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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1936

Page

8

The Elms Rural Home Plan by J L Phillips

A historical reconstruction outlines the Elms a rural home plan by J L Phillips featuring a rear extension a formal living room with Colonial paper a white wainscot a colorful small room 4 inch high ivy paper a blue ink design options for kitchen bedroom and laundry. The design emphasizes a gray shingle exterior bright interior colors smart ventilation and modern heat and plumbing with a basement furnace and affordable construction around two thousand dollars in current prices.

Elms

Oak Ridge Visitors Sighted In Decatur Saturday

J. R. Wallace Pruitt West and Pruitt Sparkman of Oak Ridge were among Saturday visitors in Decatur.

J. R. Wallace Pruitt West Pruitt Sparkman Oak Ridge Decatur

Lewis Hits Landon in Labor Policy Critique

John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, ridiculed Alf M. Landon's labor policy as making every strike illegal and every picket a lawbreaker. He praised Roosevelt and argued Landon would isolate workers from the union movement and sanc tion company unions while corporate influence grows.

Washington John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Alf M. Landon National Manufacturers Association Lewis Supreme Court Landon Harrisburg Pennsylvania

Decatur Man J D Bush Named Elector Candidate

J D Bush of Decatur named as one of two electors from Alabama at large at a Birmingham meeting. The state ticket lists electors and district candidates including J F Brawner Andalusia and others, with state office contenders such as H E Berkstresser and Curtis D Adkins for various posts.

J. D. Bush Decatur Republi Alabama Birmingham J. F. Brawner Andalusia B. Adams Mobile Frank Barchard St. Foley L. A. Carroll Slocum H. W. Pond Rockford A. L. Isbell Albertville N. C. Puller Centerville J. M. Pennington Jasper S. E. Wright Pisgah A. P.longshore, Jr U.S H. E. Berkstresser of. Dadeville Supreme Court C. W. McCay Ashland W. L. Chenault Russellville Alabama Public Service Commission Curtis D. Adkins Ashville

Stenographer to Wed Millionaire in New York

Miss Lola Lafferty a 32 year old stenographer and secretary marries Walter B Walker 54 a millionaire lawyer serving as Gould legal representative in the United States. Ceremony at St Josephs Church followed by residence at Walker’s Ardsley on Hudson mansion.

New York Lola Lafferty Greenwich Village Walter B. Walker Lafferty Frank Jay Gould Walker Gould United States John L. Hickey St. Joseph's Miss Lafferty Ardsley-on- Hudson

Five Averett brothers wed five Byrd sisters in Alabama

In a rural Alabama community near Enterprise, five Averett brothers married five Byrd sisters over the years. The marriages produced twenty double first cousins, all living in the same area.

Enterprise Ala Averett Byrd H. G Evie Carrie L. R Nora Bell E. L Tera Fred Una Here

Athens Items Highlight Local Moves and Society News

Athens attorney R B Patton will move his office to the new Smith building joining Dr Gerald Teasley and David Smith. Dr J B Leeman visits, will run Athens branch of Tennessee Valley Bank opening Monday. Girl Scouts meet Tuesday at Confederate Log Cabin Archery discussed. Infantile paralysis case improving. road work on Bee Line to Panner underway. Various social events include sewing club at state farm with guests and a motor trip circuit to the western coast. Several residents travel or visit relatives in New York Canada and Alabama with multiple name mentions.

R. B. Patton Athens Gray-Holt Smith Gerald Teasley David Smith J. B. Leeman Decatur Leeman I. Q. Box Oyeonta Madison Street J. 8. Crutcher Box Tennessee Valley Bank Velpo Greenhaw Girl Scouts John W. Isom Nicholas Isom Bee Line Highway Panner J.Z. Washington State Experimental Farm L. Rosenal, Jr L. W. Chambers G. B. Phillips Misdames W. E. Flood Hector French R. M. Reeves E. W. Robinson Baylis Hightower Mary. Roper G. B Phillips Willard Griffin D. L. Rosenau, Jr C. J. Hayden Irene Patton Tuscaloosa W. 3 Nelson Anna Crawford Berthold Kennedy New York City Jack Park Louis Speake New York Canada Larry Sewell Cincinnati Ohio N. Davis T. Joseph Tenn

Roosevelt Starts Personal Tour of New England Flood Control

President Roosevelt leaves Waterbury Vermont to travel by road to the Winooski and plan flood control talks with federal and state officials in Montpelier Hanover and Springfield. Vermont Governor Charles M. Smith meets the president and a large crowd views his arrival with Senators Warren Austin and Ernest Gibson and Major General Edward M. Markham present.

