Classified Rates and Notices in Decatur Ad Section
A fragment of a 1930 Alabama classified page lists advertising rates per word, classifications, and a public pardon notice. It includes an Alabama Morgan County pardon filing for Gilbert Lawton and a stockholders meeting notice for Tennessee Valley Bank in Decatur requesting attendance and proxy voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felephone
apoLesina
Cnseus
Automobile Service
EAL
Umphrey
Julie Umphrey
Circuit Court
Morgan County
Alabama
Court House
Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company
Decatur
State of Alabama
Gilbert Lawton
Martha Ellen Lawton
Tennessee Valley Bank
Ala
Clyde Hendrix
Santa Claus Letters from Trinity Alabama Children
A collection of Christmas requests from local children aged 7 to 11 across Trinity and Decatur areas. Kids ask for dolls, watches, toys, fruit, candy, nuts, apples, and items for school and home. Several letters mention teachers and siblings, plus concern for orphans and needy children.
School Exams Prove Successful Across County Centers
Information from County Superintendent Hays shows last Saturday’s high school exams were highly successful. Many students passed and earned credit toward their high school rating.
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Hays
Montgomery Democrat Judge Attends State Executive Meeting
Probate Judge M. D. Wiggins a staunch Morgan County Democrat travels to Montgomery to attend the state Democratic executive committee meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Wiggins
Morgan County
Montgomier
Democratic Executive Committee
Radio Program Schedule Across Major Cities
Central Standard Time listings show WJZ in New York with music and drama segments, Davenport and Detroit stations airing news and concerts, Minneapolis WCCO offering dinners and lectures, St. Louis KMOX featuring Musketeers program and WABC blocks, Tulsa KVOO presenting local talk and music, with multiple stations outlining evening lineups and partnerships.
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WABC
Banco
Hamline University
Dick Long
Orchestra
KMOX
St. Louis
Musketeers
Orch
Kvoo Tulsa
Wanderer
WEAF
Oilers
Kay Dees
Navigators
Radio Schedule Fragments for Chicago and Cincinnati Stations
A listing of broadcast times across Chicago stations KYW WGN WLS WMAQ and Cincinnati WLW plus WABC and others. Entries include Uncle Bob, Farmer segments, orchestras, news, dance music, and concert programs with varying hour lengths and start times.
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KYW
Chicago
Bob
Walter Wilson
Orch
Glee Club
WEAF
WJZ
Farmer’s Farmer
WGN
WLIB
WLS
Farmer’s Family
WMAQ
WABC
Dan
Sylvia
Amos-Andy
WLW
Cincinnati
Twenty Students Take Examination at Austinville School
About twenty high school students took the opportunity to earn credits by taking the examination conducted by Prof. S. A. Edwards Assistant Superintendent of Education at the Austinville school on Saturday.
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Austinville School
S. A. Edwards
Radio Station Schedules From Southern Clear Channel Listings
A compiled snippet lists broadcast times and programs for multiple stations including WSB Atlanta WEAF WJZ at several hours, plus WAPI Birmingham WBAP Fort Worth KTHS Hot Springs WHAS WHASF WSM Nashville. Entries show orchestras, soloists, talk, dance and program blocks through 11:00 PM.
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WSB
Atlanta
Rudy Brown
Orch
WEAF
WJZ
Conservatory
Geo. Berkey
WAPI
Birmingham
WBAP
Fort Worth
Hot Springs
Io Court
WEAFP
WSM Nashville
Limestone's Gins Setting Records
Limestone County gins run day and night after pleasant weather ends six weeks of rainless picking. About 160 wagon loads of cotton queued at an Athens gin while roughly 20 percent of the crop remained in fields. Pickers push ahead to finish before another rain spell. boll snap is preferred to hand picking.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
Schools To Close On Next Friday In Morgan County
Rural Morgan County schools will close for the Christmas holidays on next Friday afternoon and reopen the following Monday morning after December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Company
Moulton Street
Ollock
Morgan County National Bank
Second Avenue
WEEKS
Morgan County
Comedy Group To Be Presented At Windes School
A comedy group is to be presented at Windes School on Saturday night December 21 at seven o'clock for the benefit of McKendry church, announced today.
