Recalls Early Move to Trim Government Costs
Washington March 10. A report recalls early 20th century efforts to reform federal government spending. The piece notes President Taft’s 1912 budget proposal and the 1921- Hoover era reorganizations, highlighting a joint congressional committee and debated efficiency and saving goals across ten departments and 84 independent agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cleveland
Taft
Treasury
Wilson
Pres- Harding
Washington
Joint Committee
Hoover
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Dr Sampey to Speak at Central Baptist Sunday
Dr John R Sampey of Louis Ky will preach at Central Baptist Church Sunday morning and evening to a large congregation with Baptists from other churches invited. John C Cowell Jr recuperating in Florida and with Dr D F Green assisting have led the pulpit during his absence, aiming to draw about six hundred attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Sampey
Louis, Ky
Central
John C. Cowell, Jr
Florida
D. F. Green
Cooper
Adents
Florette Community Notes From Morgan County Visitations
Local residents share visits across nearby towns including Athens Six Mile Decatur and Somerville. Families such as Beasley Wiggington Ward Hamilton Palmer Crawford Gurley Covey and Vann are mentioned with gatherings parties and weekend trips. A Florette Home Demonstration club meeting is announced for March 8 at Mrs James Gurley Jr. home.
Sterchi Stores Declares 75 Cents First Preferred Dividend
Sterchi Bros. Stores Inc declares a regular quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on first preferred stock payable March 31 to stockholders. The firm, operating 36 Southeast stores, re-elected officers Rutherford president W M Hicks vice president C B La Rue secretary treasurer and directors C C Rutherford Gilbert Sterchi C C Bowden C B Rutherford W M Hicks C La Rue Mitchell Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stereit Bros. Stores, Inc
Mitchell Long
Rutherford
Community Notes from Morgan County Center Grove area
Mr and Mrs W O Light and family visited Mrs Light s mother Mrs Long at Tanner. Mr and Mrs Floyd Wigginton and family visited her parents Mr and Mrs Jno Maze Sunday. Mrs Mary Lee Foote of Moulton and Mrs J D L Byars formerly of Moulton now Snow Hill Willcox county visit their mother Mrs M W Ratliff and other relatives. Mrs E C Ryan spent Thurs ay afternoon with Miss Mary Mc ee. Mr and Mrs Carter Hamilton and daughter Luellen and Joe Hamilton of Decatur visited Mr and Mrs W D Hamilton and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lockhart and sons James and John of Hartselle were visitors here Saturday then went to Empire Nursery. Mr and Mrs Leon Rainey re turned home Friday after spending several days with Mr and Mrs E E Hipps. We had a nice crowd at S B Sunday. Misses Ruby and Julia Mae Hamer entertained the young people Saturday night. Mr English Miss Lindsey and Gurnie Foote teachers of Cotaco were visitors at Center Grove Sunday. Mrs Dow Whistenant visited Roy at Benevolent hospital Saturday. He remains critically ill. W D Willis is recuperating nicely at home here. Several from here have visited Roy Whistenant at Benevolent Hospital.
