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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1927
Page
7
Mrs Jennie Bowers is gravely ill at the home of her sister Mrs Julia Gibson on Moulton Pike. Friends express hope for her recovery. The Daily covers Lawrence Limestone and Morgan counties with correspondents in all three.
Sealed bids for grading and draining 8.46 miles of road between Decatur and Courtland, Alabama, are due August 23 1927 at noon in Montgomery. Plans include clearing, excavation, concrete work, culverts, pipes, and bridge work with a $4000 certified check required. The State Highway Department reserves the right to reject any bid.
Revisions to cotton movement rules due to pink boll worm and Thurberia weevil infestations in Texas New Mexico and Arizona authorize disinfection and compression of lint and require permits for moving cottonseed products bagging and related materials. The changes expand the infested areas including Cochise Graham and Greenlee in Arizona and Grant Hidalgo and Luna in New Mexico.
Dr. G. R. Sullivan, a beloved royal physician in his tenth year, is able to be out after several days of indisposition. He returned to his home here last week from Red Roiling Springs and had been confined to his bed, causing concern among friends.
Neighborhood reactions to Jo's efforts in Decatur are divided. Some residents welcome the boost while others worry about unintended consequences and overall impact on the community.
Alabama fertilizer sales are believed to be about 15 percent lower this year than last as business conditions tighten. Demand is not expected to rebound until spring and buying for the current year is nearly finished.
Friends report Lamar Penney, noted local realtor, is somewhat improved today and confined to his home at 906 8th Avenue East Mt. Penney suffers an infected foot but is advancing toward recovery.
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