Music Scholarships and Social News Highlight Local Hosts
The community lists 1940 music scholarships for U S native youths under 16 valued at 260 dollars yearly for up to three years in voice piano violin and other instruments with Mrs. W P Baugh of Sherman Decatur handling inquiries and applications. Also notes visits and gatherings as Miss Martha Scales hosts guests from Corinth and Roanoke Alabama including Miss Jean Nash Miss Virginia Owens and Miss Annie L Morris guests in town with Miss Wilds entertaining guests at East Walnut Street and a Thursday morning party hosted by Miss Esther Orris at the Morris home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
W. P. Baugh
Sherman Decatur
Martha Scales
Miss Jeans
Corinth
H. K. Tank
L. R. Nash
Virginia Owens
Roanoke
Ala
Perry ‘Wilds
Viv Owens
Wilds
East Walnut Street
Jean Nash
Miss
Esther Orris
George Morris
Nash
H. K Tankersly
Miss Owens
Peggy Wilds
Deep South business up in first half 1940 signals mixed gains
Federal Reserve report shows building permits up 40 percent and pig iron 26 percent, with department store sales 7 percent and construction contracts 14 percent higher than 1939. Commercial failures decline from 364 to 350 in six states. May cash farm income up 21 percent, farm product prices down 8 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Deep South
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
First Christian Church Gets Fresh Paint On Moulton Street
The first Christian church on Moulton street is receiving a new coat of paint. The congregation is also installing several fans to improve auditorium comfort, aiming to be among the city’s most comfortable venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Moulton Street
New State Fuel Law Takes Effect Tomorrow
The statewide law bans gas station dealers from giving or promising benefits or discounts to customers and requires posting prices in inch high letters. Operators must announce price changes accurately on signboards or face fines and possible imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Market Trends Show Small Recovery After May Decline
The report notes a drop between May 4 and June 22 with a roughly 1.5 percent rebound in the next fourteen days, indicating partial recovery in the period.
Personal Notes From Area Social Circle
Mr and Mrs F H Pointer and Migg Betty Foster Pointer return from a visit with daughter and sister Mrs Cecil Carey in Seminole Oklahoma They also toured Wichita Kansas and visited E B Garner and daughter Ann Blair in Birmingham en route home from the west Mrs John Davis recover s from knee surgery at Campbell s Clinic Memphis Tenn and Mr Davis returns home Mrs Leo Wright and son Leo Jr of Chattanooga Tenn will visit Mr and Mrs S H Malone Dwight Mixon and son George return from Texas trip Mrs T A Caddell improves after illness Mrs Vernon Jessup and son leave for Fayetteville NC after weeks with Mr and Mrs Dave Blackwell Paul Brown Jr accompanies them Mrs Jones of Athens stops by on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Pointer
Migg Betty Foster Pointer
Cecil Carey
Seminole
Oklo
Wichita
Kansas
E. B. Garner
Ann~ Blair
Birmingham
John Davis
Campbell’s Clinic
Memphis
Tenn
Davis
Vernon Jessup
Little
Fayetteville
N. C
Dave Blackwell
Jessup
Paul Brown, Jr
Red Cross Opens Refugee Aid Headquarters in Decatur
Mrs. Roy Poteet announces Red Cross war production headquarters at 509 Bank Street to sew and knit for war refugees. A new Red Cross chapter is organized in Hartselle with Mrs. Louis Houston as chair. Decatur merchants and firms rally support with generous contributions and in kind services from City Electric, water works, and Coca-Cola Bottling among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Poteet
Morgan County
Red Cross
Bank Street
Decatur
City Electric Department
Water Company
Unlawful Gasoline Pricing Act Cited As Misdemeanor
The statute bans selling gasoline at any price other than that shown on the sign or placard. Violators face a misdemeanor charge with a $50 fine or up to six months in jail, backed by organized gasoline dealers and all sellers.
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Mrs. Morris
Annie L. Morris
Dad Howell
Jackson
Mia
Robbie Brown
Miss Owen
Miss Nash
Ydia E. Pinkham
Beng
Second Avenue
Grant St
U. S
United States
America
New York
Newport News
Norfolk
Naval
Roosevelt
Naval Yard
Navy Yard
Col
Frank Knox
Navy
Carl Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Deep South's Business
W. L. Douglas and Weyenberg Shoes
OHL
Leo Wright
Leo, Jr
Chattanooga, Tenn
8S. H. Malone
Dwight Mixon
George
Points
Texas
T. A. Caddell
Country Club
Jones
Athens
Penney’s
Bayon Sharkskin
O ™ M Pan
Move’s Shop
Chenille
Odds and Ends
Krinkle
Gherrow’s
Second Ave
Lton Street
Ae Hens
Patric Knowles
Peterson Bill
Cv Tl Ine Sa
Rupert
the Runt
Lynn Bart
Mary Beth Hughes
Joan’ Davis
Henry Wilcoxon
Robert Lowery
Alan Baxter
Katharine Aldridge
Helen Ericson
Chick Chandler
Hallowe’en
Britain
Hawaii
Boston
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