Local Decatur News and Community Notes
The Decatur Daily reports latest local items and regional updates from North Alabama. Athens physician Dr John Crutcher Jr. was seriously injured in an automobile accident this week, with well wishes pouring in from friends across the area. A Birmingham civic club criticized the state Univers license law, noting lack of applicant examination.
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John 8. Crutcher, Jr
Athens
North
Alabama
Birmingham
Chinese people blamed for illness and work ethic joke
The Columbus Commercial quotes a crude line describing Chinese people as ignorant and blaming gods when sick or unable to work, suggesting they would rather not hire more workers. The remark mirrors prejudiced humor from the era.
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Columbus
Beautiful Lee highway tour through North Alabama
The paving of the Lee highway between Athens and Killen Alabama offers a recreation boost for visitors. A Decatur to Athens loop via Courtland Town Creek Wheeler Dam Rogersville and back highlights historic sites unseen by millions and promises a full day of sightseeing.
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Athens
Killen
Ala
Decatur
North Alabama
Courtland
Town Creek
Wheeler Dame
Rogersville
Lee Highway
Revival Season Opens as Churches Plan Protracted Meetings
The piece notes revival season arriving as churches schedule protracted meetings. It discusses summer as a favored time due to travel comfort and roads, while emphasizing indirect benefits such as community interest, brotherly love, and renewed friendships that strengthen the church and nation.
FarmtoMarket Roads Survey Progress in Alabama
A survey for farm to market roads in Alabama is under way for the U S Bureau of Public Roads. Morgan county faces several needed routes including Danville to Decatur and Guntersville to Decatur. The Decatur Guntersville roadway has begun with construction from Decatur to Guntersville.
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Alabama
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Morgan County
Es County
Danville
Decatur
Guntersville
Miller
Governor's chair urges continued work on Danville road
The article argues for prioritizing Danville road in Morgan county farm to market projects, noting it has been neglected for years despite Morgan county's rich agricultural area. It condemns delays awaiting a national survey or congressional act and urges timely editorial action.
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Danville
Morgan County
Congress
Nail Squarely: Hearin on Alabama Inferiority Claim
The Limestone Democrat endorses Jesse B. Hearin of New Orleans for declaring Alabama must shed an inferiority complex. It praises Alabama’s resources and urges steering reforms by Alabama methods, matching local leaders against outsiders in any field. The Daily calls for focusing on Alabama plans and progress.
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Jesse B. Hearin
New Orleans
Alabama
Hearin
Taylor Boyd
Boyd
Virginia
New York
Callifornia
Miss Katherine Moore Guest of Mrs Dryden One Year Ago
From The Daily of June 12 1925 a retrospective notes Miss Katherine Moore of Florence as a guest this week of Mrs Horace Dryden. It mentions other residents traveling visiting relatives and a note that rain is badly needed in Eva area.
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Katherine Moore
Florence
Horace Dryden
Gene Fowler: a storied career from Denver to Hollywood
Gene Fowler rose from Denver sports desk to New York territory writing claims, later editing and shaping sports pages. He covered Ruth Snyder's electrocution and became a famed writer, editor, and author with novels and autobiographies, now returning to California for a summer break amid Hollywood notoriety.
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New York American
Otto Fiotto
Denver Post
Denver
Gene Fowler
New York
Chicago
Caleb van Hamm
The
American
Gene
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
the American
Daily Mirror
Arthur Brisbane
Mr. Brisbane
Joe Moore
Telegraph
London
George Tex Rickard
Madison Square’Garden
Timberline
Madam Silks
Hollywood
California
Fire Island
Atlantic
Great South Bay
Nebraska leather goods dealers' association formed at convention
The Nebraska retail harness dealers association renamed to the leather goods dealers association at its Omaha convention. President Berg of Wahoo, retiring, blamed shrinking harness business for the change.
