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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
5
George Bancroft headlines the sea adventure Derelict showing Friday and Saturday at the Princess theatre. Jessie Royce Landis William Boyd Rowland V. Lee co star in a tale of brutal storms brutal combat and a wreck at sea.
The church service closed with prayer led by J. W. McCluskey and featured a Fruits of the Harvest display. The Wednesday Club met with hostess Mrs. Leslie Doss, with activities including bridge games won by Mrs. J. R. Doss and the club trophy awarded to Mrs. Sheeley.
Mr and Mrs 8 H Malone and several friends traveled to Florence to spend Thursday. Mrs Fred Wilcox visits Athens on Thursday with friends. Mrs Charles Eyster and Mrs J L Gunter were in Birmingham Tuesday. Mrs John Bragg drove to Birmingham and stayed with friends Wednesday. Colonel and Mrs W B Edmundson returned home from Auburn after attending a convention. Mrs D W Speake is confined to her Johnson Street home ill. Mrs Raphael Sartor is ill at her Sherman Street home.
Police described a fatal shooting with a revolver exploded in the chamber and two shells snapped, body taken to Brown funeral home for burial. Officers asked for help and a Birmingham radio station broadcast a description to locate relatives as hundreds lined up at the morgue seeking identification.
A young man found dead in a room with a mixed grey suit and green overcoat wore a new tan oxford with the maker stamp Pluck. A single dollar and coins were in his pocket along with a bus schedule and a comb. Police suspect a self-inflicted gunshot with no powder burns visible.
Mrs Ellen Clarke lifelong Clarkesdale resident of Madison County died after months of illness. Born in Hazel Green she married Graves Clarke in 1905 who preceded her in death ten years ago. She was a Primitive Baptist church member and survived by stepsons W T W R and George.
Funeral services were conducted at Briar Fork church for several residents including C Clarke T Sturdivant Mrs Sa Athens Mrs Jim Baker Hal Green and Mrs Jimmy Ann Broad way. Interment followed at the old family burying ground with Rev Ab Stevens officiating.
Salute guns boomed at Fort Bliss today for George C. Barnhardt 62 commanding officer of the post who died.
A daughter named Beverly Jo Harvey was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harvey on December 10. The family announces the new arrival in local society notices.
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