Decatur Daily appoints Harkreader editor and thanks Shelton
HD Harkreader arrives from New Orleans to take editorial charge of the Decatur Daily effective tomorrow. W R Shelton thanks Decatur readers for support during his tenure and shifts focus to the business department. Subscription and advertising details appear on the page with rates and contact notes.
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HD. Harkreader
New Orleans
Decatur Daily
Decaturs
W. R. Shelton
McCarley seeks pardon or parole for bribery to kill
Notice states Gil bert McCarley, convicted of bribery to kill in Morgan county law and equity court, was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary. Ruby McCarley, his wife, signs the notice dated December 15 to 22.
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Board of Pardons
Gilbert McCarley
Morgan County Law and Equity
State
Ruby McCarley
Card of Thanks for Kind Support After Bereavement
To the kind friends who by their ministrations lessened the blow in every way they could in our recent bereavement in the loss of our husband and father we wish to express our sincere thanks Mrs James L Heard and Daughter.
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James L. Heard
Death notices from Frederick Town Ohio report Wyker death
A telegram notified relatives of William Wyker’s death at Frederick Town Ohio. He leaves son John D Wyker and two other sons and two daughters, with heart trouble cited as cause. Wyker would have been 89 in three weeks and was praised for intellect and character. Also James L Heard aged 69 died at his Sixth Avenue South home.
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William Wyker
John D. Wyker
Fredericktown
Ohio
Wiyker
Mr. Wyker
James L. Heard
Sixth Avenue
Death notices and funeral announcements highlight multiple obituaries
Saturday reports several deaths and services. Remains shipped to Nashville with Knights of Pythias rites. longtime Westminster Presbyterian member and ex Confederate veteran. Funeral at home with Revs. Gray Hawkins Strong. Also note Mrs W C Hare death at Tuskegee. Katherine Baker widow of Henry J Baker. funeral arrangements in Woodlawn and at J T Jones residence. William Fendley, 84? died at daughter’s home. burial in South Alabama.
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Nashville
Knights of Pythias
Mt. Olivet
K. of P. Services
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Heard
J. T. Wear
Texas
Gray, Hawkins
Strong
Katherine Baker
R. E. Oliver
Woodlawn
Alan
Henry J. Baker
Register of Chancery
JT. Jones
J. T. Jones
James Duncan
Carry Simpson
Mesdames R. E. Oliver
William Fendley
Susan Dickerson
Lafayette Street
South Alabama
New Decatur Council Opens First Meeting of Month
The New Decatur council will convene in regular session at city hall tonight marking the first meeting this month. A lengthy session is likely as discussion proceeds on ongoing city matters.
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New Decatur
May Clean Cellars In New Decatur Mercantile Stores
Officer Davidson notes many store cellars in New Decatur require cleaning though less rubbish than years ago. Merchants acknowledge the need to keep cellars clean to reduce fire risk.
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New Decatur
Davidson
Marriage Licenses Filed for Four Couples
Albert Cobb to Miss Ida Gardner Walter Speegle to Miss Cora Teague Lad Dunlap to Miss Mary Ethel Berry record four marriage licenses in a local filing noting the brides and grooms by name.
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Albert Cobb
Ida Gardner
Walter Speegle
Cora Teague
Mary Ethel Berry
Civil Docket Heard by Judge Wert This Morning
The civil docket of the law and equity court is being heard by Judge Wert this morning. The record notes ongoing civil matters under his supervision.
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The
Law and Equity Court
Wert
Economy policy bill reported to House narrows estimates
International News Service notes that the administration’s economic policy remains intact across legislative branches. Estimates in the bill were cut considerably with the total not far above last year’s figures.
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International News Service
Tration
House
Stock Market Gains After War Closure Opens Strong
New York December 14 good gains were seen at the stock market for the second trading day after the war closed the exchange. Many stocks rose around one point as traders responded to the postwar atmosphere.
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New York
See Our Lines of Engraved Visiting Caturs
A fragment notes lines of engraved visiting caturs following daily routines. The readable text provides sparse details about decorative inscriptions and visiting schedules without clear names, dates, or locations.
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Yennessee Valley Printing Company, Inc
Decatur
Ala
W. BR. Shelton
T. Ben M. Blooodworth
Bert Swor
al G. Fields
Masonic Theatre
L. C. Smith & Bros
C. Smith & Bros
Birmingham
Ewriter ‘Co
Walnut Street
Canal
A. D. Jervis
Danville Pike
Thos E Pride
M. S. Bingham
W. A. Bibb & Son
Fourth Avenue
Moulton
Street
D. A. Ross
Patterson
W. J. Edwards
D. C. Adams
Jackson St
Wesdon
Stinson Bros
Stock Exchange
Sterling
J. W. Thornton
Twin City Bread Co
Patrick & Poole Bros
Johnson §T
Williams’ Kidney Pill
Iliams Mfg. CO
Vrons
Cleveland
Ike Daniel Drug CO
Candy Kitchen
Second Avenue
P. Sharpe
P. D. Bidg
Harry J. Frahn
First National Bank Building
Nashville, Tenn
Bath
Moulton Street
Johnson Street
Grant Street
Cain & Wolcott
Morgan County Bak
American Hotel
McNeely
Twin City Transfer Co
L. B. Wyatt & Son Real Estate and Insurance
Colonial
Ron
T. J. Newsom
Church St
Decatur Navigation Co
Guntersville
Guntersville, Ala
Rike Warehouse
Foot Bank St
IDEAL
Kansas
Central National Bank
St Jury
the Central National Bank
A National Bank For Savings
Morgan County National Bank of
Alabama
Federal Reserve
G. A. Hoff
Pres
F. A. Bloodworth
Ashier
Wm. E. Skeggs
A. M. Hoff
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