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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
4
Decatur police arrest record shows twelve arrests in two days including Saturday night. Five jailed for drunkenness two for iguitiz two for gaming one for resisting an officer and two dismissed.
Tuskegee Institute trustees authorize a two million dollar Booker T. Washington memorial fund to support the institute and race relations. A sub committee will study a successor to Washington as institute head amid reports of a split, which trustees deny.
J W Pole of City National Bank was named late yesterday as examiner of the Federal Reserve banking system and controller of the Treasury Williams. The appointment surprised many friends and will likely move him to a post in Pennsylvania or Illinois. Pole has served Decatur and North Alabama, and the cashier position at City National Bank remains unfilled.
At Willoughby Presbyterian Church an evening service at 7 o clock features Rev F J Tyler presenting The Second Coming of Christ with discussion on war. The schedule includes The Final Judgment Moses Wise Choice Why So Few Are Saved The Story of Saul a youth sermon How to Get Rich and How to Die Happy with a Sunday 2 pm session for boys and men and a 4 pm YMCA gathering.
Regular Westminster Presbyterian Church prayer meeting set for Wednesday at 7 15 p m with the topic Christ Waiting for Room. Attendees are invited to bring a Bible and a friend.
George Fawcett stars in a Virginia set tale about Jackson Kent son of a Circuit Court judge. A stolen year and a ball trigger a unraveling mystery that exposes the true culprit and brings the county seat relief and resolve.
Readable text notes vanity and sterling silver purses available at Nelson's on D14. Names, prices, or exact items are unclear due to fragmentary OCR.
John Rountree of the Rountree Lumber Co. is resting easier today after a serious illness. He had an acute attack of congestion and is staying at the home of his sister Mrs Neal S Zeigler at 442 Grant Street.
Mrs. J. B. Whittaker of McDuff Virginia says Thedford s Black-Draught relieved her family of headaches and illness after years of trouble. She keeps the remedy on hand for children and adults noting its vegetable composition aids digestion and colic. The product has been in constant use for over 70 years and helped over a million people.
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