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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1927

Page

2

Prohibition Law Favor Advocated At North Alabama Assembly

Athens Alabama June 10 Unanimous endorsement of a resolution condemning pocket flasks and liquor stores for selling flasks to youths with emphasis on opposition to sexual motion pictures profanity and drunkenness. Pi Tau Chi initiates led by P Acton Birmingham honored at torch light event with delegates from several cities in attendance. Election of officers expected Friday with P G Rice cited as a potential president.

Athens Pi Tan ‘Chi Society of the Desert P. Acton Birmingham C. L. Ellis Elsie Orr Virginia Tyler Birma Leon Gray Fred Raiford Marguerite Holmes Ensley Julia Lavin Decatur Cleo Lavin Talladega C. W. Lavin Spartanburg Powhatan Alabama Rick P. G. Rice Athena

Kansas flood plan could create long prairie lake

Article discusses a proposed project to form a 30 mile long basin lake in western Kansas. Surrounded by forest, it would provide game habitat boating and fishing and alter flood patterns by capturing Colorado and Kansas runoff before it reaches the Mississippi.

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Transpacific Flight Race Attracts High Stakes Pioneers

Pacific coast to Honolulu race offers large purses for pilots from Manila to Tokyo and beyond. Weather perils and navigation risks provoke bold startups with California cities courting entrants and rivaling offers, aiming to set records and prizes in an ambitious long-distance air challenge.

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Pineapple magnate James Dole launches transpacific aviation boom

James Dole, Hawaiian pineapple magnate, moves to the Pacific, offering the first aviator to undertake a transpacific flight.

Pacific James Dole

Calotabs Purify System for Health on Weekly Course

Physicians endorse purification as the foundation of health and urge a thorough cleansing of the system with Calotabs. Take a course once or twice a week for several weeks and notice improved vitality. A family package with directions is available for 35c at any drug store.

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