Waterbury Roosevelt New England Boundary Line Canada Hyde Park N.Y Montpelier Hanover N. H Springfield Mass Charles M. Smith Vermont U.S Warren R. Austin Ernest W. Gibson Edward M. Markham Army Engineers

Women Assisting Spanish Loyalists Recount Mountain War

Spanish rebel troops report encounters with women fighters described as communist warriors who battled insurgents in the Guadarrama region. They claim advances north of Madrid near stalemate as red carmens died in heavy fighting.

Burgos Spain Guadarrama Madrid

New World War Looms as 22nd Anniversary Sparks Prep

As the great war’s 22nd anniversary nears, nations brace for a possible new conflict. In Moscow discussions revive the fear of German Japanese military alignment threatening Soviet Russia on two fronts.

Spain Russia Germany Moscow Soviet Russia Poland Japan England United States France Italy Mussolini Ethiopia Hitler Rhineland Versailles Locarno Rhine Belgium London Europe

Armed posses scour Calhoun county for unidentified accused

In Anniston Alabama on August 1 armed posses searched the northern Calhoun county area for a black man accused of insulting a white girl. National guard troops recalled to quarters after state orders. Over a hundred Chatchie residents braved rain seeking the suspect and the girl described a lewd proposal during milking. her brother armed with a shotgun chased the man who fled.

Anniston Ala Calhoun County National Guard Bibb Graves R. B. Carr Talladega

Hines Delays Alabama Veterans Hospital Visit

Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, veterans administrator, plans to visit Tennessee site proposals next week but Alabama tour is delayed due to pending construction details. About a hundred Alabama cities sought the $1.1 million facility, with officials saying the list will be trimmed before any visit.

Washington Frank T. Hines Veterans Hospital Tennessee Alabama Hines Veterans Administration General Hines

Crabapple Jelly and Spiced Crab Apples by Sister Mary

Crabapple jelly uses natural pectin with crabapples to jell without added pectin. Methods include rose geranium infusion for a delicate flavor and spiced crabapples packed in vinegar syrup with cloves ginger and cinnamon for garnishes and winter salads.

Mary E. Daguenea Freeme

Chicago Man Found Dead in Red Bank Grave

The body of Charles B. Gurke, 46, of Chicago, was found face down on his wife's grave in Red Bank, Tennessee. A revolver lay beside him. Coroner A. Epperson said it was an unquestionable suicide. Relatives noted he had brooded for three weeks.

Chattanooga Tenn Charles B. Gurke Chicago Red A. Epperson Burke

Physician William McDonald Dies in Marion

Infantile paralysis specialist Dr. William McDonald died at his Marion home after a four year illness. He was a physician trusted by President Roosevelt in efforts to restore health.

Marion Mass William McDonald Roosevelt

Husband gun purchase linked to wife’s death case

Officers said he wrote a will and bought the revolver before driving to the cemetery where the death occurred.

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. L. Phillips Federal Land Bank of New Orleans T. E. Powell M. W. Morgan Sec.Treas N.F.L.A THE Emmett Phillips the Mutual Life Ins. CO. OF Tennessee Valley CO John D. Wyker & Son Rc A Unes Capricorn Canicer Capricornus G. N. Springer Joe Clark Shelton Texas A. Little Atlanta Jack Griffis O. W. Crutcher North Carolina Stone Barnett Stone- Barnett Lumber Co John Evans Foreign Service Sister Mary's Philadelphia Sunbeam Furnace Tennessee Valley Company J. R. Daniels Sec.-Treas R.C. A. Victor Thomas Furniture CQ
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