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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
3
A Christmas tree will be set near the city center by the Kiwanis club with J. Ran of the Underlings Committee coordinating. The tree will be lit nightly for the season and, unlike past years, will be delivered to needy homes Friday or Saturday to assist charitable groups and avoid duplication.
J. W. Peddé, injured in an alleged cut affray, has recovered sufficiently to return home from Benevolent hospital where he was treated after a confrontation with a man named J. D. Peck.
E T Brahnam, well known local resident, was thrown from a hut by a moving tram car on Monton Street intersection with the tracks last night. He sustained severe bruises to head and shoulders and was taken to his Sixth Avenue West home where he was reported fairly well today.
The Ice River crept higher as the local gauge indicated a seven foot rise. Water levels edged upward, threatening nearby banks and prompting locals to monitor conditions closely.
The Christmas morning sermon at Westside Presbyterian Church will be delivered by Horace M. Layton at 11 o clock.
W H Baker of Albany route 4 was in the city today on a business visit.
Judge A. G. Patterson named general chairman during a Morgan Limestone and Cullman counties meeting. Board of Revenue and Tuesday election delayed committee appointments until next week.
The Morgan County election board will meet Friday at noon at the temporary court house on Lee street to check Tuesday's results. All ten constitutional amendments on the ballot were defeated. Members include Probate Judge A G Patterson Circuit Court Clerk James L Draper and Sheriff B E Davis.
Five hundred or more members of the Spencer class at Central Methodist church pledged to maintain class records and continue attendance after a recent campaign. Nearly 700 students were invited, with over five hundred planning to stay and the rest joining other churches to aid in the campaign.
In Lawrence county Alabama Tuesday vote totals were under 800 amid moves to amend county rights. Moulton reported 182 votes with about 25 for and 150 against each amendment. Courtland saw 63 votes with one positive and two favorable. Mount Hope cast 52 votes mostly against the measures.
Athens com will begin the Christmas holiday at noon, closing at 5 30 p m Monday January 3 1927, it was announced at the college office today. Students at the college from Decatur and vicinity will return home this weekend to begin the holidays. Bradley visits Decatur greeting friends.
Mrs. Joseph W. Griffin has opened a studio and gift shop at her father S T Long's house at Moulton Street and Ninth Avenue. Classes are being organized in wax work and hand painting. Adding machine rolls are for sale at The Daily. Call 46 or 1000. Read the want ads to find buying opportunities in the little ads.
The General Motors Research Corporation cites that a full gallon of gasoline contains enough energy to run a four cylinder car about 450 miles when converted fully to mechanical energy. An automative engineer, Mr Oliver, claims a new invention cuts gas costs to the minimum and seeks agents to sample and trial the device, with details available at The Whirlwind Mfg. Co. in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Under J. T. Belue supervision a Lawrence county 4-H conference in Moulton drew over 100 attendees from across the county. One hundred ten boys enrolled in 158 projects including calves, hoes, chickens and cotton, with several girls also participating. Dr. J. W. Hill advised on the four Hs and urged an ownership partnership leadership and citizenship approach for dairy club work.
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