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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1927
Page
8
A Chicago report describes twenty one gangs of girls roaming the city linked to robberies. Police note six shown as examples, with flapper bandits forming civic groups and authorities suspect a broader gangland network across multiple bands.
Chicago report notes a local recreation supervisor links rising violence to increasing female participation in crime. He cites 226 players in gangs, 205 of them boys, with the rest young workers. Several girls face charges from store holdups to banditry.
Auburn Agricultural College outlines ahead of time feeding strategies for dairy cows. Plans include planting corn sorghum sudan grass millet and cowpeas to be cut for feed and to supplement pasture. Bovine management focuses on shade at day and night grazing with fly repellent and ample water and salt in the grain mix to sustain milk yield.
Oak Ridge residents and relatives from Birmingham and Decatur joined at Forrest Chapel Sunday for a decoration event. Visitors included Mrs. Leonard Sparkman and kin, Seldon Sparkman and Birmingham family, and several Sparkman households. Musicians enjoyed a Saturday night gathering at W. L. Sparkman home as others visited Bert Smith and Smith family. Audrey West remains ill. various weekend visits spanned Flint, Basham, Ira Belle, and Decatur connections.
Basham News P T A schedules a Thursday meeting on May 6 as neighbors visit Sand Mountain relatives. Family gatherings include Washburns and Lanes visiting, with several Sundays spent at various homes. Sandlin school plans a play on May 7 and local social events echo through Forrest Chapel.
Mrs. Gilman C. Doss starts a three month class with sixteen kindergarten children and reports high enthusiasm over the opening numbers. Local merchants plan six o'clock closing on weekdays while banks have long closed Thursdays at noon. A proposal to develop a vacant Bee Line highway area into a playground and park includes a band stand and rustic features.
Sunday visits mark activity in Oak Grove and Liberty with Alec Miller and John McCulloch among those visiting relatives. The Means School schedules a May 6 play Little Hopper led by Dave Sams and Elbert Kitchens as Mrs. Grant Morgan recovers from illness and several families host gatherings.
Mrs Brandon Crafton returned from a visit with friends in Nashville. A Mgrminstrel show at the school auditorium drew good attendance. B Y P U officers assigned roles for an upcoming play. Rosa Kirkpatrick and Allie Bell joined many locals at Forest Chapel decoration. Baptist WMS members completed the WM A manual with a written test. Mr and Mrs J A Johnson and family spent Sunday with T B Johnson of Pleasant Hill.
Eva News reports the death of G. C. Morgan from Eva, burial at Pleasant Grove on Sand Mountain. Mrs. W Hawkins visits daughter Mrs. C Costeller at Union Hill. Mrs Reb of Birmingham visits her mother Mrs Grant Morgan. Lavert Murphree remains in a Birmingham hospital in very serious condition.
Mrs Ida Hide is very ill this week. Mrs Jim Brooks family from Bayleton visited last Sunday. Mrs Warwick and her children were also mentioned in local notices.
Directors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce met at night in the regular set at The Daily office and discussed a number of routine questions.
Federal and state officers conducted raids in Morgan county over the past week. Information from Hunt headquarters of U S prohibition agents indicates multiple actions were taken and details are being coordinated.
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