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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1933
Page
4
Decatur women's NRA group canvasses residential areas to enlist housewives in pledging trade to NRA merchants. All women urged to stay home especially Tuesday and sign and return pledges promptly. Also notes the First Christian Church picnic on August 31 at Woodsll's with members and friends to meet at 4 pm. Mrs J D Buchanan chairs arrangements.
Mrs J E Morrow moved from Benevolent hospital to her Johnston street home after treatment with improvement noted by friends. Captain Raymond Brown ill with malaria. Out of town visitors include Birmingham residents and Berea Kentucky guests attending Mrs Louis Landers funeral.
Namesake wins the Turf Classic as a social column lists guests and visits. Numerous residents and relatives travel for events and church, including Mrs. Ballinger in Vicksburg visiting family and many trips to Chicago for the World’s Fair and Century of Progress.
A revival campaign sponsored by the young people of Ninth Street Methodist church is planned for the week between the third and fourth Sundays in September. Rev. L. E. Price of the Tuscaloosa district will preach and plans are in place for a successful meeting.
The Deceatur district clergy and lay members will gather Monday at the Austinville Methodist church. Harry Denman business manager of the First Methodist Church Birmingham will be the principal speaker.
Otis Baxter of Lawrenceburg Tennessee was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Carl Allgood on Gordon Drive and returned home today.
The Charter Oak stood in Hartford Connecticut and the fountain pen existed before 1786. The giraffe with fragile legs required time and expense for capture and transport, reflecting historical concerns over animal handling and trade.
W E Morgan conducts revival at Nineteenth Avenue Church of Christ. Two services Sunday added one convert. Building capacity taxed with attendance. Monday at 7 30 pm topic The Three Heavens and Three Hells. Public urged to attend and bring Bibles and notebooks.
Dr. W. O. Love, Baptist lay evangelist, spoke on second coming prophecies at City Park tent revival. Service began 7 30 PM. A large crowd attended with cars parked nearby and many on the grass. Dr. Love preached No Escape from How Can You Escape If Ye Neglect This So Great Salvation.
Judge Horton explains a grand jury will investigate a grave crime in Morgan county, urging impartial evidence based action. He notes two methods of information gathering, warns against bias, and says the panel may return a true bill or not and will continue into October term.
A. Sheffey, chairman of the Black NRA movement, said NRA messages were delivered in two local churches on Sunday. Workers are ready to canvass every Black home in the city starting Tuesday to support the recovery drive. Pastors of local Black churches helped organize.
The Winsome Sunday school at Sixteenth Avenue church held a watermelon cutting Friday evening on the church lawn with games and contests. First prizes in the scavenger hunt went to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Owen, Mildred Kelley, and Emory Teague.
Supervisors will oversee the various tasks and coordinate teams to ensure rapid completion. They emphasize efficiency, clear assignments, and timely progress checks to meet tight deadlines.
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