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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1927
Page
4
Dr. W H Ayer who had made several trips to England for the Allies during the war returned this morning. Miss Harris of Chicago arrived to visit her aunt Mrs J D. Miss Hattie Schechter with her niece Miss Peggy Davis left for New Albany.
The Andalusia Star argues that Alabama would not need nuisance taxes if all personal property paid its share of government costs. The Dothan Eagle briefly agrees. The Daily notes California and North Carolina have plans and suggests Alabama could follow, while cautioning that broad tax reform remains unlikely.
Coles Phillips, renowned for magazine covers and advertising art, died Monday. He helped develop beauty in commercial artistry while maintaining artistic quality that elevated display and branding. His work blended art with commerce, sustaining a distinctive, lasting influence in advertising.
Citizens anticipate official word as the council considers paving Second Avenue. Randolph Hearst discusses a "edome press" need, noting it has taken years to recognize the requirement.
Editorial notes risk from steady sunshine during this week’s legislative sessions. Members may suffer heat prostrations if temperatures stay high and air conditions do not improve.
A public-spirited citizen speaks at length about his service and how people respond to such civic effort. The audience shows polite interest and patience as the speaker outlines voluntary duties and community benefits.
Fragmentary passage notes that some men become wealthy through choice and perseverance. It emphasizes that real progress comes from work and determination rather than shortcuts or luck. The text signals a moral about earnest effort leading to success.
A fragment from a newspaper notes continued discussion of Echols Hill with emphasis on refraining from improper language after an alleged incident yesterday afternoon. The piece hints at negotiations affecting the wording but provides limited details.
Morgan farmers had success planting cotton this year and are urged to reduce acreage next season due to floodplain lands expected to flourish, yielding bumper crops of the region's staple.
An old pamphlet from the Rear Caseine Chamber of Commerce notes Morgan County has a $400,000 bond issue to build macadamized roads, and the line is met with a humorous reaction as the text critiques the plan.
Decatur congratulates Mobile on finishing the ten and a half mile Cochrane bridge, praising Alabama's spirit and the lasting impact of the project. The piece notes Decatur’s own near-term bridge opening and foresees shared pride with Mobile and Bay City communities.
A mid June exhortation urges merchants to accelerate efforts in the last days of June to beat prior records. It urges self examination, adoption of progressive methods, watching competitors, and boosting city prosperity through better business practices.
A Morgan county farmer voices steady support for Decatur remaining the county seat and for rebuilding the courthouse. He cites site value, county roads, markets, and agricultural development as benefits, arguing rural votes will not topple Decatur’s position.
The Decatur Daily urges taxing all tobacco forms including chewing tobacco and challenges lawmakers to avoid bias favoring smokers over chewers. The piece notes Alabama voters predominantly chew, criticizes selective taxation, and questions railroad tax levels while reflecting on broader fiscal fairness.
A prominent clothier warned in a neighboring city that per capita dress costs for American women will rise by about $4.76 in 1928. He noted hair pins nets girdles corsets and linings will add $202 675 450 to national fashion expenses.
U S Department of Agriculture figures show one quarter of U S farmers own radios, with Rhode Island and New Jersey leading at eighty and ninety six percent. Pennsylvania lags at twenty one percent while New York and Ohio exceed it, driven by northwest and midwest farming regions where discontent is strongest. The South trails in radio adoption.
The Huntsville Daily Times notes the Muscle Shoals district is opening to development, with optimism that many new residents will arrive in the coming years and the area will attract several million newcomers to welcome and serve.
A Montgomery Journal note mocks a tabloid label calling Lindbergh the flying fool and hopes the comparable tag the flying twins for Chamberlin and Levine will fade quickly.
The Montgomery Journal notes that evangelists may attract more converts by promising heavenly rewards.
Decatur offers marketing facilities to Morgan County farmers aiming to improve local agriculture. Officials seek stronger market access, cooperative outreach, and support for producer opportunities.
Morgan county farm agent J C Ford declares 2500 bales of cotton for cooperative selling will prevail. He notes 55 new members joined a two week drive and expects 150 by fall. Ford says bureau backing is growing and cooperation will boost agricultural wealth and marketing efficiency.
City officials urge residents to invest in local projects, tout economic opportunities, and imagine a thriving future for Decatur. The message frames growth as a shared goal, inviting businesses and families to participate in redevelopment and community initiatives.
The Daily presents Lindbergh as a revered figure though not necessarily agreeing with all editorials. It recalls his Washington visit with 300 fliers, his mother in Michigan, and his White House reception. It notes crowds, praise, and announces his planned New York to St. Louis flight after Friday’s receptions.
Lindbergh’s return to the United States aboard a fast cruiser took four times as long as his eastward crossing in the airship. The comparable pace suggests limited speed for future flying battleships against aerial combat ships.
Wile Rogers urges Lindbergh to switch to the Democratic Party if he runs for president to spare Governor Smith McAdoo and 88 others the trouble. The Constitution bars Lindbergh until age 35, and the nation forgets quickly as ten years hence he may join Dewey as a past figure.
The speaker notes Lindbergh’s plan to continue promoting American aviation and remembers Blériot’s Channel crossing while stressing the need to constantly act to be remembered. The focus remains on ongoing efforts to advance aviation in the United States.
The article notes Mustapha Kemal Pasha will deliver a two day speech in the Turkish Congress with several secretaries assisting. It recalls Red Jacket the Seneca chief who once spoke for 24 hours to avert a frontier massacre and how his statue stands in Buffalo.
SA-GO-YE-WAT-HA died in 1860, noted for a silver medal given by George Washington. He rejected missionaries, declaring if they killed their God, they should not blame Native people, and that had God come to them they would have treated him kindly.
The French avoided imports of silks velvets and looking glasses after noblemen wore luxury at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. The government mandated French-made goods and, by doing so, helped France dominate those industries today.
NOW FRANCE declares no coal shall be imported into France without a special permit. France will use its own coal including recent German coal. Britain, which has sold about 10 million tons of coal to France annually, faces a potential new crisis from the embargo threat.
The text argues national expenses reduced to about 295 million dollars in four years and calls for further cuts by stopping costly battleships and defenses. It notes Lindbergh's return should push the government to favor air power over slow battleships and coast defense guns.
The Morgan Memorial display in Hartford features patch-work quilts and bed coverings made before the Revolutionary War and through later periods. Curated by Connecticut artisans, the collection highlights patient craftsmanship, candle-wick designs, block type lettering, and a rising sun patch-work quilt praised for its warmth and symmetry.
Yale hosts a spring tribute to Joseph Willard Gibbs, renowned scientist and former Yale professor of mathematical physics. A painting unveiled at the Graduates club by Professor Michael I Pupin honors Gibbs, whose works were widely known in Europe.
The plan outlines purchasing lots and acreage in Decatur to establish a residence in the Queen City of the Valley. It notes readiness to move forward with land deals and home construction.
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