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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1928
Page
4
The discussion covers Muscle Shoals in the Democratic platform and hints at impacts ahead. References to Decatur customs and Grimm’s Fairy Tales reflect local chatter as old men face dyeing trends and questions swirl about candidates and outcomes.
The Daily praises Decatur city government as twenty years ahead in paving streets lighting offices and civic planning while urging citizens to engage more, offer plans and cooperate with the council to sustain progress and financial support for beautification and traffic enforcement.
A condensed life outline of New York governor Alfred E. Smith born December 30 1878 in New York City. From clerk to state assembly leader sheriff and mayoral posts he pushed reforms including workman compensation direct primary woman suffrage and health and labor measures. The piece presents Smith’s career to aid readers in evaluating his 1928 presidential bid.
A column reviews films and broadcasts, noting a moving picture on socialist ideas and Bryce’s American Commonwealth, Darwin, and a Chicago telephone book adaptation. It mentions government influence, a kangaroo gift to President Coolidge, a critique of Coolidge's speech style, and Arctic rescue plans for General Nobile with Swedish and air deliveries.
Rain slows the usual fluency and gesticulation of fish stories told this time of year, reducing the sharpness of the traditional ribbing and narrative delivery.
Forecasts predict the second half of 1928 will bring unprecedented commerce to Decatur with merchants gearing up for the busiest six months in the town's history. Local merchants expect a surge in sales, shipping, and market activity as summer into winter trade grows.
To thrill seekers, a Morgan County sheriff raid tour is proposed as a timed, adrenaline filled experience. The note invites participation in a controlled raid event framed as a temporary, safety guided activity.
A man remarks with optimism while extracting a nail from a flat tire, believing the situation signals ongoing construction and activity in the area. The quote reflects a hopeful view amid minor mishap, highlighting a local mindset during development.
The curb market shows one of its best months in June with most days above $100, signaling resilience amid poor business conditions. The editorial urges seizing opportunity, noting prosperous figures reflect initiative and timing despite unfavorable climate.
In the fall Central High School students have a chance to win the Alabama football championship. The community is urged to support the Decatur institution in its laudable ambition to earn new laurels.
The article notes a Swedish aviator may struggle to lift his plane from rough ice but remains determined to try. It frames a broader scene of 12,000 Swedes marching through Poland and Russia with Charles XII, and mentions global finance and public figures including Cuba loan plans and the Prince of Wales.
The article urges residents to improve their backyards to enhance the city’s beauty. It argues a shared sense of civic pride and mutual respect, noting that neat premises reflect well on neighbors and the community. It calls for painting and cleaning up as a common effort in Anniston Star.
Miss Lula Almon of Moulton visits Mr and Mrs D C Almon. Mrs Charles Greer of Birmingham returns home after visiting Dr and Mrs H D Greer. Mrs Wilmer Hall of Florence arrives to stay with Mrs Lelia Grubbs Hall. Mr and Mrs B O Sims and three sons spent the weekend with his father in Fayetteville Tennessee. Mrs R A Hadden of South Pasadena visits sister Mrs Mary Jervis.
Mary weeps near the sepulchre as two angels appear. Peter and the beloved disciple visit the tomb and believe after seeing the folded linen, though Jesus has risen.
Royal S. Copeland explains how bacteriology reclassified diseases such as membranous croup as diphtheria and false croup as spasmodic laryngitis. He describes croup symptoms in children ages two to five, typical onset at night, and home first aid such as hot water immersion and mustard baths, noting the need for medical guidance on emetics.
Dillard Dudley McGehee of McGehee Furniture, born in Princeton Kentucky, lived in Uniontown and Decatur since 1901. He married Maude Douglas Givens in 1894 and has a son John. He served as a First Methodist steward, was a Masonic lodge member, Kiwanis club member, chaired the Decatur school board and served as director of City National Bank.
Students at the Budapest Polytechnic Institute have manufactured the world’s lightest practical airplane weighing 350 pounds with 18 horsepower. It completed a non stop flight from Budapest to Pola, Italy in 12 and has become a notable feat in early aviation history.
A reader asks about rough pimply skin on legs and smooth skin elsewhere, with a presumed eczematous cause and a request for more details via self addressed stamped envelope. Another inquiry asks if pipe smoking harms a seventeen year old boy, and whether non inhaled tobacco affects his digestion and teeth.
A collage of jokes and quips including a newsboy’s last papers, a clerk’s joke on an electrical flat iron, and playful mishearings. Humorous exchanges feature a mother and son, a Specknoodle misunderstanding, and light social witticisms about love, willpower, and daily life.
The text defines pomade as a scented hair ointment from apples and notes its unguent form. It then contrasts secularist as a person who rejects religious worship and relies on present life facts, and finally defines subtle as sly and insinuating in people.
The item notes that envelopes are printed in any quantity and delivered on schedule by a commercial printing service.
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