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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1933
Page
3
Kelley Bitting returns from a brief visit to Georgia on Monday. He then travels from Decatur to Athens to take charge of the service department at the Chevrolet Co. there.
Governor B M Miller proclaims a July six 1933 election on the proposed constitutional amendment. The notice outlines debt limits, prohibitions on new debt, and penalties, with provisions for taxes, sinking funds, and appropriations. The proclamation directs weekly notices for eight weeks prior to July 18.
The daily vacation Bible school began at the First Methodist church and will run two weeks from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Instruction covers Bible study music art appreciation and manual arts. Children of all church members were invited to attend and bring enrollment cards on Monday at 10 o'clock.
A proclamation from the Alabama Governor sets July 18 1933 as the election date for a proposed constitutional amendment restricting salaries and compensation for public officers. The document outlines voting procedures, eligibility, and the process for ratification plus publication in every county newspaper.
Mr and Mrs A D Jervis and Mr and Mrs H B Beard spent the week end in Birmingham as reported in local social notes.
Florida couple Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Odem of Orlando spent the past week as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Greene. Mr. Odem returned to Orlando while Mrs. Odem continued to Waterloo Iowa to visit her mother.
A journeys unit notes a person visiting Lawrenceburg Tennessee to stay a month in the home of her son Dr T A McAmis. The snippet records a family visit tied to a specific location and a named son.
In a May wedding tale, Monnie O'Dare ties to Charles Eustace in a ceremony that marks a new life away from Belvedere. Family and friends, including Mrs. Briggs and Miss Anstice, reflect on class, luck, and futures as the couple leaves for Bermuda and a broader life.
Carload hay prices in Birmingham show U S No 1 hay at 13 while No 2 sits at 11. Timothy at 16 to 16 1/2 and 15 1/2 to 16. Alfalfa at 20 1/2 to 21. grain prices delivered Birmingham include No 2 white corn 61 1/2 to 61 3/4, No 2 yellow corn 59 to 59 1/2, No 2 white oats 36 1/4. Seed prices feature prime cotton seed at 19 delivered, 20 in carlots. Poultry prices list small Leghorn hens 7 cents, mixed hens 7 1/2 to 8, No 1 white eggs 10 per 1b, fryers 16 to 17 cents for 1 1/2 to 2 lb, roosters 4 1/2 to 5, stags 9. Butter fat 17 6 per churn. Cattle and hogs show weak demand with various price bands. top corn hogs 4.20. hogs by weight ranges from 3.10 to 4.20. cattle market softening due to demand lag.
Herbert S Nethery and his Houston family are visiting in the home of Sid Nethery in Belle Mina.
A brief note states RETURNS HOME after a days visit to Eupha Nell and Mae Spain near the area.
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