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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1939

Page

10

Jobs Found For 18 Persons In A Week In Alabama

The Alabama State Employment Service reported 18 registrants of the Decatur office found jobs in the seven days ending December 9 1959. The Decatur office serving Morgan Lawrence Limestone and Cullman counties also logged 7 new and 338 continued unemployment claims. The service offered free help to employers workers and housewives and urged women to call for matching domestic workers including cooks and nurses aides. The Decatur office at 1010 Ferry Street invites visitors to learn about the setup and files and to call 236 for qualified staff placement.

State Employment Service Alabama State Employment Service Decatur H. P. Still De‘catur Morgan County Lawrence Limestone Cullman Still Mr. Still Ferry Street

Methodist church improvements noted in local progress

ROOM AND BOARD of the many improvements recently made at the Methodist church here. This church is rapidly becoming one of the most attractive churches. There will be singing at the Plainview school next night Dec. 17. Elliott McCutcheon is in Birmingham. Mr. Smithson is building a new home here. The Mt. Tabor Demonstration Club will hold a Christmas tree Friday night Dec. 22 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lee. Each member should bring a gift for a member and numbers drawn at the tree, so every donor receives a gift.

Plainview Elliott McCutcheon Birmingham Smithson Mt. Tabor Elmer Lee Old Nuby Place

Paris Plans Lifted Curfew For Christmas Or New Year

Paris to end the 7 p m curfew on Christmas Eve and Christmas Night as well as New Year Eve allowing dance halls cafes restaurants and cinemas to stay open until 2 am The Western Front reported nothing important to report amid yesterday’s German patrol activity.

Paris Western Front

Tourist crop hoped as winter arrivals rise in Orleans

A fragmented report notes tentative signs of increased tourism in Orleans during the winter months. It mentions Europe and the deep South as potential markets and hints at renewed interest in guiding visitors to regional sites. The text is garbled but implies economic expectations from travel.

Orleans Europe Sener

Rest is good. But, sometimes the more we rest the less inclined we are to work

A collage of satirical lines and dialogue touches on elopement plans, letters with mismatched stamps, education, class, and work ethic. It mixes quips about spelling, politics, and social mores with snippets of ordinary life and old fashioned humor.

Local Social Notes Highlight Weddings and Visits

Mrs. Hazel Little and children visited Miss Ora Williams with many locals. A wedding of Nelma Jones and Johnnie George drew community interest as they wed in Falkville route 2. Various calls and visits stretch from Decatur to Round Top with families and friends sharing events and congratulations.

Hazel Little Louina Nina Fay Little Ora Williams Audrey Dotson Baby Thelma Dotson Ellen Cheatham W. D. Hogan Raymond Dale Cook Decatur Tollie Woods W. W Williams Nelma Jones Johnnie George Falkville Vermont Hogan Vernon Kelly Gracie Mae Yates Round Top Louina Little Elza Tucker Hazle Little Molly Lee Hogan Lauire Degether Walter Williams Jack Steel Penn Gurtie Marlow Grady Little Bethlehem Cullman

Christmas Tree Planned at Methodist Church

Rev Brown of Hartselle preached at the Morgan County MT Tabor church Sunday and a Christmas tree program was announced for December 23. Dorsey Kyle injured his foot cutting wood and remains bedridden. Mrs Roy Moore visited Mrs Rhonie Black and Miss Sadie Lee returned home to Lebanon after a visit with Elmer Lee. Mary Barton Moon stayed with Sara Powell overnight.

Rev. Brown Hartselle Methodist Church Roy Moore Rhonie Black Dorsey Kyle New Center Sadie Lée Lebanon Elmer Lee Mary Barton Moon Sara Powell

Incomplete Phrase on Installment Payments Noted

The fragment references easy installment payments as a point of discussion or example. It hints at consumer credit options but lacks full context or concrete details to identify a specific event or outcome.

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