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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1934

Page

4

Society Notes Highlight Weddings Parties And Church Events

The bride entered on her father’s arm and joined the groom at an improvised altar. Invitations detailed a luncheon and prizes with Miss Havel winning a high prize. The Loyal Builders class plans a Green Gables picnic and Miss Margaret McIntyre hosts a farewell party for Miss Mildred Berkstresser. Watermelon cutting at Central Methodist, and Go To Church stamps sponsored by the Westminster Ladies Auxiliary thanks local businesses for support.

J. D. Wallace The Presbyterian Church Theirst Christian Church Green Gables Ladies Westminster Presbyterian Church

Personal Notices From Local Communities

Mrs. Howard Garnett is recovering after surgery at Benevolent Hospital. Rev. Comer B. Lile returns to Richmond after ten days with his parents in Hartselle. cousin Frances Lile will resume studies at the University of Virginia. Dr. and Mrs. John return from a southern trip. Dr. Bregg visited Mayo Brothers in Rochester. Mrs. Robert Wilson Senior visits her daughter in Goodwater. Mrs. Andy Stoltz back from Cullman visit. Joe Alton Williams to return to Knoxville today. Babye Bess Beatty home after a month with Aunt Earle Williams in Gurley. Elizabeth Berry to spend weekend with Ed Berry in Birmingham. Mary Frances Nolan returns to Nashville after visiting R. W. and Mrs. Mullen. Vivian Louise Berry visiting Daphne Venus Kelley in Sheffield. T. D. McCutchan and wife return to Birmingham after visiting Mrs. W. S. Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morris and daughter of Flat Creek, Ala., visit their aunt Mrs. W. S. Stevens. Mrs. W. S. Stevens ill but unimproved.

Comer B. Lile Richmond H. T. Lile Hartselle

Court Prepares for Taylor Murder Trial in Birmingham

In Birmingham on August 30, prosecutors and the homicide squad prepared for the Harold Taylor murder trial set to begin the following Tuesday. Solicitor Bailes said 15 to 20 witnesses would be summoned, mostly those named before the grand jury. Taylor's counsel, R M Montgomery, planned to file a witness list by Thursday and may limit it to about 10 for cross examination.

Birmingham Ala Harold Taylor Faye New Howard College George Lewis Bailes Criminal Division Circuit Court Taylor J. Russell McElroy R. M. Montgomery

Daily Washington miscellany of relief and politics in 1934

A collage of 1934 topics notes tribal contract concerns and land damages by lumber firms, then shifts to New Deal relief for student workers. It covers Secretary Mogullike figures, Mellon in disguise, Curtis Dall steering stock exchanges, Vic Donahey’s political realism, Lilienthal’s xylophone desk, and Utah’s Warwick Lamoreaux seeking funds, ending with E. G. Bennett composing music.

Harold Curtis B. Dall Roosevelt Association of Stock Exchange Firms American Bankers’ Association Vic Donahey Ohio Warwick C. Lamoreaux Utah Washington Happy Chubby E. G. Bennett Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation United Feature Syndicate, Inc

Miss Nell Safley Visits Relatives in Montgomery

Miss Nell Safley and Master Ray McCulloch left Tuesday morning for a week long visit with relatives in Montgomery.

Montgomery Nell Safley Ray McCulloch

Maynard Layman Couple Move Into Lidecot Cottage

Mr and Mrs Maynard Layman settle into the Lidecot cottage on Grant Street in their new home. The notice notes their occupancy and location with no further details.

Mrs Maynard Layman How Grant Street

Texas Governor-Elect Allred to Move into Mansion

The first Texas family to win the governorship, James V. Allred, 35, attorney general, will move to the Austin mansion next January. Mrs Allred holds their four month old son David while four year old Jimmie, Jr. sits beside Governor-elect Allred on their Wichita Falls porch. Allred succeeds Governor Miriam Ferguson.

Texas Austin James V. ‘Allred Allred David Jimmie, Jr Wichita Falls Miriam Ma) Ferguson

Appeal on TVA case aims to block coal and ice company intervention

Ice and coal companies appealed a TVA transmission line sale after the Alabama utility commission allowed their intervention. The commission ruled TVA a public utility but did not disapprove the $1,000,000 sale to TVA. The parties plan joint consideration of appeals in Montgomery Circuit Court.

Ana “Arid Ice Fee Te U. S. District Birmingham Ice and Coal Companies TVA Commission Montgomery Circuit Court

Five Additions In Revival at Flint Baptist Church

Rev. I. W. Meyers preached to a large crowd on "Five Minutes After Death" at Flint Baptist church. Five additions were recorded through Sunday. Music each day at 10 30 and 7 30 was a featured service. Public invited.

I. W. Meyers Flint Baptist Church

Birth of Joe Alton Williams Junior

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Alton Williams celebrate the birth of a son on August 28 weighing six pounds named Joe Alton Williams Junior.

Joe’ Alton Williams Joe Alton

Winter Forecast Promises Severe Cold and Heavy Snow

Weather experts in New Jersey and Philadelphia foresee a harsh upcoming winter with repeated cold snaps and snow. S. K. Pearson notes a potential turning point after 1933-34, while David C. Guhl and Harry H. Koppenhaver anticipate a season as severe as last year, with extended snow and ice. In Nevada, Native groups already expect a drawn-out storm period.

S. K. Pearson Co-Operative Observer U. S Harry H. Koppenhaver Philadelphia Nevada

Prison labor reforms spark Alabama policy debate

The article notes a 1,500 word Bakeeasat by Mr Fea gin arguing that conditions in Alabama's penal industry are not understood. It cites Hawes Cooper Act and state rights to ban prison products, Alabama's orders for 1,000,000 yards of cotton textiles, and states moving toward restrictive or only regulatory laws.

Feagin Alabama Hawes- Cooper

Weather Tip Seeks Heavier Blankets Amid Cold Snap

Residents note a slight cold snap driving demand for thick blankets as forecasts hint at frigid days ahead. Indigenous observers cite pinon trees loaded with pine nuts as a reliable sign of cold weather.

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