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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
4
agitation grows for completing the state highway from Hartselle to Decatur with macadam. petition to be presented to the commissioners court seeks to finish the north state highway link. gravel offer made to supply materials at no cost, promising a model highway with long term usefulness.
A sale at Hughes and Tidwell offers Palm Beach and Crash suits priced to five dollars and forty eight cents with sizes 14 to 16 available. Early shoppers are urged to arrive for best selection on Saturday June 17.
A baseball keeper kept Raymond on road trips but allowed home freedoms. After a game in New York, Raymond allegedly drank about thirty beers across saloons from 155th to 105th Street, denying the report of a Pinkerton agent and Giants owner John T Brush confronts him about the beer binge.
Nashville report says Judge Jesse Edington of Memphis faced twenty seven impeachment articles. The Tennessee senate was to render judgment on seven articles after Edington was found guilty on twenty articles by the senate prior to adjournment.
The Sanctioned Bird Masque in a woodland set, featuring Miss Katherine Brown as Ornis and Earnest Harold Baynes as Shy, wove beauty with a call to bird protection. President Wilson sent a letter praising Bayne’s Audubon drive. Roosevelt endorsed bird clubs, noting their value beyond economics. The show moves to Columbia Tennessee.
The New York press notes Marie Doro’s Triangle debut in The Wood Nymph at the Knickerbocker theatre. Critics praise her performance as Daphne and highlight the forest setting and a dramatic forest fire scene photographed under David W. Griffiths supervision. The piece also discusses a separate Rome era street scene motif in another theater feature.
A stirring photo play set in a great city blends springtime romance with detective mystery and emotional conflict. Valentine Grant stars as Nora, central to the shifting flow of incidents, with Bermuda scenery enhancing the dramatic visuals.
Spielberger's retiring sale continues with deep discounts on menswear and fabrics. Oxfords priced at 1.95 and 2.85, overalls 0.98, pants from 1.39 to 2.98, hats 0.69 to 0.89, shirts 0.39 to 1.39, yardage of domestic and ginghams offered at 9 to 39 cents, and ladies vests 0.39 amid marked-down colors and calicoes.
On the Pathe series Who's Guilty Howell staged realism by giving real tea and cake on set. Anna Nilsson worked five hours with no lunch. Hansel saw the leading woman eat the last cake and Tom Moore drink a fourth cup. He notes it is the first time a star ate or drank a prop.
Two million French soldiers on furlough crowded Paris theaters to see Pearl White in The Exploits of Elaine. The Pathe circuit arranged weekly showings for soldiers, with Le Matin reporting widespread interest and front line audiences eager for the complete serial untold on screen during wartime.
The city of Decatur will dedicate a handsome electrified American flag donated by Alabama Power Company. The exact date remains undecided pending weather clearance. a ceremony will occur with Capt. Samuel Blackwell delivering the dedicatory address and Mayor Hardage giving the speech of acceptance. Mrs. Harage will activate the switch as spiraled electricity pulses from the Gordon school building.
Mayor W G Bellenger and Chamber of Commerce President W B Vance issue a telegram inviting Alabama Power to move its general offices to Gadsden Alabama. They promise tax relief for five years and public support, citing unfriendly local conditions and a campaign against utilities.
The Austinville Baptist Woman's Missionary Union will serve ice cream and cake at the Austinville end of the bus line on Saturday night.
Monogramed stationery described as engraved after the latest designs appears in this brief notice. The item emphasizes refined writing materials and fashion for personal correspondence, reflecting a trend in upscale home offices.
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