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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1927

Page

8

Lawrence County Dairy Calf Club Plan Outlined

The Lawrence County Dairy Calf Club program aims to develop roads and a dairy county through leadership and cooperation. Key points include combining dairy calf work with financing plans, using only with proven papers, adopting Jersey breed, securing common sires, limiting calves to five months, and providing feed such as grain and legume hay for members.

Planey Lawrence County Wes Combina

Christmas Cantata at Central Baptist Sunday Evening

The Cantata directed by Mrs. Seneca Burr will be performed before the evening service at Central Baptist Church. Rev. James Allen Smith the church pastor will lead the Sunday program which features some of the city’s best vocal talent. The public is invited to attend.

Central Baptist Church Seneca Burr James Allen Smith

Johnny Miller Dies in Houston Texas

News reports the death of Johnny Miller a former local resident in Houston Texas on Monday morning He went to Texas recently in an effort to fegTA This fedlth He is survived by his wife and two children.

Houston Texas Johnny Miller

Harris County Brief Mentions Mr Miller and Odd Fellows

Houston notation notes Mr Miller as a member of local fraternal groups including the Odd Fellows. The terse item records his affiliation with community organizations and local social clubs.

Houston Miller The Odd Fellows

Decatur Weather Record Slight Changes in 24 Hours

Weather record shows no major shift with a maximum of 48 degrees and a minimum of 24 degrees in Decatur over the past day. The small range suggests stable conditions through the period.

Decatur

Muddy river claims six more bodies after skiff capsizes

SELMA Alabama December 22 AP muddy waters of the Alabama river failed to give up the six bodies claimed yesterday at Benton when a skiff capsized throwing seven persons two white into the current. One was rescued. The dead included Jim Nichols white and five negroes two of them children. Despite searching parties none of the bodies have been found.

Selma Alabama Benton Jim Nichols

Reverend Smith Introduced as New Pastor at Central Baptist

Dr James Allen Smith arrived as pastor of Central Baptist Church and was hosted at 301 Jackson Street by Mr and Mrs Chas Malone. A church committee welcomed him and he will deliver his first sermon next Sunday morning.

James Allen Smith Central Baptist Church Chas Malone Jackson Street

Presbyterian Christmas Pageant at Westminster Church

A Christmas pageant was presented at Westminster Presbyterian Church with a beautifully decorated service. Youth participants helped, and a liberal offering was collected for the Orphans’ Home of the Presbyterian Church in Talladega.

Owaday Nyaning Westminster’ Presbyterian Church Bepper The Presbyterian Church Talledega

Mother of Slain Girl Before Jury

Mabel Monteabar of Louise testified before a grand jury in Columbiana as part of an investigation into the mysterious death of Mea 14, a machine saleswoman. Police say she admitted death by own action after arrest for speeding, but conflicting evidence prompted the probe by Police Chief H F Blake.

Columbiana Mabel Monteabar Louise Tela Wag H. F. Blake Calera

Christmas Services Planned Across City Churches

Individual church services will be held on Christmas Day with a union service planned. Special programs include carols, sermons, and observances at all churches in the city.

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Trade at Home Doublt Duty Promotes Dollar Circle

A compact advert promises to maximize value by purchasing on behalf of customers then returning the goods and savings, emphasizing home trade and dollars working double.

Christmas Program at Westminster Church Shines Brightly

A Westminister Presbyterian Christmas program featured evergreen decorations and two large tin adorned trees with lights. Children performed a pantomime and gifts were presented to the King of Kings for distribution to the needy. Attendees praised the evening and events will remain decorated through Sunday's services.

Westminster Presbyterian Church King of Kings

Mrs Lindbergh Arrives Tampico for Holidays Visit

The Mexican Telephone Co. notified the American Embassy that Mrs Lindbergh landed at Tampico around 11 o'clock from Brownsville. She likely would leave Tampico about 1:30 p.m. for Mexico City to join her son for the holidays.

Mexico Eee Mexican Téléphone Co Tampico Brownsville Mexico City

Danville Farmer Reports Good Crops and Prices

R. J. Teague of Danville route 1 visits the city on business and says the year has been a year of good crops and good prices with little to grumble about.

R. J. Teague Danville

Hughes Tidwell To Move Offices On West Moulton Street

Hughes Tidwell, local cotton firm, will move offices into the Malone building on west Moulton street starting January 1. The firm takes quarters over the E. M. Lee establishment.

Hughes & Tidwell Malone Moulton Street E. M. Lee

Going Home Over Holiday Period

Del and Lester Corbitt of Williamson Inman Stribling cotton firm are home for the holidays and plan to travel overland to Abbeville in southern Alabama if weather permits.

Del Lester Corbitt Williamson

Orchestra from Birmingham to play at Valley Country Club dance

William Nappi's orchestra will headline the Christmas New Year dance at Valley Country Club on December 29. The Birmingham based group is gaining acclaim for Columbia Talking Machine Company recordings and will be a highlight of Decatur's social season.

William Nappi the Valley Country Club South Birmingham Columbia Talking Machine Company

Principal Johnson to Miss Christmas Holidays in Alabama

Cen tral High School principal B Johnson leaves this afternoon for Odenville Alabama to spend the greater part of the Christmas holidays away from his duties.

Odenville B. Johnson Central High School Ala

Bill Singleton to Take Travelling Job

Bill Singleton announces retirement from The Crane's office in Cincinnati. He will leave after the New Year and be stationed in Cincinnati briefly before covering a territory spanning North Alabama North Georgia and parts of South Carolina. Friends congratulate his promotion and wish him well.

Bill Leton Globe Oring Company Cincinnati Singleton North Alabama North Georgia South Carolina Decatur

Concrete crew mishaps stall street project progress

Fragmented OCR reads about concrete work delaying a street project. The text mentions a crew and construction site issues, noting difficulties with laying concrete and project timeline disruption. No clear dates or locations are provided.

Five Thousand Attend Athens Trade Event

A crowd of about 5,000 gathered in Athens Alabama for Day celebrations marking a local history milestone. The event drew residents and visitors who enjoyed a large turnout at the trade event in the city.

Athens Ala

Regular two week intervals predicted to continue

The text indicates events or processes will occur at regular two week intervals, with expectation of continuation into the future. It suggests a consistent biweekly pattern without noting specific dates or contexts. Entities are unspecified.

Build your home in make up your mind to help this

The fragment urges action to support growth and development, calling for decisive help to advance an unspecified elite initiative.

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