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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1940

Page

15

Rotary Colt Show Again At Hartselle High Field

The Hartselle Rotary Club with local business sponsors hosts its second annual colt show on September 12 at 10 00 am on Morgan County High School athletic field. Prizes totaling about 80 dollars will be awarded across mule colts draft horses and combination horses in four age groups with top cash and mare awards. An auction may follow if enough animals are available and male dealers will not bid on sale animals. Seventy eight colts entered last year with potential for 100 plus this year.

Hartselle Rotary Club Business New Morgan County High School Colt Show Committee

Year Round Garden Great Assistance to Any Farm

Mrs. Arthur Lee of Danville Route 1 Morgan County runs a year round garden that supplies her family year round and yields income from curb market sales in Decatur Alabama. From March 1939 to March 1940 she earned 857.76 with vegetables and other products. she cans leftovers for winter and sells up to twenty five dressed fryers daily. She plants a fall garden with tomatoes turnips carrots cabbage and greens and follows a live at home plan with four family members.

Arthur Lee Danville Morgan County Gardner Lee Decatur Alabama Maron

Non-Citizens to Be Shielded by Post Office Rules

In Washington on August 28 officials said the post office department is cooperating with the alien registration division to shield non citizens from publicity during registration. A key regulation bars news pictures in post offices where registrations occur and allows private registration or registration at a post office outside the registrant's city of residence.

Washington Post Office Department Alien Registration Division Jesse M. Dopaldzon

Community notes from Oakville and Enon area

Local families share visits and illnesses around Oakville Enon and Speake with news of hospital stays showers revivals and church events. Wyatt Owens injured in Montgomery car wreck while newborn Ernest Edward welcomed to Union Grove and many residents visit relatives and attend services.

Bdd McCormick Enon Clarence Hughes Tommie Sapp Will Sandlin Edd Sandlin Thomas James Hughes Wyman Ledlow Wyatt Owens Montgomery Owens Alta Clark Union Grove Ernest Edward Ulric Speake Tandy Thompson Oscar Chenault Chenault Tom Hensley Roxie Tullis Jewel Roberts Lacy McNutt Will Hembree Dick West Tennis Slyton Irvin Rogers Roy Hembree Jack Key Jones Smith Plake Cowan Loyd Strickland Biddie Johnson Wesley Curtis Lucian Chenault Will Long Ruby Long Fred Folette Wilbur Jackson Lurline Smith Johnnie Chenault Kathleen Lindsey Ovine Lindsay Viola Chenault Thompson Kathleen Qvine Lindsey Mississippi Tandy Elbert Ledlow Decatur Oakville Fate Hughes Lannie Terry Speake C. J. Wallace Mr. Wallace Danville Marvin Speake Oregon Millard Ware Baxter Clark Edd Clark Jim Taylor Willie Mac Senam Winnie Gann Ernest Standmidge Taylor Standridge Gilbert Aldridge Dwight Harp Robert Suggs Cleo Clark Woodrow Thompson Robert Sandlin Razzle Suggs Dorothy Cla Pauline Johnson Edna Clark Millard White Floral Suggs Alma Grady Gillisple Elnora Sapp Emon Claudie Mitchell Atlen Bradford Landerasville Rev. Roberts Moulton Sullivan Dallas Texas Alice Callahan Bert Sullivan Julie May Kenum Laura Owens Azile West Falkville Charlie Vest Keep Greek Bynum Pleasant ‘Hill Harold Key Newt Hill Willis Sapp John A. Thompson Hendon Erline Emmett McNutt

Park plan seeks state aid for Forks of Tennessee river

Athens Alabama August 28 W A Caughran president of the Athens chamber of commerce and Donald B Isom secretary of Limestone County Conservation plan to travel to Montgomery to seek support from state conservation department for a state park at the forks of Tennessee River in western Limestone County Dr Walter B Jones head of the department has indicated favorable interest and the Athens trio will meet Dr Jones and Governor Dixon in the capital city for discussions

Athens Ala W. A. Caughran Athens Chamber of Commerce Donald B. Isom Limestone County Conservation Montgomery Department of Conservation Forks of Tenessee River Walter B. Jones Jones Dixon

Mattress Making Becomes Morgan County Craze

Morgan County leads the state in mattress production with 3 000 mattresses created in sixteen days totaling about 45 000 dollars in support for farm homes. Supervisors and agents praise the effort. At Somerville center on August 15 a record 167 mattresses were finished, the highest in the state.

Morgan County AAA Somerville

Gratitude Pledge to Hitler Reported by German Bishops

Berlin reports the German Catholic bishops conference at Fulda planned a pledge of loyalty to Adolf Hitler to be read from pulpits at war’s end. The pledge is tied to expressions of gratitude to German troops, a view dominant at the conference that the Catholic church in Germany owes debt to the soldiers.

Berlin Adolf Hitler German Catholic Bishops Conference Fulda DNB Hitler Germany

German Catholic Church Work Continues After Defense

Victorious advance and defense of the German homeland allowed German Catholics to pursue church work and ministerial duties without disturbance, as German armed forces warded off invaders and protected their homeland.

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Rotary Route 1 Ralph KODAK Decatur Fertilizer Co A.aseness J. H. Jones P. C The United States Department of Agriculture Moulton St C. M. Scales Lawrence County County Neal Doss Penn VITA ST. Joseph Casto Jarvis B. G. Hall Bank Street Wilson Avenue Decatur, Ala Leroy McEntire
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