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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1938
Page
8
The Sand Mountain community gathers as undertakers seek an old-fashioned high top hearse to carry Walt Cagle to his grave after his weather forecasting fame. His coffin is described as 7 feet long and 31 inches high, with heavy ropes to lower it, in a grave measuring 4 by 8.5 feet.
The Mt Hope area notes include Mrs Dee Steenson improving after months of illness and others visiting relatives in nearby towns. Local residents share visits with family members, attend a singing at the Russellville court house, and send congratulations as Rev N D Crawford leaves for Bible training in North Carolina.
Mrs. Mary Mederchuck of Stafford Springs reports a turkey gobbler is doing a better hatch than any she has seen. He hatched 22 chicks a month ago and now has eleven more eggs under him.
Rev. I D Broadwell delivered a sermon at the Baptist church. Elbert Goodson returned home after visiting his parents. Mrs. W C Williams visited Mrs Vinna Black. Miller Haga's son remains ill. Mr and Mrs B L Thomas spent Friday in Arab. Whisenant visited his mother Mollie Whisenant. William Jackson's wife Katy Jackson died. Nettie Hipps visited Mrs Verne Thomas. Elmer Jackson and Laura Jackson attended Katy Jackson's funeral. Lilian Childers was the Pit guest of Delia West. Broadwell and family visited Lacey's Spring church. Singing at Farm Pritchett's Saturday night. William D King visited the community Saturday.
Girl Scouts of America troop 3 held a candlelight investiture at Central Methodist church with Miss Mary Louise Reed leading. The ceremony saw named recruits receive the tender foot pin and others earn badges including the first class badge for Kathleen McGilathery. Boy Scouts assisted and the service closed with taps.
Paris reports a Franco Turkish treaty of friendship ending the dispute over Alexandretta. The agreement includes a mutual security guarantee for Alexandretta with equal French and Turkish troops, plus a six month collaboration involving France Turkey and Syria ahead of a three power pact of friendship and good neighborliness.
Washington July 1 federal taxes were lifted from a dozen items including toothpaste soaps furs phonograph records sporting goods cameras and chewing gum starting at midnight. The rate cut on matches and other items accompanied a tax increase on newly manufactured liquor from 2 to 2.25 per gallon.
A group of Morgan County women attended the Home Demonstration Club rally in Hartwell last Wednesday. Local residents, including Mr and Mrs Troy Kennedy of Cullman, are settling into new housing with connections to the highway project and visits to Sheffield and Decatur.
Chicago reports that New York Rhode Island New Jersey and Kentucky join Illinois Michigan Connecticut New Hampshire and Wisconsin in new or updated venereal disease blood tests and physician examinations for marriage and prenatal care. Some changes take effect immediately while others begin in 1940.
A special meeting of the stewards board at the First Methodist Church is scheduled for Sunday morning after the 11 o'clock service. Chairman James H. Johnson urged all board members to attend for discussion of an important business item.
James R. Paul aged 105, the oldest Confederate Army veteran, arrived at Gettysburg National Military Park for the 75th annual Battle of Gettysburg observance.
Washington July 1 chairman May of Kentucky said the creation of a single department of national defense would be the big item on the house military committee agenda in the 1939 congress. The move seeks to merge army and navy and their air forces under one defense agency with a single cabinet officer.
A speaker argued that aviation would yield better coordination, lower costs, and more efficiency across operations and markets. The claim highlighted streamlined routes, economies of scale, and improved reliability for travelers and businesses.
The passage notes a stark contrast in India between the wealthiest rulers and the poorest peasants, highlighting extreme inequality in living conditions and economic status across the country.
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