Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

We have 1,623,049 pages in Alabama

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1935

Page

9

Dora Payne 77 Dies of Pneumonia in Tennessee

Mrs Dora Payne 77 died at 2 45 PM at her daughter s home on th avenue south after pneumonia She will be shipped to Chattanooga for burial Funeral rites set for Saturday at 2 30 PM conducted by Rev R Faulton Burial in Chattanooga She is survived by her daughter Mrs James of Decatur sisters Mrs Briggs Lasater Jasper Tenn Mrs Lonnie Deakins Nashville and brother Roy Beene Bequatchee Tenn.

Dora Payne Homer Jones South Tali Ta Chattanoora Payne Brown Funeral Company Tennessee City Rev R Raulton Chattanooga M& Daughter James Decatur Briggs Lasater Jasper Tenn Lonnie Deakins Nashville Roy Beene Bequatchee

Fledgling Parents Remain Normal in Curious World

Report notes that the juvenile birds and their parents in the Curious World setting were observed as normal. The scene centers on the fledglings and the caretaking adults without unusual behavior or abnormalities detected.

Ginning Totals For This Year Recorded By Census Bureau

Census Bureau report shows cotton ginned before December 13 totals 9,757,680 running bales for this year's crop, with 288,547 in round bales and 13,587 American-Egyptian bales. Last year reached 9,173,295 running bales with 174,569 round and 11,079 American-Egyptian. Two years ago 12,356,276 running bales included 569,182 round and 6,280 American-Egyptian.

Washington Census Bureau

Central Popt church cantata The Christmas King

The Central Popt church choir directed by A L Moye presents The Christmas King cantata Sunday at 7 30 pm with Mrs Seneca Burr organist and Mrs Fritz Schubert piano. The program includes Silent Night Joy to the World and Hark the Herald Angels Sing with a pastor's short talk and a series of chorus and solo numbers.

Popt A. L. Moye Seneca Burr Fritz Schubert James Allen Smith Jesus

Mrs Emillie Payne Claimed By Death At Falkville

Mrs Emillie Payne of Falkville route two died yesterday afternoon at home. She was 69 and survived by her husband two sons Forney and William a daughter Mrs J B Moran of Dayton Texas two sisters Mrs H L Cheatham and Mrs Nola Harris. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 o'clock at Herring cemetery with interment there. Drinkhard and Howell in charge.

Emillie Payne Falkville Route Two Forney William J. B. Moran Dayton Texas H. L. Cheatham Nola Harris Herring Cemetery Drinkhard Howell

Wake Forest Executive Reports Confessed Tree Sitter

Al Dowtin Wake Forests graduate athletics manager says a confessed tree sitter at the Wake Forest Duke game in Greensboro revealed he enjoyed the contest so much he sent in 1.25 dollars the price of the ticket he dodged paying three months earlier.

Wake Forest N. O al Dowtin Wake Forest College Wake Forest Duke Greensboro

Business and Professional Women's Club committees named

The Decatur BPW Club organizes committees for Education Health Relations Legislation Membership Program Publicity Public Relations Research Transportation and more. Members vote to meet at St Johns Episcopal parish house and present a club charter to state president Miss Ethel Ramage of Montgomery.

Business and Professional Women's Club of Decatur Lila Pritchett Marjorie Smith J. D O. B. Smith Carrie Alexander Bessie Gallant Beulah Pettey Esther Nelson Louie Holtman Osace Brown W. T Ola Lee Florence Smith J. D. Garren Elizabeth Eich Mack Elam Winnie Sentiff Fora Boyd Louella Masterson Louise Ussery J. N. Hodges St. John's Episcopal Church Ethel Ramage Montgomery

Fiddlers Contest Set At Edmundson School Saturday

A fiddlers contest will be held at Edmundson School House starting at 7 o clock Saturday night. Prof. H E Hicks principal said the event will feature old time fiddlers string bands guitar and harmonica players and back dancers.

Edmundson H. E. Hicks The Echeel

Schoolgirl In Whitesburg Hears Of 360000 Will

In Whitesburg Kentucky 17 year old Mary Ellen Taylor a Whitesburg High School junior says a Detroit attorney asked to meet about a will leaving her 360000 on the condition she marry before 21. She says Kermit Boise Jr left Huntington West Virginia and is expected back next week. The father Harrison Taylor a coal miner has not been told. The court clerk says the will has not been offered for probate.

