Decatur Residents Map Paving Plan With WPA Support
Nearly 100 property owners met with City Council and WPA supervisor R W Shepherd at City Hall to discuss paving several blocks in Decatur. Plan aims to cover about 20 percent of costs if done without government aid, with committees to organize residents on Fourth Fifth Seventh and Eighth Avenues and related streets.
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Ste
Decatur
Works Progress Administration
City Council
R. W. Shepherd
Area One
WPA
City Hall
Fifth
See South
Fifth Avenue
T. R. Harrison
C. D. Patterson
W. F. Boswell
H. H. Hunter
Fourth Avenue
Second Street
Danville Road
Seventh Avenue
Prospect Drive
Sixth Street
Eighth Avenue
Gordon Drive
Seventh Street
Sixth Avenue
Somerville Road
Wells Street
Davis Street
Church Street
Cain Street
Ferry Street
Little Anne Collier Honored At Party
Mrs. Alex Collier hosted a birthday party at Priceville on Friday afternoon June 16 from 2 to 5 o'clock honoring her daughter Anne on her fourth birth anniversary. The event included games and ice cream with many children from Hartselle and nearby areas.
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Alex Collier
Priceville
Anne
Carolyn
Virginia Ann
Mary Cecil
Charles Johnson
Jean Brindley
Horton
Hartselle
Joy
Collier
Zere Lyle
Carolyn McClellan
Joe
Sarah Ann
John Davis Thompson
Allen Hamilton
Etta Mae
Donnie Grantland
Gene Orr
Willie Riley, Jr
Jane
Norma Collier
Edgar Vann
Veda White
Jack Collier
Jo Ann Ryan
Clara Mae Radcliff
Martha
Anne Collier
Willie Joe Collier
Fannie Gur
Handsome Hotel Project Let In Mobile
J B Rawls secretary of the Alabama branch of Associated General Contractors said a contract was let for a 12 story 250 room hotel in Mobile at the southwest corner of Government and Joachim streets. Goode Construction Co of Atlanta Ga won the contract with work to start in August.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. B. Rawls
Alabama
Associated General Contractors
Mobile
Rawls
Government and
Joachim Streets
Goode Construction Co
Atlanta
Memorial Davis Singing At Evergreen Sunday
Large crowd expected for the Davis memorial singing at Evergreen this Sunday June 25 honoring the late B E Davis former Morgan County sheriff with numerous singers and units on the program.
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Davis
Evergreen
B. E. Davis
Morgan County
Chinatown Fire Ravages Dover Street Tenements
A blaze at 15 17 Dover Street in Chinatown raged for two hours after 3 40 am alarm. Fire Marshal Brophy cited a third floor start and expansion via airshaft as rescuers evacuated residents and searched for further victims as authorities questioned about a prior deadly incident.
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Dover Street
Brophy
Joan J. McElligott
Chinatown
Elizabeth Street
Legislators plan farm and industry study tour in Decatur
A Alabama legislative committee and highway visitors toured Decatur industries and farms aiming to map the state farm setup. The group, led by Senator Howard Cooper and including Rep M L Robertson, toured plants aboard the yacht Rhonda and planned visits to Wheeler Lake area for a broader data gathering effort.
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B. G. Hall
Allen Smith
Rotary
H. E. Orr
Legislative Committee
Howard Cooper
Bibb County
M. L. Robertson
Cullman
A. W. Jones
Auburn
Paterson
Rutledge 8. Thomas
B. P. Collier
Morgan County
B. C. Shelton
John D. McKibben
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Wheeler Lake
Rhonda
Ingalls Iron Works Company
Theer
Decatur
QO. D. Carlton
Marengo
Alabama Governor Proclaims Election on July 11 1939
Governor Frank M. Dixon proclaims a statewide election on July 11 1939 to consider a constitutional amendment setting election regulation and registration laws. The notice states publication in every Alabama county for four weeks prior and cites the 1901 constitution requirements and voting provisions.
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Alabama
Frank M. Dixon
State of
Montgomery
Sub crew vent system blamed in Squalus tragedy inquiry
Lieutenant William T Doyle testifies that weak ventilating and air induction systems contributed to the Squalus disaster. He says ruptures would occur first in depth bomb or unusual events and supports commander testimony on the accident's cause. Witnesses include J C Delany Colbert and others from Alabama towns and offices.
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Portsmouth
N. H
William T. Doyle
tof _Balticore
Squalus
Naval Court
Markets drift with buying in anticipation of business gains
New York stocks show mixed results with some advances led by favorites amid long pull buying. Trading volume about 450000 shares as bonds and currencies move. cotton futures rise slightly while sugar and coffee show strength. Chicago grains close mixed on slop loss orders with steady to lower finishes. Cotton futures close higher with July and October gains. spot middling at 9.87. Cottonseed meal futures ease in Memphis with June to January prices posted.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Cofee
Chicago
Cotton
Cotton market shows buying in New Orleans
N C cotton market reports favorable Washington advices fueling active buying in New Orleans with steady to higher prices and light selling pressure noted by brokers.
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N. C
New Orleans
Washington
Average price of middling cotton in southern markets
The average price of middling cotton today at ten southern spot markets was unchanged at 9.49 cents a pound, the overall average for the past thirty days.
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New Orleans
Grain and livestock markets slide as futures dip across Chicago and Nashville
Wheat futures fall to season lows with July at 69 3 4-7 8, September 70 1 2, corn and oats also lower. Nashville livestock reports 150 salable cattle and calves with steady to higher demand. hogs run steady to 10 cents higher, top at 6.50 for good. Chicago poultry steady with live airmail rates unchanged for hens, leghorn broilers, and ducks.
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Chicago
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Little Anne Collier
Decatur’s
Roy Henderson
W. J. Stutts
Florence
John Clifford Wyle
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Piwin Wyle
B. F. Jones
B. F. Jones, Jr
Mrs. Wright
A. C. Smith
Huntsville
Frank Lide
Brifely
Mid-West
M. E. Lazenby
W. L. Spearman
Moulton
Ethel Bryant
Cecil Julian
Joppa
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
J. L. English
Ceci Julian
Katherine Carter
Henry Carter
Cloverdale
Phil Pointer
Ofter
Bennett Hotel
Saint Augustine, Fla
H. L Thornton
H. H. Higdon
Martha Jean
Harriet Lee Higdon
Betty Rose Lillard
Frances Daws
Falkville
Central Methodist Church
R. L. Archibald
R. Spearman
Atmore
Mary Lou Dancy
Order of Eastern Star
W. L. Spearman, Jr
Ashland, Alaha
Buford Maddox
Sixth Avenue, South
Buford Gerald
Benevolent Society Hospital
Bud Davis
O. D. Beaver
Geneva Carl
Nell Rowe
E. Moulton Street
George Wallace
Midland, Texas
Mrs. Wallace
J. N. Gibson
E. B. Burgess
J. A. Harris
W. T. McCutcheon
W H. Gibson
Sherman Street
John Brandon
4Th Ave
Holly St
W. C. Holmes
Baldwin
J. M. Rowe
Coffee
P. F. DeVane
Choctaw
J. EB. Delany
Colbert
L. N. Payne
Talladega
Charlies Weston
Barbour
D. G. Barnes
Perry
W. L. Martin
Sumter
Howard Taylor
P. BE. Wallace
Wilcox
Wall Street
Vance
Memphis
Tenn
Nashville Livestock
Nashville, Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Gus
Carter
Goodyear
Goodyear Service Store
Lee and Line Streets
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