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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1936

Page

2

16 Crewmembers Feared Lost In Lake Michigan Disaster

Survivors and rescuers pieced together the wreck of a vessel that sank after listing in heavy seas between 2 and 3 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Coast guard and harbor crews evacuated survivors from the lake and recovered more bodies as 15 missing crewmembers were listed among the dead in a South Chicago incident.

C. D. Brown Coast Guard John M. Johnson Johnson A. E. Pierce Calumet Harbor 86Th Street R.A. Carlson

Moulton Area Personalities And Local Notices

County Agent J E B Carter and W H Hardin attended Huntsville meetings to aid drought stricken Alabama farmers. Mrs Johnnie Jackson Eva Jackson and Catherine Jackson visited Moulton. J Clark Hodgins Wayne Gentry traveled to Albertville. Jasper Hodgins returned from Albertville. L W Gentry visited Courtland on business. D A Kimbrel Courtland visited Moulton as Supt Nathaniel Almon visited for county building program. Mrs J T Counts and daughter Jimmie Dean and Mrs Albert Tease of Florence visited relatives. A B Young Landersville visited Moulton. H C Long has been gravely ill at Irwin and Quar hospital. Citizens Bank board of directors to meet at 3 pm. L Judy remains away on vacation after illness. J Heflin visiting daughter in Asheville NC. Emily Gentry of Washington DC visiting Moulton. S B Norwood route 4 brought peaches from his farm near Moulton the prize crop. John Payne transacted business out of town.

J. E B. Carter Lawrence County Huntsville Alabama Johnnie Jackson Eva Jackson Catherine Jackson Moulton J. Clark Hodgins Wayne Gentry Albertville Ala Jasper Hodgins L. W. Gentry Courtland D. A.kimbrel Nathaniel Almon J. T. Counts Jimmie Dean Albert Tease Florence A. B. Young Landersville H. C. Long Irwin and Quar Hospital Citizens Bank Bank L. Judy Judy J. H. Heflin Asheville

Submarine C-3 Declared Lost After Rebel Plane Bombing

Gibraltar July 20. Lighthouse keepers report observing a Spanish government submarine C-3 bombed by a rebel seaplane south of Europa Point. They say the submarine vanished after bombs exploded within 30 feet, as a Spanish flying boat from Algeciras approached Ceuta.

Gibraltar Europa Point Algeciras Ceuta Spanish Morocco

Daily Care Of Teeth Wise By GLADYS GLAD

Advice on dental hygiene from Dear Miss Glad. Do not use powdered pumice daily as it damages enamel. have teeth cleaned by a dentist and brush properly. Also notes on softening hard water with bran method and cautious use of borax in baths. includes reader submissions on weight loss.

Gladys Glad America Miss Glad Leona Daisy Glad

Big Fair Plans Take Shape in Courtland

Officials of the Lawrence County air Association announce plans for the Fourth Annual Lawrence County Fair to be held at Courtland from September 21 to 26. Free attractions are contracted, the annual catalog and premium list are being prepared, and Opportune rains have improved crops. Agricultural booths will be run by county schools with individual exhibits also featured.

Courtland Ala Lawrence County Air Association Lawrence County

Ethiopians Repel Attack on Italian Garrison Near Addis Ababa

An official communique reports Ethiopian bandit groups attacked a garrison in the woods south of Addis Ababa yesterday. Italian forces repelled the assault with very severe losses for the attackers.

Rome Addis Ababa

Bleaching Hair With White Henna Based Paste

An old beauty method describes bleaching superfluous hair using a white henna paste. Mix Magnesia chalk with peroxide and ammonia to form a thick paste, apply to hairy areas, let dry, then rinse with tepid water. Peroxide and ammonia perform the bleaching, chalk provides moisture.

Rosalie

Weight guidelines for a 20-year-old girl

The statement suggests a target weight of 128 pounds for a girl described as five feet five inches tall and 20 years old. It presents a personal guideline rather than a medical assessment.

Joan

Goodyear Tire Story of Progress and Leadership

P W Litchfield president explains Goodyear’s role in lowering tire costs and boosting miles per dollar since 1908. Goodyear’s output grew from 4,476 tires in 1902 to 15,779,291 in 1935 with world wide plants and 45,000 employees.

Goodyear Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Charles Goodyear Akron Ohio Los Angeles Calif Gadsden Ala Cumberland Canada England Australia Argentina Java Sumatra Dutch East, Indies Philippines Arizona New England Georgia Alabama California P. W. Litchfield Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co

FrGus on Ray Detectors Detect a Man One Mile Away

This curious World notes that ray detectors sensitive to heat can locate a person one mile distant through fog or darkness by body heat.

Williams

City bans bottled drinks and bans chairs at matches

Orlando city officials moved to curb violence after last week's ring invasion in which a wrestler was assaulted with bottles and shards. Officials barred sale of bottled drinks at future matches and ordered chairs bolted to the floor.

Troops Begin Demobilization After Talladega Riot

At Talladega Alabama a special grand jury recesses as wounded testify. About 50 of 100 state militia troops are withdrawn with all guardsmen to be out by week end. Two men killed and 17 wounded in rioting near Samoset textile mills amid labor tensions. Ten people held on murder warrants.

Talladoga Ala Ramoset John G. Coleman R. B. Carr John T. Moore John Bryant Bryant Joe Hayes Talladega Grand Jury Samoset

Polish hurricane leaves twelve dead and many injured

A hurricane swept Poland killing twelve people and injuring about one hundred. Winds damaged twenty farm villages and were accompanied by thunderstorms across the region.

Warsaw Poland

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