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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
2
The Decatur Daily announces second class matter and post office details with editor and manager names, and lists subscription rates by carrier and mail. It requests readers report late or missing deliveries by telephone to ensure prompt service.
Local booster touts Decatur as an ideal site for a new cabinet factory. W S Isherwood, inventor of the Cookenette Cabinet, returns to lead efforts with T H Mattocks funding. The firm purchased McBride Bailey wood plant, expects 50 cabinets daily, and seeks to keep the operation from moving North.
The text urges decisive action in 1915 1916 to seize new industries with small costs and factory sites. It predicts growth after Europe settles and stresses that bold leaders will win advantages, create large payrolls, and lift local prosperity.
The speaker declared the aim is not factories or ships but people finding their highest possibilities. The diploma presentation featured choruses by Mary Grace Sanders, Margaret Penick, Lillian Alexander, Mabel Parker, Edith Worthington and Ima Jean Winton, plus Seventh grade members. Superintendent Ralph W. Cowart delivered the address and supervised the diplomas.
W. S. Patton a special officer for Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad died after being shot during an arrest attempt at Fossil mines Thursday. He was killed alongside two other officers in a confrontation with two suspects.
MeekLS Tike new man now, wants all to know of it. Knoxville residents vouch for Dick, longtime local, who recovered after Tanlac. He suffered rheumatism and stomach trouble before first bottle helped. he praised Tanlac as a reconstructive tonic boosting appetite and health. Endorsed by southern prominents, Tanlac sold in Decatur by Decatur-Co. and in New Decatur by Preult-Dillehay Drug Co.
William Lowe was killed and deputies Joe King and James Pennington mortally wounded during a raid on a blind tiger near the Tennessee line in Jellico Kentucky. Six men have died in moonshining battles in the district over the past six months.
Captain Oman commanding the United States cruiser North Carolina reported to the Navy Department that her hull ran aground near harbor Alexandria today. The incident is being investigated as officials assess damage and possible causes.
A splendid cast stars in Fox Film Company's The Thief at the Delite theatre on Saturday. Dorothy Donnelly plays the frivolous repentant wife, following her acclaimed Madame X. Supporting players include Richard Buhler Iva Shepherd Edgar Davenport Harry Springer and George de Carlton.
Gaby Deslys is presented to motion picture audiences in the four part film Her Triumph produced in France for Famous Players and released on the Paramount Program. The feature is the current attraction at the Masonite Saturday.
The Masonic Theatre offers a 1:30 PM matinee tomorrow featuring Gaby Deslys in Her Triumph. It is Deslys’s only film appearance and a rare chance for patrons to see the renowned dancer before Chautauqua.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr., son of one Lusitania victim, will share in an estate estimated between 50 and 70 million dollars left by his father. The child’s mother is Margaret Emerson of Baltimore, and he is not yet three years old.
An automobile offered for trade or sale. The ad states acceptance of part cash and approved notes for the balance and may trade for property notes or bank stock. Office address labeled Auto 15 tf.
Fire swept the residence of Exro Peebo in Tupper Lake New York early today killing five people including Mrs Peebo and three children. Lewis Perry aged 60 also died in the blaze. The tragedy occurred at the family home and the victims were residents who lived there.
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