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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1939

Page

3

Lorena Hamilton Rescued After Desert Night Peril

Lorena Hamilton escapes Mexicans hides in sand near the river bank and treks along Phantom ranch trail. Jerry Dale finds her at dawn after a nightlong search, carries her to safety, and they ride toward home as dawn brightens the canyon.

Lorena Hamilton Arizona Shot Rogers Phantom Ranch Jerry Dale Lorena George Brazee Miss Hamilton Mr. Brazee Mr. Dale Lorena Hamil Kcy Jerry Blanche Blanco George Sally

Engineer sought in Athens search for former Univ of Georgia engineer

Sheriff deputy George Nash arranged to ask Jacksonville Florida police to help locate W B Lamb a former construction engineer at the University of Georgia who faces two warrants for simple larceny.

Athens George Nash Jacksonville Fla W. B.lamb University of Georgia

Chicken Killed by Car Sparks Bitter Exchange

A motorist swerves to avoid a chicken and kills it. an old woman from a nearby cottage confronts him. He offers two dollars, and she accepts with a wary smile, saying she might start keeping chickens herself.

Nestor Sildanen Vancouver Wash Sildanen

I Am Your Church Comic Script and Jokes

A compilation of late 19th or early 20th century jokes and sketches set in a Decatur town and bus scene. It includes gags about bus riders drivers and locked car doors. A short verse ad invites readers to discover I Am Your Church with affectionate humor.

Local Families Reunions and Visits Across Counties

A record of social visits and family gatherings in Lawrence County and Caddo. Families such as the Bayne and Hayes clans traveled to Bangor for a reunion, while Wert T Ba returned to Washington D C after a ten day visit. Other relatives and friends from Decatur Bessemer and Ian Alabama were noted visiting and hosting gatherings.

Wert T. Ba Washhton D. C L. M. Bayne W. BE. Hayes W. D. Madry Ernest Waters Dawson Hayes J. C. Hayes Bangor Hayes Robert Cartee Myr Clifford Sims W. T. Gay Bettsy Sue Willis Gay Bessemer Fannie BH. Sims Decatur Cora. Fuller Everett Curtis Fuller Bertha Praytor Lillian Monroe Ian Ala

Athens WPA to Pave Four Streets This Month

Four Athens streets will be paved by the WPA with work starting next week according to county WPA supervisor H. L. Carter. The streets include Forrest Brown's Elkton and Lee. About men were dropped from WPA here on August 1 under a headquarters order.

Athens Ala WPA H. L. Carter Forrest Brown Elkton and Lee Ace

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Stetson North Alabama H. & H. Machine Works Moulton Street Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Cooperative Tennessee River Vy Janine Sphinx Gene Ahern Tive SEA Chanteys Purer Loud J. C. Penney CO H. H. Higdon J. C. Penney the Daily Salable J. C. Penney Company Lawrence County Decatur Marble & Granite Works Commission J. L. Joly Prop West Moulton S Decatur, Ala THE Decatur Daily Decatur, Alabama
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