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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1936
Page
3
William Brown of Athens Route 2 requests stopping the classified pony ad run by The Daily and notes the pony has been sold. He thanks the newspaper for the ad.
D Trotter Jones of the Alabama American Legion announces over 100 vacancies for white war veterans without disabilities. Veterans should apply immediately to the United States Veterans Administration at Tuscaloosa.
Preparations continue for the Cowell evangelistic campaign at Central Baptist church starting January 3. The weekday morning services will be in the downstairs auditorium with a repaired heating system. Rev J B Berkstresser of Sylacauga praises singer Paul Briggs and urges unchurched Decatur residents to attend. Evangelist Mordecai F Ham of Louisville endorses Cowell as a Bible student and a safe, sane evangelist.
The Bishop of Manchester sent a warm tribute to former King Edward VIII praising his service to the empire as Prince of Wales and king. He expressed sorrow sympathy and gratitude calling for prayers for the monarch who ceases to be king. The letter contrasts with criticism from other church leaders and politicians.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at King's Memorial church at 1 o'clock for Gussie Hill a well known Negro seamstress who died at her home Monday. She is survived by three children and one brother.
Lexington reports Kentucky burley tobacco growers posted 21,899,288 in two weeks of sales. The figure tops last Christmas by 6,271,400 and marks the highest prices since the 1919 boom era.
Harrison Va December 23. CCC enrollees will set 400 traps along a 200 mile route to catch bobcats using a special catnip oil scent after wildlife suffered depredations from the cats in the forest.
Morgan county shows growing interest in better stock as years pass. The photo from a Hartselle event features L H Houston, a prominent local businessman, holding the mare for a preview display.
Pruning and spraying are essential for maximum fruit production and quality. January and February are the proper time to prune and apply dormant sprays, shaping young peach trees and maintaining apple trees for larger crops, sun exposure, and fruit size. The article outlines spray formulations for apples and peaches and encourages contacting the county agent for guidance.
Crossword style clues list with horizontal and vertical entries detailing terms for social work leaders and related words. Includes various definitions such as amphitheater James to be filled in by puzzle solvers.
Outside diplomatic bustle, former U S secretary of state and Nobel laureate Frank B Kellogg nears his eightieth year. The piece notes that Kellogg Briand peace pact’s status is strained by fresh European crises and recalls his Nobel prize in 1929.
Howard Stillman a 44 year old farmer from Fort Meade suffered an inflammation of brain speech centers causing 18 days of ceaseless talking. He died just before his sister Lucy Stillman reached Ocala from New York while another sister Nettle at Columbia University could not travel. Opiates were used to induce sleep as attendants tried to keep him alive for the family.
Dr M B Lazenby presiding elder of the Decatur district outlines a busy weekend itinerary. Saturday at 11 he preaches in Cambridge and conducts quarterly conference. Sunday at 11 he speaks at Somerville and leads the conference, then returns to Ninth Street for evening duty.
Technical charges of second degree manslaughter were placed against Edward F. Taylor clerk of the Alabama House of Representatives after the death of 15 year old James Andrews. Andrews died in a hospital an hour after his car with other youths collided with Taylor's vehicle at a street intersection. The boy was the stepson of Warren Andrews a bank official in Montgomery.
In Hiawatha Kas on December 23 a couple tried a joke by tying a Christmas card to their dog’s collar reading Spank me and send me home. The next day the dog ran off and returned soon after with the inscription I did added. The dog has not run away since.
Fannie Brice invokes comic stage fame while her daughter Frances wins horse show cup and ribbon in Brooklyn winter event. Frances rides to spotlight with notable prize as Brice family pride.
The text outlines dry salt and brine curing methods for meats with salt sugar and saltpeter, plus steps for flour wash and brine preparation. It also describes rendering lard and sausage making. A leadership school in Morgan County covers county home demonstration club leaders, led by Miss Clara Nale with 54 attendees and elected council officers for 1937.
Carl Moller, 17, leaves his Sunrise Beach home at 5 26 a m each school day. He rows two miles across Puget Sound, boards a ferry, rides a 4 1 2 mile relay of streetcars, and reaches high school on the third trolley. Total time three hours ten minutes. Carl has never been tardy.
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