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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1940
Page
3
At Atlanta’s Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children doctors report dramatic recoveries in dysentery patients aged one to three using sulfathiazole, a sulfanilamide relative. The drug, first tested about a year ago, produced rapid temperature drops and normal bowel action within days, guiding several additional cases to speedy recoveries.
Local residents from Decatur Veto Monrovia and nearby areas visit relatives attend church meetings and report minor mishaps. Names include Fiemmon Smith Preston Taylor Gloria Eubanks Bobby Kelley Ella Kathrine Daly Margaret Bradley Dale Holt Erskin Bates Benton Whitfield Jewel Spence Martha Spence and others with travels to Birmingham Rockwall Florida Good Springs Tenn and Dallas Texas.
Sue Ackerman arrives at Linda's with questions and a police plan. The district attorney's office and officers assemble as Linda and Ronald confront the possibility that the gunman targeted Linda, not Clarabell, while a gun linked to Sarah Markley prompts questions about ownership and motive.
A weekend of visits and gatherings spans Woodville Scotsboro Decatur and nearby towns. Families including the Butlers Childs Clendenings Cobb Adams Camp and many others greet relatives friends and neighbors across Alabama and Indiana with hospitality and shared meals.
People in Rural Grove plead for rain as showers miss the area. Fall gardens dry up and pastures fade while wells run low. Local social notes mention visits among residents including Miss Nancy Blackwood, Miss Parline Waddell, Miss Ruby Clemons, and others with weekend trips to Decatur and Flint. Community activities reference baptizing at Antioch church and expected hospitality from neighbors.
Berlin reports British aircraft are being coated with a soot like substance to darken their surfaces and reduce visibility to enemy bombers. The effort aims to hinder detection during night sorties and could affect camouflage effectiveness across missions.
Baltimore report shows older job seekers 45 to 60 increasingly placed as defense production expands. Maryland official cites skilled trades opening ages 24 to 60 with rise from 15 percent to 20 percent of placements in private industry. White collar and semi skilled workers remain outside, though defense upswing may aid them later.
Gov. Frank Dixon will address the junior bar section of the Alabama State Bar Association at its fall gathering. The meeting is set for September 7 and 8 at Shocco Springs near Talladega, announced president Robert K. Bell today.
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