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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1939

Page

9

Notice of Sale in Morgan County Alabama 1940

Default on a 1926 mortgage by S N Sherman and wife Ella Sherman to Birmingham Bond and Mortgage Company leads to sale of Lot 62 in Decatur at public outcry for cash. Property details with Bank and Church Street edges, recorded deed, and dates of notice. Estate of A D Jervis probate notices follow.

Alabama Morgan County S. N. Sherman Ella Sherman Birmingham Bond and Mortgage Company Courte House Decatur County of Morgan State of Alabama Bank and Church Street An .Jley Railroad Street Bank Street Church Street SN. Sherman D. L. Downs Trustees Loan & Discount Company Harris & Harris

Former Official Guilty of Larceny in New York

Joseph G. Barron, 44, a former assistant district attorney, was found guilty of attempted grand larceny and faces sentencing December 22. The case stems from the victim Francis Bendelari, a 62 year old beggar who had repaid $460 of a $600 welfare fraud restitution before Bendelari’s four months in jail and a bankbook showing a balance of $2,261.97.

NEW Ork Joseph G. Barron Francis Bendelari Bendelari Department of Welfare Barron

Decatur pastors protest student dances at Birmingham Southern College

In a regular Decatur district Methodist meeting at Ninth Street Church Dr M E Lazenby chaired. Rev Archibald read protest against Birmingham Southern College student dances with faculty chaperons and a vote to publish in the Decatur Daily.

Decatur Ninth Street Methodist Church M. E. Lazenby Inn O. B. Lansbury Flint R. Lambuth Archibald Central Methodist Church D. C. McNutt First Methodist Church A. & Pitts Athens P. A. Green Cullman L. Prickett Moulton J. F. T. Brown Hartselle Archibald Birmingham Southern College Decatur Daily The Methodist Church

Statewide pay scales debated for Alabama employees

Alabama officials plan another session on December 21 to discuss uniform pay scales under the merit system for about 4000 state workers after Governor Frank Dixon and the personnel board failed to decide. A public hearing is set for December 22. Pay ranges show wide gaps across departments, with junior typists earning 60 to 125 dollars monthly and senior civil engineers from 60 to 190 dollars.

Montgomery Ala Frank Dixon Alabama Personnel Board I. J. Browder Browder Merit System State Mames Simpson

President backs WPA strike ban policy

President Roosevelt voiced a horseback opinion that WPA workers may organize like other federal employees but cannot strike against the government or disturb the peace. The remark supported WPA officials and the relief workers alliance amid ongoing strikes and disturbances in Minneapolis and other cities.

Washington WPA Roosevelt Minneapolis The Workers’ Alliance

Want Ads Offer Proof Through Results and Service

A brief want ads note urges readers to use the Want Ads as proof of results. It invites calls to 46 for courteous service and assistance with listings or inquiries.

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