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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1939

Page

9

Boy Scout Troop 11 Holds Rainy Delano Park Meeting

Troop Eleven of Boy Scouts met at Delano Park near the tennis courts Saturday night. Assistant Scoutmasters Emory Teague and Louis Mann led a small group despite continuous rain. They cooked wieners over a charcoal burner and served sauerkraut mustard candy. The next meeting is set for Tuesday night August 1 to welcome home E. E. Speer recently at Camp West Moreland.

Delano Park Emory Teague Louis Mann E. E. Speer Camp Westmoreland

Veteran dies funeral services set for James N. Gunnels

Montgomery Alabama July 31 funeral services will be held today for James N. Gunnels 75 a resident of the city. He died yesterday at a local hospital after a brief illness. Survived by his widow two daughters and two sons. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Smith funeral home.

Montgomery Ala James N. Gunnels

Prohibition Guards Mobilized as Bombay Enforces Ban

In Bombay on July 31 volunteers labelled prohibition guards mobilized to back police efforts to close bars at midnight. Government bans carrying razors firearms and stones during the first week of prohibition amid fears of riots among workers. Extra police and hundreds of volunteers plus 200 physical culture institutes join the effort.

Bombay

Longtime state education official dies at Birmingham home

A veteran education attache at the state Department of Education for 30 years died Saturday in Birmingham. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.

State Department of Education Elmwood Cemetery Birmingham

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