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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1924

Page

3

Road debate and Ford offer loom in Tennessee Valley

Albany Alabama editor Horton notes Decatur Courtland Pike road work, Morgan Kiwanis adventure story, and calls for sustained road improvements. The piece sketches government versus Ford plans, Senate dynamics, and hints at Coolidge backing, urging strong local support for lasting, well funded roads to boost trade and education in Morgan County.

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Ford Muscle Shoals offer faces Monday committee decision

Senate hearings on the Muscle Shoals project saw Ford backers fail to push a report but win a vote to end the hearings by Monday. Time remains the key issue as postponement could stretch indefinitely unless action is taken this session.

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Midnight joy ride tragedy warned by Gadsden Journal

The Gadsden Journal reports a fatal midnight ride near Chattanooga where two Georgia girls and three men drank heavily. A quarrel led one man to stab another five times with a screwdriver. the remaining claim that death came from bad whiskey was proven false by a girl who told the truth. The piece cautions young women about dangerous company and liquor, urging awareness of similar risks and consequences.

the Journal of Saturday Chattanooga Georgia Gadsden Journal

End of the cowpuncher tale and farm mischief noted

A quirky local slice recalls a cow puncher grabbing a steer’s tail and a Worenddr causing farm mischief with a stolen milk can. The column jokes about a mule replacing the cow, damaged hat and pail, and a playful line about bananas and Bible verses. It also riffs on fashion, horsepower loss, prices, and a joke about income in big business versus crime.

M K Helen

Whose Who and The Nightly Readings

A garbled column fragment touches on public figures a governor and a scofflaw, asks about a 1860 president, and muses on media tonight with scattered lines about editors, columns, and a League of Nations joke. The piece reads like a stray paste from a gossip page.

Scofflaw

Notice of Appointment in Penick Estate

Notice of appointment for E. N. Penick deceased estate in Morgan County Probate Court. Letters of administration granted May 18 by Judge L. P. Troup. Creditors must present claims within the legal time or be barred. T. M. Jones Jr. administrator. May 28 30 June 6.

E. N. Penick Morgan County Anid

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