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Windes’ School
McKendry Church
Traffic Cops Patrol State Highway Watch Tightens
State and local traffic officers on motorcycles patrol the state highway and the Warrior section, with heightened vigilance reported today. The move aims to improve safety and enforce speed limits in busy corridors.
Mississippi Visitor Calls on Broughers in Tupelo
Mrs. C. Brougher Sr. of Tutweiler Mississippi visits Mr. and Mrs. C. Brougher Jr. and C. Brougher II in Tupelo during her stay.
Mrs Odo Smith Confined By Illness In Home
The friends of Mrs. Odo Smith secretary to Dr H C McRee county health officer announce she is confined to her home by illness.
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Odo Smith
H. C. McRee
Dear Santa Claus Letter From Local Boys
Three boys ask Santa for gifts for Christmas including tricycles cap pistols aviator caps airplanes wagons skate gear football and story books plus fruits nuts and candy. They also request treats for siblings parents teacher and other children and sign with their names and addresses.
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Santa Claus
Charles Coy Miller
E. Jackson Street
Dear Santa Letters From Young Alabama Children
A trio of Christmas wish letters from Alabama youngsters requests gifts such as a roman cannon a toy aeroplane a sheep skin coat skates a tricycle a pistol and caps and plenty of candy nuts fruits and fireworks addressed by Harold Lentz Sam Surratt and Billy Watterson with full names and locations.
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Santa Claus
Sam Surratt
Santa
Billy Watterson
8Th Ave
Dear Santa Letter From Little Thomas Rogers
A child writes to Santa asking for cap pistols caps gloves a hammer a saw and various toys plus fruit nuts and candy for siblings and orphans He also asks Santa to remember Miss Pi and vows to be good The second line requests pants shirt and shoes and a saw.
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Santa
Miss Pi
Thomas James Rogers
Dear Santa Claus Receives Childrens Requests
A pair of letters from young children request gifts for Christmas. One six year old in second grade asks for a doll dresser dishes and a table and mentions friend Helen Stolz. The other eight year old asks for a rubber ball wagon and a dolls fruit and nuts and notes teachers and parents.
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Trinity
Ala
Santa
Annie Ray
Sarah Pear Lentz
Santa Claus
Willisem . Jones
Santa Clouss
Elm
Helen Stolz
Madne Burleson
Miss Rhinehart
Alvin Ryan
Dear Santa Letter From Young Readers
A pair of Christmas wish letters from young children mentions a girl named Catherine Weaver requesting a doll and mentions her sister Blaine and friends. A boy named Willard Penn from Danville Alabama asks for a coaster ball kick ing mule, fruits and candy and wishes Santa remember all children.
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Santa Claus
Willard Penn
Danville
Ala
Little Florence Speegle Sends Christmas Wish List
A message from Florence Speegle of Hartselle Route 3 requests beads, a silk dress, gloves, fruit and candy for Christmas. She notes she is in the sixth grade at Center Point School and asks Santa to remember her teacher and family.
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Santa Claus
Center Point
Florence Speegle
Hartselle
Route 3
Dear Santa Claus in Alabama Letter From Claude Tapscott
A sixth grade writer from Hartselle Route 3 asks Santa for a cowboy suit a gun skates and plenty of fruits and candy. He also wishes gifts for his friends.
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Santa Claus
Claude Tapscott
Hartselle
Child's Gift Wishlist From Charles Watterson
A child named Charles Watterson requests a large coaster wagon a drum caps pistol and a small steam shovel plus gloves nuts fruits and candy and also fireworks. He signs as Charles Watterson and provides an address 1716 8th Ave So.
