Fathers Day and First of Month Pessimists Rally
A cryptic note links Father’s Day to the first of the month. The text contrasts pessimists who resist single-seat monoplanes and advocate killing two birds with one shot.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1927
Page
4
Alabama Power Officials See Growth Just Beginning in Decatur
Alabama Power Company officials say the growth of Alabama, already remarkable, is just beginning. Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Power Company
Alabama
Decatur
Tobacco tax debate hints at chewing preference
The fragment discusses tobacco taxation. mentions Alabama and a tax on all forms of tobacco except chewing, suggesting economical use leads to choosing CHAW. No clear event or person is named beyond the general topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Birmingham Highlights a Big Heart With Brother Bryan Visit
Birmingham residents show a charitable side as they fund and celebrate Brother Bryan's vacation to the Holy Land. The city’s generosity underscores a community spirit amid its faults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Brother Bryan
Holy Land
D Annunzio Wins Championship as World’s Greatest Nut
A satirical piece portrays Gabriele D Annunzio as the world’s greatest nut after stirring women and men with his writing and his military fame. It claims he prepares to spend his final days at Saint Zero Abbey, described as a plain, non martyr figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriele D’annunzio
Gabie
Saint Zero Abbey
Floors
Poems on Citizens Must Show Rage to Support the Laws
A letter from O. S. Rees urges Jackson residents to let the legal process unfold after a confessed killer of ten white women. He argues mob violence harms Mississippi and endorses a lawful hanging as a deterrent, praising swift justice by courts to uphold order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
O. S. Rees
Mississippi
Veterans Delay Government Insurance Offer Urged
Ten years after service, Alabama veterans show slow uptake of government life insurance with only about one tenth applying for reinstatement or conversion before the July 2 deadline. The Daily urges ex soldiers to act, noting government policies are cheaper by about seven dollars per thousand than private options and will be barred after July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alabama
Alabama Power sees rapid growth and bold expansion
Thomas W. Martin, president of Alabama Power Company, forecasts rising power demand and accelerated development in Alabama. He says the next 13 years should bring greater industrial progress than the past four centuries, with expansion spreading from Birmingham to the entire state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Power Company
Alabaska
Thomas W. Martin
Martin
Alabama
Birmingham
South
Georgia sheriff shoots driver in highway confrontation
Press dispatches report the fatal shooting of a young woman by a Georgia sheriff who, after a vehicle failed to stop, opened fire and killed her instantly. The Daily notes the incident amid broader calls for restrained law enforcement as road traffic increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Reform of Chicago Aimed at Strong Tammany Style Figure
The piece debates Chicago reform, citing Elmer Davis of Harper's who urges a centralized powerful organization like Tammany Hall. It contrasts Davis view with local calls for martial law, noting Chicago voters favoring decency struggle and criticizing Mayor Thompson’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elmer Davis
Harper’s Magazine
Big Bill
America
Mr. Davis
New York Tammany Organization
Davis
South
China
Thompson
Washington Monument
the Daily
Harper’s
Philippines
Tammany Hall
President Coolidge Faces Publicity Risks From Travel
The text notes President Coolidge weighing publicity risks tied to a vacation trip return, while implying ongoing political sensitivity around presidential travel and public events.
Will Rogers Laughs Through Recovery From Surgery
From his hospital cot Will Rogers quips that his only worry after the operation is whether his scar will be as large as those of some friends. The humor reflects his famed wit and resilience during recuperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Blank space mocks a well known local citizen in Kiwanis issue
A Kiwanis edition of the Southern Star prints a blank space and a mock portrait for a “well known citizen” who declined to help. The Opelika News notes the paper’s stance on public progress and a separate Gadsden Times-News column urges farmers to unite with the Farm Bureau to secure better prices through orderly marketing as the cotton season dawns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Southern Star of
Army of Progress
The
Southern Star
Opelika News
Farm Bureau
There’s Bound to Be a Hell Somewhere
An editorial in the Dothan Eagle condemns twelve masked men in Georgia who abducted a woman, flogged her, and beat her 82 times in front of her 15-year-old son. The piece argues such brutality reveals moral decay amid supposed civilization and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
First Cotton Bloom Signals Prices To Study In Etowah
The first bloom of Etowah County's 1927 cotton crop appears as farmers weigh prices and profits. Analysts note possible declines before harvest, with uncertainties about market forces and future demand shaping decisions this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etowah County
Driver Fined for Driving While Intoxicated
A driver was arraigned in a local police court this morning on a charge of driving while intoxicated and fined 53.60 dollars.
