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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1940
Page
3
The article presents monthly absentee data for Morgan County schools during the 1939-40 term starting September 11, detailing white and negro enrollment, reasons for absence such as truancy weather work and poverty, and totals for October and November with figures for tens of thousands of pupil days. It also notes several thousand students not enrolled by December 1.
Vera Mae NeSmith and Virgie Compton wed on January 18 in a small ceremony. The report also notes local residents visiting relatives and a flu confinement for Fannie NeSmith, with several family members listed as guests or visitors.
In Edenton North Carolina on January 31 high winds shifted Rocky Hook Creek and a quick freeze followed. Children used buckets saws and hatchets to harvest fish with white bass reaching 15 pounds among the catch.
Mrs Hazel Little and children Niga Fay and Lewina visited Miss Ora Williams on Monday afternoon. Miss Gracie Mae Yates of Tound Top stayed with her sister a week. W D Hogan visited J D Staples Thursday. Mr and Mrs David Maddox and baby were with J D Staples last week. Guy Millard and Brice Hogan were guests of Tolbert Bird. Walter Williams called on Otes Staples Wednesday. Fred Wilburn visited Walter Williams Sunday night. Lester Cheatham visited his parents Tuesday. Ora Williams spent Wednesday with Hazel Little. Talmadge Little called on. W D Hogan and wife Wednesday. Vermont Brice Hogan spent Thursday night with Taxie Hogan of Andrew. Henry Dotson, Raymond Hogan and Will Dotson visited with Guy and Millard Williams Tuesday.
In San Francisco on January 31, a county clerk cashier reported three consecutive couples paid the $2 marriage license fee, with the brides-to-be making each payment. This leap year note highlights brides taking the initiative at the license window.
Local reports praise Gly-Cas as a remedy for years of pain and faulty elimination. Oscar C Case of 1729 Fifth Ave Bast Decatur and his wife say the herbal capsule improved pains in arms hips and legs with better sleep and energy after years of ineffective treatments. The Gly-Cas man sits at Lords Drug Store Second Road and Moulton Street inviting locals to learn more. price is 1.00 per box or 5.00 for six.
Milwaukee dispatch reports a terrier named Skippy delivered a small tied package to the Charles S. Jackson home after a neighborhood romp. The package contained two unknown items, prompting curiosity about the dropped delivery.
A brief clipping shows a father with four children expressing pride through a handwritten note about cigars. The snippet emphasizes family pride and personal sentiment.
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Ku Klux Klan leader James A Coescott announcing C 1 0 aimed at ousting Communists from control in unions and politics He claims deportation plans for aliens and concentration camps for revolutionaries while denouncing independent action and promising to relay information to authorities.
An old advertisement claims headaches nervousness and cramp like pain signal functional dysmenorrhea from malnutrition. It says CARDUS increases appetite gastric juice flow aiding digestion and building strength, with reduced distress. CARDUI is also endorsed after 50 years of use.
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