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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1929
Page
10
Colonel Maxwell director of Sterchi Stores furniture firm was the honored guest at a banquet hosted by Sterchi employees at Hotel Priday. The event preceded the grand opening of Sterchi's "After Sale" at the Aycock building last night, drawing a crowd of about 1500 to 2000 attendees.
Five defendants faced Mayor B. L. Malone in police court this morning. Three were charged with speed law violations and two with violating the profession law. All were fined.
The office of Probate Judge M. Wiggins issued a marriage license to Howard Barber and Curtis Terrell.
Christmas specials feature upright pianos priced around 185 dollars and a variety of used phonographs and radios. The sale promises Majestic radios and a range of sheet music and phonograph records for gift giving and family use.
Members of the Democratic executive committee in Montgomery meet today to decide several vital party matters. Local politicians show active interest as outcomes await with anticipation.
Examinations for high school students are in progress today across multiple county school centers. Teachers from accredited high schools supervise the exams and students taking the tests will receive credit in their ratings.
Work at the state laboratory grows as the month ends and November and December's first half showed similar gains. The rising importance of the laboratory in the region is mirrored by a heavier office workload and staff pressure to meet rising expectations.
Little influenza has been reported in Morgan county since winter began and health authorities hope for no epidemic. Officials credit past educational campaigns for reducing cases as prevention efforts bear fruit.
Ollie Schrickel longtime local now residing in Dallas will return at year start to take a position with the Decatur Iron and Steel Company. Friends here promise a warm welcome as he moves back to make his home in the city.
Chief of Police C M Riggsbee announces strict enforcement of a law prohibiting tying cows and other animals to straddle sidewalks and parkway grass. Cows found on Memorial Drive will be impounded and owners fined.
The Associated Press images show Warden Edgar Jennings carried from Auburn state prison by guards and state police after a riot that left eight convicts and the head keeper dead. A lower photo depicts a inmate removed from a cell block after tear gas cleared mutineers who had held the warden as a hostage.
Dr Roy S Copeland discusses the value of preventive hygiene inspired by ancient Greece and Rome, urging practical application of health discoveries. He notes modern public health centers, medical schools, and clinics, but warns that without action the gains fade. questions and answers on child health, typhoid precautions, and smoking effects follow, copyright 1928.
A ten month old baby boy should weigh between eighteen and twenty pounds according to common pediatric guidance. This provides a typical weight range for infants at that age and can vary with individual growth patterns.
In the past week thousands of dollars were paid to members of Christmas Savings Clubs at Decatur banks and reentered circulation, highlighting a wave of local financial activity and rising prosperity. A note mentions new Christmas Savings Clubs to be organized.
The Athens First Presbyterian Church choir will present a vesper program at five oclock Sunday afternoon. The large chorus is directed by Mrs Emma Simmons with Miss Stanley on violin and Prof Frank M Church on organ assisting.
The Young Peoples Missionary Society will meet in the parlors of the First Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 3 oclock. All members are urged to be present for the occasion.
The Harmony Four Stamps Quartette will visit Decatur in the latter part of next week for a concert engagement on December 21. They seek church or school engagements and will perform on that date.
Special Christmas services will be conducted next Wednesday evening at the Central Methodist church announced by Rev. John R. Turner. The birth of Christ will be highlighted as a feature. The Daily reports also printing letterheads and envelopes and selling adding machine rolls.
The Senior Class of the University of Alabama School of Law mourns the death of Hon. G O Chenault. They express grief and gratitude for his long service, extend sympathy to his family, and order resolutions recorded in class minutes with copies to the family and local press including the Decatur Daily.
A Sunday program at Moulton Heights church draws strong local interest. The Bonanza quartet and other groups are set to perform in the community sing event.
The text urges readers to check daily want ads for upcoming opportunities and potential membership growth in the near future. It signals anticipation of expanding groups and new openings to join through advertised postings.
Birmingham clergyman Rev. H Reuter will preach Sunday evening at 7 30 at St Pauls Lutheran Church. The event was publicly announced and open to all attendees.
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