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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1940
Page
7
The document dated December 8, 1939 notes completion of the contract and that Morgan County will make final settlement within thirty days after the first publication. The notice is dated July 20, 1940 with subsequent publication dates July 20 August 5 12 19. A Berney Jones signs.
Announcement from Fairview cemetery six southeast of Hartselie states cleaning will occur Friday August 2. Volunteers meet at eight a.m. to assist. eight ships arrived today bearing 14 wage items marked with the name Duke of Windsor and crest. ship left Live eight days ago carrying 778 passengers, 272 of them British Panareas, all with parents. Capacity listed as 1,600 persons.
A Sunday July 28 surprise birthday dinner honored Mrs. George W. Johnson at Mrs. Willie Lee Johnson’s home north of Athens. Attending were numerous Johnsons, their children, and relatives from Decatur, Birmingham, Wilson Dam, and nearby areas, plus friends and families including the Allfreys and Evanses.
Scottsboro Ala July 20 two men were held as material witnesses in the death of Henry Battles 30. Sheriff C L Simmons said Battles father in law Marion Johnson and Dewey Transfantead were in custody. Battles was found near his home with a battered skull.
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