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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1939

Page

3

Science May Be Close To Great Discovery The Source Of Flu Epidemics

The American Medical Association reports Dr. R. E. Shope of Rockefeller Institute may have found the influenza origin. Earthworms and hogs are linked as carriers through lungworm parasites, with the virus possibly persisting in swine and transforming in earthworms. The Journal notes if confirmed, much virus literature could be rewritten.

Chicago American Medical Association Association R. E. Shope Rockefeller Institute Shope Medical

Time Extension for Hog Owners in City

Mayor T R Harrison announced an extension of time to November 1 for enforcing the hog law. The city will enforce the ordinance immediately if not complied, stating that noncompliant owners will be forced to remove their hogs to avoid hardship.

T. R. Harrison Harrison

Linden High Player Seeks Nightwatchman Job

Linden Alabama July 20. Johnnie Perry end of Linden high school football team seeks nightwatchman work. He suffers nighttime nightmares so vivid he jumps from bed and once charged into a wire fence causing four six inch gashes on his legs.

Linden Ala Johnnie Perry Johnnie

Former WPA official given suspended sentence in Tennessee

Daniel Campbell former WPA official and former airport project construction manager in Knoxville received a two year suspended sentence today by Federal Judge George C Taylor after being convicted last week of diverting WPA funds to his own use Campbell was placed on probation and will serve no jail time unless he violates terms of the suspended sentence.

Knoxville Tenn Daniel Campbell WPA George C. Taylor Corrinne Lynn Corrine T 8 Frank Sarah Anne Bob Robin

Night of upheaval shadows a small town romance

In a moonlit churchyard Sarah Anne and Bob Kennedy discuss Bernice’s marriage to a counted escort and a vanished lover. Morning finds Sarah Anne coping with fear, Corrinne’s worry, and police interest as Lynn’s scandal rides on.

Sarah Anne Bob Kennedy Bernice Lynn Rhodes

Tribal hero tribute for Kee-too-Wah night hawks near Cookson Hills

Mitchell Curtis Gore notes a Cherokee Kee-too-Wah nanighthawks ceremony honoring tribal heroes and Trail of Tears hardship. Dancers chant and drum from dusk to daybreak then Chief John Redbird Smith, son of the famed chief, walks to Gore to assume police duties.

MITCHELL CURTIS _ GORE Oklo Georgia Oklahomia Sequoyah Redbird Smith John Redbird Smith Gore

Union City boy battler of deadly infection gains ground

ANOTHER OPERATION ERIE Pa July 20 An 11 year old boy Donnie Ryan has endured 42 blood transfusions to fight a dangerous streptococcal infection. He smiles with nurses as he receives another pint of blood from J R Clegg of Toledo a mortician who survived the same infection.

Erie Donnie Ryan Union City J. R. Clegg Toledo

Engineer Albee Resumes Run After Teeth Popping Incident

Santa Fe New Mexican reports engineer Albee on the Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge line coughed and popped his false teeth then stopped the train. Passengers and crew joined a search, found the plate, he cleaned a cinder and climbed back aboard to reach Santa Fe on time.

Santa FE N. M Albee Denver and

Corrinne Dashes From Parsonage As Police Arrive

Corrinne hurried out asking to borrow the car then sped away as a police car pulled up to the curb at the parsonage. Sarah Anne watched the scene with curiosity while Corrinne vanished into the afternoon.

Corrinne Sarah Anne

Community Notes From Morgan County Union Grove

Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry of Brown Valley and a brother from Guntersville. Local crops look good after sunny weather. Wes Whisenant Jr. visited. others attended church, singing, and a Huntsville show. Several residents stayed with relatives and friends across the county. Ralph Cobb and Joyce Jackson are mentioned among the ill and recovering. a birthday party for Evelyn Hipps is noted. Sell that white elephant advertises local ads.

Joan Harding Henry Brown's Valley Guntersville Mollie Whisenant Wesrw Jake Jack Harvel Hartselle Ralph Cobb John Williams Freedom Little Buddy Fannie Harding Lillian Lawrence Helen Lemley Huntsville Will N. Langley Decatur W. B. Lemley Harvey Yancey Little Evelyn Hipps

Riverside official Swindling Tip Backfires On Pickles

In Indianapolis on July 20 an official at Riverside amusement park gave Albert Sanders a $20 bill to buy $20 worth of dill pickles at nearby stores. Sanders returned with several buckets of pickles and said he could only buy $16 worth, needing to go elsewhere for the remaining $4.

Indianapolis Riverside Amusement Rk Albert Sanders Sanders

Man Bonded in Kidnapping Case in Northampton

James J. Kehoe, 24, a former convict, pleaded innocent in district court to kidnapping his ex wife and was held on 11200 bail for a hearing. He also faced charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon and larceny. he was committed to Hampshire county jail in lieu of bail. The arrest followed a witness report and an altercation between the victim's current husband and Kehoe at state police barracks.

Northampton Mass James J. Kehoe Kehoe Hampshire County Bernice Beckwith Cyril Becksmith Beckwith

Backache and leg pains warning sign for kidneys

Article urges readers to see kidney trouble indicated by backache leg pains and urinary changes. It explains kidneys remove acids and waste and warns of blood poisoning if filters fail. Recommends Doan's Pills as relief used by millions for years.

Nature Doan

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