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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
4
Two witnesses in North Carolina report seeing a headless horseman near Caro lina, describing a strange apparition in the countryside. Authorities have not confirmed the sighting and stress caution.
The text notes per capita savings in the United States at $211, asserting no fear of thrift becoming excessive and that withdrawals can be made anytime.
Readable portion suggests CT mills firm urges applicants to fill vacancies and increase operatives. The note implies a labor demand at Connecticut Mills Company and invites interested workers to apply.
The text portrays Benito Mussolini in varied roles from symbol of fascist power to artful performer and wheat prize contender. It hints at personal communications via a home made radio set, illustrating a leader juggling multiple public images and ambitions.
Decatur celebrates Kate Augusta Frazier a University of Alabama graduate named a giver of service to others among three university leaders. The Daily congratulates her honoring parents city and self for the recognition of unselfish service.
The Gadsden Times, recently bought by a syndicate, is expanding under Buford Goodwin. The paper aims to raise standards and grow its quality in Alabama’s smaller cities, aligning with trends toward larger format and business-focused reporting.
The Dothan Eagle editor notes Decatur and Hartselle argue over relocating the Morgan county courthouse. Decatur touts growth, farm markets, and central location while Hartselle lobbies for moving the seat, with roads and population shifts shaping the dispute. The piece urges focus on county development and practical benefits.
A quip notes the value of early action while warning against lingering too long, using a familiar advertising line to illustrate timely effort and its limits.
A playful line muses on naming June as the Month of Brides and questions what August could be called when wedding gift bills arrive to donors. It toys with seasonal labels and financial roles in wedding culture.
A satirical note asks readers to imagine an installment collector stripping a person of clothes in public, contrasting nonpayment with a feared tactic of aggressive debt collection. The imagined scene emphasizes intimidation by a larger collector on the street.
A 1926 Alabama farmer shifts from cotton to a mixed operation buying 80 cows with his sons as partners. He pays promptly, owns a 40 cow barn, keeps a purebred bull, and plans to double his herd while growing cotton as a cash crop. He aims for self sufficiency and family prosperity on the farm. The Florence Times News notes Wisconsin water rights sovereignty discussions and Alabama's river ownership claims in relation to Muscle Shoals.
The Gadsden Times reports on a popular weather superstition that cockleburrs turning brown signal cold weather. With recent warm spells and rapidly changing conditions, readers question the old belief though caution urged before abandoning it.
The Supreme Court decisions in Wisconsin uphold state control over dams in navigable waters. It states state consent is necessary for building bridges or dams in navigable rivers subject to U.S. navigation. The ruling implies legislative powers to grant or deny such permissions to protect state interests.
The Huntsville Daily Times echoes the view that town builders work for personal gain yet benefit the public, noting many have grown rich without personal effort. The piece urges those in the wealthier class to step up and support community efforts and public projects.
A local assertion praises Decatur for superior service and courtesy, claiming others cannot match the quality found in town. The statement emphasizes consistent customer care and value linked to Decatur.
The article argues the heart is a muscle needing regular, vigorous work to grow strong, warning against overstrain yet urging training through systematic exercise. It notes emergencies test endurance and stresses that most people should build heart strength gradually with disciplined activity.
Reading questions from a health column. An infant four months with foul smelling ear discharge has no visible ear inflammation yet needs examination to rule out underlying causes. A 26 year old asks ideal weight and weight gain methods. guidance suggests target about 136 pounds with dietary changes and daily exercise.
The Daily notes that New York, while not the largest city by population, delivered an unparalleled reception for Mr Brisbane and his daily editorials. The crowd and parade, with millions cheering and thousands of cars clogging streets, eclipsed any imagined display.
The account notes Lindbergh’s early flight near Long Island with a heavy gasoline payload. It predicts a tougher challenge ahead as public enthusiasm fades and he must rely on common sense and balance to navigate a nation that cheers briefly then moves on.
The piece argues Lindbergh remains partly foreign in appearance and urges U S aviation and submarine fleets to deter aggression. It contrasts Japan at Geneva and calls for strong domestic industry to build swift planes and discourage hostile naval arms, urging public cooperation with large firms like General Motors and locomotive companies.
A concept in aircraft design reduces dependence on other nations and their floating targets, simplifying strategic concerns. It highlights internal innovation and self sufficiency in defense relevant thinking.
The writer argues that private firms building fast planes armed with rapid fire guns could provide complete national protection on a self supporting basis. He suggests government may then rely on battleships and an obsolete army and navy, avoiding harm.
Standard Oil of Indiana showcased its three-engine all metal monoplane built by Ford in St. Joseph Missouri. The airship inspected by 25 000 people carried 120 prominent citizens for test flights, led by the chairman and board of directors inviting citizens of consequence to fly.
A letter from Allan Jac vice president of Standard Oil of Indians notes postwar work on gasoline and lubricants for flying machines. Agents were told to deliver these products to aviators whenever called, regardless of expense or time.
Standard Oil plans to place large town names on the roofs of its stations to help aviators locate themselves in flight. The project will cover about 3,000 towns, marking a major expansion in navigational aids for pilots.
In a concluding paragraph, Mr. Jackson notes a three powered plane moving at eighty five miles an hour with eight passengers and two pilots consumes about thirty three gallons of gasoline. At current aviation fuel prices he calculates a cost per mile per passenger of one cent, less than half the railroad rate, with flying just beginning and Europe trips possible at fifty dollars or less round trip.
Madrid officials pledge a cleanup as medics and beggars flood the capital. The new mayor vows a sweeping reform and tighter taxi rules while chaperones and carabinas guard aristocratic daughters. The piece notes Spain’s unemployment and crime decline but highlights beggars, Gypsy street performers, and fragile social mores.
QUINTER Kan June 17 The hunter Isaac Rice is recovering after appendectomy when surgeons found 56 bird shot in his enlarged vermiform appendix. Doctors say the shots entered his stomach and lodged in the appendix during years of eating game.
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