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Ted Beasley
Athens
Byron Vann
Dorothy Mae Wiggington
Six Mile
Daisy Quinn
Cecil Ward
Ciffleston
8. C
Ward
Panama Canal Zone
Roger Hamilton
John David
Roger Taylor
Burt Wright
Eugene
Emma Sue
Decatur
J. M. Palmer
Haske
Harris
Birmingham
Pete Briscoe
Hartselle
R. Q. Johnson
Glenn Watkins
Somerville
D. Ida Tanner
Dock Baldwin
Lannie Clemmons
Harold Waugh
Willard Oden
Hubert Mitchell
Howard
Elizabeth Ann
James Palmer
Memphis
Tom Crawford
Earl Peck
Edythe Peck
Lorene Gordon
Lucille Quinn
Imogene Palmer
Dot Quinn
Limas Murphy
Leon Huskey
Loyd Cart Murphy
Alex Sherrill Williams
Joe Gordon
Booth Briscoe
Herbert Palmer
Almon Roberson
Faye
J. FE
Bill Peck
Bar! Peck
Arnold Palmer
G. C. Vincent
Florette Home Demonstration Club
James Gurley, Jr
Floyd Quinn
Melba Ann
Bartlett
Lynntown
Sam Johnson
Melvin Lake
Baby
Quiller Knighton
Velma Roberts
Mary Sue Thompson
Eva Taylor
Ruby Owens
Cecile Blew
Rocky Ford
Louise
Johnny
Rush Hughes
Trinity
Huke Roberts
Edgar Callahan
Sue Callahan
Claud Pearson
J. L. Roberts
Quiller Knighten
Marva Lee Stephenson
Orrell Sharrot
Norris Mill
Otto Roberts
Woodland Mills
C. J. Roberts
Laverne Knighten
Emma Wallace
Ordie
Ozell Sharrot
Marville Stephenson
Aubrey Burch
Cedar Cove
Theodore Owens
Velmar Roberts
Dixie Roberts
Luke Roberts
Clarance Smith and
Ara Smith
W. O. Light
Light
Long
Tanner
Floyd Wigginton
Jno. Maze
Mary Lee Foote
Moulton
J. D. L. Byars
Snow Hill
Willcox County
M. W. Ratliff
E. C. Ryan
Mary Mcee
Carter Hamilton
Luellen
Joe Hamilton
W. D. Hamilton
Lockhart
James
John
Empire Nursery
Leon Rainey
E.'E- Hipps
S. 8
Ruby
Julia Mae
Hamer
Mr. English
Lindsey
Gurnie Foote
Cotaco
Center Grove
Dow Whistenant
Roy
Nevolent Hospital
W.D. Willis
Benevolent Hospital
Local Social Roundup from Morgan County Center Point
Sunday night visits fill the Morgan County slate as Patsy Samples spends time with Cotaco classmates in Danville with Miss Louise Lineway and others. Huntsville district basketball tournament action is noted with attendees listed among local families moved by travel and visitors from Birmingham Cullman Columbia Tenn and Bessemer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Samples
Dorothy Wigginton
Willa Jean Pence
Cotaco
Danville
Louise Lineway
Joe Grant Turney
Lorimer Oldacre
Huntsville
Adrian Blackenby
Bessemer
Will Pence
Marion Cooper
Columbia, Tenn
Seldon Cooper
J. L. Cooper
Geo. Hollingshead
Birmingham
Lee Barnett
Cullman
Edmund Morrow
W. W. Turney
Joe Grant
W. A. Pence
Albert Lyle
Willis-Morrow
Alice Thrasher
L. H
Weekend Visits Spread Across Towns
McAnally, Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lorimer Olklacre were Sunday guests of Mrs. Eula Couch in West Point. Mrs. Ellis Mason spent Monday with her mother and sister, Mrs. Molley Gurley and Mrs. Ora Johnson in Somerville.
Rev Dr Pitts to Speak at Cambridge Methodist Church
Rev Ferguson Pitts of First Methodist Athens will keynote at Cambridge Church Sunday with a second quarterly conference to follow. Morning services start at ten with C E Leopard in charge. M F Lazenby, presiding elder, delivers the 11 o clock message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de UL S. Pitts
First Methodist Church
Athens
Cambridge Methodist Church
Pitts
C. E. Leopard
M. F. Lazenby
Decatur
Cambridge
H. G. Reece
Isom
Parker
Young People's Department
Missionary Society
Cambridge Church
Alabama
Lorenzo Dowage
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DR. Sampey
Gene Ahern
Puffle Stmere
FHI
Science
Faw
Gnoff
Paresnips
Morgan County
Florette
Nancy Covey
Gibson
Earl Gurley
Sherrill Tapscott
Lois Fowler
Arab
Listen Covey
Fay Nell
Carter Davis
H. W. Waugh
Eva
Rock Springs
Eugene Hartselle
Trinity Mountain
Lovell
Sterchi
Morgan Coun
Thrift Service
Loyd's Drug Store
Hopalong Cassidy
Princess Theatre
William Boyd
Mulford
Kellogg’s
Swift
OMEGA
Brown Beauty
Carl’s Grocery
Brigkdaire
Frigidaire
General Motors
Sterchi’s
Gentral Motors
Second Avenue
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