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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1916
Page
3
W. D. Crutchfield, a Morgan County resident east of Hartselle and former tax assessor in Georgia, announces his candidacy for Morgan County tax assessor. The farmer and merchant moved to Alabama twelve years ago and previously ran for the office.
In Augusta Georgia January 6 flags fly at half mast as state city and federal offices close. The remains of Joseph Rucker Lamar associate justice of the US Supreme Court are laid to earth in Somerville Cemetery after a funeral train arrival at 9am with fellow justices relatives and friends in attendance.
Atlanta Ga January 5 voters are voting in a special election on recalling Mayor Jas G Woodward and five police commissioners. More than 12 000 voters registered and both sides claimed victory. Polls open 7 a m to 7 p m. Recipients named are W P Fain J English R T Pace R C Clarke and A R King.
The five part Mutual Masterpicture titled The End of the Road presents a turbulent story of love deception revenge and crime among southern hill folk and cultured outsiders. May Allison Helen Rosson Harold Lockwood star with William Stowell as the heavy. Supporting cast includes William Elrie and William Carrol.
Mrs H Hanson entertains Priscillas Tuesday afternoon for a congenial social hour with a salad course and decorations. Guests include Mesdames Proust Cartwright Thos Petty and Miss Benson. Other notes mention church activities clubs and upcoming events in Decatur with several local hostesses and visitors.
Several residents are mentioned visiting or traveling. Hi Mitt is in Chattanooga on business. Dr W H Watson suffers grippe. Dee R H Brown of Birmingham guests with Dr and Mrs McGlathy. Miss Rowena Cornish leaves for Macon Ga to teach at a private school for the deaf. Marshall Hotchkiss of Nashville visits the Decaturs and departs for Tusumbia. J J Geiser of Bessemer returns home from a relatives visit. A Bute leaves for Milwaukee Wis to take a machinist post.
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Luke Pryor of Quid Nunc. The parents reported a healthy birth and that both mother and child are doing well.
Twenty guests attended the Jorton annual dinner at the Lyons Hotel with a night of pleasure after a sumptuous repast. The gathering honored those connected with the Decatur Cornice and Roofing Co. Mr L W Botton hosted the event.
The Williams colored singers, among the first Negro music groups in Decatur, perform tonight at the Lyceum theatre. Their program echoes Fisk University Jubilee singers and has won praise from public figures nationwide.-directed by L. N. Sykes. Reserved seating. white attendees are promised a genuine musical treat. Reservations via L. N. Sykes Decatur 333 or LE. J. Garth 241.
Chapter thirty of the popular serial The Diamond From The Sky will be shown at the Delite Theatre Thursday January 6. Marmaduke Smythe leads a houseman plot as Blair and DeVaux crash fortunes, with Arthur and Esther finding happiness and a heir at Stanley Hall, while Blair and Vivietta remain at large.
Arline Lux of Carmen Wirth stars in The Bohemian Girl at Masonic Theatre Tuesday January 11. Descriptions praise her magnetic presence, flawless voice, and frequent encores as she and the Gypsy ensemble bring a renowned operetta to life.
Louise Newbold fears a former suitor and asks her husband to take her on a mountain trip. On a lonely trail their horse slips and falls from a cliff. Louise asks her husband to end her life, and he fulfills her plea through his love.
Prominent Decatur business and professional men will attend a traditional spellin bee at New Decatur high school Friday at 7 30 PM. They will compete against students in a nostalgic event reviving the old field school spelling craft.
Present indications suggest a large crowd will attend a spelling event conducted in traditional fashion. Leading figures include W. R. Shelton, Probate Judge E. Skeggs, and Captain Samuel Well.
Decatur fire crews responded to a small blaze at a railroad tool shed south of the union along Vine Street yesterday afternoon. The shed was likely ignited by a lighted match tossed by passersby. The fire was quickly contained with no significant damage reported.
D G West and Maxwell Thomas killed each other in Pretty Tennessee on East Hill near the homes of T P Stone and J Aber after a feud reportedly linked to an elopement plan with Shirley West. West a former telegraph operator, Thomas a race horse driver and trainer. both died within hours from rifle and revolver wounds.
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