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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1929
Page
4
Readers urged to explore opportunities in big towns and bring back insights to help Decatur progress. Emphasizes presenting clear proposals, advancing plans, and sustaining effort to secure benefits for the city through collaborative vision and action.
Crescent Amusement Company to place Vitaphone in the Princess theatre here. Local theatregoers have awaited the same pleasing programs seen in other cities. Decatur will feel it keeps step in theatre fields with the installation of the equipment.
City leaders urge residents to keep Decatur appealing year round. They note seasonal changes reveal how duties like cleaning, tidying stores, and maintaining home surroundings affect overall appearance. Community emphasis remains on consistent upkeep to preserve the city’s charm.
On a Saturday night in Decatur the editor reflects on future traffic and parking problems. The piece urges every resident to act as a loyal citizen, participate in city building, and contribute to solving urban challenges. It emphasizes collective effort over leadership by a few.
A letter from W. W. Fussell, bank president and civic worker, urges relentless effort across industries to triple Decatur’s present growth in five years. He warns progress won’t be overnight, noting a century of development and the need to endure losses with victories to reach the target.
The piece urges timely fulfillment of financial obligations to boost local prosperity in Decatur and the Tennessee Valley. It stresses treating merchant terms with the same seriousness as bank notes, and urges addressing long‑standing arrears to maintain economic health and civic participation.
Decatur promotes its slogan “Decatur, The Gateway to Alabama” for front bumper plates to boost city recognition across the United States. Citizens are urged to join a local advertising program, purchase tags at a low cost, and encourage neighbors to display the slogan on their cars.
A local mercantile operator notes tha t thirty percent of his business comes from the country and urges expanding the Decatur trade area. Citing 1928 farm crop values of 38 million dollars, he says rural buying far surpasses the local industrial payroll and stresses inviting farmers to Decatur to shop.
John Trotwood Moore, celebrated Southerner and writer, is praised for perpetuating Southern history with humor and humanity. The obituary speaks of his gentle nature, cultured intellect, and lasting influence on Southern literature and local folk.
The Decatur curb market shows rising totals and growing seller counts, hinting at a future urban market system akin to other cities. The piece urges diversifying Morgan county farming and expanding curb sales as a path to farmer income and broader community prosperity.
The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce and Decatur Industrial Board urge citizens to fund an $8,000 yearly operation. They note four years of low cost under $50 per person and claim the effort attracted a major southern industry, arguing the investment will pay off via industrial growth and local development. They ask for decisive support on Tuesday to advance Decatur’s place among 200 southern cities seeking industry.
The Louisville and Nashville railway releases a booklet on north Alabama and Tennessee Valley agriculture. Farmers are urged to study Limestone Madison Morgan Cullman Lawrence and Madison counties to learn what is at their door. The railway’s work aims to aid diversification and improve farming methods.
The piece mirrors the sentiments of the newspaper's top editorialist, aligning with his views while presenting them as a national stance. The exchange highlights tensions between individual perspective and collective interpretation within the newsroom.
The piece argues relief comes from lower freight rates and broader national prosperity. It cites Trevelyan on Canada’s rail nationalization boosting profits and public benefit, contrasting private versus public power, and questions whether the U S government can run railroads and utilities efficiently. It notes Bolshevik fears and calls for broader wealth distribution.
Henry Ford argues against hospital overuse and urges clergy to promote wise eating as a religious duty. He praises Moses for dietary laws and notes Mohammed’s fasting and pork objections, suggesting early leaders shaped physical welfare through diet while acknowledging limits in historical knowledge.
A note states there was no Daily issue on May 13 1928 Sunday. It mentions Cullman County farmers are welcome in Decatur.
Washington insider Herbert C. Plummer notes that just under two hours from Washington, the Catoctin estate in Maryland offers rich trout streams and a historic manor ideal for weekend recreation. Lawrence Richey bought about 1500 acres reportedly for Hoover's use, but details of his selection remain undisclosed.
Historic Catoctin places attract early Maryland settlers. Lancelot Jacques built Catoctin manor in 1770 after partnering with Thomas Johnson to exploit an iron mine and furnaces that operated until after the Civil War. Ruins of the stone furnace building remain a picturesque historic feature near Rose Hill manor and Frederick.
The article notes Catoctin iron supplied Washington for cannons and Yorktown ordnance, and its metal fed the Monitor. It describes the Jacques family estate with a park, deer, wild duck, and Hunting Creek. It recalls Washington’s letters to the Jacques family about hunting in the Catoctin mountains.
Short item notes a coed team event in Birmingham on May 13 with limited readable context from the clipping, indicating a cooperative or mixed gender competition. No full names or specifics are available, but the snippet implies a scheduled match or relay.
Richard Maslock reports on a wave of forced moves in Houston and Essex streets as a new cross-town subway branch prompts 1,700 families to relocate. The East Side Chamber of Commerce is coordinating housing for Abromowitz Gamboni and Murphys families, offering 250 upscaled apartments at $12.50 a room with baths, pools, incinerators, ventilation, and potential library space. The move aims to relieve crowded blocks and raise living standards, with an old factory slated to become model housing within a year and applications already exceeding supply.
The Bronx area and the remaining members are joining the effort as the group completes its rollout. Key participants and dates are not fully visible in the fragment.
Royall S Copeland M D former New York City health commissioner and U S senator argues a cold thrives when vitality is low. he links stress sleep loss constipation and fatigue to germs in the nose lungs and ears and warns untreated colds can worsen and linger for weeks.
For his age and height he should weigh about 132 pounds. You may add bran muffins to your diet. For other details send a self addressed stamped envelope and repeat your question. Try to eat lots of fresh green vegetables fruits eggs and milk.
The passage contrasts letters A to Z with virtues and quotes, ending with a proverb about troubles and a stray line about men who pet bears not being animal trainers. It closes with whimsical misprose about Old Lady Trouble and her little ones.
In a brisk polemic the writer rails at wartime era gender norms and social change. He mocks wartime jingoism while asserting traditional roles and a preference for early seating and discipline. The piece closes with a brass band quip about playing The Stars and Stripes Forever.
A street exchange shows a passerby claiming poverty yet the proprietor retorts that the customer is not a turnip. The dialogue hints at dignity amid economic hardship and pride in work. Virtue is linked to small acts of rendering service, like sign painting and steam shovel work, rather than wealth.
A concise observation notes that men tend to say little after losing employment while women often speak out, sharing the experience with others. The contrast highlights gendered responses to job loss in social behavior.
A lighthearted wordplay riffs on anatomy the elbow and skull as a joke about funny bones and clever puns. The piece mingles humor with a nod to common expressions about body parts and wit.
A historical note compares obtaining business to courting a girl, urging offering suitable goods and persistent follow up. It mentions a constructed mechanical man that talks without thinking and resembles the average citizen in demeanor.
The excerpt lists definitions for three terms. 3 A DAY reprimand means to severely reprove or censure formally. Succursor describes something that serves to aid or tributary. Rue covers lamenting extreme regret and causing to grieve or withdraw from a bargain.
A religious reflection cites Romans and asks what advantage Jews have and whether unbelief negates God’s faithfulness. It argues that God remains true and every human is a liar, emphasizing righteousness, judgment, and divine justice in the Pauline verse.
Louisville May 13 Thirteen fillies are entered for the Kentucky Derby on May 18 but many think the mile and a quarter distance too stiff for fillies Only one filly has won the Derby Regret in 1915 Most of the three year olds are kept for later races Fillies in the Derby carry five pounds less than colts and geldings which must carry 126 pounds
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