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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1930
Page
9
John Wilkes the city license collector planned a rapid drive to serve street tax notices before the due date of Saturday July 5th. Delinquency will follow soon after, and Clerk E W Collier’s office is expected to be busy as hundreds of dollars are collected for the city.
A farmer says last night's rain was widespread though the parched ground drank it up quickly. Cotton and corn looked refreshed this morning and farmers expect further showers to bring substantial crop benefits in the coming days.
Lieutenant Malcolm S. Adams USN, a United States Naval Academy graduate, is expected to move into the coast guard service soon. He has served since graduation and recently applied for the coastwise assignment.
The thermometer rose to 97 degrees on Monday amid a recent pause in heat, with a night low around 67 degrees making conditions comfortable for sleepers.
The Louisville and Nashville and the Southern railway freight houses will be closed all day Friday in observance. Freight office employees may take a one day vacation as a result of the decision announced today by Milton Andrews and E. S. Morrow, freight agents for the L N and Southern respectively.
The Nazarene tent meeting led by Rev. M. L. Garrett on Sixth Avenue between 5th and 6th streets South draws large crowds. Sunday night he preached Christ the Redeemer, with many seeking prayers afterward. Monday’s service also drew a good crowd and more prayed at the altar. Meetings run nightly at 7:30 PM with a 7:00 PM young people's gathering. public invited.
Benevolent Hospital announces two Wednesday meetings at the hospital. The Benevolent Society will meet at 3 30 p m and the hospital board will follow at 4 p m both at the hospital. Members of the society and the board are urged to attend.
Moulton Alabama July 1 rain welcomed the new month over Lawrence county Monday night and Tuesday morning ending a drought that had damaged older corn and hay. Cotton and late plantings show improvement, and gardeners face a promising harvest with gardens recovering from earlier losses.
W A Curry a certified public accountant is here during the week stopping at the Hotel Lyons. Mr and Mrs Curry are now residing in Memphis Tennessee.
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Mount Hope in Lawrence county hosts its annual Fourth of July event attracting 1500 to 3000 locals with a free dinner and public fundraising from soft drinks and ice cream stands. Expected speakers include Ed B. Almon A G Patterson S L Butler and Melvin Hutson with limited speaking time. Other county picnics scheduled include Mount Moriah Moulton C C Smith School Hatton with Tom Heflin and additional politicians set to attend.
Data from Tuskegee Institute shows nine lynchings in the first six months of 1930, up from 1929 and 1928, with one white and eight Black victims. Offenses include rape, murder, bombing a house, and attempted rape across Florida Georgia Mississippi Oklahoma South Carolina and Texas.
Judge A. G. Patterson, candidate for the Democratic congressional nomination, left this morning for Madison County to spend two or three days promoting his candidacy. He said he is greatly pleased with the Madison County democracy rallying to his cause.
On this page readers find the latest listings in the buying and selling world with a focus on new farm supplies and related market details for today.
The Alabama Farm Production periodical reports in June that oats, Irish potatoes, tame hay, and pastures lag last year due to May dryness while fruit shows promise with higher apple peach and pear levels. Milk yield per cow per day is down, egg production rises, and overall farm labor is more abundant as May rains improved in the latter half.
Limestone county farm agent J T Belue outlines a method to accelerate late fall potato yields using ethelene chlorohydrine. Process includes dipping cut seed, brief exposure, cool storage, and careful planting with doubled potash, followed by shallow top dressing and bed shaping.
The Morgan county jail population dropped by three as state officers moved convicted prisoners to the state penitentiary in Montgomery. One of the trio was Oris Gaines, a Black man convicted on Saturday in the killing of his brother Sam Gaines.
Lawrence county board of education decided last Friday to open summer schools on July 14 for two months. Only a few districts favor a summer or divided term, and records show attendance will not rise much versus continuous terms. Parents feel little is gained as summer terms clash with meetings, picnics, barbecues, haying, and farm work.
D C Birdwell has relocated his family from Harris to Route No 1 Tanner in a move noted in local records.
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