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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
3
Supreme Court ruled Thursday that J. J. Curtis exceeded authority by ordering the Winston County jury commission to destroy all names in the county jury box and refill it with new names for jury service in the case State ex rel Attorney General versus Judge J. J. Curtis.
The Associated Reform Presbyterian Church ladies offer a lunch at the shop gate Friday at noon priced at 50 cents each. Ice tea costs 5 cents per glass. Proceeds support church activities.
The Democratic Party of Alabama announces its state primary on the second Tuesday in August 1922 to nominate candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Auditor, Education, Public Service Commission, Treasurer, Agriculture, Supreme and Court of Appeals judges, congressional seats, state legislature, county offices, and related roles. It also details state executive committee and county delegate selections, with terms to four years from January 1923, signed by James H. Webb, chairman.
A New York adventure crew sails for Nova Scotia to dig for 50 million in doubloons while scientists tout Heathized bread and carbon dioxide in food science. The piece blends treasure lore with health notes on air, butter, and a calm profile of Ugo Armus at a large auto company.
A fire on East Houston Street gutted a noted Little Hungary restaurant once frequented by Theodore Roosevelt when he was Police Commissioner. The blaze leveled the chair where he reportedly sat, a symbol of the East Side pride and local interest. The hotel on the block boasts radio paging as the latest convenience amid recovery efforts.
Dorothy Dalton headlines the Princess in Motif of the Lady Letty an adventure tale of the Pacific with sea thrills. Rudolph Valentino leads opposite Agnes Ayres in The Sheik producer George Melford presents the new film with an impressive cast including Emil Jorgensen Maude Wayne Walter Long and Cecil Holland in supporting roles.
Tom Mix stars in Trailin at the Delite Theatre with Eva Novak in a mystery adventure based on Max Brand. Mix, mistaken for a tenderfoot, proves his horsemanship and gunplay as he aids a family against a farmer's schemes. A separate feature Prey Air follows a New York socialite on an auto trip.
Auburn Alabama June 30 Farmers Week at Auburn will run from Monday July 24 to Saturday July 2. The dates replace earlier set dates after a meeting of Extension and Experiment Station staff led by Professor L N Duncan. The event will involve farmers farm women club boys and girls with county agents and home demonstration agents reviewing past work and planning for the year ahead. Separate Farmers Summer School runs July 22 to July 29. In a related note Dr Spright Dowell designated Edward A O Nea l of Florence and Allen Northington of Prattville to the Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton Association Board of Directors representing different sections of the state.
A Boston Transcript note remarks on a case where a suspect withholds the assassin’s name. The motive offered is classical: the dead shall not speak. The phrasing implies a grim, cautionary mood in the era’s reportage.
E. Dalton of 42 Hull Street Richmond says Tanlac revived him after two years of poor health with sluggish energy and right side pains. He credits improved digestion, weight gain, and daily vitality for both him and his wife, who also began taking Tanlac. Sold by all good druggists.
The addition of two oyster stand business men to the strong board elected by cotton growers promises stability and success for the Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton Association.
Civic notice invites the Vaughn Quartet to perform at the Tabernacle tonight at 8 p m with no admission charge. The advert promises an enjoyable program for all attendees.
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