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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1933
Page
2
A collage of Santa letter requests from Decatur Alabama dated December 1933. Children ask for dolls, toy vehicles, trains, blocks, games, dress items, and candies. They request wishes for family members and emphasize good behavior and Christmas joy.
Sister Mary presents a Christmas candy guide with fondant notes and precautions. It lists ingredient prep, boiling technique, crystal wiping, cooling, and stirring methods, plus a two cup sugar fondant recipe and several candy ideas like butter creams and peppermint wafers.
A column of Christmas requests from multiple children in Harteelle Alabama recalling gifts such as a coaster wagon electric erector set and dolls alongside fruit and candy. Names include Jeanne Berryhill Lee Roy Morgan Billie Barker Doris Ellen Roberts and Normy Willodene Boberts with addresses and ages noted.
The American Legion posts urge return of toys for repair and distribution. Toys should be brought to Martin Arena or given to any Legion member. Legion volunteers, with help from other groups, will distribute gifts on Christmas Eve.
The Tennessee Valley Authority plans a 1 1/2 mile transmission line from Wilson Dam in Muscle Shoals Alabama to Joe Wheeler Dam on the Tennessee River to furnish power for Joe Wheeler Dam construction. After completion the line will serve as an auxiliary tie line between the two dams. Construction must start soon and finish by January 1 1934. A single pole line and a new Wheeler Dam substation will be built with three 2 000 kilowatt transformers and a six panel switchboard assembled at Wilson Dam machine shops from existing parts.
The annual Christmas carol program is being planned with a definite announcement expected within a few days.
Miss Cladula Thombs teaching near Hartselle will arrive Saturday to spend the weekend with her mother Mrs Jessie Thombs at her home on Somerville road.
National Commander Edward A. Hayes of the American Legion endorses the nationwide Christmas Seal sale to fund anti tuberculosis efforts. He cites the claim that one in five deaths of ages fifteen to forty five is due to tuberculosis and urges continued vigorous support through December sales by 2084 affiliated associations.
Officials and inmates of the Baptist orphanage express gratitude as a car load of Thanksgiving supplies is sent to the institution by Baptists of Morgan County.
Ted Hollingsworth and his black face comedians will be at the Flint School Saturday evening at 7 o clock. Proceeds will go to the school. The public was extended a cordial invitation to attend.
The Tennessee River remained stationary today with a gauge reading of two feet.
Luke Chandler who has been sick for several weeks is still confined to his bed at his home on Fifth avenue west as local health concerns keep him from activities.
The weather bureau reports a maximum temperature of 52 and a minimum of 31 for the 24 hour period ending at 7 o'clock. The figure reflects today’s notable temperature swing in the region.
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