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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1922
Page
4
The cotton market opened with losses as favorable weather and crop conditions caused declines to 17 points. July contracts faced steady selling by Japanese interests while later months drew purchases. New Orleans and Wall Street showed buying, and after 16 minutes the list stood 1b points net lower.
The Board of Directors of the Alabama Water Company calls a special stockholders meeting at the companys Albany Alabama office on Friday June 30 1922 at 11 oclock A M to authorize increasing bonded indebtedness up to 5 000 000 with 250 000 for improvements 325 000 to retire short term notes 1 000 000 to retire bonds at future dates and remaining bonds for future property purchases or improvements Bonds will bear 6 percent and mature in 25 years from May 29 192? References to officers B Weakley and Eugene Fies signed June 18 1920.
Henry Ford grows up in Dearborn near Detroit, with the Springwells district and Fort Wayne church ties. The piece recalls his early curiosity for machinery, a dangerous steam kettle experiment, and his mother Mary Ford shaping his character. It notes schoolmates like John Haggerty and Edsel Ruddiman, and his later interest in water power and dam building in Michigan communities.
Dr. W Welch state health officer issued duplicate checks for Birmingham public health salaries after original checks, mailed to Dr. Dowling, were reported lost. Welch stopped payment on the originals and cited a misdelivered letter likely destroyed by a janitor. Total value about 2300 dollars.
Mrs. W. F. Hicks, who had been in Colorado for months for her health, has died. The body will arrive Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Friendship Church near Somerville.
The Athens Baptist church agreed to build a large frame Annex north of the current church on Ditron street. The addition aims to provide space for a model primary and junior Sunday school department. Local gatherings and visits are noted with residents traveling to Montgomery, Philadelphia, and other cities as summer plans unfold.
The Alabama State Board of Health plans to place former soldiers in sanitary engineering and inspection roles with pay from 100 to 150 dollars monthly. Training arrangements with the Veterans' Bureau aim to combat malaria and typhoid, focusing on drainage, mosquito control, and related tasks under a sanitary engineer. Dr. S W Welch urges Morgan County ex-soldiers to connect for training, noting progress and federal cooperation with the U S Public Health Service.
Sedalia, Missouri June 13. Homer L Kahrs nineteen and Gladys his wife nineteen faced seven days of marriage before trouble. Kahrs filed suit in Pettis County Circuit Court for divorce through friend C P Kahrs. The petition says the plaintiff is under twenty one and incompetent to contract.
A devotional note cites Luke 14 11 and Philippians 2 8 4 urging humility. It urges readers to esteem others above themselves and to look to the needs of others rather than personal gain.
A flat foot and awkward walk result from starting to walk too early. Early walking can cause the foot to tilt outward or inward as the bones are not yet strong enough to bear the body’s weight. Children should wait until their little feet bones are sufficiently developed.
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