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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1915

Page

3

Rev L J Mays Sermon At Central Baptist

Rev L J Mays of St Stephens New Brunswick Canada preached at Central Baptist last night to a large appreciative audience. He offered five points on worldly gain versus soul salvation including eternity versus thirty years life, the dangers of sin, and Satan’s sway over Christ. Deacon W R Spight introduced the visiting minister and Miss Cl ara Worthington played the organ for a full choir.

L. T. Mays St. Stephens New Brunswick Canada Central Baptist Church Charlemange Moséa Hell Heaven Hades Satan Christ Prince of Peace Mays U. S Washington W. R. Spight Clara Worthington

Morgan County Pensions Board Affidavits Filed

Drs. W H Long and G R Sullivan of the Morgan County Board of Pensions presided at the courthouse as a large crowd of veterans and widows of ex Confederate soldiers gathered to make pension affidavits yesterday.

Phone 46 and Subscribe for the Decatur Daily

A brief notice urging readers to call 46 for subscription information to the Decatur Daily. It emphasizes subscribing to receive the latest local news and updates.

Decaturs New Decatur

Long grass ends for AWS prisoner escape death in swamp

Kerry A Hodgina provides graphic details of the sensational case. The prisoner fled into a swamp and died, ending the long grass period. Authorities investigate the escape and death materialize as a major incident in the region.

Kerry A Hodgina AL Case

Alleged mail defrauder thought dead after river chase

Secret Service pursuit of Ed Davis, once a Vinegar broker in the De caturs near Mobile, ends with a jump from a fast train into the Tensaw swamp. Hodgins recounts Davis fleeing across the country after a Los Angeles arrest and a failed escape on a $2000 bond, with a heartbreaking scene of Davis’s wife and child as the train departed. The riverine search continues as authorities fear the drowned man is Davis.

United States Secret Service Ed Davis Decaturs Tensawawamps Mobile Berry A. Hodgins Los Angeles Cal Davis Hodgins Shreveport Sacramento Pacific Coast Yond Louisiana Alabama Tensaw Moblie Ents AC Rail Mr. Hodgins Hild-Ike Angin

Champions Edge Despite Rally By Y Team In Narrow Loss

The North Alabama Champions suffered a 5 to 3 defeat to the Y squad in a fast game marked by squeezed plays. Roberts held his own on the mound but received shaky support as Cy Graham and his teammates produced timely hits and base running to clinch the win.

North Alabama N. A Cy” Graham Roberts Graham Rha Red” Roberts Grasse F. Halbrooks Wild Scott Carter Bragg Duncan Halbrooks C. Halbrooks Mitweedie Steadman Surrat Baker Keystone Shackelord Robert Renter Frohoff Irwin

Local Market Price Items Corrected for Hens and More

Local market lines show hens at 10 cents per pound and spring chicken at 16 cents for 14 pounds. Roosters 9 cents per pound, eggs not candied 10 1/2 cents per dozen, butter 14 to 15 cents per pound, less than one pound 12 cents, begs cased and candied 12 cents per ton.

M. L. Schulman

Wood for Sale Near Wilder Place in New Decatur

Heater or stove wood offered by Wilder Place at 124 New Decatur. Call for price and availability.

Wilder Place New Decatur

Germans Evade U S Censorship via Wireless Method

New York dispatch reports that the Sayville wireless censorship is being bypassed by German agents. Dr Kitse of Philadelphia is said to have devised a method enabling interference with government surveillance.

New York United States Sayville Kitse Philadelphia

Excellent Potatoes Grower W M Nix Sr

W M Nix Sr reports a fine potato crop with Irish potatoes weighing over half a pound each and of superior quality. He is recognized as a leading local grower.

W. M. Nix, Sr Mr. Nix

Mobile Man Thanks Chemist for Mayr Remedy

A Mobile man recounts long stomach troubles and a rapid recovery after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Jerome Nicholas credits the treatment with renewed energy and urges others to try the product, claiming lasting relief for liver and intestinal issues.

Jerome Nicholas Mobile Mayr Nicholas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Walier Mademoiselle Devitz Brock Spight Co., Distributors Decatur, Ala Delite and Star Theatres Gulf Coast Pascagoula Biloxi Gulfport Bay St. Louis H. F. Jackson THE Coca-Cola Co Atlanta L. J. Mays Central Baptist County Board Margaret Clark Masonic Theatre Gaday R. H A. C MC. A Tory Owl Decatur Pride Ala Oak Street D. C. Adams Grant St Lampkin Insurance and Realty Co E. J. Guy Mgr Decatur Ice Cream Co Reg At Bao C. E. Malone Pike Chas. E. Layman Flint East Moulton St J. W. Fraham Kaiser International News Service Chicago Ten Federal Reserve System Central National Bank New Decatur, Ala J.E. Privett Second Avenue Harges Itm J. S. Walker & Co Harry J. Frahn First National Bank Nashville, Tenn Theresa Wallen East Vine 4Th Ave 5Th Ave Maple St Af Morgan Co
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