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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
3
The region welcomed relatives and students visiting for Christmas. Families from Huntsville Decatur Athens and Birmingham hosted relatives while students from Branham and Hughes Academy and Montevallo returned home for the holidays.
Miss Marie Thompson of Indiana visits grandparents Mr and Mrs A J Stroup. Mrs J F McClary is ill at home. Chester King and family visit Mr and Mrs J A King. Clarence Clarke and daughter Baby Nell visit Mr and Mrs A L Mitchell. Birmingham relatives stay with relatives as Pat Stephenson visits J J Stephenson. Almon Wilkerson family also seen visiting.
Mrs. T F Jackson and family moved into their new home this past week. Several locals including Jess Shaneyfelt Phillip Schilling and Clarence Winsett were in Falkville on business recently. Mrs Roy McCaig and Mrs M N Matkin visited Falkville and Hartselle while mumps cases remain reported in the area. Relatives from Decatur visited Mrs Bill Cole and family on Sunday.
Oakland News notes visitors and illness in the area. Macon McNeal and Lester Jenkins traveled to Decatur. Coleman Jenkins and others visited Huntsville. Mrs. Lamb returns home from Huntsville while Mrs. Johnnie Knox and sister Mrs. Bafford are ill. Joe Floyd suffers mumps. several residents travel on business and to see family.
Miss Margaret Clements left Saturday to spend the holidays with her parents in Birmingham. J. M. Holt was a business visitor to Decatur Friday. Miss Mildred Bailey, ill with pneumonia, continues to improve. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Faulkner of Detroit will spend the holidays with Rosa Black. The Carey Baptist church will host an evening song service directed by Mr. Rufus Crabb. A. L. Chapin visited Pulaski on business Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Tobe Dunnavant spent Sunday with C. M. Woodard. Mrs. Roy Johnson was a business visitor to Athens Saturday.
Mr and Mrs James Lipscomb visited Huntsville Saturday. Miss Daisy Wilson Kay remains ill at her home. Mr and Mrs Jessie Green and family made a business trip to Huntsville Saturday. Karl Hough and his mother motored to Huntsville Saturday.
A severe snow storm swept through the Battle Ground area over the weekend causing heavy snowfall not seen in years. Local residents, including the Grays, Reids, and Laurys, hosted overnight guests and visited relatives while several families made trips to nearby Cullman and Hartselle for business and social reasons. Geraldine born to Mr and Mrs J M Raley on December 4 weighed nine pounds.
The notice urges homeowners to plant flowers around their homes at the first opportunity and to support local home merchants throughout the year, highlighting ongoing community benefits.
Governor Bibb Graves has called a conference with WAPI for Alabama high schools where radio receivers installed in schools will be used. A later conference will finalize programs based on a questionnaire from high school officials. Miss Clara Verner and W L Spencer will attend the Birmingham gathering.
The Calhoun county board of education announced temporary quarters for Eastaboga students after a fire that destroyed the new school building, causing about 25 000 dollars in losses. The school, on the site of a previous blaze, housed over 150 Calhoun students enrolled in the junior high. The fire was attributed to defective wiring and the board helped with upkeep costs.
Associated Press photo shows Charles Francis Adams secretary of the navy examining remarks credited to Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler about marine corps activities in foreign elections. The scene underscores a broad review of the officer’s statements and their implications.
Health advice by Royal 8. Copeland M D. recounts how weather, dampness, and neglect cause catarrh and bronchitis. Emphasizes staying dry, wearing warm clothing, exercise, nourishing food, cleanliness, and treating constipation to bolster resistance and reduce recurrent colds.
The advertisement section lists property listings and service offers with contact names and locations. Readers find homes for sale, rental options, trades, and local business promotions across multiple neighborhood areas.
Anne Wilmot arrives at Leon Morse's Sierra lodge to claim a dwindling family fortune by marrying Morse. A bronzed hill man stirs revolt, pitting Morse against Scott Glenn's irrigation project and fueling a clash over two prizes: the mountainside site and Anne herself. Ruth Cross frames a romance of conflict and adventure.
Birmingham report shows Alabama total deaths at 31 5847 in 1928 up from 27 062 in 1927 with rate 1 237 7 per 100 000. Influenza and pneumonia climbs, tuberculosis, cancer, and pellagra rise while whooping cough and diphtheria fall. population estimated 2 573 000.
Walter Crabtree, 30, is held in Romney West Virginia accused of shooting three men to death including a justice of the peace and a county jailer.
Governor Bibb Graves completed a week long hunt in Mobile and Washington counties despite adverse weather. He returned to Montgomery for Christmas and said his party enjoyed the outing while he began tackling accumulated official business.
The U S attorney general issued a report on Alabama districts showing the Southern District leading in cases terminated and fines collected. It notes 146 cases pending July 1, 1938 with 337 commenced and 346 terminated, 282 convictions and 31 412 82 in fines, plus 21 715 in collections.
The official was in office on Christmas Eve while state departments were closed for a three day period by order of the chief executive.
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