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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1916
Page
4
The Decatur Commercial Club launches a campaign to expand membership with over twenty business leaders on Bank Street joining recently. Wilburn Bailey chairs the drive with Will Wyker and Foster H. Pointer assisting as the city canvass continues. The organization has existed for several years and maintains a sizable roster.
There is more catarrh in this section than all diseases combined. Doctors could not cure locally, so Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. is advertised as a constitutional internal remedy. A $100 reward is offered if it fails to cure, with circulars and testimonials available. Sold by Druggists. Hall's Family Pills are also listed for constipation.
The Parade Committee meets this afternoon under Chairman Wolcott to select the grand marshal. With the marshal named plans begin for parade formation and participant positions as about 75 floats have been promised. Organ izations with boats or marching groups are urged to confirm participation. More than 10 000 will attend the Decatur and Independence Day celebration to show support for national defense.
The Leopard's Mark episode continues the Peg The Ring serial with the first film showing tomorrow at Star and Delite theatres. The film depicts life under the big tops of a traveling circus featuring Francis Ford Grace Cunard and a cast with circus acts from Barnum and Bailey Ringling Bros Wagenbeck Wallace combined shows.
A tiger trainer La Belle Le Sieur is mauled during a performance and lives in hospital while her clown friend Flip cares for her and her baby Peg. Dr. Lund, now remarried to a wealthy woman, conceives a son whose parentage unsettles circus life and public interest grows as the tale unfolds.
The Decatur Daily notes the arrival of a newborn, presenting a cute engraved announcement card style notice. Details on the baby and family are briefly described in period tone.
Army of the United States calls for able bodied unmarried men 18 to 35 who are US citizens and fluent in English apply at Decatur Alabama recruiting office at Vine and Railroad Streets City Hall. For rent listings include 8 room house 448 Johnston Street furnace heat gas and electric lights priced at 5 dollars and 41 cents monthly and multiple residences and flats on Third Avenue Jackson Street and seven room flats with bath at 8 dollars first floor 6 dollars second floor contact W B Edmundson and New Decatur.
About 175 pairs remain as Hughes and Tidwell offer slippers at 98 cents. Neighbors are urged to ask what bargains are available and grab the remaining stock.
The U S state department and the president weigh Carranza's reply as expectedly unfavorable. The president drafts a congress address for a noon joint session if the reply arrives. Refugees report Mexicans burned the consulate and mobs urged U S citizens to leave, with officials inciting the crowd at a bullfight.
The administration bill to federalize state naval militias was unanimously reported to the house. It would authorize President Wilson to draft the naval militia into federal service immediately. Currently about 9,000 officers and men serve in the naval militia.
United States troops evacuate Namiquipa in the Mexican town area near Gen Pershing base. Pershing moves headquarters to Colonia Dublin while Funston receives the update. Twenty box cars carry soldiers and refugees toward Chihuahua along the Mexican central.
Four more survivors of the Carrizal massacre were picked up and brought back to American lines. The men, all black troops, were in a pitiful condition and could only give a fragmented account of the engagement due to their injuries.
Douglas June 27 The Twenty second infantry pulled back from Douglas to Bisbee prompting more families to flee the town. Fewer than three thousand five hundred troops remain as an 8,000 strong Mexican army advances nearby.
Galveston reports W. H. Green general superintendent of the Huliaster Oil Company is being detained by Carranza officials in Tampico. His wife arrived today confirming a large ransom demand is outstanding.
The United States cruiser South Dakota departed San Francisco after two days of supply loading to fulfill rush orders for the west coast of Mexico. The move signals heightened naval readiness and rapid redeployment amid ongoing duties.
A playful exchange between a couple about domestic roles follows a courtship moment. The auburn haired girl asks if she must bake her own bread after marriage. He answers he will insist she not bake his bread, and they proceed to a conventional happy ending.
A man notes his son will not help in his shirt and overall factory. He jokes that if he ran a dancing academy the son would be invaluable, revealing the father's focus on apparel manufacturing and playful expectations for his child.
Dialogue shows a stern mother demanding obedience while Tommy asserts independence after discovering how to tear his new trousers, revealing tension between authority and curiosity.
A poem segment portrays citizens who frequently urge others what to do rather than explaining how to do it. The verse reflects a critique of loud moralizing and prescriptive gestures in public discourse.
A benefit performance to aid Camp Fire girls of Decatur will be held Friday June 30 at the Bank Street Theatre. Admission is ten cents and a special picture has been secured for the day. Part of the proceeds will go to the Camp Fire girls.
The Dally notes a business service offering printed or engraved cards for personal and professional use, highlighting quality work and options for custom design and branding. It emphasizes services for individuals, professionals, and organizations seeking durable, refined calling or business cards.
Notice of final settlement filed by guardian Jno L Lile for estates of Kate Louise Sue Sam and Sara Lile in Morgan County Probate Court Alabama. Hearing set for July 2, 1916 with interested parties invited to contest the accounts and vouchers. Judge of Probate.
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