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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1934

Page

7

Cantata Offerings for Sunday by Hark! the Glad Sound Chorus

The program features readings from Luke and Matthew with choruses and solos including O Holy Night and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. Performers include Mrs Vickery and Lougene Olem with a chorus of named participants led by Perrine and Mrs A M Richards.

Mathew II George Perrine Bethlehen Reading Luke Shepherds Chorus Geo. Jackson Seneca Burr Joe Pettey Walter H .Todd L. P. Troup Nallie B. Bobbitt George Jackson R. E.smith M. K. Vickery T. Rollo Elizabeth Malone Perrine A. M. Richards Oscar Napps B. L. Malone Mary Robertson

Silly quarrels and wry witticisms fill the page

A collage of quips about love money aging and manners. Jokes about stockings nudist colonies and Christmas gifts mix with pun filled gags about memory warning signs and a cigar that hides tools. The jokes pivot on social mores and everyday foibles in light breezy fashion.

Alabama's 115th Birthday Marked With History Notes

Wayne E. Scrivner recalls Alabama becoming a sovereign state on December 14 1819 its territorial origins Yazoo frauds and early capitals Mobile's flags over centuries and Alabama's university and state song details. The piece traces statehood and Reconstruction era debates.

Wayne E. Scrivner Alabama Mississippi National Congress Nickajack Julia Tutwiler Europe Mobile Huntsville Cahaba Tuscaloosa Montgomery St. Stephens University Alatame

Crossword Puzzle Clues From An Old Page

A scrambled OCR puzzle fragment lists across clues like Unspoiled Sound Infrequent and A combat with scattered garbled text and stray symbols, offering little readable article context beyond a partial clue set and stray letter strings.

Sewing Club Holds Regular Session at Home

The I. D. C. Sewing Club met at Mrs. R. H. Kelly’s home at 1817 7th Ave Bo Wednesday night. Members and visitors attended for about two hours of sewing and business, followed by refreshments.

Special Health Workers Train At Opelika Station

Three state health officers seven nurses and four sanitation officers are enrolled in a special training course at the Alabama Field Training Station in Opelika. The program runs through December 29 and is directed by Dr. A. H. Graham focusing on solving county health problems and advanced medical techniques.

Opelika Ala Alabama Field Training Station State Health Department A. H. Graham

Negro Alumni In Program Tonight at School Auditorium

The Negro high school alumni group will observe Alabama Day this evening at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Superintendent W W Benson will be one of the speakers. All members and friends are urged to attend and bring a silver offering for the association in behalf of the school.

W. W. Benson

Infant dies of pneumonia in Valhermosa home

One month old Elizabeth Ann Edwards died this morning at eight o'clock from pneumonia at her parents' home in Valhermosa. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 o'clock at Valhermosa by Rev. J. W. Brooks with interment there Peck directing.

Elizabeth Ann Edwards Ollie Edwards Valhermosa J. W. Brooks Peck

Merry Widow at Princess Soon

Ballet innovator Albertina Rasch says Maurice Chevalier learned tap to master the Merry Widow waltz for Ernst Lubitsch's The Merry Widow at the Princess Theatre next week. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film features Edward Everett Horton Una Merkel George Barbier Minna Gambell Ruth Channing Sterling Holloway Donald Meek Herman Bing and many extras.

Albertina Rasch Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Ernst Lubitech Princess Theatre Miss MacDonald Mme. Rasch Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Franz Lehar Edward Everett Horton Una Merkel George Barbier Minna Gombell Ruth Chan

Mayor Nelson Returns From Tri-Cities Business Trip

Mayor James A. Nelson has returned from a business trip to the Tri-Cities on Thursday.

James A. Nelson Tri-Cities

Visits Home Folks

Normiby Cox of Tupelo Mississippi is visiting homefolks here in town and plans to stay several days.

Normiby Cox Tupelo Miss

McRae Motors agents meet at Atlanta district sales

N. P. Buchanan and L. P. Mc Rae of McRae Motors are in Atlanta attending a district sales meeting of DeSoto agents.

N. P. Buchanan L. P. McRae The McRae Motors Atlanta DeSoto

Alabama salute to the Magic City on its 115th anniversary

The passage notes Birmingham known as the Magic City for its rapid growth. It recalls its population in 1878 and marks 115 years since Alabama’s admission to the Union, honoring the state’s history.

Fere Montgomery Birmingham Alabama

Two men held after city shooting near mill

Nelson Watts and Bill Freeman, both described as Black, were involved in a gunfire incident near the Home Ot Mill. Watts was critically wounded by a bullet that entered the right nostril and lodged behind an ear, while Freeman remained in city jail for investigation.

Nelson Watts Bill Freeman Watts

Crawford Returns From Huntsville Business Trip

Crawford has returned from a business trip to Huntsville. He resumed duties after the trip and is expected to report on economic activities discussed with colleagues.

Triple Crawford Huntsville

Tennessee River Gauge Reads Five Feet Stationary

The Tennessee river gauge shows a five foot level this morning with the river holding steady at that mark. Local observers report no further movement anticipated for now as shoreline activity remains minimal and weather remains calm.

Tennessee

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