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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
5
City officials study a Conway amendment requiring run off elections when no majority exists and designating council posts by number. The measure applies to cities with 1000 or more residents and alters how mayor and council candidates are declared.
Legal notice outlines Grade Ordinance No. 330 establishing street grades for Well Street Cain Street Gordon Drive Prospect Drive 7th Street 8th Avenue 7th Avenue East 5th Avenue East 3rd Avenue East and 4th Avenue West with curb lines as shown in plans on file. Approved August 1940 by the City Council and certified by City Clerk H O Troup.
An ordinance approves improvements on Well Street from Davis Street to Church Street and a series of connects including Cain Street, Gordon Drive, 7th Street, Prospect Drive, 9th to 11th Streets, and adjacent avenues in Catur Alabama. The measure outlines specified street segments to undergo upgrades and infrastructure work.
City engineers plan asphalt seal streets from Gordon Drive to 12th Avenue East with curb and gutter work. Concrete curbs and valley gutters will be added at multiple intersections along Gordon Prospect and 7th and 8th Streets, with driveways and drainage piping in concrete.
In a shipboard drama Mina Nevins accuses Linda of a staged ring theft while guests are searched for the missing ring. Detective Henderson reads letters. Mina delays, Terry and Ronald weigh loyalties as Linda endures the suspense and longing. The scene ends with Linda's break and a door still awaiting.
The North Alabama Cattleman's Protective Association meets Friday at 8:00 PM at the Farmers' Gin to name a new board. Minor Russell is elected president and JH. Layman secretary treasurer. Attendees will dine with Dr. W. H. Anderson and Paul Davis. A reward is offered for info leading to cattle theft arrests near Decatur.
Mrs. Leonard Hirschein, while walking across a field in Scottsbluff Nebraska, held a mail order catalogue when a rattlesnake struck the scene in the good luck column, creating a startling interruption.
The Elks lodge here has established a book exchange to supply underprivileged children with school books. Donors of used books can contact John Adams, chair of social and community welfare, at 24 or by calling 9155.
All team managers entering the Delano Park Softball League are urged to attend Friday at 4 30 pm with Miss Virginia Brock the park activities chief to discuss league preparations and arrangements.
Washington reports a worker removed from a southern farm as rapid mechanization expands. The piece notes the shift to tractors and new methods affecting labor, with emphasis on regional agricultural change and employment impact.
A woman named Mrs Hirsch warded off a strike by using a book as a shield in an early morning confrontation. No injuries were reported and police are reviewing the incident details.
A special House study on interstate migration of destitute persons starts in Montgomery Alabama on August 14. For three days five congressmen will hear witnesses on the final dispositions and conclusions that have created this problem in the southeast.
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