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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1928
Page
2
Local notes list residents and visits with Miss Mabel Johnson hosting Miss Ilian Brarklin and Mrs. Rosie Elliot visiting. Several couples and families are mentioned visiting relatives, moving, or hosting gatherings, with and without trains or travel noted.
Hermon Hardin Jr is very ill and Miss Ruth Mortis returns from Florence to Falkville. Local families hosting and visiting include Pervie Junkins with J D Junkins host Saturday night, and byars and Witle daughters at a church gathering.
Local notices honor Mr. and Mrs. Z. E. Hadley and Clifford Hadley as prominent over-the years benevolent neighbors in Mountain Home, with attention to their many social ties and community service.
A large crowd attended the singing at McKendrey on Sunday. Alton Praytor suffers pneumonia at his parents home. Imogene Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Parker, is ill. Snowell and Elnor Anders of Birmingham visited the Anders home. Ollie Alvis and family spent the weekend with Freeman Parker's parents. Carl Anders of Birmingham attended the McKendrey singing. Mrs Rufus Minter attended church in Evergreen.
Heavy rainfall halts Moore-Law Construction progress and detours worsen travel to Decatur and Athens. Local farming slow due to wet weather while residents, families, and workers visit relatives and attend events in nearby towns.
Mary Lou Dancey widely known Decatur resident died at 6 05 am in Boston Massachusetts. Body to arrive Sunday at 12 45 pm over Southern railway and transfer to 415 East Vine Street for funeral Monday at 3 30 pm. Interment in family cemetery on Danville Road. Survived by sister Unity Dancey. Funeral news brings sorrow to North Alabama.
Moulton Alabama June 6 H L Tidwell principal of the Lawrence county high school opened a six week summer school Monday assisted by his wife. The program helps pupils make up work advance or seek college preparatory studies with a one unit limit and subject restrictions. About 20 pupils enrolled including a recent graduate aiming for Auburn preparation.
The Morgan County Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution urging the continuation of the county health department. They cite health as vital to student welfare and civic development, urging methods to maintain the department amid possible changes in county undertakings.
Washington June 6 a final pre convention report from the Senate investigating committee lists presidential campaign expenditures at 731,087.76 with more than half attributed to Secretary Hoover. Hoover’s Republican spend totals 380,822.11, leading a list of 15 candidates examined as the panel suspends work until after the convention to review primary expenses.
In Jaen, North Peru, a recent quake killed twenty two people and left the town destroyed and the surrounding countryside devastated. Official tallies confirm the death toll and widespread ruin.
Suva Fiji Islands Sule 6- The Sol A t will hop off at 3 p m tomorrow from the beach at Naselai 16 miles from here on the 1750 mile flight to Brisbane Australia Flight Commander Charles Kingsford Smith announced today This would be 9 o clock Wednesday night Central Standard time The four aviators Kingsford Smith Harre Lyon Charles Ulm and James Warner will hop off from Albert Park where they sanued after a 1 8 mue flight from Hawaii for the beach at Navelai where the plane will be fuelled and the Australian hop begun
KING'S BAY Spitzbergen June 6 AP Two expeditions searching northern Spitzbergen for the missing Italia continue without success as crews sweep coastlines and fjords for signs of the vessel and its crew amid harsh Arctic conditions and fading daylight.
Nine city firms including Sterchi Bros Shumake McGehee Furniture Co Schimmel Hunter Dinsmore Carrel The Little Furniture Store Decatur Furniture Co and J W Sherrill signed a petition agreeing to close on Thursday afternoons during June July and August, listing the participants.
E T Giers, noted Waldermore Springs resident, was seen in the city today on a business mission. Italia disappearance continues to loom as ships Braganza and Hobby search the Spitzbergen coast for clues to General Nobile and his crew.
Housing officers will meet in the next few days to discuss a building plan for homes intended for industrial workers in the city. Canvassers will push the sale of the Decatur corporation stock issue to local buyers to secure a substantial dividend and civic progress. A complete sale total for the $92,000 project will be announced once canvassers report to officials.
Secretary H G Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange says he wired a protest to H M Heffner Western Union manager over a boll weevil emergence report reaching other markets before New Orleans. Heffner says an investigation is underway to determine if a leak occurred in Western Union personnel. The Western Union commercial news dept supplies reports to trading centers with uniform release hours.
Probate Judge A. G. Patterson returned from Montgomery where he witnessed Alabama record rainfall. From Monday 2 a.m. to Tuesday 2 a.m. about 9 inches fell, the heaviest on file with the weather bureau.
Indications show about 70 percent of retail firms in Decatur likely to join Trade Day events in September to December. H L Peterson reports 123 contracts issued to campaign leaders. remaining prospects to be contacted for final closings. Advertising will start in August to spark interest before the September trade day.
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