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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
4
A Star opinion urges restraint and sensitivity in after dinner talks. It cites a minister’s warning that overlong sermons and talks kill interest, comparing mental digestion to eating. The piece advises speakers to know when to stop, keep to the point, and finish before audiences grow restless.
T. H. Alexander, previously ill for several days, is reported improved. Charles Johnson and C. E. Malone were in Chilman today.
The piece critiques Senator Borah’s hands off stance while noting airplanes and national policy. It warns America cannot sustain its splendid use amid a looming storm. It references veterans facing limited time to reinstate government insurance and questions boxing commission leadership under Horace C. Wilkinson of Birmingham.
An article contrasts a magazine view that rabies is rare with a New York City Health Department report of a rabies death on March 22 1927 from a stray dog bite. It notes 1908–1926 dog bites totaling 8608 in 1926 and 463 rabid animals found, urging Pasteur treatment and dog muzzling, and warns readers to take precautions to guard against spread.
Anniston Star notes that speakers who know when to stop become popular, praising restraint as an ambition of those who address audiences to persuade.
Dr. S W Welch head of the Alabama department of health pledges cooperation in a mosquito control campaign for Decatur. The Daily notes past malaria work in 1919 1920 and in Morgan county but funds are limited. Local officials urge using part of Decatur's or county funds to start a partial control effort this season.
Acritical essay argues that commercial bias affects justice with the d Autremont case cited and Kansas prison revolt cited to mock leniency. It proposes vivisection of the convicted and extended prison terms before noting social science about predictable human behavior and the comfort of business efficiency.
An excerpt discusses the law of averages and fixed outcomes. It explains that repeated coin tosses tend toward predictable results and asserts that similar regularities apply to other events under this principle.
Instruction to register on July 4 and arrive on the first day to qualify for voting. Emphasizes early action and selfRegistration steps. No dates beyond July 4 specified.
Royal S Copeland discusses appreciation for farming, work, and simple living. He cites a Michigan editorial on Fifty Years of farmers, urges manual labor for health, and urges balance between city life and rural work to sustain vigor and contentment.
The Daily presents Mr Brisbane’s opinions as editorial sentiment while noting a close flyby of the Pons Winnecke comet at 3,500,000 miles, faster-than-light comparisons, Fourth of July safety advice, and historical Russia’s revolutionaries, ending with a note on an August 1 start.
The plan envisions a thirty hour journey from Atlantic to Pacific with a straight line air route from San Francisco to Chicago and transfers to Los Angeles and Seattle, then a San Francisco to New York line with the same transfers. Mails will be carried by passenger ships and flying will commence.
A clergyman last Sunday argued fundamentalists who take every Bible word literally and modernists who accept science can never agree. He said they must remain apart, and the dispute likely won’t be settled until the Day of Judgment.
Opinion splits on whether Eden contained a lake large enough for whales, with some deeming it wicked to deny such waters. Others say God gave humans and animals the capacity to shape the earth and its creatures.
The article notes 207 Americans earned a million dollars or more in 1925, up from 75 in 1924, with some earning tens of millions through corporate ownership as discussions of future billion dollar incomes emerge. It also mentions political dry movements and aviation field distribution, contrasting U S aviation with New York City lacking an airport.
Yale University's expansion proceeds with a 1.25 million dollar medical school lab building at New Haven Hospital grounds. A 3.5 million dollar law school plant is planned on Grove Street pending street widening. Other projects include the Sterling Memorial Library and Walter Camp Memorial gateway. Motion pictures aid athletics, with coaches using slow motion filming for football rowing and alumni film distribution expanding nationwide.
F R Henderson president of the New York Rubber Exchange says reclaimed rubber has reached industrial importance and threatens British control. He cites Hoover era conservation reducing reclaim usage but notes the rebound now tempers crude rubber prices and shifts global rubber market power from British growers.
The item highlights local events and ongoing coverage from the Daily home desk. It notes readers should stay informed about community happenings and upcoming dates.
Voters are urged to register now and qualify to vote by the first day of the July election cycle. Officials emphasize timely registration to ensure eligibility on polling day.
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