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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1930
Page
7
The large canvas tabernacle of the De George Tucker party arrived from Jackson Tennessee and was erected in the city park opposite the high school. The revival will run from Sunday night the 10th through August 31st with D E Richardson supervising.
The weather bureau announced a new telephone number 1092W. North Carolina reports 52 licensed ton warehouses with a combined capacity of 200000 bales.
Not a single case appeared on the docket in the police court this morning during Mayor B. L. Malone's session. The city has seen an almost record-breaking decrease in law violations over the past few weeks.
Judge W T Lowe prepared the county court docket for the upcoming session. He expects about two weeks to dispose of the cases, with jail matters likely addressed first.
Today is the final day for candidates for office in Morgan county to file their expense accounts at the Probate Judge's office. After closing, compliance with the law will be too late. Most candidates are expected to file by the deadline.
Henry Hartung was reported ill at his home today. The item notes his condition in a brief local update. It also mentions Tennessee 4-H clubs engaging in 25 421 projects this year led by young farmers.
The eleventh hour demand for absentee ballots was at the Probate office today. No more ballots may be issued under the law. It was indicated that absentee ballots will equal the number cast in the primary by mail in the approaching election.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen will convene at 7 30 this evening at City Hall in a regular session. No new ordinances are expected to be submitted.
Hearers of the Ku Klux Klan gathered at the courthouse to hear Senator J. Thomas Heflin speak. A reporter noted Heflin’s party was involved in an automobile accident near Decatur amid the crowded event.
Former Tennesseans living in Decatur listened in on the final message of Governor Henry H. Horton. The gathering reflected on Horton’s remarks and the implications for Tennessee relations.
Sheriff B. E. Davis and Probate Judge M. D. Wiggins supervise the distribution of ballot boxes for the upcoming Democratic primary. Forty eight polling places in the county will receive the boxes to ensure proper ballot handling.
Horton of Tennessee faces re election with Memphis attorney E L Gwinn as opponent. The senatorial contest also draws voter interest as Congressman Cordel Hull opposes Andrew L Todd.
The Morgan County Medical Society meets this afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Hartsville. A detailed program has been prepared and full attendance is anticipated.
The report notes that 7,110 individuals received degrees from Louisiana State University in the previous year, highlighting a surge in convocations and academic achievement across programs.
A historic estimate shows plant diseases cost the U S about 1 5 billion dollars in the prior year impacting farmers and agricultural sectors nationwide.
Michigan conservation department studies lake oxygen loss and fish suffocation blamed on decomposing vegetation absorbing oxygen, highlighting aquatic habitat stress and environmental concern.
The report lists Georgia farms producing 50,453,000 bushels of Toe and 9,870,000 pounds of tobacco last year. It notes Australia Argentina Bragi ezuela and Mexico forming federal districts for their capita.
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