Fourth of July holiday brings good fishing in North Alabama
North Alabama expected a busy Fourth as lakes and rivers draw crowds while many offices and businesses close for the long weekend. Fishing prospects look favorable in Wheeler Lake Mallard Creek and Warrior River though some streams run murky from recent rains. Officials urge safe boating and fireworks precautions amid past holiday fatalities.
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North
Alabama
Eine Capital
Montgomery
Vine
Montgomery County
Gulf
State Conservation Department
South
Wheeler Lake
Mallard Creek
Warrior River
Jefferson County
Conservation Department
Lake Martin
Baldwin County
Mobile
State Stock Law Praised by Solon
Mobile Representative George E. Stone Jr. urged Rotary members to back a statewide stock law. He warned open range practices destroy young growth through scrub stock and burning, saying regulation would end the primitive chaos and protect lands and livelihoods.
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Mobile
Costa Points
J. N. Baker
George E. Stone, Jr
Morgan County Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Sunday and weekend visits populate the Morgan County Lynn Town notes as residents from Arab Hartselle and Woodland Milly share time with neighbors. Families including the Thompsons and Lynn, plus Emma Sue Lynn and Evelyn Johnson, are mentioned among gatherings and guests over the past week.
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Florette
Unkle Daniel
Rangers
Allen Thompson
Susie Johnson
James Lynn, Jr
James Gurley
Evelyn Johnson
Emma Sue Lynn
Marvin Black
Hartselle
Lucille Quinn
Magnolia Bartlett
Addie B. Jackson
Effiemay Jackson
Karlene Roberson
Almen Roberson
Ed Hamilton
Betty Oldacre
Evelyn Laurance
Lum Maize
Emma Sue. Lynn
Ethel Lynn
Peggy Sue Putnam
Woodland Milly
Former minister to speak at Grant Street Church of Christ
Rufus D. Underwood of Shreveport La is in Decatur for the weekend visiting relatives and will preach at eleven o clock Sunday morning at the Grant Street Church of Christ in the absence of the regular minister.
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Rufus D. Underwood
Shreveport
Decatur
Grant Street Church of Christ
Office Cat and Fading Jokes In a Dated Comic Fragment
A collage of humorous lines and dialogues, including slang like Sez you and a judge’s remarks on cinema slang. The snippet features a Decatur cleaner complaint, a cheerful chorus about friendliness, and quick gags about dentistry, smiling muscles, and June brides.
Marriage and social folly in a crowded city vignette
A satirical piece contrasts marriage bargaining with social pretensions in urban life. It recalls a Roosevelt quote on the dangers of cheapness, linking frugality to national character, while noting mischief and social upstairs downstairs encounters.
Rev Jos Harvey to Preach at St Johns July 2 and 9
Rev Jos Harvey of Birmingham will conduct services at St Johns Episcopal Church on July 2 and July 9. July 2 features Holy Communion and sermon at 11 a m. July 9 offers an early service at 7 30 a m with morning prayer and sermon at 11 a m. Harvey formerly lived in Decatur and is a Sewanee graduate now based in Birmingham.
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Jos H. Harvey
Birmingham
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Harvey
Decatur
University of the South At
Sewanee
St Louis
Talladega
Troy
Anniston Housing Authority to issue $673,000 bonds for 166 units
Montgomery Ala June 30 The Anniston housing authority won state finance director A R Forsyth approval to issue 673000 dollars in bonds for a low rent housing project comprising 166 units.
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Montgomery
Ala
Anniston Housing Authority
A. R. Forsyth
Posal
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down
Crossword clues mix across and down entries with hints on hats imitate verbs and numbered answers. The card lists many two word or single word solutions including animals hats and geographic references with a final line noting previous puzzle answer.
Lawrence County College Grove News Roundup
Local notes from Lawrence County include Ted Embrey returning home after weeks in Kentucky. Corrine and Lorraine Thompson travel to New York for the world’s fair and to visit Willie Thompson. Several visits and illnesses are recorded, with Mrs. Perry Fagan and Claudie Dean in town, and calls on Mrs. G P Collins and Mrs. George Thomas Cross. Leonard and Lloyd Jones were visitors from Mountain Home.
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Ted Embrey
Kentucky
Corrine
Lorraine Thompson
New York
Willie Thompson
Jim Darnell
Alvis Darnell
Bessemer
Perry Fagan
Claudie Dean
F. C. Jones
Callie Embrey
George Thomas Cross
Hillsboro
Gladys
Sara McBride
Perry Pagan
G. P. Callins
Birmingham
L. D. Slaten
Frank Jones
W. A. Wallace
Protest Against Gone With the Wind Sparks Ohio Action
A protest was directed today in Columbus by groups tied to Ohio’s Grand Army of the Republic against the forthcoming film Gone With the Wind. The resolution denounces the film for portraying a Union soldier as a thief libertine and marauder.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
Two Young Men Enter Regular Army From Local Station
Army announces Leon Butler Kennamer of Woodville Alabama and Dale Horace Keown of Arlington Texas have been sworn into the regular army. Kennamer to the 29th Infantry at Fort Benning and Keown at Maxwell Field after oath at Fort McClellan and Monrecruiting district. Local agent says more vacancies are expected at home and abroad and invites qualified 18 to 35 year old single men to apply.
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Army Recruiting Station
Regular Army
Leon Butler Kennamer
Denton
Woodville
Ala
Dale Horace Keown
Inés Keown
Arlington
Texas
Kennamer
Fort McClellan
Anniston
29Th Infantry
Fort Benning
Keown
Mon
Maxwell Pield
Fort Bliss
Tex
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
Hawaii
Closing Session at 73rd G A R State Encampment
The report notes the closing session of the 73rd annual G A R state encampment, highlighting final remarks and ceremonial conclusions.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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