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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
2
Entered as Second Class Matter in 1912 at New Decatur Alabama. Editor W B Shelton lists subscription rates and urges readers to report missed deliveries. Advertising rates available. copy must be in by noon to publish.
The idea of a commission form of government has been tried by many cities and towns and generally pleases the people, with residents noting the distribution of responsibility among commissioners and the potential for improved civic oversight.
The men who built these cities have labored long and now anticipate consolidation and a commission form of government. This change promises an impetus and forward movement previously unknown.
Experts warn that support grows for a commission form of government as civic leaders discuss reform. Citizens debate benefits and potential risks to local decision making and accountability in ongoing conversations.
United Amusement Co begins building an outdoor entertainment space at Ferry and Lee streets. The site sits at the Decatur center where residents pass daily and can reach it conveniently with no time lost.
The narrator recounts a chaotic escape from armed pursuers in a desert chase. Gunfire, mounted riders, and exploding adobe walls drive refugees toward the mountains as companions fall and a final getaway unfolds amid the chaparral.
Local readers show strong demand for the Decaturs Daily as residents report borrowing the paper from neighbors and libraries to stay informed. Community members emphasize the value of accessible news and shared resources in daily life.
New York reports Tampico as a bustling oil metropolis with heavy port activity and grand breakwaters turning a once sleepy river town into a busy harbor. Yet the city remains dirty with a democratic jail and a mix of native markets, colorful bridges, and enduring Central American character.
The guide describes repairing a tire by cleaning and roughening the cut surface, applying volcanizing cement, and inserting a replacement rubber piece. A wire brush, cement, and a stitcher roller ensure a precise fit before trimming excess rubber.
In William Hickey's Memoirs a crowded Canton water front is alive with sampans and thronging children. A novel buoyant life preserver a large gourd carried by each child bore the sampan’s name in Chinese, enabling quick rescue and preventing drownings amid the riverine city.
Dr. Thomas Jefferson Heard born in Morgan county Georgia a hundred years ago began practicing medicine in Texas in 1827. He helped organize the Texas Medical Association and served as its first president while teaching at Galveston Medical College and the University of Louisiana. He contributed widely to medical journals and was respected as an authority on chronic diseases.
Special Register J H Green announces the July 3 1914 public sale by decree in the case D W Speake vs James L Echols et al at the Morgan County Alabama courthouse. Properties include parts of lots 397 and 398 in Decatur with described boundaries along Ferry Cherry Walnut streets and a specified 12 foot strip. Sale conducted for cash to the highest bidder under court authority.
FOR SALE. SASH Model T Ford touring car used one month fully equipped with E W shock absorbers hand Klaxon horn tool box complete set of tools electric side and head lights and three extra inner tubes. Price 560. Phone 368 Decatur. J-12-31
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