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Santa Claus
Charles Watterson
8Th Ave
Girl Seeks Victrola and Household Items in Letter
A four year old girl named Lille Mae Engle asks for a Victrola for her playhouse along with a hall, a doll bed, chairs, a piano, and a ring. She insists on remembering her sister and brother and her parents and includes children without parents.
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Santa Claus
Lille Mae Engle
Mary Lou Pepers Remembers Teachers Family and Charity
A letter from Mary Lou Pepers to Miss Sirmon describes a nine year old student’s school life and affection for her teacher. She requests a book satchel a doll gloves and nuts and fruits. She asks not to forget her family and those without parents including Irene Engle Mary Jane Engle Mae Engle and other orphaned children.
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Santa Claus
Miss Sirmon
Irene Engle
Mary Jane Engle
Mae Engle
Dear Santa Letter From Quentin McCoy
A ten year old fourth grader writes to Santa Claus requesting a football an air gun and fruit. The note closes with friendship from Quentin McCoy.
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Santa Claus
Quentin McCoy
Child’s plea for gifts from parents dated note
A nine year old girl writes in first person asking for a writing board doll wrist watch candy nuts and fruit and to remember mother and daddy. The message ends with Your little girl Jane Bussey showing the signer’s name and family ties.
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Decatur
Santa Claus
Martha Roger
Jane Bussey
Dear Santa Claus
A child named Lola Daniel writes a Christmas wish list asking for chairs a doll a bed a dresser fruit and huts for her family including mother father sisters and brother expressing hopeful holiday cheer.
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Santa Claus
Lola Daniel
Letter from a Child to Santa About School and Gift
A ten year old fourth grade girl writes to Santa asking for nice behavior guidance for her parents and teacher Miss Matthews and requests a pencil box as a gift. The child expresses appreciation for her teacher’s kind instruction and asks Santa to bring a considerate present.
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Santa
Miss Matthews
Letters From Children For Santa Claus
A set of Christmas requests from Mildred Austinville Gurley Blaxton and Robert Garrett. Each child asks for toys and gifts including dolls gloves books and a watch. They mention teachers Miss Matthews and Miss Matthews and reference family members and a chimney safety note.
Boy Writes Mother for Gifts From Jewel McWhorter
A nine year old boy in fourth grade asks Jewel McWhorter to bring gifts including a bicycle apples nuts candy and all kinds of fruit for mother and Gaddy. He signs the note as Your boy Jewel McWhorter.
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Santa Claus
Gandy’s Cove
Rex Turney
Mother
Gaddy
Jewel McWhorter
Leonard Johnson Seeks Items for Home Prep
Leonard Johnson requests a coaster wagon a cowboy suit nuts and other items to help clean and warm his house as part of a personal project. He signs the note as a friendly message to an audience or recipient.
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Santa Claus
Leonard Johnson
Family Seeks Gifts for Orphaned Children in Speegle Plea
A note from James Speegle asks for an air rifle fireworks fruit candy and nuts for little children without parents. He urges generosity toward orphans. The appeal emphasizes helping vulnerable youngsters during the season.
Dear Santa Child’s Wish List From James Letter
A young boy nine writes to Santa in fourth grade listing gifts he wants. He asks for a bicycle gloves skates wagon football along with fruits and candy expressing a simple holiday hope.
Dear Santa Claus letter from Otto Glasgow
A ten year old fourth grader named Otto Glasgow writes to Santa asking for a bicycle football coaster wagon gloves apples oranges candies and nuts. He mentions his teacher Misa Matthews and signs as your friend Otto Glasgow.
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Santa Claus
Peer
Daddy
Bilis Brown
Misa Matthews
Otto Glasgow
Letter from Leon Hughes to Santa Claus
A fourth grade boy named Leon Hughes writes to Santa asking for a bicycle, nuts, fruit, and candy. He adds a kind note to remember poor children.
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Santa Claus
Leon Hughes
Letter From Ed Mienhardt To Santa Requesting Toys
An 8 year old student writes to Santa asking for a dump truck a tire for icycte a watch a wagon as well as fruit and candy. The note is addressed to Miss Matthews and signed by Ed Mienhardt as a friend.
