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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1922
Page
2
Albany Decatur Daily reports debates over approving Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals. The piece reflects on Jefferson Davis and Alabama heritage, Volstead Act opinions, and President Harding's shift toward farmer-focused policy amid wartime memory and prohibition discussions.
A Southern speaker extols Jefferson Davis recalling Buena Vista glory and years in the U S Senate and as Secretary of War. He urges fair remembrance and counters mischaracterizations while defending the Confederate leader.
The phrase describes heatstrings as vibrant chords in humanity capable of producing the sweetest notes of melody. It emphasizes their susceptibility to yield harmony and emotional resonance in artistic expression.
A concise report notes a blind area where a nose cannot be seen, highlighting a subtle gap in perception and its impact on detection. The item emphasizes sensory limits and potential safety implications.
A garbled voicing blends rhymes and reflections on work life home pride and public notices. It references a town fire company, humor about couples and work, and scattered quotes on ambition respect and prescription history.
A stitched together pastiche sketches quick vignettes and stray phrases from a lively urban scene. It toys with language in a rapid fire style, mentioning Mary Snooks, synthetic gin, stolen money, and a varied cast including a vamp and a humorous old man.
Watkin Jones, 35, who lived a half mile west of Gomer, Ohio, hanged himself in the woodshed. Low prices for farm products and fear that a 160 acre farm would fail prompted the tragedy in Lima on June 7.
A feature discusses bobbed hair trends and social views in the era. Many young women oppose bobbing as unattractive and harmful, while a minority defends it as convenient, with one hesitant observer noting timing as a factor.
Five Ada youths convicted of chicken stealing in Ada Ohio faced a court sentence to attend church every Sunday for a year. The boys appeared tearful at the mayor's office and accepted the unusual punishment with promises to comply.
Duquesne University in Pittsburgh announces a special short course for disabled ex service men with two years of high school. The program, continuous through the year, enables completion of a B.S. in economics in three years and is open to trainees nationwide. More than forty students are enrolled and forty more are planned for this period.
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