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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1929
Page
5
Miss Lizzie White and Cody Sweetland of Athens were wed in a ceremony conducted by Thomas E. Willis of the First Christian church. The couple will reside in Limestone County and share in social events and gatherings across the Athens area.
A long list of residents and guests with arrivals and departures. J W Warren and wife arrive from Newnan to oversee Lee James establishment for two weeks. Others visit Birmingham, Meridian, Montgomery, and various cities. several families travel to Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Ohio. Local social ties include new guests, returns home, and weekend outings.
Jane Houston once a leading actress with John Drew stars as Widow Biddle on a WEAF radio Friday night escapade. Gus and Louie operate a garage with Arthur Pryor’s band providing musical backing. Houston, Texas, has appeared on stage in the U S and London and treats radio as a diversion.
Mrs. Nellie Grey Browning of West Virginia was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jones in Hartselle on Friday for a social visit.
Washington reports indicate administration forces in the Senate aim for a middle path on tariff revision. Senator Edge advocates cutting down the house bill in some industrial schedules while raising others. Foreign protests, especially from Canada over shingles lumber and cattle, draw administration concern.
Judge C E Thomas state superintendent of banks and three examiners face Jefferson County grand jury probes into Birmingham district bank closings. Horace Wilkinson liquidating agent for Woodlawn and Avondale banks also ordered to testify. Subpoenas issued by Attorney General Charlie C McCall seek bank records.
Elizabeth May Hamilton aged 55 wife of Robert J Hamilton died Wednesday at Piney Chapel Ath ens route 1 after a heart illness. Funeral at Methodist church with Rev S E Maples. Interment Poplar Creek cemetery pallbearers Robert Bates Emmett Black Curtis Black Clendon Beckham Gordon Miller Worth Thompson. Survived by husband six sons Floyd George Robert Jr Lifford Clayton Ellam and two daughters Ethel and Louise.
Decatur residents who have not paid street tax are reminded that the final payment date is Monday July 15. After this date tax becomes delinquent and penalties apply. Over 2 000 notices to pay street tax were served this year.
A daughter named Angeline was born to Mr. and Mrs. Angel Stamos on July 6. The family announces the new arrival.
A Washington garden party at the White House features Mrs Hoover in a California garden setting with fountains, flowers, and guests in bright chiffons. Disabled veterans greet the President and Mrs Hoover on the lawn as nurses and Red Cross volunteers serve refreshments and socialize.
This article explains building a garden compost pile with weeds grass clippings and leaves layered with soil to produce a rich mix. It covers pile height four to five feet turning timing moisture control and annual renewal plus cautions on burning and disease.
Louisville & Nashville veteran engineer T. V. Harrison was seriously injured in an accident and spent an extended period confined in a Birmingham hospital. He is now back home and able to be about, to the relief and pleasure of many friends.
W A Curry, a certified public accountant from Memphis Tennessee, is in the city on business.
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