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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1936
Page
7
The document lists fee amounts for various privilege items such as tags issued by the Clerk at 50 cents per tag, undertakers at 75 dollars, veterinary services, wood dealers and haulage, watch and clock maker with stock conditions, and public warehouse capacity fees 5,000 bales of cotton at 50 dollars and over 5,000 bales at 15 dollars, continuing from page 6.
The ordinance imposes license taxes on all calling occupations or trades requiring a license and on stock in trade. It excludes interstate or government transportation. Violators face fines up to 100 and up to six months hard labor. Multi‑article businesses must license per article or per trade. Effective January 1, 1937. repeals not conflicting with older ordinances.
The fragment mentions Seattle on December 31 and the name Arlie. No full event details or context are present to determine a clear main action or outcome.
Arctic flyer Matt Berry relat es a tale of two priests trapped at a remote mission. Brown bears raided a storehouse and consumed the winter fish supply, forcing reliance on a fall cache of caribou totaling about 2,000 pounds for survival.
In a silent midday at the mesa hacienda, Pearl Pierre and Angelique engage in bold pursuit while Tante Josephine’s hysterics hint at deeper danger. Betty, Ramon, and Bob weigh romance, rumor, and a hidden door behind a lion’s head knocker as a murder case shadows the scene.
A haul of lead nickels and a mould led to the arrest of two Selma men, Earl Weaver and Olive James, on counterfeiting charges. Police found about 25 buffalo nickels and a mould in their possession after they were picked up yesterday afternoon.
The Decatur Shrine club will hold its annual meeting at the Masonic temple Friday night January 1 at seven o'clock. Elections of officers for the term are on the agenda. Shriners attending are asked to telephone Charles Rountree to make reservations. Refreshments will be served.
Peter Redshort Felice appeared to be a former associate of Jack Legs Diamond when he was found shot to death on East 8th Street after a blood trail led to a nearby shop this morning. Police investigated the scene for suspects and motive.
A fragmented horizontal and vertical puzzle grid lists clues and partial solutions for names, places, and terms across 46 items. The page includes referenced answers like MARY GARDEN and other historic terms, interspersed with wordplay prompts across multiple entries.
The article lists numerous holiday visitors to Hartselle residents from Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Florida and beyond. Names include Miss Elizabeth Burleson, Mrs. J. R. Stone, Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. West, and many college students and relatives visiting during Christmas.
Dr. George H. Denny will step down Friday after 25 years as president of the University of Alabama and become chancellor. He will hand over to Dr. Richard Foster, 26 years his junior, who led the selection process and is a former UA student. Denny plans a Virginia vacation and will remain in Tuscaloosa part time.
In a Chicago superior court hearing on December 30, Raphael Strike, 43, struck out as Lena Strike, 32, obtained a divorce after testifying she was struck. Lena was awarded custody of their four children, the eldest nine years old.
Dr. Samuel L Edwards 66 longtime staff member at the veterans facility in Tuscaloosa died last night. The remains will be sent to Goldsboro for burial. Edwards came to Tuscaloosa from Memphis Tennessee in 1992.
Families spend the holidays at home with Frances Lee Barbara Peck Elizabeth Blair Opal Myra Gibson Nell Sample attending Huntington College Montgomery spending Christmas with her family Eugene Sample. Rueben Orr of Florida visiting relatives. Eric Howell announces birth of a daughter December 20. Juanita Lackey of Sheffield visiting S B Lackey family.
Peggy Hopkins Joyce learns Vivian Jay, her fiancé to be, was killed in a sleighing accident near Samaden. Joyce sustained injuries and remained too weak to receive visitors as hospital staff withheld the truth until she recovered from the shock.
Membership Day will be observed at the Southside Baptist Church Sunday at 11 o'clock. The Lord's Supper will be celebrated. Rev. L W. Myers will preach on a topic to be noted later, with a theme around Influence. All members are asked to be present.
Scottsboro Alabama December 31 4 W P Jenkins a county resident and prison guard who died from wounds suffered December 23 when he was waylaid by two bandits near Wetumpka was buried here yesterday.
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