Cotaco Faculty is Completed
A Cotaco faculty list is noted with teachers across subjects including Kate Oakes and Eva W Johnston. The school campus saw a summer janitor’s home built and a PTA funded playground ready for installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotaco
Ing
John Teague
Eva W. Johnston
Maxine Logan
Janet Wooten
Jo Nell Alford
C. J. Teague
Sherman Echols
Opal Stewart
Kathryn B. Cook
Marvin B. Bowling
Evelyn Edwards
Mary Sutherland
Blanche Echols
Jewel Dean Roberts
Julia Burrell
Tom Russell
Grammar
Gene Autry Turns Tough
Hollywood August 20 Gene Autry shifts image merging into rugged western hero. His scripts now demand multiple fights and hard riding with villain takedowns mid gallop. Autry recalls starting as a singing cowboy and says he adopted a tougher, practical wardrobe for durability in films and appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Gene Autry
Pootner
Autry
Villian
Local Scout Plans Smoky Mountain Trek From Decatur
Dan Collins, 14 or 15, and 25 to 30 Boy Scouts from the Tennessee Valley Council depart Decatur at 6 45 PM for a seven day trek in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park near Gatlinburg Tennessee. The group travels by chartered bus with stops in Florence and Huntsville joining senior Scouts from six states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Collins
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Council
BSA
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Gatlinburg
Tennessee
Dan
Smokies
Florence
Huntsville
Charles Wagner
Cades Cove
Tom Small
Bill Copeland
Great Smoky Mountains
Jimmy Wall
Josh Walling
Cullman
Edward Graf
Burtis Rasco, Jr
Sonny Burke
Robert Kelley
Orville Whisenhunt
Hanceville
William R. Miller
Moulton
Joe Harris
Town Creek
Clinton Berryman
Joe Sanderson
Killen
Wylie Sharer
Sheffield
Decatur Pedestrian Safety Mischief in Traffic Tale
A fragment from a Decatur page depicts a new car breakdown and a wry traffic officer exchange. It features a pedestrian safety quip about car vs pedestrian risk and a joke about hospital timing, ending with a garbled note about a Scottie officer and a superior.
Daily reports warn of lighting and heating risks
A humorous dialogue notes how carelessness in lighting and heating is common and dangerous. A barber quips that scary stories amuse customers, while a teacher asks about a polar bear’s fur coat as a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy
Decatur Wife Reflects Humble View of Income
A Decatur wife speaks modestly about her finances saying she enjoys keeping up appearances for friends and avoids bragging about income. The fragment suggests social pressure to appear affluent.
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L. E. Wooten
Com
Mooresville
Belle Mina
Kate Oakes
Johnston St
Ala
OYD
International Harvester
REA
E. Moulton St
Planky Ky Lan
Wood Lumber CO
F.H.A
Louisville
By Bob Thomas
B. Frank Chenault
Grant ST Prones
Kitchener
Ontario
Johnny
Miss Jones
Terrivie
Chatham
Scottie
Duco Enamel
J. B. McBride
Dupont
4Th Ave
Holly St
Joe Wheeler Electric Cooperative
Decatur Coliseum
Casey Electric CO
Sterchi
Pan
Friendly Sterchi’s
Slouch 4
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