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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
3
T Ryan chairman of the event committee finished plans for a courthouse sing at the county building on Saturday and Sunday August 2 and 3. The program starts at 9 am each day with singers from across the region anticipated. He expects 200 to 300 delegates and hopes local homes will host visitors as in prior years.
The weather bureau reports a maximum temperature of 98 degrees and a minimum of 70 degrees with observations at seven o’clock this morning.
The weather bureau states Decatur and surrounding areas had no rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at seven this morning.
The Tennessee river level measured 1.4 feet at River Stationary today, indicating the river remains steady with a modest depth reading. No flooding reported and gauges show normal flow for the season.
Hart sel le Morgan County note reports a singing school at Johnson's Chapel on the Danville and Decatur pike two miles southwest of Neel starting August 4 at 2 15 o clock. More than 50 signed up for rudiments theory and practice harmony and voice culture with quartet emphasis led by Leonard Wallace. Col John A Liske of Mount Gilead N C marked as surviving pallbearer of Stonewall Jackson just celebrated his 91st birthday.
In a chatty tale, Peggy and friends meet Geology and the Little Black Clock to explore gravitation. They discuss the earth’s movement, unseen forces, and how gravity keeps things grounded, linking ideas to Newton and the apple as they look forward to meeting Geology’s unseen children.
In Alabama the fall army worm has appeared in crops including corn and soybeans. Entomologist Prof. J. M. Robinson reports reports from Headland Oneonta and Hamilton, noting the pest in several counties. A recommended control mix of calcium arsenate and hydrated lime is advised.
A Huntsville gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Williams entertained several young guests at the Crystal Plunge swimming pool. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bullard, Mr. and Mrs. Logan Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Fiske, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Benson, Mrs. R. A. Boggs, Ada Belle Bullard, Mrs. Guy F. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Paperjoy, and Mr. and Mrs. Williams.
A federal research program examines starches from southern crops for textile use. Sweet potatoes, a leading Alabama product, are tested to see if their starch can be produced cheaply enough to compete with corn starch, with Auburn conducting the experiments to lower costs for profitable commercial use.
The United States Bureau of Standards selects Alabama for two additional experimental plants to support farm research. Sites will be at Alabama Polytechnic Institute and the University of Alabama, following a first plant established in Anniston. At Auburn the project will focus on production improvements.
Jameson, nine, inherits his father Wylie P. Jameson of New York and a $20,000 estate. If the father had outlived the son the sum would have passed to Col. Charles Lindbergh and Gene Tunney.
People from across the state will gather August 28 for the Epworth League Institute at John H Snead Seminary. Registration starts Saturday afternoon with a get acquainted hour and dinner. A reception and group prayers follow Saturday night. Sunday includes an early devotional and Student Council meeting. Faculty include Clyde E. Baker and Mrs. Baker among others.
Charles G. Dawes announced Col. John S. Sewell of Birmingham will oversee all foreign participation in the Chicago 1933 World Fair. Sewell heads to London late August to organize the exposition's foreign office and confer with other nation representatives.
The Rev W A Murphy and Rev John A King join Rev C V Bellamy and Mrs John A King in organizing a daily vacation Bible school with Dean in charge of music and evangelism. Officers include Mr Baker as president and Miss Alice Peterson Heflin as vice president along with secretary Miss Lois Walton Odenville. The council also includes Mrs Fred E Green Tarrant Miss Gertrude Barton Cordova Miss Julia Atkins Heflin and Miss Vina Nelson Birmingham.
Prof W J Loeffel of the University of Nebraska advises stock feeders to consider low priced wheat as hog feed. Laundries use about 52 000 bales of cotton annually.
The Methodist Laymens Club of Birmingham adopts erection of a memorial recitation building at Birmingham Southern State for 1930. It honors Dr. Frank Brandon, a noted Methodist leader. Executive committee members include Harry Denman K E Cooper Forney W Brandon Hubert Searcy and G E Snavely. Dr. Brandon previously served as financial secretary of the Alabama conference and other church roles.
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