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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1933
Page
8
An article notes a tie between white and Black groups and a public order incident. Drunkenness among entertainers led to multiple arrests, including one white individual charged with drinking cursing and fighting. other cases involve prohibition violations.
Legal notices state that administration of the Dunnavent estate was granted May 27 1933 by Judge B L Malone. Creditors are required to present claims within the legal period or be barred. The Probate Court lists heirs Irene Dunnavent Lacie Gardner Louise Dunnavent Loraine Dunnavent and others and notes a sale of assets to satisfy debts may be contemplated with witness date May 27 1933 by Judge Malone.
The Governor and Pardoning Board of Alabama hear Will Rogers parole request for two whiskey manufacturing convictions. Each case sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than one year and one day and not more than one year, six months and one day in Morgen County Circuit Court.
An advertisement urges parents to use Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to improve appetite color and energy in underweight children. It claims the tonic is safe pleasant to take and effective for boosting resistance to disease with quick results and widespread store availability.
A historical note praises Black-Draught as a remedy for headache biliousness gas and slimy spit with claims it relieves constipation and aids cold hoarseness bad breath and other minor ailments. The user cites Carthage Missouri and recommends broken doses for relief.
A guide estimates a week at A Century of Progress can cost under 50 dollars for lodging meals and admissions. It notes 12 000 free exhibits 85 percent of attractions inside 424 acres with many paid extras and rail or auto travel options.
A Decatur Alabama reader urges stronger public warnings about drownings in lakes and rivers and adds a caution about rabies from wandering dogs. He recounts a Hartsville case of hydrophobia after a dog bite and describes a fatal night and a man’s calm, final death, noting the need for safer public health guidance.
Cottage prayer services will be held this week on Tuesday and Friday evenings by Southside Baptist Church ahead of a revival starting June 18. Rev. L. L. Hearn, former pastor now of Boyles, will preach. Tuesday services will be at the homes of F. E. Halbrooks on Sixth Avenue and George McVey on Fifth Avenue.
The board of deacons of the Southside Baptist church will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Walter Bethany. The meeting location indicates a small church leadership gathering outside the church building.
Seybourne Lynne gave a splendid address to the Bible classes of St. John's Episcopal church Sunday on the lesson for the day White Sunday In the Church Year.
Memorial services will be held Tuesday evening at 7 30 at the Masonic Temple by Mizpah Chapter No 19 Eastern Star to remember departed brothers Charles E Sittason and Chester P Price in a solemn order of service
Ross Hall of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania visits his mother Rosa Pigue and sister Rosa Lee Pigue at 1403 Fifth Avenue South accompanying details.
The Board of Review met at the courthouse to consider tax assessment matters. Those who wished to present protests were instructed to file them in writing in advance for consideration by the board.
Mrs. Butler P. A. Hine and her child are spending a few days with relatives in Tuscaloosa.
Katharine Haviland Taylor debuts Bargain Bride featuring Elinor Stafford, a sympathetic heroine whose romance promises vivid joys and sorrows. The new serial starts June 12 in The Decatur Daily.
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