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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1927
Page
4
The article notes Abe Olshine's success in Nashville as good news to supporters here and recalls that Olshine's first store began in Decatur.
Citizens gravitate toward personal affairs over a budget commission gathering set for Friday evening, signaling a preference for everyday stories over municipal financial planning. The remark underscores how public attention can lean toward individual concerns rather than official proceedings.
Residents are urged to attend a mass meeting Monday night to discuss the plan to relocate the courthouse. The gathering will cover funding, site selection, and political implications of moving the facility.
The location of the first unit at the Connecticut Mills plant may influence where the rest of the project will be built. The article questions how this decision will affect the people of Decatur and their housing prospects.
President Coolidge, between speaking engagements, packs today for a long vacation. He argues a special session of Congress could improve the temper of the American people before he leaves.
A letter celebrates the return of an American aviator whose nerve and feat mark a major advance in flight since the Wright brothers. The article highlights air power and its impact on aerial development.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce declares need for worker housing while President C. of the Mills Company notes advice against building houses.
Decatur works with Morgan county to build a city capable of consuming the farm produce the county can grow, aiming to create a local growth hub and market outlet for agricultural output.
In a notable early instance cooperation came from a local civic group as Con Mills Company officials joined with the Junior Chamber of Commerce to plan a dance. The move shows the company aims not only to profit but to lend its good offices to Decatur’s continuing march of progress.
Reported clash between President Coolidge and Republican senators over plans to convene a special session. Smoot proposed timing, but White House rebutted. Debate centers on tax reduction and urgent concerns from floods leaving over 600 Mississippi residents homeless.
The Daily argues for a broad tobacco tax including cigars cigarettes and smoking tobaccos noting 15 percent sales tax and condemns excluding chewing tobacco. It warns legislators that selective taxation will cause animosity and unfairness toward smokers and chewers alike while merchant groups mobilize against the plan.
The Alabama Supreme Court validates the Patterson bill consolidating Albany Decatur and Fairview. The ruling removes legal doubts for financing bonds and accelerates Decatur’s growth as a regional hub. The Daily urges citizens to push civic projects to match 1926 building pace and grow Decatur as a leading Tennessee River city.
J E Blair laments church critics and urges focus on inner honesty over external manners. He argues parents and educators neglect true moral instruction, says preachers should stress the ten commandments, and that genuine religion follows truthful living and ethical conduct.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts its first civic entertainment with a dance at Connecticut Mills Monday night. Early indications suggest a big success for the new venture in the community event calendar.
Alabama Power Company buys a large land tract near Dam number three as Congress weighs Muscle Shoals action. Decatur moves ahead without relying on Shoals, signaling local progress despite federal uncertainty.
A Collier’s feature presents judge Joseph Sabath’s seven marriage rules drawn from 22,000 divorce cases. Rules urge harmony and avoidance of past truces, with warning that violations justify divorce. the piece extols courtship as lifelong study beginning at the honeymoon.
Florence Herald notes that clapping loudly can harm a wristwatch worn on the wrist and suggests stamping feet as an alternative. The quotation implies cautious etiquette for performers or audiences.
The Gulf Electric Company tried to acquire Dothan Alabama power assets but voters rejected the bid by 38 votes. The city faces over a million dollars in bonded indebtedness with only a dam site to show for its power assets.
Fifty lawyers for heirs of Jay Gould divide 2 703 635 in fees from 11 years of suits over 16 million of his 80 million estate. The suits have ended, illustrating dangers of dying without a will. The Talladega Daily Home urges hiring the best lawyer to draft a will to reflect wishes while living.
The Tifton Gazette notes Captain Lindbergh must begin another trans Atlantic trip before rest and may travel to the Black Hills to recuperate after ceremonies in his honor. The White House spokesman may join him, and neither will discuss details.
The Valdosta Times quotes Bishop Ethelbert Talbot of Pennsylvania who says the problem is that once prohibition was enacted the effort to teach temperance ended and responsibility was shifted to the law. He argues churches withdrew and the law bore an excessive burden with disappointing results.
