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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1927
Page
4
The Daily's Opinion section credits The Community Builder with the wisest crack on Lindbergh. It notes a past popular call "Home James" may soon become "Paris Charley" in modern times.
Morgan County treasury will gain about 11000 more this year from settlements with the tax collector, reflecting growth through new investments. Major plants — Connecticut Mills Piepie plant Cooper company Alabama Power and the Tennessee River bridge — drive future tax value though not all are included in current totals. The increases are attributed to recent investments and developments in Decatur and Morgan County.
Congressman Edward B. Almon is praised for his persistent efforts during Muscle Shoals debates. The piece notes his work in Washington and on trips to large eastern power plants to better inform himself ahead of December Senate battles without Senator Underwood's aid.
The Selma Times Journal lightly weighs a dog tax for Alabama with a proposed one dollar per dog levy. It jokes that about four million dogs claim life liberty and happiness, while suggesting a tobacco chewing tax as a companion revenue measure to ease corporate lobbying and taxpayer burdens.
The Alabama Power Company branch proposes a lighted boulevard from Wilson avenue to Grant street, with estimates to be presented to the Decatur city council. Manager Pride argues lighting boosts cleanliness, progress, and civic appeal, drawing taxpayers and growth without harming treasuries as other cities have shown. The Daily notes council will weigh the ideas as a sound business decision, separate from selling more electricity.
California plans for playgrounds and recreation centers push Decatur Alabama toward a future park program. The piece notes California’s large investments, discusses Decatur’s owned park land and a future bonding need for two municipal parks, and urges citizens to consider the issue amid local consolidation challenges.
A reflective note warns that ten years hence, mere wealth accumulation does not guarantee public concern or welfare from others unless accompanied by meaningful contributions or actions.
In a House debate Rep Oscar L Tompkins of Houston recounts a Gulf States Electric Company offer of a legal advisory retainer he declined to avoid influence. The Alabama Power subsidiary allegedly seeks to sway state legislation by placing lawyers in public life, risking public welfare as past railroad entanglements showed. The Anniston Star urges caution toward corporate domination and praises ethical conduct by Tompkins and other lawmakers.
The Birmingham News praises county and home demonstration agents for their work in rehabilitating flooded Mississippi Valley farms. They have shipped carloads of food seeds and plants and provide expert agricultural guidance to adjust to changed planting schedules.
County urges residents to qualify as voters and register if not already done. Registration is allowed, with July 4 available for new registrants. This notice emphasizes civic participation and timely enrollment.
Citizens are urged to register early at the temporary courthouse located at the corner of Davis and Ferry streets on July 4. The notice emphasizes prompt attendance and outlines the location for registration.
A 1927 feature by Royal S Copeland outlines simple health tests based on appearance, skin, posture, and facial expression to judge vigor. It emphasizes natural methods like exercise, fresh air, proper diet, and sunlit living over cosmetics, and advises blood pressure checks and good circulation for common issues.
The Daily presents Mr Brisbane's editorials as opinions from the highest paid writer. The piece notes a shift from solely house of God to multiuse towers, citing New York's 23 story Manhattan Congregational church with clerics on the ground floor and speculation about a 100 story church atop. It recalls Mrs Eddy placing Science above commerce by relocating to space above a drug store.
A New York fundamentalist preacher cites biblical prophecy and plots to organize large scale snake hunting and skinning in the region. He mocks Eve’s descendants wearing serpent skins as shoe leather while linking historical figures to a grand millennium scenario. The piece references Lindbergh and a grand claim about future earth longevity. The Pennsylvania Railroad’s 1926 gross income is cited as $784,062,000.
Six doctors in a public hospital face hazing accusations after three junior doctors were bound gagged and subjected to cold water and shoe polish. The writer condemns the act as un-American prejudice and calls for punishment. The column also notes Miss Fanny Ward in London and a New York charity report showing 95 percent native-born families seeking aid. Lindbergh was made a colonel in the US Army Air Corps Reserve, a mark of acknowledgment but not crucial.
British papers mock President with half worm trout joke while reporting King George and Queen Mary to hold courts. The contrast hints at humor over a light moment beside a royal-era political frame.
Dr Ralph Linton reports from Madagascar with Field Museum findings on the Antandroy Antandroy and Mahadaly tribes and their drum language. He recounts a tomb cleaning rite with Sakalava chiefs and a dangerous crocodile region near Mahabo.
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