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Santa Eee
Miss Matthews
Ed Mienhardt
Dear Santa Clant 30 OAS girl Mary Frances Smith letter
A young girl Mary Frances Smith writes a Christmas wish list to Santa. She asks for a doll book raincoat and a tribute to her teacher with something nice for her please.
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Santa Clant
Mes Gratie
Mary Frances Smith
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Decatur Daily
Oclassifie
Dupont
Malone Coal and Grain Co
Second Ave
Rainey Beauty Shop
Kyle Stationery CO
Draper
Masonic Bldg
Johnston
Monty
Starr Piano Company
Third Avenue
Dexter Avenue
Montgomery
Als
Gordon Drive
T. R. Covey
Au . LaPayette St
Porrent
Oak Street
Hargrove & Murdock
Cain Street
Grant St
Oath
B. & S. Motor CO
4Th Avenue
Central
Florida
John Blackburn
6Th Ave
South
Mrs. Rhinehart
Decatur Savings & Loan OO
Crow & Crow’s
J. M. Clark & Son
Happy Feed
First Avenue
Een Sullivan
Yedor
Walter Malone
Wilson Avenue West
Bedetc
J. D. Nelson
High School Street
Price & Robertson
Margaret Matthews
Jesus
Heaven
Memorial Drive
Wheeler School
NASH
Decatur Motors, Inc
Automobile Service 13
Motor Decatur Storage
W. Church St
Jazzbird Auto Whoopee
Crystal Portune Telling Ball
Rico
N. Y
J. F. O. Borton
Mali
Richard A. Simmons & CO
Fifth Avenue
New York, N. Y
Wells &I
Parm
Moulton Pike
Good House
H. D. Grizzard
L. B. Wyatt & Gon
Second Street
R. B. Graves
Children's School
Ghoes
Albany Shoe Shop
Johnston St
Oakrom and
Wingfoot
H. Mullen
Jersey
Evie Cross
Beech St
East
Marvin. West
Register
Decatur Fertilizer CO
Harry Rainey
Moulton Heights
Decatur Foundry
Sterchi
Betty Jane
J. M Clare & Gon
First Ave
Ses Food
Mr. Clare & Son
THE
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Publishers
Decatur, Alabama
Dear Reader
Dai
Daily
M. P. Drake
Sant
Doshia Fuller
New Center
Clara Lents
Second Ward School
Miss Calhoun
Ross Ox
Mrs. Foote
Julia Burch
Gordon School
Miss Brisco
Miss Smith
Weddell Watson
J. C. Womack
Gap
Miss Lee
Dorothy Rogers
Clarence Cox
Sarah Walden
Austinville
Miss. Thews
Catherine Stinson
Georgia Pepper
Melvin Sparkman
Clara
Grant Street
Carr Fixture CO
Bank Street
Golve
Sullivan's Studio
Clara’s
Grant
Banta Claus
Crow
Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop
Col Rainey
Andy
Rountree Lumber CO
Sy Koda Sa
Sradioprogra S. DZ Gee
Associated Press
New York
NBC Chain
Roxy’s Gang
KWK
WSM
WCFL
WSMB
WREN
KFAB
Shavers
WJR
KDKA
WHAS
WMC
WKY
KTHS
KPRC
WEBC
WOAI
KWEK
WTMJ
KSTP
Amos ‘'N
WDAFP
Hauer
WOC Davenport
Dr. Palmer
Ensemble
WCX
Detroit
Amos
WCCO
Minneapolis
Central Clear Channel
Southern Clear Channel
Limestone
Mississippi
J. T. Daniel
Miss McMillan
Harold Lentz
Trinity Ala
Santy
Miss Totherow
Blaine
Catherine Weaver
Aoa
Mildred Austinville
Gurley Dell Blaxton
Robert Garrett
James Speegle
James
Engie
Lama Utth
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