The Hartsville Enterprise notes a humorous view that on passing the mun dane sphere only an electric refrigerator would be worth taking, and that papers and peanut politicians claim the Alabama Power Company will supply current to run the motor.
The sole D class license for private car operation in this county was issued to J D Wyker, highlighting a unique license record for local transportation.
One license has been issued for a Class D three ton truck in the county. The vehicle is owned and operated by A. Z. Bailey Grocery Company.
J. F. Cain of Somerville, former head of Morgan County Farm Bureau Association, appeared in the city on business and expressed ongoing interest in Morgan county agriculture progress.
Road between Hartselle and Somerville is very rough and citizens express urgent need for better conditions. Local officials note deteriorating surfaces and increased travel hazards in the area.
The article urges residents to support home merchants and seek fair treatment for all. It stresses the importance of fair trade practices at the state level and with the nation, urging citizens to learn more and respond thoughtfully.
Fragmentary report describes violence in revolutionary Russia with anarchists and nihilists active. A militant attack reportedly destroyed the communists debating club in Leningrad and an official named M Volkoff was murdered in Poland by a czarist loyalist.
A fragment cites Bolshevism and the assassination of Austria's heir in Poland as potential catalysts for European trouble. It notes the Sarajevo crime sparked a great war and that murder sometimes speeds history, though it rarely changes its course.
A fragmentary message claims Uncle Sam will publish a financial statement listing assets of the United States Alaska Philippines Hawaii and other territories and public schools. It asserts income over a hundred billions annually with wealth beyond calculation and no debts.
Ogden Mills, assistant to Secretary Mellon, tells bankers that since 1919 the national debt fell from 25 484 009 000 to 18 873 000 000, a reduction of 6 611 000 000. Last year the Treasury paid off 73 000 000 of debt and the current fiscal year is ending with net payments exceeding one billion.
London views the Prince of Wales marrying the Infanta Beatrice as less critical than hidden unions that could shape England’s future. A coal miner or despised tradesman might wed and influence a future prime minister who guides the prince’s son.
When Chamberlain and Le Vine landed in Germany they followed local custom asking for beer and drinking it. Mrs Ella A Boole president of the National Women's Christian Temperance Union notes their flight but says their expressed desire undermines the trip's constructive results.
The quote notes Mrs Reale struggling after forty hours without sleep in Germany where Lee water is largely unfamiliar and war fatigue impacts daily life.
The column notes public discomfort with divorce chatter involving Jack Ford and Marilyn Miller. It questions attitudes toward marriage ending quarters and cites insistence that couples remain together after dislike, while contrasting views on marriages made in heaven versus Paris endings.
A remark notes that whoever repeats a deed suffers by comparison and applies to Levine and Chamberlin. It suggests that if they execute a proposed plan and return to the United States they would be the sole round trip Atlantic flyers in their class.
The President calls a special Congress session in October to address the Mississippi flood disaster and prevention measures. He warns that the nation forgets costly calamities and notes two billion dollars in losses and 700,000 displaced people.
Rich men suggested a 2 000 000 fund to be invested for Lindbergh to support him for life. Lindbergh rejects the offer saying he believes he can support himself. Public reaction notes that even larger sums seem possible, yet Lindbergh values his own achievements.
E N Hurley of Chicago suggests building the world’s tallest tower with a light beacon to guide airplanes, proposing “Lead Kindly Lights” become a practical part of life in the flying age and making the beacon visible up to 300 miles away.
In a future vision roads high above the clouds are marked by balloon lighthouses that drift with light power to stay in position. A single skykeeper, a navigator, maintains location with a compass and instruments tied to the North Pole.
Copenhagen reports that Denmark's prohibition movement took a blow as the temperance campaign pivots to moderation. An 800-page report by an anti temperance commission urged free sale of all beer and wine, influenced by Norway's wet turn, while citizens adapt to 24 hour time and rail delays amid the broader Scandinavian peace drive.
Citizens are urged to prepare now to register when the books open in July and to qualify themselves for voting.
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