Decatur to Take Over Local Water System in Major City Deal
The City of Decatur agreed to pay 825000 to Alabama Water Service Co for its local water system. The deal, financed by Marx and Co Watkins Morrow and Co Cumberland Securities, awaits board ratification and Public Service Commission approval to discontinue service. Bonds will be issued at par with four percent interest and repaid from plant revenues, netting about 25000 annually for the city and rising to about 70000 after debt retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Water Service Company
Decatur
Water Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
Marx and Co
Watkins Morrow and Co
Birmingham
Cumberland Securities Corporation
Nashville
City of Decatur
Es Group
Board of Aldermen
R. N. Harris
Public Service Commission
Deaf mute saves tenements by alarm in Jersey City fire
A seven year old deaf mute, Joseph Soldi, uttered sounds described as Mommy and Mim Mim to warn of smoke. His warning helped rescue twenty five people including his mother an elderly sister and grandfather from four brick tenements. A dog left behind was suffocated by smoke.
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Jersey City
N. J
Joseph Soldi
Joseph
Revival Campaign to Open at Southside Baptist Church
Rev Clyde Dotson arrives to lead an eight day revival at Southside Baptist Church with services starting Sunday at 9 45 for Sunday School and 10 00 for worship The pastor Rev J A Chambers urges all citizens to attend and hear him before his return to East Rodisia Africa in late summer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Dotson
Southside Baptist Church
Dotson
J. A. Chambers
East Rodisia
Africa
Southside
Miss Isabelle Poole Dies at 78 in Decatur
Miss Isabelle Poole died at 10 45 AM at her brother S A Poole's home 815 Ferry Street aged 78 after a long illness Final rites set for Sunday 4 30 PM at Grant Street Church of Christ with Lindsay Allen officiating Burial by Brown Funeral Co at City Cemetery procession leaves Brown parlors at 4 PM Survivors include brother three nieces Geraldine Nellie Mae Poole Mrs H P Lee and nephew Thurston Poole all of Decatur Pallbearers listed Flowers by Ladies Sunday School class Miss Poole long a Church of Christ member.
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Isabelle Poole
S. A. Poole
Ferry Street
Grant Street Church of
Geraldine
Nellie Mae Poole
H. P. Lee
Thurston Poole
Decatur
J. W. Flowers
Floyd Free
Floyd Jackson
P. H. Craig
E. S. Jernigan
J. W. Joiner
Flowers
Miss Poole
The
Church of Christ
Former Decatur Resident Mrs Horton Dies in Laurel Miss
Word was received today of the death this morning in Laurel Mississippi of Mrs Thomas B Horton former Decatur resident. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at ten o clock in Eaton Georgia. Mrs Horton was the wife of Tom Horton who with Mr Hodge formerly operated the Echols hotel here.
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Laurel
Miss
Thomas B. Horton
Decatur
Eaton
Mrs. Horton
Tom Horton
Mr. Hodge
Echols Hotel
Progress Club to Hold Service at Wayman’s Chapel April 7
The Progress Club will hold a Sunday service from 2 to 3 PM on April 7 at Wayman’s Chapel A. M. E. church on West Church Street. Rev. W J Gates of the C M E church will deliver the message.
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Progress Club
Wayman’s Chapel
A. M. ER
W. Church Street
W. J. Gates
C. M. FE. Church
Broken Arm Suffered In Wreck Near Athens
Joe Bob Elliott a 17 year old Athens youth injured in a wreck on the Bee Line highway 12 miles north of town. A car collided with a Nashville bound M. P. Brothers Co. truck. Elliott sustained a broken left arm and was taken to Baugh's Infirmary. Passenger car damaged. truck minor. Praytor Messick and three Athens men uninjured. Julius Hale led the highway patrol investigation.
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Joe Bob Elliott
Athens
Baugh’s
M. P. Brothers Co
Nashville
Bee Line
Here
Praytor Messick
Robert Lee Bell
Ed Cummings
Pig” Horton
Julius Hale
State Highway Patrol
Cold Wave Brings Snow Across Upper Mississippi Valley
A sharp drop in temperatures spreads snow through Wisconsin and northern Iowa with 18 degrees at Devils Lake and 22 at Minneapolis Saint Paul. Chicago sees 40 while New York city records 36 as rain hits southward regions. the cold air is forecast to move toward the Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Iowa
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Devils Lake
N. C
Green Bay
Wis
Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York City
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Lake Huron
St. Lawrence Valley
Great Lakes Region
Weather Bureau
New England
Car Thief Checks Go To Church Literature In Split Second Change
Rev. Homer Britton of Central Baptist Church notes his car was stolen from the church steps after he briefly left for a moment. The vehicle, containing Go To Church literature, was found undamaged two blocks away with little distance raced. The thief then left the car at the Lutheran church on Sherman Street. Britton praises the program for its unintended positive impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Britton
Central Baptist Church
Lutheran Church
Sherman Street
Britton
Rising tide of trade noted in Chicago business scene
Merchants report improved trade volumes ahead of Easter with early 1939 gains. Federal Reserve data show department store sales about 5 percent above last season by mid March. Auto registrations in 88 cities point to March outpacing February by 40 percent. Midwestern shippers plan 6.7 percent more freight cars in Q2. Newspaper ad volume in mid March up 2.1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Reserve
Debt total hits forty billion as treasury weighs ceiling
Washington reports the treasury debt reached 40 billion dollars within 5 billion of the legal limit. The administration will not seek a higher debt ceiling this year, citing fiscal restraint. Per capita debt is about 305 dollars, with large guaranteed obligations from corporations excluded from treasury totals.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
United States Housing Authority
Roosevelt Keeps Vigil as World Peace Threats Rise
President Roosevelt at Warm Springs maintains a close watch on European moves after Britain and France pledge to Poland. He receives regular reports by phone and telegram while touring the grounds and planning dedication of a new school and hospital funded by Catherine Tuck and foundation funds.
