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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1927

Page

3

Lawrence County Farm Bureau elects officers for new year

Lawrence county farm bureau holds its annual meeting at the court house with about sixty members present. E A O Neal state president speaks. A B Young Landersville named county president. A F Redman Jr Courtland vice president. H L Delashaw near Moulton secretary. executive committee includes H R Terry and Willie Shelton. The note also mentions Lawrence County High School opening soon under principal H L Tidwell. Town Creek and Mount Hope high schools announce new principals.

H. R. Terry Willie Shelton Near Moulton Town Creek J. R. Ward Clayton Ala Mount Hope O. C. Robinson Repton

Vocational Agriculture Expands to Mount Hope

With strong faculties chosen, the program promises exceptionally successful terms. Town Creek has run vocational agriculture for years under I. P. Thornton, while Mount Hope begins this session led by H. A. Graham.

Town Creek School Mount Hope I. P. Thornton Town Creek H. A. Graham

Boy Acclaimed A Great Singer In London Church Choir

Master Ernest Lough a twelve year old choir boy at Temple Church in London has become a famous singer after a special recording of Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer. Critics hail the treble solo as among the finest and demand for the record has led to rationing by the issuing company. Freight rates in and out of Decatur are noted as attractive to shippers.

International News Service London Ernest Lough Temple Church England Mendelssohn Valentia

Lawrence County Fair Plans Grow with Countywide Exhibits

Committees in Moulton Alabama prepare programs and premiums for the Lawrence County fair on October 7 and 8. The event expands beyond a community fair to showcase exhibits from across the county including farm and school work. Crop conditions shift in August with corn improving due to rain while cotton remains below average. bolls open in upland fields and hay cutting benefits from the favorable weather.

Moulton Ala Lawrence County

Buildings Rise on Moulton Square Block

Progress at Moulton shows four new brick stores nearing completion near the north end of the public square. The last brick on the walls is being laid. Nearby, Lynch McKelvey finished a frame bungalow and Frank Howell’s brick bungalow is nearing completion.

Moulton Lynch” McKelvey Frank Howell

Milwaukee Magazine Cover Girl Engaged to Portland Heir

Patricia McCann Warren known as the Milwaukee magazine cover girl is engaged to Thomas Dant Jr son of a wealthy Portland Ore figure. The couple was reportedly linked through Chicago social circles with John Warren of New York as a broker connection.

Patricia. McCann Warren Milwaukee Thomas Dant, Jr Portland, Ore Luin Chicago John Warren New York

Wyoming Town Obtains Resident Doctor

Dubois Wyoming population about 200 gains physician after woodsmen fund contributions from the Dunior tie cutting region assure a local medical presence. The effort underscores a community effort to address rural health needs in the northwestern Wyoming town.

Wyoming Dunoir Dubois

Dubois Town Rebels Against New Doctor Bid

In Dubois fifty miles from a railroad and part of a healthy county section, residents lived without a local physician until a campaign to survey all families and bachelors to insure a physician wage. Bachelors resisted, sparking weeks of conflict before Dr. E. B. Danever arrived to hang out his shingle.

Dubois Fe E. B. Danever

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