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Qmaha
Neb
Nebraska Retail Harness Dealers’ Association
Leather Goods Dealers’ Association
4 Berg
Wahoo
Presen
Teething as a Normal Process and Common Upsets
Teething is a normal physiological stage but often brings fevers and restlessness. Do not force feeding during teething, as it may trigger vomiting. the six year molar is the first permanent tooth and its loss can affect lifelong dental health.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
Advances in Field Trials and Obedience Tests in Dogs
The article notes growing interest in field trials and obedience tests as tests of brain power and endurance, not just appearance. It cites American Kennel Club encouragement and public excitement, praising trials for revealing grand canine qualities and supporting pure breeds.
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American Kennel Club
Senate Appropriations Panel Approves Relief Bill in Recess
In recess, the Senate appropriations committee may vote on a $1.5 billion relief bill as observers note ongoing activity. Yesterday the Senate was in recess while the House voted to extend nuisance taxes for two years. Industrialists condemned the wage hour bill and a post office committee investigation into the steel strike was reported.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Senate Post Office Committee
Ice sprinkling helps Barfoot orchard survive cold spell
Anaheim California June 12 neighbor citrus growers watched George Barfoot turn on sprinkling system coating orange trees with ice during spring chill. H W Price manager of Anaheim Cooperative Association tests show no frost damage in Barfoot’s orchard while nearby groves report little salable fruit.
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Anaheim
Calif
George Barfoot
H. W. Price
Anaheim Cooperative Association
Barfoot
Troubled Tummy Mountain Mayor Hospitalized After Rope Contests
Mayor Marshall Orme aged 50 was hospitalized after a rope pulling contest when his team failed to win and the rope wrapped around his body. Physicians fear internal injuries as he remains in care in New Mexico.
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Mountain
N. M
Marshall Orme
Farm Boy Wins Prize in Southwest Racoon Hunt
In a past organized raccoon hunt in the Southwest a farm boy captured the capital cash prize with a small untrained mongrel hound. The anecdote highlights rural prowess and unexpected winners in field sports.
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Syndica
Office Cat. Jokes On Highway Wits And Warnings
A collage of satirical gags on traffic, household accidents, and modern life. A lawyer joke exchange pokes fun at courtroom antics while quips about reckless driving, kerosene hazards, and police slowdowns punctuate the piece. Observations on trailers and neighborly traits close the sketches.
Passenger ship schedule and voyage greetings in tourist season
A passenger ship leaves New York every forty minutes during the tourist season. About one hundred thousand dollars is spent weekly on bon voyage greetings. A playful exchange notes laps and disguises as a joke.
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New York
Close of Day Comfort in a Sweet Memory
A reflective piece finds consolation in a comforting memory that lifts loneliness and weariness. The speaker recalls a shared moment and smiles at the thought of touching shoulders with a friend, which brings joy and a renewed spirit.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Highlights and Gossip
A collage of industry gossip and witty anecdotes from Walter Winchell on Broadway. Jabs at critics and celebs, notes on Noel Coward and the Windsors, overheard quips from Trocadero and Graco Moore, and updates on radio contracts, actresses, and press figures.
The Honeymoon Is Over When Definitions Are Sought
A letter writer in the Times confesses wrecking a Mexican hand painted jar on his wife over nail color. He mocks decoration changing a woman’s nature and imagines consequences if crowned with a jar. Readers are urged to submit witty definitions of a husband and various honeymoon definitions with sharp humor.
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N. Y
Esquire
Chuck Barnett
The World and Our Worries Across Generations
A witty reflection contrasts youth and middle age as perceptions change with time. It notes that silence shields ignorance and humorously observes old narrow roads replaced by wide highways prone to multi car collisions.
Prize winning waif Donna Jean Bottorff shines in Nebraska show
In Blair Nebraska on June 12 Donna Jean Bottorff, adopted after being deserted by hitchhiking parents, won a blue ribbon for unusual physical progress. Now about 13 and a half months old she weighs over 23 pounds and is noted for exceptional health by physicians.
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Blair
Neb
Donna Jean Bottorff
Charles Bottorff
Donna Jean
Southern States Grow Timber Faster If Forest Fires Are Kept Down
A mentions that the Southern States can raise timber more rapidly than other regions of the United States, provided forest fires are controlled to protect stands and enable steady growth.
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United States
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