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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1920

Page

3

Society News and Club Calendar Updates

Social notices list Friday Silk Stocking Club and Saturday relief committees for Feb and March with contact phones in Decatur Albany East Albany West Albany South Albany. Junior Music Study Club postpones to next Saturday. Editor requests card club hostesses announced. Mrs John M. Lewis of Indianapolis visits. influenza affects A Z Bailey family. Boeglen family improving. Mrs W V Aldridge visiting. Mrs Belle L Henkle ill.

Ladies’ Benevolent Society Decatur Virginia Pride Albany M.S. Billings East Albany J. W. Pipkin West Albany Mollie Odom South Albany Gilliam

Cotaco Literary club studies Spanish American War program

Mesdames Patterson and Moebes hosted a Cotaco Literary club session on Wednesday with a Round Table discussion on the Spanish American War. Refreshments followed. The Columbia Saxophone Sextette at the Masonic last night impressed, with versatile players and encores. Frances Todd delighted with a dialect patter. Mr and Mrs W F Landers are ill at home while sons Charles and William recover from influenza.

Mesdames Patterson Moebes Cotaco Columbia Saxophone Masonic Natures Orchestra Robert L. Taylor Baroness Rouskaya Frances Todd W. F. Landers Charles William

Illness Proves Hard on Local Figures and Families

Judge John C. Eyster is out after a two week illness with rheumatic attack. Richard McCullough family near the Lawrence county line ill with influenza and Mrs. McCullough critically ill. Atlee Hott relapses from influenza, condition improved today. J. H. Calvin in Cullman on business amid influenza concerns.

John C. Eyster Richard McCullough Lawrence County Atlee Hott J. H. Calvin Cullman

Worley Couple Welcome Daughter Born March Third

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Worley. The birth occurred on March 3, adding a new member to the family.

R. A. Worley

City Prepares to Advertise Property for Sale

Albany officials announce plans to advertise a large batch of property for sale to cover delinquent improvement assessments. While many residents have paid, others have not, and the sale is expected to occur this month.

City of Albany

Bank Burglaries Reported in Alabama

State banking head D F Green received word burglars struck the Bank of Sumpter in Livingston Wednesday night but fled without taking money. The Reform State Bank in Reform was also robbed securing about 2000 dollars in cash and Liberty bonds.

Ntgomery Apris D.F. Green State Superintendent of Banks Bank of Sumpter Livingston Ala

Pork Prices May Soon Hit Chutes

The American Institute of Meat Packers says heavy pork shipments last fall likely halted further European demand, signaling a likely drop in consumer pork prices and possibly beef as well.

International News Service Chicago American Institute of Meat Packers Today Europe

Governor Silent On Appointment Amid Senator Bankhead Death

Montgomery March 3 No word from the Governor on who will succeed the late Senator Bankhead as rumors place several men in contention. Officials indicate a delay until official notification of the death is received and the appointment is announced.

International News Service Montgomery Senator Bankhead

Morgan County National Bank Financial Summary Snapshot

The Morgan County National Bank reports loans and discounts near 756 thousand with interest earnings around 1.2 thousand. It lists Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness and Liberty Bonds among securities, cash and due from banks, Fed Stock, and capital figures with prescribed reserves and unpaid dividends.

Treasury Liberty Victory Fed. Res. Bank Liberty Loan Federal

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Masonic Theatre Leonce Penet May Murray Alph Paris Delite Theatre Peggy Hyland From Bohemia Pearl White Dainty Vivian. Martin Juliet Wilbur Thompson Hall Room Boys Star Theatre Lila Lee Frances Hodgeson Brunett Elmo the Mighty the Lion Man oDa H. P. Webb Winter Church Street Society News Junior Music Study Club John M. Lewis Indianapolis Ind W. R. Smith A. Z. Bailey Bradley Bibb R. H. Wolcott L. E. Boeglen W. V. Aldridge Birmingham A. C. Aldridge Belle L. Henkle Cotaco Literary Club Reuther Jewelry Co Bank St Bank Street Cascaras Mr. Niirs Hayes Grove Bermuda The Morgan County National Bank Albany, Ala Martha Washington Shop the Central National Bank Comptroller Western Union Telegraph Company America T Ieee Heo WN. Vail Belvidere Brooks Gners Cosmopolitan R. B. Graves & Son Thompson's Preuit-Dillehay’s B. F. Holmes Wichita Falls Texas
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