Two Defendants Fined for Drunkenness in Local Court
Two defendants faced local police court this morning charged with drunkenness and paid fines totaling 18 dollars and 60 cents. Both cases were adjudicated in a routine session.
Deafness From Common Colds Warns Royalf COPELAND
Health columnist Royalf Copeland explains how repeated and neglected colds cause chronic nasal catarrh that inflames the Eustachian tube and middle ear. He urges early medical consult, notes the dangers of ignoring nasal infections, and cites advice from health Q A columns.
Daily editorial earns top salary nod in country
In offering Mr. Brisbane's daily editorial, The Daily reflects the sentiments of the highest paid editorial writer in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brisbane
The
Daily
Coolidge Fishing in South Dakota Draws Contrast
President Coolidge fishes for trout using worms not flies, a method criticized as plain. The scene notes millions of ragged Americans likely to respond, while Coolidge’s catch—catfish and perch—appears more successful than Eastern gentlemen in similar pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Coolidge
Coolidge
South Dakota
Hieves
Clergy Debate On Unmarried Unions Sparks Church split
An Ann Arbor Episcopal priest urged experimental unions without marriage to curb promiscuity and the double standard. Bishop Manning of New York warned that any clergyman advocating unmarried unions or sex experiments for the young would dishonor the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elergyman
Ann Arbor
Mich
Manning
New York
Youth seek lasting happiness and stable marriage ideals
The speaker argues that youths yearn for perpetual happiness not temporary unions. They seek a partner who represents and believes in attainable marriage. Disappointments occur, often due to men, but marriage endures as a training ground until men prove fit for it.
Revered J H Mellish Sees Wealth Power Fading
The Brooklyn clergyman argues that great wealth will lose influence as America abandons plutocracy and Britain abandons the land power, labeling himself a reformist but mistaken democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H.mellish
Brooklyn
America
Britain
Democracy and money power in the long run
The author argues that money power fuels industrial feudalism with billions for armies and a widening gap between the few rich and the rest. true equality will come only when hundreds of millions on earth achieve mental equality, a distant prospect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Judge Gray Triggers 6000 Kilowatt Mill Start by Gesture
Judge Gray moved his hands above a glass sphere twice to activate an electrical circuit using the Knowles grid-glow relay tube. Developed by Westinghouse, energy was sent to Homestead Pennsylvania 400 miles away to start a 6000 kilowatt, 700 volt motor and a new rolling mill. The gesture powered machines 400 miles distant, likened to Elijah's chariot in wonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Gray
Weatinghouse Company
Homestead
Elijah
Plane speeds 300 mph tested by Lieutenant Williams
A plane capable of 300 miles per hour will be tested by Lieutenant Williams. The test envisions a flight from Chicago to Paris landing James Simpson of Marshal Fields at Voisin in Rue St. Honore for dinner and returning to Chicago by morning. The piece notes future faster aircraft within ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Chicago
James Simpson
Marshal Fields
Voisin
New York Garden and Oxford Plan Crop for Paper Needs
The New York Botanical Garden and the Oxford Paper Company propose planting a high yielding tree species in 18 years reaching 60 feet tall and 18 inches in diameter for pulp to ease the paper shortage. Plant near cities and power sources to supply paper for a century and aid surplus oil use with Diesel engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Botanical Garden
Oxford Paper Company
Botanical Garden
Paper Company
Residents debate Morgan county court house location
Herman C. Sparkman letters the Decatur Daily defending Morgan county keeping the court house in Decatur rather than moving it to Hartselle. He condemns the move as costly and unnecessary and urges voters and politicians to support Decatur and the county site. He expresses long friendship for local figures and includes a subscription pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Decatur Daily
Hartselle
Professor Riddie
Mayor Gibson
Joe Rountree
Morgan County Court House
Morgan County
Decatur
United States Canal
London
Court House
Byrd Flight Delayed by Weather Conditions
New York June 21 The take off for France of Byrd and the four man crew aboard the monoplane America is postponed due to unfavorable atmosphere conditions. Commander Richard E. Byrd said a fourth man will travel as a passenger but will be an integral crew member, Lieut Wa lchen, whose usefulness leads to the expanded crew.
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New York
France
America
Weather Bureau
Richard. _E. Byrd
Lieut
Walchen
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