grand Canyon renaming, a grandfather coin gift tale ending with a budget twist, a statistician quip about married women, and a fiancé’s chorus of alibi excuses.
Let No Guilty Man Escape Warning in Bangor
A Bangor Pennsylvania report quotes Chief Joseph Grigg warning that anyone letting police dogs run at large near Fourth Street School will be rounded up and shot. The piece mixes satire about parental responsibility and a stray remark on government economy.
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Fourth Street
Joseph Grigg
Bangor
Penn
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King Features. Syndicate, Inc
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Supreme Court
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Hiram Johnson
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Borah
Idaho
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National Capital
F. McGowan
J. J. Chrissinger
W. P. Fogarty
W. R. Smith
Francis Harris
Albion, TK
A. F. Harris
Pauline Neeley
Nashville
Charles Greer
Sylacauga News
H. D. Greer
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
James Couzens
Michigan
Clendening
Monteagle
Ffdday
Smith
Clarissa
Clark Gable
Homer
Wyoming
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Earth
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Grand Canyon
Rudy Vallee
Grandfather
Sonny
Bright Boy
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