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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1943

Page

7

Girl Hit by Car Injures Virginia Cole in Decatur

Virginia Cole a Trinity mountain resident visiting an uncle was struck near E B Hames store on Moulton Street and Twelfth Avenue about 11 30 Saturday morning she suffered a badly broken right arm and leg and was taken by Browns ambulance to Baughs infirmary Then returned home Jonny Corum was taken into custody on a charge of operating a car without proper brakes Traffic Officer Frank Sandlin investigated and said the car struck a mail box before stopping

Virginia Cole Trinity Mountain Mr. Teague Jonny Corum Decatur Browns Baugh’s Frank Sandlin Corum

Cotton Improvement Prize Encourages Morgan County Growers

Morgan county farmers compete with Alabama’s 66 counties for a trophy honoring the most outstanding progress in one variety cotton improvement. County Agent B G Hall notes the Alabama Cotton Improvement Committee and Atlantic Cotton Association will judge counties on organization seed quality and picking and ginning work to spur statewide progress.

Morgan County Alabama B. G. Hall Hall Alabama Cotton Improvement Committee Atlantic Cotton Association

Rain Needed By Five Points Farmers

The Five Points community faces drought as farmers seek rain. Mrs Marshell Chenault has returned to Decatur after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W H Jackson. Windell Thrasher, in the Navy, returned to duty after a furlough and reported his ship was sunk in action.

Marshell Chenault Decatur W. H. Jackson Speaker Pie Defoe Crow Wallace and Marie Little Otho Coolidge Walker Charolette Ottis Long Lewis. Swindle Bob McCagheen Five Points G.B. Long Charlie McMillan Junior Windell West

Plan for bomb blast to crack volcanic vent study

Geologists weigh a block-buster explosion to breach a volcano crater. The plan notes uncertainty about outcomes and compares to small seismic forces causing large eruptions. Hawaiian vent studies and torches show how sudden steam releases can trigger abrupt activity.

Ythaoca N. Y Hawaii Cornell Porguoli

Morgan Countian Dies in Colorado

Japhey Brooks son of Mr and Mrs Bud Brooks formerly of Union Hill East Morgan county died Saturday at 11 am in Denver Colorado while seeking medical treatment The body will be brought back to Decatur for burial with funeral arrangements to be announced by Brown Mortuary of Decatur

Japhey Brooks Bud Brooks Union Hill Morgan County Denver Colorado Decatur Brown

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