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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1940
Page
3
A Chicago report shows cash farm income for the first half of 1940 at 3.824 billion dollars, up about 9 percent from 1939. Prices for dairy cattle cotton and grains exceed year ago levels with hogs and hog values up, while overall 1940 may top 1937 if the export revival continues.
Linda Avery discovers Clarabell Ackerman shot dead at the Bagley Models agency desk. Police question suspects, test fingerprints, and search for the killer while Linda contends with accusations and her own fear as the case unfolds. The scent of Mina Nevins' perfume lingers as the investigation deepens.
Mrs Hood Harris hosted the bridge club at Egypt Plantation with Mrs James Blythe winning high score. Guests included Mr and Mrs Sydney Anderson and many locals from Town Creek Wheeler Dam and Decatur. Several families visit Florida, Alabama towns, and Mississippi on various trips. The Daily Vacation Bible School and church activities are announced as starting Monday morning led by Rev E Byars. An Auburn Columbus trip takes place with Mrs A B Lane and Mrs Arthur Morrison.
German agricultural experts described 1940 crop prospects in Europe as average good and reported Germany’s food situation was excellent with record root crops. They said rationing reduced cereal use and there was no cause for worry as grain supplies remained plentiful, though official figures were not released as military secrets.
In Memphis on August 16 twenty Black farmhands, trained by CIO union organizers, will depart Sunday to work as organizers among workers in Tennessee Mississippi Arkansas Oklahoma and Missouri. The group follows spirituals as they prepare to travel and teach union methods.
In Richmond on August 16 the group hailed a taxi and asked to be taken to the Edgar Allan Poe house. After a lengthy trip the driver released them at a city poor house.
The home of Mr and Mrs T R Flack in Somerville hosts a large Sunday reunion for the family of Mrs Mra 8 M Thomas on August 11 with a noon picnic lunch. Attendees include numerous Flack Thomas and allied families, with photos taken and a trip to Ave Maria Grotto near Cullman.
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