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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1930
Page
2
A new packet line granted permission to operate steamers between Mobile and Demopolis begins September 15 with John C Webb and Co. to transport freight. The service will have intermediate stops, warehousing, and docks at Demopolis, reviving regular river trade with cotton seed and heavier freight as main cargo.
Edward A. O Neal president of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation will speak at a joint picnic at Fairhope At 9 sponsored by Baldwin county farm demonstration clubs the Baldwin County Poultry Association and the county farm bureau Also on the program are Miss Helen Johnston Auburn and H R Ripley extension poultryman Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Birmingham report from August notes drought and high temperatures reduced pest activity. European corn borers suffered heavy losses as corn ear worm development lagged and egg laying dropped about 90 percent. Tobacco worms and other pests were less abundant, while mosquitoes thrived in drying pools.
Local church rolls grow with two additions as Rev Williams Crane Hill Rev Pessinal Logan and Rev Peppers near Cullman conduct services. Numerous visits, guests, and Sunday dinners mark the week while revival draws attendees from Sardis and Liberty and a singing convention is planned for August 31.
A list of social visits and guests in Basham includes Mary Lou and Katie Wash with Irene and Opal Thompson, Mrs. M. M. White with Hollis Rose, Ruby Thompson from Neal, Laverne White with Kathryn Rose, and others visiting relatives in the area. Several families host guests including Vandiver, Clardy, Herring, and Lamon, with travels to nearby communities.
Mrs. T. K. Hogan is reported in Lebanon Lawrence County obituaries with brief funeral notice. Details are limited in readable OCR fragment.
Mrs Frank Glass and daughter Hattie Mae from Corbin Kentucky visit friends. George Sims Clyde Cartee and daughter spent Saturday with J A Stewart. Edna Agee from Town Creek stays with Mary Lou Kyle. J D Johnson of Union Hill visited L M Bayne family. Chester Standridge welcomed a son on August 18. Irvin Sheats and Decatur family join Sunday dinner with W R Sims. J B Stewart and daughter Mavis visit Birmingham guests of J A Ste Mr and Mrs Thurmarry and children stay with H W Fuller. Cora Wrene visited Bertha Carrol.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Reid and son Otis of West Point visited relatives. Miss Carrie Teague from Japan stayed with the Souths. The McCravys of near Friendship church joined the Oldacre family for Sunday. Ethel Thacker spent weekend with the Woods of Vinemont. Various local families hosted and visited others this Sunday including Grady Reid and Ruby Reid from Akron returning home.
The Bureau of Chemistry and Soils reports completion of a county wide soil survey in Montgomery with maps and descriptions. It names 3 soils present, details color texture depth and subsoil, and explains drainage and moisture movement. The report highlights Houston clay summer clay Amite sandy loam Cahaba Kalmia Norfolk Orangeburg Greenville as key soils and advises treatment and cropping.
No successor to Miss Clara Kelly, who resigned as superintendent of child welfare in Morgan County, has been named. Authorities aim to fill the position before the fall term begins on October 27.
Prof. W. T. Miller, a noted Morgan county teacher, received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee. He previously earned degrees from Birmingham-Southern and Vanderbilt University.
Citizens of Hartselle celebrate a steady water supply as other Alabama and Tennessee cities cut service. The Detroit-like phrasing notes supply comes from everlasting wells, signaling resilience through a severe drought.
Readiness completed for the opening of several county schools next Monday. The city school at Hartselle along with Austinville Danville Heights Trinity and Falkville will begin sessions.
Elsa Chase, a paraplegic beauty, wins Jack Winslow’s love at a Washington home. Detective Thorne probes Elsa’s past as Dr. Kane dies under a bathroom window. Elsa denies kinship and faces scrutiny while Winslow contemplates a pricey retainer.
The Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants will hold its annual convention on Labor Day Sept. 1 on Dauphin Island Fort Gaines. Officers meet at 8 a.m. at the Battle House and travel 26 miles to Bayou la Batre by boat for Dauphin Island. An optional fishing and bathing programSunday accompanies the trip. Officers include President William J. Christian and Secretary-Treasurer Conrad Sauer Jr. plus councilmen Vivian R. Pritchard John F. Andrews H C Crane James E Shang and George D Gadsden.
Mr and Mrs W D Moore of Sixth Avenue East depart Saturday evening for a week long visit to his native city Charleston West Virginia.
The Daily receives many compliments on the new teletype system which will relay world news via the Associated Press leased wire. The automatic printers, now installed, are set to go into operation.
Dr McLane reports Kane died from a poison detected by blood tests after an autopsy. The exact toxin remains undetermined, as further tests are needed to identify the poison used before the inspector arrives with police downstairs.
Seed will be included on the reduced freight rate list for drought stricken states, a measure lauded by Alabama’s delegation at the Washington drought relief conference. About one million pounds of seed will enter Alabama to support winter pasturage and soil enriching legumes. Commissioner Seth P. Storrs said the move offers great savings and urged an emergency financial setup to aid tenant farmers without collateral.
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