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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1941

Page

8

KIWANIS AIMS FOR 100 PERCENT ATTENDANCE

The high school swing band from Decatur High School, Re Tahoe the musical unit, will headline the Thursday noon meeting of the Kiwanis Club. The attendance committee will outline yearly aims, as effort grows to hold several full attendance meetings. Chairman J Williams leads with Sam Alexander, Mike Edwards, and Comer Exell assisting.

Re Tahoe Decatur Band Iéiwanie Club J. Rr. Wiliams Sam Alexander Mike Edwards Comer Exell

Enrollment Push Underway In Alabama For COC Boys

In Montgomery on January 15 1947 to January 27 1947 a statewide drive enrolls 3847 boys in the COC. State commissioner Miss Laula Dunn leads the program across Alabama with ongoing enrollment through the month.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Laula Dunn

Department centers youths to strengthen camps nationwide

The department aims to recruit 1,247 youths to bring Alabama’s 31 camps to basic strength and 2,000 youths are needed for camps on the west coast.

Department of ‘Are Alabama

Jurist Herschel Arant Dies in Ohio Hospital

Associates of Judge Herschel Arant of the Sixth U S Circuit Court of Appeals express deep regret at the 53 year old jurist's death in Columbus Ohio He had been treated for a kidney ailment for 10 days and was a former dean of Iowa State University and the University of Kansas Law College.

Columbus, O Herschel Arant U. S, Circuit Court of Appeals Arant Io State University University of Kansas Law College

Dimming That Shining Nose

Advice column urges caution with oily skin and acne home remedies. It recommends boric acid lotion, light powders, and avoiding squeezing pimples while warning that infections can worsen. It also advises diet changes and general skin care plus professional consultation for unusual blemishes.

Uncle Sam Dearhearts

Sir Wilfred Grenfell remembered as a Russian lifeline of Labrador

The tribute honors Sir Wilfred Grenfell who died last October and shaped Labrador through medical missions hospitals nursing stations schools and cooperative stores. His life was guided by prayer and a belief that God hears and answers, a conviction he expressed in enduring quotes about prayer amid hardship and death.

Wilfred Grenfell Labrador Dwight L. Moody

Phillips Back in Rome Without Message to Mussolini

United States ambassador William Phillips returned to Rome today without a message for King Vittorio Emanuele or Premier Mussolini. He planned a courtesy visit with Foreign Minister Ciano but said he did not seek an audience with the king. Phillips had gone to the U.S. last July for a three week vacation lengthened by illness.

Rome United States Italy William Phillips Vittorio Emanuele Mussolini Phillips Count Ciano

Aga Khan to Receive Diamond Gift in 1945 Jubilee

Campaign by Ismaili Muslims in Karachi province seeks to present the Aga Khan with diamonds equal to his weight worth about 25 million dollars. The gift would be given in 1945 to mark the diamond jubilee of his accession as Moslem spiritual leader. Earlier, followers weighed in with gold for his golden jubilee in 1935.

Bombay Ndia Aga Kahn India East Africa Central Asia Karachi Aga, Kahn

Limestone County Social Visits and Illness Outline

Several residents in Limestone County are ill with mumps and flu. The report lists numerous Sunday and Monday visits among families, including the Jones, Grubbs, Romine, Hoole, McClung, Brown, Evans, Glaze, Zehner, Trotter, Green, and McGlockin households, with guests from Wheeler Ripley and Athens.

C. R. Jones Wheeler Richard Grubbs Bonnie Romine Kyle Hoole Frank McClung Ed Russell Ripley da Brown Wilburn Evans Jess Evans Crutcher Glaze John Evans Frank Baugh Clifford Zehner Luther Glaze D. M. Trotter Athens Sarah T. Green William Brown

Sivley Infant Dies at Rural Home

Flora Jeanette Sivley infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Sivley died Tuesday midnight at the family home on Hartselle Route 3 after a week of illness. Funeral set for 10 am Thursday at Cedar Creek Cemetery with Rev DeWitt Prince officiating. Pallbearers named Ruth Townsend Inez Segars Dolly Hardin and flowers by Marjorie Giles Catherine Chaney Ruthie Nell Hill Ruby Nell Harvey. The parents survive.

Flora Jeanette Sivley Paul Sivley Hartselle Route 3 Cedar Creek DeWitt Prince Drinkard Ruth Townsend Inez Segars Dolly Hardin Charlie Hill Flowers Marjorie Giles Catherine Chaney Ruthie Nell Hill Ruby Nell Harvey

Lemon Prices Rise Across Citrus Centers

The California Fruit Exchange reports higher lemon prices and stronger sales in major citrus hubs due to an eastern influenza wave.

Los Angeles California Fruit Growers Exchange

Black-Draught Laxative Promotes Gentle Constipation Relief

A long standing seller in the South, Black-Draught is advertised as a vegetable tonic laxative that eases constipation headaches and biliousness when simple directions are followed. The ads highlight its tonic effect on lazy intestinal muscles and note 25 to 40 doses priced at 25c.

Revenue Bond Details and Maturity Schedule

All bonds are revenue bonds only and not general obligations of the City. They bear 4 percent interest per year. The total principal outstanding is 267000 dollars. Maturities occur each March 1 in the listed years.

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Water Department City OF Decatur First National Bank of Birmingham State National Bank of Decatur State OF Alabama Morgan County SPOR H. Reid Sherard, Jr Helen Follett Ann Doran Daily Thought Limestone County Blackburn Sivley CD Ges Loyd’s Snus Store Electric Department PWA Electric System Sherard, Jr Belabama Loretto,curtis
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