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D. Harold Oliver
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Mountain Cottage
State Department
Washington
Europe
White House
Hitler
Munich
Warm Springs Foundation
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Secret Service
Catherine Tuck
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Grosse Point
Mich
Revision of Act Sought by Chamber of Commerce Panel
A Chamber of Commerce committee urged six pointed changes to the Wagner labor act. They seek employer election rights, free speech guarantees, anti coercion, union representation limits, repeal of the closed shop, and moving judicial duties from the labor board to courts. The panel was led by B Headcock of Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Labor Board
Chamber
B. ©. Headcock
Peoria
Beard Left At Jail And Owner Gains Freedom
In Birmingham on April 1 Walt Chipman a roaming scissors grinder was jailed on vagrancy charges overnight. He was released after the judge ordered him to shave his beard a smooth face would remind him to behave. Chipman offered to trim to a Van Dyke instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Walt Chipman
Cissors Grinder
H. B. Abernethy
Chipman
Scissors
Alabama Coal Miners Halt Work in Holiday Idle
Alabama about 17 000 coal miners began a holiday today as talks with United Mine Workers stalled. Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Co plans to suspend operations until April 17 while Alabama production largely stops. An accord letting maintenance crews keep 500 workers on reduced wages. No clear end date for the Appalachian contract alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee Coal Ironind Railroad Co
United Mine Workers of America
CTO
Appalachian
William Mitch
United Mine Workers
G. L Chamberlain
Sheriff raid nets arrest in still operation near Means Bridge
Sheriff W T Willoughby and deputies raided a Flint Creek area still near Means Bridge Friday. They arrested one man, destroyed a 240 gallon copper outfit and 480 gallons of mash. The suspect was charged with operating a still and placed in county jail.
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W. T. Willoughby
Candler Pittman and
Voight Willoughby
Means Bridge
Flint Creek
Florida Man Dies After Masked Men Take Him From Jail
Miles W. Brown, convicted of first degree murder, was abducted from the county jail at 3 a.m. by four or five masked men who overpowered Jailer Johnny Goodwin. Brown's body was found beside a country road about three hours later five miles from Panama City. The jury had recommended mercy, yielding a life sentence.
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Panama City
Fila
Miles W. Brown
John Scott
Brown
Johnny Goodwin
Roy van Kleeck
Goodwin
Guna
Storsulis
Benga
EK. C. Welch
Funeral rites for Mrs. Flemon R. Smith
Funeral services for Mrs. Flemon R. Smith aged 32 of 611 Sixth Ave West will be held at 2:30 Sunday at Grant Street Church of Christ conducted by W O Norton of Valdosta assisted by Lindsay Allen. Burial at Rose Lawn cemetery. Survived by husband a son Wayne and her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Morrow of Somerville with three brothers all of Somerville. The Smiths were connected with Alabama Hosiery Mills and a group of fellow employees will handle flowers. Flower girls to meet at Drinkard Howell funeral parlors at 1:30 Sunday. Eastern Star members to meet at Masonic Temple by 1:45.
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Flemon R. Smith
Sixth Ave. W
Grant Street Church of Christ
W. O. Norton
Valdosta
Lindsay Allen
Drinkard-Howell
Roselawn
Smith
Benevolent Society Hospital
Wayne Smith
Arthur Morrow
Somerville
Willis
Edward
Donald Morrow
Harland E. Phillips
Buford Hough
F. A. Voehringer
Fritz Schubert
James Warren
C. A. Boley
Johnston Street
Eastern Star
Masonic ‘Temple
McRae Motor Company Hosts Postmonth Barbecue
The McRae Motor Company today announced its best month since opening here and will treat the organization members and their families to a barbecue tonight at Seneca Springs hosted by management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McRae Motor Company
McRae
Seneca Springs
Unusual Holy Week Series Planned by The Daily
The Daily will publish next week a unique series on Holy Land developments during Holy Week. Written as dispatches from abroad with anonymity for the author, the articles aim to parallel war news in significance and share a gentle Jesus story to bless readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Holy Week
Jesus
Daily
Hitler Threat to Scrap Naval Pact Stirred British Pride
In London and Wilhelmshaven Hitler warned Britain he might cancel the 1935 Anglo German naval treaty. British naval quarters voiced confidence in maintaining a three to one advantage as Hitler addressed 50 000 in the North Sea port and linked the pledge to aid to Poland to his war aims.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Hitler
Wilhelmshaven
Large Barn Fire Destroys Gilber White Farm Structure
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a large barn on the Gilbert White farm at Mooresville last night. Three mules and ample hay and corn were lost as flames lit the sky visible for miles. About 100 Decatur residents visited the scene as a mule reportedly escaped a stall. The smaller barn holding more hay and corn was threatened. the main building carried some insurance.
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Gilbert White
Mooresville
Weather Forecast and River Gauge Report Today
The Tennessee River reads 19.2 feet and rising with 11 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Temperatures range from 52 to 70 degrees, with cool north portions and frost likely tonight. South Atlantic states expect unsettled patterns early in the week, turning drier later as conditions shift.
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Tennessee
Alabama
South Atlantic
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House of Commons
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