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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1928
Page
3
In Montgomery on December 14 a new aid form for vision care begins. Civic clubs in Auburn will fund glasses for those with defective eyesight. Covington County civic group pledges 500 dollars. Health and child welfare units cooperate statewide as doctors tour counties to conduct clinics and assess cases.
Special music in Sunday morning Spencer class meeting at the Deliic theater features Prof and Mrs G O Maner from Lawrence county in a duet with the Bonanza chorus and quartet also performing. The city of Decatur reports over thirty eight miles of paved streets.
Review notes the production’s lively performances led by Alice Brady despite a weak plot. Undershaft’s philosophy on wealth and gunpowder sparks debate, while the audience, including Theater Guild members, enjoys the satire and stage craft.
Alabama Governor Bibb Graves returns to his Montgomery office after a hunting trip in Baldwin County hosted by Senator Sibley Holmes. The governor's travel followed a session with local officials and a brief respite from state duties.
The probate filing reveals Allan A. Ryan inherits a pair of white pearl shirt studs from the late Thomas Fortune Ryan. The larger estate is valued around 250 million dollars, with overall dispositions totaling about 250 million. The bequest underscores the loyalty of a son to his mother and has implications for estate distribution estimated near 50 million.
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