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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1929
Page
8
Washington July 3 The airports section of the aeronautics branch under Col. Harry H. Blee has begun classifying facilities under commerce rules. Over twenty cities have applied for ratings as field workers will inspect projects. The A 1 A rating denotes highest compliance with regulations.
Mrs Charters Morgan of Tully New York praises Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She says they reduced illness after trying other medicines and plans to continue use. Her testimonial extols the products as worth their weight in gold.
Central time radio guide lists WEAF and associated stations with 5:30 to 11:00 PM programs led by Shilkret Rudy Vallee and many orchestras. Chicago WJZ WBBM WENR WGN WLS WMAQ WOC WCX WJR and others are shown with hourly dance music, orchestras, and variety programs.
Announcement today sets an all day singing at Mt. Zion next Sunday July 7. Everyone is invited to attend and a varied program has been arranged for the day. Singers are urged to join.
Officers of the Ninth Street Methodist church authorized the installation of electric fans in the building as part of recent improvements at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street.
Dr. R. T. Tyler presiding elder of the Decatur district and his family, currently visiting relatives in Birmingham, are due to return home this afternoon.
Rev. George E. Boyd, pastor of the First Methodist church, who has been ill, is expected to lead prayer services this evening. He preached for the first time in several weeks this Sunday.
Morgan county health department officials said offices will remain open Thursday and field workers will keep administering typhoid vaccines across the county, aiming to finish the program within the week.
Y M C A secretary C J Randolph will visit the big camp to supervise activities for the Fourth of July. He plans to receive about 20 boys who are expected to be entertained there next week.
Miss Roberta Kincaid is resting well after an operation at Baugh's infirmary Tuesday morning.
The official board of the Ninth Street Methodist church held an important meeting last night in the church parsonage.
C M Keys was named president of Curtiss Wright Corporation the world’s largest aeronautical organization formed as a holding company to oversee ten aviation concerns with assets totaling 70 million 99 thousand dollars.
Irish bred horses dominated the season winning eight of ten major races in England this year. Local connections celebrated a strong performance across the circuit with notable victories and rising profiles.
Mrs Olive Johnson socialist labor party nominee for New York mayor says she will tackle duties with grit and opposes chivalry from politicians. At 54 she edits The Weekly People and commutes from Brooklyn to Manhattan by crossing Brooklyn Bridge to her office. She aims to reform education to teach socialist principles and improve rapid transit while stressing leadership based on persons not sex.
The narrative recalls a woman who raised family in private homes while pursuing schooling and, after marrying Oscar Johnson and his death, moved to New York to attend Hunter College. She earned the college degree she long desired and joined socialist labor circles.
The text notes that eleven years ago she became editor of The Weekly People. It records a landmark career point for a female editor in a historic newspaper context.
Mr and Mrs Victor Wiberg and their son Raymond of Birmingham are expected to visit Rev and Mrs George B Boyd as they travel to Duluth Minnesota to see Mr Wibergs parents during their trip.
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