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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1921
Page
10
Andalusia Star Publishes Special Centennial Edition
The Andalusia Star releases a 86 page special edition marking Covington County’s centennial and county fair. The paper credits management and citizen support for the publication and its detailed coverage of the county’s growth and advantages.
Ford Split on Muscle Shoals Costs and Timelines
A government bulletin summarizes Muscle Shoals spending through 1920, showing nitrate plants No 1 and 2 and Gorgas cooling station costs totaling about 106 million dollars. It notes dam No 3 expenditure and argues completion would revive river navigation and unlock coal, iron ore, timber, and other strategic resources for national industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FORD
Ford of Feely
Mississippi
Muscle Shoals
Gorgas Stean
Tennessee
Weeks
Gov- Po
United States
Henry Ford offer to take over Muscle Shoals project
The speaker notes that government ownership would cost much later, but stressed benefits like navigational improvements, hydro electricity, cheap fertilizer, and wartime manufacturing potential. The century-long plan would end with government plants expiring, while Henry Ford proposes a profitable takeover of Muscle Shoals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscle Shoals
Henry Ford
Laughing through Adversity Allan Pollock Returns to Stage
British comedian Allan Pollock, who joined the army at the start of the war and was twice wounded while serving as a captain, returns to the American stage to resume making audiences laugh after three years in hospital life and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Pollock
Pollock
No Real Disarmament Expected From Washington Conference
Editorial from the Gadsden Journal argues no disarmament agreement will emerge from the Washington conference set for November 11. The piece predicts only possible arms limitation and notes Japan’s concerns may limit any real progress, urging the United States to lead toward world restraint and lower taxes on military buildup. The Limestone Democrat praises Albany-Decatur Daily’s first Sunday edition and wishes continued quality journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Washington
White House
League of Nations
Japan
United States
Mars
Gadsten Journal
The
Democrat
Shelton
Albany-Decatur
Limestone Democrat
Why Men Climb and the Medal Sale Tragedy
An editorial contrasts humanity's push for achievement with the high cost of ambition. It cites the sale of military Victory medals by ex-service members to unemployed peers as a shocking, tragic sign of hardship, noting reports and a World piece recounting coerced medal sales for survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Democrat
New York
Albany High School Activities Reflect New Officers and Equipment
Students at Albany High School report progress as the Junior Class elects officers led by President Otha Wilson and Secretary Robert Warren. New physics lab apparatus arrived, the literary staff welcomed Clarice Lees, and a chapel vote favored the new school building plan amid ongoing student projects and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otha
Wilson
Mildred Wilder
Robert Warren
Bryan McAfec
Mea Mea Tokens in Historic Link Fragments
A fragment from a historical page shows fragmentary notes about links and phrases, with stray letters and repeated exclamations. The readable text hints at an editorial puzzle or misrendered OCR segment rather than a coherent report.
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Decatur Daily
Albany, Ala
Alley Printing Company, Inc
Alt
W. ‘Shelto
Codrington
Mal
Daly
Santay
Gary
Babe Ruth
Hie
Clarice Lees
Mik
Gordon
Clothing Company, Inc
Manhattan
Decatur
Decatur Ice & Coal Company
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