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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1929

Page

8

College Day at Central Methodist Church

Next Sunday September 1 Central Methodist Church hosts College Day at 11 o clock. Young men and women leaving for college or recent graduates will be honored with a Communion service and a message by Judge Patterson. A partial list of students from Central Methodist includes Marguerite Almon Harvey Pride Ray Smith James Nicholson Anne Elizabeth Hutson Louise Neill and many others.

Cental Methodist Church Patterson Central ‘Methodist Church Marguerite Almon Harvey Pride Ray Smith James Nicholson Anne Elizabeth Hutson Louise Neill J. D. Bush, Jr Katherine Weaver Margaret Patterson Lucian Bush Frances Dinsmore Claudia Thombs Gene Humphrey Clio Levin Joseine Ford Elmer Thombs John B Scheer Elbert Patterson John McBride Marjorie Spencer Ruth Winton Sally May Hames Mattie Masterson Helen

Heart Strain Causes Death of Town Creek Resident

G. W. Smith a 55 year old Town Creek resident in Lawrence county died Wednesday afternoon from heart strain after a morning of sawing wood. He collapsed at home about 6 pm after lunch. Survived by wife two sons G R and Cutler Smith of Birmingham and three daughters Mrs Solon Sanderson Mrs Weems and Thelma Smith of Town Creek. Funeral arrangements pending.

G. R. and Cutler Smith Birmingham Solon Sanderson Weems Thelma Smith Town Creek Smith

Cotton Movement Gains Momentum In Local Market

Cotton is arriving and moving freely as dry weather matures the crop. Buyers and ginnners report rapid progress and expect wagon loads to be common within ten days as the local market tightens and prices stabilize. The Daily urges buying at home to keep money circulating locally.

Cowboy Chief Jack Brown to Head 101 Ranch Wild West Show

Cowboy Chief Jack Brown, head of Miller Bros 101 Ranch Wild West show, leads a 1100-strong contingent on a Decatur visit next Tuesday. He is famed as a top all around cowhand and directs daily arena performances and a street parade at 11 o clock. The show features a 525 horsepower plane motor and a first normal cruising speed flight with an open cockpit pilot.

Jack Brown Miller Bros 101 Ranch Wild West Decatur Col Zack Miller Oklahoma Wild Brown New Street

Shuttle endurance flight aims to span continent five times

Capt Ira C Baker and Lieut Bernard Thompson plan a shuttle across the United States in a single motor Boeing Hornet starting Sept 1 from Oakland. They will refuel over Elko Cheyenne Omaha Cleveland and reach Mitchel Field NY to unload mail and reload before returning west and repeating the route with support planes and nurse ships.

Ira C. Baker Iicet Oakland Cal Army Bernard Thompson San Francisco Elko Nev Cheyenne Omaha Cleveland Mitchelfield N. Y Army Air Corps Post Office Department United Aircraft and Transport, Inc Fiers St. Clair Street Newton. Longfellow Boeing System Pacific Coast Harold T. Lewis United States Claire K. Vance Supp Uae Isp Fisod

Treatment Ordered for Scottsboro Child After Bite

Anti rabies treatment has been ordered for Eloise Hackworth of Scottsboro after a dog bite. The dog, sent to the Tennessee Valley laboratory by her father Joe Hackworth, was not rabid on examination, but was killed and the treatment is a precautionary measure. Decatur industries working day.

Eloise Hackworth Scottsboro Tennessee Valley Laboratory Joe Hackworth

Foundation Placed at Patterson Gin for New Scales

A new concrete foundation for the scales at the Patterson gin on First Avenue is being installed by owner C. D. Patterson. The operation runs night and day, producing payrolls of about 400000 dollars each month.

Patterson Gin First Avenue C. D. Patterson

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Methodist G. W. Smith Jack Hoxie E. 16Th St. Grounds Horse Scout Sirick Riders Indians Cowboys Att Drug CO Lank St 101 Ranch Show Decatur Industries Moore’s Modern Stores Second Ave Moore’s Moore Stepins Petti Momme Pongee Bayon Hose Rds
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