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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1929
Page
2
A Chicago women's club debating smoking in its new rooms fought a clash between modern and old fashioned factions. Some members oppose smoking for tone and example, while others defend a woman's right to choose. The economic need to rent the space helps fuel the debate as the club faces debt.
W. E. Roper of Speaker Roper firm has recovered enough from a broken leg suffered during a fishing trip to be moved to his home. Friends are pleased as his condition is described as steadily improving.
North Alabama friends mourn the health of Judge Thomas C. McClellan who remains critically ill at his Birmingham home after months of declining health. The article notes family and friends are hoping for a recovery despite the grave condition.
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W. W. Benson Decatur E L Hayes and Miss Ola Barnard Hartselle among representatives at the annual meeting of county and city superintendents held at Florence State Teachers College Wednesday and Thursday. Dr R E Tidwell state superintendent of education Gratton Payne state statistician and Dr Paul Houndell presided. Topics included teacher qualification equalization fund budget planning and supervision with a Morgan County club social hour Wednesday evening.
Government observer Z Trimble reports Decatur had zero precipitation in the last 24 hours. No rain observed in the region.
The ad claims malarial sickness leaves you tired weak and with poor appetite and sallow complexion. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a quick remedy to restore strength by increasing red blood cells and improving appetite while claiming a healthy red blood blood. Pleasant to take and priced 60 cents.
One thousand farmers from Limestone and nearby counties are expected to attend the annual farm bureau rally in Athens on July 16. Featuring Congressman Lister Hill and Prof. L Duncan of Auburn, the event will cover latest agricultural developments with the main meeting at the courthouse and an outdoor option if crowd size requires. County Agent J. T. Belue and Noel Stewart organize the gathering including a barbecue dinner.
Rev. Paulk of Birmingham conducted the regular prayer services at the Church of God on Sixth avenue south attracting a large audience. He remained in the city briefly before heading to Limestone county for a prolonged meeting.
The Tennessee River continued to fall today and reached a stage of 62 feet.
Reverend Turk, Hartselle pastor, begins a two week revival at the Church of God on Sixth avenue south. Services run nightly at 7:30 PM with no Saturday evening meeting. Announcement by Rev. W. H. Moore invites the public to attend and notes features to be announced later.
Maynard Laymon, boys' work director at the YMCA, will leave for Virginia to stay two or three weeks at the YMCA training camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hundreds of YMCA workers from across the country attend the camp each summer.
A North Carolina druggist notes a five ingredient formula not linked to a single cause, claiming immediate complete relief for headaches neuralgic or rheumatic pains. The B C preparation reportedly quiets nerves and leaves users buoyant with no after effects sold in 10c and 25c packages.
Dr Ben Lee Allen and Shelby Phillips, both former Athens boys, have shipped as members of the boat force on an Atlantic liner between New York and London. Phillips is a crew member, while Allen, a recent medical college graduate, serves as a surgeon aboard the vessel. They plan an around the world voyage after several crossings.
Rufus Stewart a 17 year old negro was bound over by Judge J E Clem in Inferior Court on a murder charge for the Bele Mina neighborhood killing of Jimmie Donnell also 17. Stewart is said to have shot Donnell in the back after Donnell struck him twice with a garden rake handle. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon with many spectators present.
Government observers report a maximum temperature of 87 degrees this morning and a night minimum of 70 degrees. The data reflects local meteorological readings for the region.
Lynn Mass July 12 two painters fell thirty feet from scaffolding and both hair turned gray due to buckets of paint. The incident is described as a true story with the color on their heads caused by the fall.
Route 4 resident visiting the city on Thursday afternoon for business. The article notes the National marble shooting competition was inaugurated in Atlantic City in 1927.
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