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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1930
Page
7
Thirty Kiwanis members from Decatur will travel to the Sheffield Hotel for a luncheon meeting. Dr A J Perolio said the group plans to reach by 1 15 pm and expects broad attendance from clubs across the state.
Mrs. A Tunstall director of Child Welfare in Alabama and Miss Elizabeth Allen director of Extension Work spoke at a Morgan county Child Welfare Board meeting on Monday. They reviewed the welfare program and county accomplishments and urged full cooperation from board members.
An intensive campaign against malaria is planned in Colbert County. Health workers conduct a county wide survey to prepare a screening drive. Officials note malaria is mosquito transmitted and that unscreened homes pose greater risk than screened ones.
County residents gather Sunday for a community sing at the Nazarene church in Hartselle with a public invitation to attend and join the event.
Report describes a man found on a road with clothing on and later replaced by officers who found soft drink bottles nearby. Dr. Dinsmore initially judged intoxication and did not stop. A second man, a negro, was later observed lying on the ground near the prior location at about 7 30, prompting caution about possible foul play or accident.
Eight more requests for absentee ballots were received at the Probate Judge’s office for the upcoming Democratic primary on August 12. Officials expect a flurry of additional requests in the coming days and anticipate mailing ballots to reach an average total.
Tennesseans Miss Alma Counts and Jack Mc Clelland of Red Boiling Springs Tenn passed through Decatur today en route home by motor. Mc Clelland recently finished his training at the C M T C in Anniston. Counts is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Counts of the Palace hotel. Both have many friends among Red Boiling visitors.
Harris Bottis of New York Hats suffers illness from malaria and friends rue the affliction as word reaches his circle.
A dense listing of programs across stations including WABC WJZ CBS chain and NBC affiliates. Entries show time slots from 6:00 to 11:00 with orchestras, harmonies, mid week programs, and specialty shows. Stations cited include WWJ WSAI KSD WOWO WTMJ WJDX WTOP and many more across the country.
A dense schedule of radio programs across Chicago and other cities listing station call letters, times, and show types from music and dance to talk and vaudeville. Notable names include WEAF WJZ WLS WMAQ WABC and stations in Cincinnati Detroit Minneapolis St Paul St Louis Atlanta Birmingham Dallas Fort Worth Louisville Nashville and more.
A memorial and funeral notices section lists eCards and memorials for Uhanke Sin along with funeral directors and related monuments. It covers cemetery lots, flowers, and mourning goods, plus religious and social event notices from the community.
Charles W. Gnatt Elmore County Circuit Court Clerk seeks a vote estimate from Morgan County officials for the upcoming election in Wetumpka noting the August 12 date. The inquiry aims to gauge expected turnout and vote-taker needs.
The list of officers to conduct the August 12 democratic primary was prepared today under party primary regulations. Candidates for county and local, state and national offices submitted names to choose the officers from for the election.
A county candidate voiced confidence that a normal vote will be cast in the Democratic primary on August 12. The candidate reported broad support across the county with little dissent in the party ranks.
Mrs. W. A. Sullivan leaves today for Winona Lake Indiana to attend the Photographers Association of America summer school. She will also take a post graduate course in coloring before returning to Decatur.
Mrs J A Allen of Allen's Beauty Shoppe leaves for Chicago to enter the Eugene Ltd. school of permanent waving. She will take a brush up course in all other phases of beauty culture at the Oriental System Beauty School, where she completed her beautician course seven years ago.
Dr. George Boyd pastor of the First Methodist church will travel to Red Boiling Springs on August 4 for his annual vacation and will be accompanied by Mrs. Boyd.
Rev R T Tyler presiding elder of the Decatur district released his weekend itinerary. He will preach on the Danville circuit at Upton's chapel and on Caddo circuit with morning service at 11 o'clock followed by conference in the afternoon.
Mrs. Lilly Schulman and her daughter Miss Sadie Schulman, once notable Decatur residents now living in Nashville, are spending a few days in the city visiting friends and familiar places.
The temperature stood at 102 degrees shortly before 1 PM, one degree below Tuesday’s 103, as scattered thunder showers and overcast skies promised some relief from several days of intense heat gripping the region.
Alton Williams has gone to Paint Rock Alabama for a two weeks visit in the southeastern town.
W. B. Markstein is expected to return Saturday from Greenville and Demopolis Alabama where he has been away for some time return anticipated after recovery and travel.
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