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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1928
Page
2
In Other Communities About People of Your Acquaintance records numerous short visits. Mrs A C er travels to Birmingham for Miss Janie while Lillian and Willie Taylor are mentioned. Several families including Parker Tillery Raley King Gibson Raby and King appear with Sunday and Monday visits and hosts at various homes.
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The BASHAM NEWS notes a Sunday school program set for the third Sunday this month followed by a grounds dinner. An afternoon singing is planned with local performers. Several families are listed as visitors and guests at various homes in community gatherings.
Mrs Gladys Ferguson drove to Hartselle on Monday. Miss Chapel Quinn Wann visited Miss Julia Speakman. Mr and Mrs Johnny Templeton were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Speakman. Ferguson of Somerville and A T Jones and his parents visited Cullman last week. Jala Speakman dined with Corene Puckett. Robert Ward visited Ben Mullins. Ben Roberts of Neel was in Hartselle. Mrs Tom Speakman and Vicie Blackwood visited Mrs Will Robertson. The Joneses visited Dock Jones.
Six Mile News reports Mr and Mrs Bi fi Bibb and kin, mixed family news, and a note that Jack Briscow is much improved after illness. Lena Evans visited Madge Briscow, and an ice cream supper at Somerville drew Walter Lee, Leo Johnson, Leo Cooper, Virgle and William Russell among attendees.
The text notes social visits among An tioch and Florette residents with Mrs Charley Wigginton and Mr Liston Covey hosting. Wilma Johnson and Martha Turney are mentioned as visiting friends, while Rose Sharp visits her grandmother Sallie Morrow. Farmers face delays from heavy rain and Matt R Smith attends a Sunday event.
Alabama delegates, including Tilagon's 14 votes, watch the convention amid a Hoe вер bandwagon mood. Some favor Curtis or Dawes while others expect a large Hoover vote if Al Smith is nominated. Alabama offered no platform resolutions and urged adoption with an aye vote.
June opening sees curb market sales fall below the $100 mark as fewer sellers attend. Weather kept shoppers home and officials expect sales to rebound to near $100 by Saturday.
Clyde Hendrix Jr has accepted a place in the Tennessee Valley bank for the summer months. In the fall he will return to Columbia University where he is a student. He is a graduate of Alabama Polytechnic Institute of Auburn.
H Hellawell of Schwarzenbach Huber Co and attached to the experimental department installs new mechanical devices at the Decatur silk plant to boost quality and output. He tours the south, staying with Mr. and Mrs. E R Wright, with installation expected to finish in a few days.
The Bonzana chorus will lead the musical program Sunday at the Central Methodist Sunday school. The event highlights a community musical offering led by the chorus in the church setting.
Dave Almon Alexander the young son of Mr and Mrs T H Alexander of Nashville has recovered enough after an appendix removal operation to be discharged from the hospital and return home. Relatives report the boy’s improvement.
Pay day Friday will see semi monthly payroll distributed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company to its employees. The notice confirms regular mid month payments and indicates standard processing.
Morgan County Baptist association aims to hold an evangelistic conference soon to map summer outreach. Plans include a revival campaign in every community seeking such efforts within the county. The exact conference date will be announced in coming days.
Sunlit day boosts 175 militiamen and an equal number of volunteers guarding 25 miles of St. Francis river levees. Campbells levee is soggy and weak as the river rises about an inch per hour. Farmers shift from fields to reinforce dikes to avert potential breaks and $1,000,000 in crop damage.
Mrs. Barnie Hodson of the Coxey community died Sunday morning after a long illness. The family and a large circle of friends extend sympathy.
A Battle Creek physician cites constipation as a major misery and promotes Rexall Orderlie tablets. The tablet draws water into the colon to soften dry matter for a gentle natural movement without habit or dose increase. Chew at night for relief by next day. 24 for 25 cents at Rexall Drug stores.
Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Indiana Standard Oil Company, was acquitted today by a District of Columbia jury of refusing to answer questions from the Senate oil committee about Liberty bond oil profits of the Continental Trading Company. The wealthyan was charged with a crime for alleged violation of the criminal code.
A prominent witness defies a congressional committee by refusing to answer questions. Lawmakers threaten penalties as the standoff raises questions about compelled testimony and executive branch limits.
James Crum, injured weeks ago at Connecticut Mills, is able to be out again. Crum suffered an injury to high footing in an elevator accident and is returning to duties.
Hefner has purchased the E L Rainey residence on Oak street and plans to occupy the handsome home at an early date.
Consumers can obtain good merchandise at home with strong service and a solid guarantee, offering comparable value to in-store purchases. The emphasis is on convenient shopping and dependable after sales support.
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