Whitesburg Mary Ellen Taylor Detroit Kermit Boise, Jr Boise, Jr Huntington W. Va

Postal Problem Stuns Hutchinson Woman Over Card Cost

Ernest Dicks, superintendent of mails, recalls a young woman who phoned asking the price to mail a Christmas card. He advised her to seal it. she asked how to do that. He suggested tearing a one cent stamp in half.

Hutchinson, Kas Ernest Dicks

Christmas Dinner For Busy Families From Sister Mary’s Kitchen

Mary E. Dague offers a practical Christmas menu for homes with children. She suggests a hearty simple breakfast, a hot clear soup to soothe nerves, and a traditional goose main course with sage stuffing, cranberry garnish, and easy desserts.

Mary E. Daguenea

J. B. Pepper Laid To Rest In Athens Community

Funeral services were held this morning at Isom Chapel Lime stone county for J. B. Pepper age 81 longtime Athens resident route three. He died Wednesday evening at his home leaving two sons Walter Pepper Arkansas Adie Pepper New York and a daughter Mrs. Bessie Bailey Athens route three. Rev. George Peek officiated and interment followed in the chapel cemetery Drinkhard and Howell directed.

Isom Chapel Limestone County J. B. Pepper Athens Route Three Pepper Walter Pepper Arkansas Adie Pepper New York Bessie Bailey George Peek Drinkhard Howell

Falkville Home Damaged by Fire Morning Blaze

The Russell West home in Falkville was badly damaged by a morning fire around 7:30. Firefighters contained the flames, preventing spread to neighboring structures and estimating unknown origin.

Falkville Russell West Falkvile

Certificates Given to Alabama Institute Business Students

Misses Peggy Byars Letha Collier Beatrice Smey Mildred Kitchens and Pauline Johnson were awarded certificates for speed and accuracy by the Alabama Institute. The school dismissed classes today for the holidays.

Peggy Byars Letha Collier Beatrice Smey Mildred Kitchens Pauline Johnson Alabama Institute

Tomorrow's Menu Breakfast to Dinner Plan

Tomorrow's menu lists breakfast with grapefruit halves cereal dates cream bacon toast milk coffee. Luncheon features cheese fondue creamed cauliflower pumpernickel oranges bananas milk tea. Dinner serves baked halibut cottage fried potatoes creamed turnips apple cream cheese salad steamed prune pudding milk coffee.

Christmas tree planned for students. graduation awarded

A Christmas tree program was announced for this afternoon for students. Miss Pauline Johnson completed her course and received a certificate of graduation.

Pauline Johnson

Christmas Carol Sing Ends With Studio Furnace Blast

In Dodge City Kansas a furnace explosion during a school carol concert at Sunnyside School showered soot on 260 pupils. No injuries were reported as everyone escaped safely and the children enjoyed a holiday while the furnace was repaired.

Dodge City Kas Sunnyside

Bank Hold Up in Fort Lee Nets 17000

Four bandits armed with revolvers and machine guns robbed the First National Bank in Fort Lee New Jersey and escaped with seventeen thousand dollars. The heist occurred today as police searched for the masked gunmen.

Fort Lee N. J First National Bank

Woman Slayer Found Guilty in First Degree Manslaughter

A jury convicted the woman today of first degree manslaughter for killing Jee Leigh, the husband’s secretary and rival for his affection. The verdict imposes up to 20 years in prison with a mercy recommendation following more than fourteen hours of deliberation.

Pretty Jee Leigh

Also Mentioned on This Page

Vaughan Doz Les C. S Rat Nins Curious World Fergusoni Hay NEA Service, Inc Kansas Russia Chase ELGIN Waltham Rogers & Gorham A. Nelson Bank Street Baptist Choir Dinsmore A Bros Edmundson School Thelma Todd Grauman di Cicco Mrs. Ford Mra, Todd Lupino Sid Grauman Miss Todd Pasquale di Cicco Wallace Ford Alice Todd Stanley Lupino Roland Weat Sister Mary’s Dontala Hallie K Jupiter Fla Malone Toy Department Tt Works Sterchi Council No W. R. Alexander S. H. Bradley’s Moulton Street W. B. Morrow E. H. Farish E. W. Phillips Morgan CO Buick CO Grunows Aladdin Baldwin Pianos Gibson Guitars EE Forbes & Sons Piano Company
Search Courier

Search the Decatur Daily Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Decatur Daily?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication