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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
8
Cullman Alabama endures an eight week water drought as Bridge Creek nearly runs dry. City uses tank trucks to haul water from deep wells and warns residents to curb usage. Nearby towns report rainfall with Decatur 0.68 inches and Pimingham 1.06 inches.
In Cullman Alabama a light drizzle arrived with hopeful mayor J A Dunlap noting looming clouds. A drought area nearby saw only a shower while trucks carry 1000 gallon water tanks to the city to replenish reservoirs and aid winter crops.
Athens high school students organized the Girls' Sports Association in the auditorium on December 2 with Miss Price directing. Officers named Katherine Magnusson president Mary Dean French vice president and Hazel Magill secretary treasurer. The group splits into five units and plans a point system to earn letters since there is no basketball team this year.
Washington reports Congress may be asked to revise nuisance taxes scheduled to expire by next year. The taxes on gasoline, radios, refrigerators, firearms and autos produced large revenues last year, with gasoline alone at 177 million. Officials note some expiring duties could be eliminated without heavy revenue loss while Treasury studies seek tax law improvements.
Congress man elect John J. Sparkman of Huntsville spoke at the Athens opening of the Christmas Electric Fair. Officials from Limestone County and TVA highlighted the city’s take over of farm lines and 65 miles more rural lines to join Athens rural network. TVA resale rates apply. The event runs through December 5.
A young girl, 11, writes to Santa asking for a small blackboard, handkerchiefs, clothes pins, wire, apples, oranges, and candy. She mentions a brother who has not seen a Christmas and asks Santa to bring him a rubber doll and oranges, plus items for her mother and father and other children without families.
Eva reports ten new memberships for the county Red Cross, raising total to over 700. Two more affiliations come from Danville and seven from Decatur.
J T Williams died after an ammonia tank explosion in Birmingham. H J Hipple and Fred Jones were burned and reported recovering at a hospital.
H L Peterson a local automobile dealer testifies before a house committee against the sales tax. He argues the tax burden on Alabama cars is heavy, noting Georgia has fewer residents per car and higher revenue from a lower license, while both states share the same gas tax rate. He cites Atlanta compared to Birmingham as a regional comparison.
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