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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1927
Page
8
International News Service reports Y H. Smith says the December convention of the U C T will consider lifting the wartime berth surcharge on tickets. The union plans to seek wholesale pricing on tickets and uniform hotel laws to curb expenses, with leaders Breyer Hunt Patterson and Vivian among speakers.
A large number of American Legionnaires attended Sunday evening as Rev. E. N. Hart of Westminster Presbyterian Church delivered an inspiring sermon titled The Soldier of the Cross.
A compact survey asks readers to peruse the merchants ads and note the distinct values offered. It emphasizes price, quality, and service as key factors prompting shopper interest.
London records show a new order in factories and offices banning nose powdering during work. A stenographer reportedly paused fifteen times in an hour to powder, averaging four applications per hour with two minutes per application, causing financial loss with hundreds of workers on shared tasks.
A concise note urges favoring local merchants during exchanges. It highlights supporting familiar shopkeepers and keeping commerce within the community network. The message emphasizes practical benefit and neighborly risk reduction in everyday trade.
Swansea prepares to host a meeting of former seafaring men to reminisce on the days of Cape Horn voyages to South America copper exports and the seaport’s whaling era. Veterans anticipate feasting and singing sea shanties once common aboard tall ships.
A quirky verse from Office Cat jumbles seasonal wordplay on June and June brides, with wry musings on society, humor, and common sayings. The pasted miscellany riffs on etiquette, fame, and human folly in a playful, observational tone.
Nashville faces Chattanooga Mobile hits New Orleans and Atlanta plays Birmingham three games on tap with no other fixtures listed.
St Louis faces Boston while Cleveland meets New York in New York. Detroit plays Philadelphia and Chicago hosts Washington. In the National League New York visits Chicago with Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and Boston traveling to Cincinnati. Philadelphia goes to St Louis.
Baseball results show Nashville 5 loss to Birmingham 13 and multiple American League games with Detroit 11 over Boston 10 and Chicago 7 over New York 6. Hockey scores list Milwaukee 8 Toledo 3 and St Paul 7 Indianapolis 2 among others.
Miss Maggie England and Annie Mat Martin shopped in Decatur on Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Cunningham Alice Oden and Mrs. P A Guyer visited Decatur on business. Ida Rice returned home after a stay with Letha Sharp in Rogersville. Pro O L Duncan visited this week handling arrangements for the next term.
John L. Baird conducted a remote television test using two postal telephone lines between London and Glasgow. Distinct images were transmitted and synchronized, with a compact receiver on a Glasgow table, marking improvements toward long distance TV.
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