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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1939

Page

2

Medical Facilities in Coal Regions Draw Fire Over Practices

A March York dispatch reports a study by the Bureau of Cooperative Medicine criticizing coal region doctors and operators for inflating costs and limiting patient care. It notes deaths from mine accidents and misclassified causes, with 122000 miners paying millions yearly for deficient medical services.

York Bureau of Cooperative Medicine Thene Tor West Virginia Virginia Kentucky Tennessee Bureau of Cooperaive Media Edward Filene Boston Union Health Conference Walter Polakov Kingsley Maverta Cr.eet

Decatur Church Activities Span Breakfasts and Prayers

Community notes from Decatur record St John Episcopal class breakfast fund drives, Sixteenth Avenue Baptist prayer and W M A events, Lenten sermons, and church circle meetings. Local residents attend, travel, or recover from illnesses, with updates on fires and fishing trips near Blue Water.

St. John's Episcopal Church

Sell that white elephant Phone 46 Ad Taker

Classified note urges selling a white elephant with a simple call to action to phone 46 and ask for Ad Taker. It conveys a concise sale prompt suitable for a small ad listing.

White Elephant

Noise In The Mind Of Classic Thinkers

A fragment notes Herbert Spencer blocked noise to think and Thomas Carlyle built a soundproof room to work undisturbed. It mocks how great minds shield themselves from disturbance to focus on ideas.

Herbert Spencer Thomas Carlyle

Scarlett Wears Gowns in Gone With The Wind Scene

The passage describes Scarlett in elegant gowns as the film shows Rhett Butler and Clark Gable by a wagon during scenes of Scarlett’s flight and Atlanta burning toward Jonesboro.

Clark Rhett Butler Hollywood Calif Tara Scarlett O'Hara Vivien Leigh

Wall Street Opens With Cautious Waiting On Aid Talks

The market followed a tentative path with no strong selling and hints of a spring upturn. Traders awaited congressional decisions on business relief as leaders saw mixed results in bonds and commodities. Several key equities posted minor declines while others held steady, signaling a cautious start to the session.

Victor Eubank New York Krokera Congress Germany Wall Street U. S. Steel Boeing Consolidated Aircraft Glenn Martin Great Northern Lake Shore Niles-Bement Pond American Gas Lockheed

Commodities Mixed as Receipts Steady Across Markets

Bulls lead at 6.75 with top velars 10 and hog receipts 600. Sheep receipts 25. Fat lambs 6.00 9.00, fat ewes 2.00 3.00. Cotton opens 1 3 lower on Liverpool cables and trade selling with some support from merchants. Teas and other commodities quoted with varied bids and opens.

New York Liverpool Spot House Southern Commission House OI Ciimisdehanaody TRI Exsenaie Colees

Nashville Livestock Market Report Summary

Nashville Tennessee March 13 cattle salable receipts 600 calves 100. Market active with most classes steady. Good fed steers and yearlings 9.00 to 10.00, strictly good dry fed cattle 10.50. Other cattle mainly 8.50 down. Beef cows top 17.25, cutter grades 4.00 to 4.50.

Nashville Livestock Nashville Tenn Dept. Agri

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Decatur’s Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church Arville Drain Tower Avenue C. L. Dobbs Florence Rev I. W. Myers Vinemont Cc. L. Buck Marie Murner Mrs Arthur Murner Sheffield Sixth Avenue The Walther League St. Paul's Lutheran Church E. T. Tonn Wilda Turney Sheriff's Office Madie Miley County Department of Public Welfare Ferry Street Co. C. Johnson Tennessee Valley Laboratory E. Birdwell Tanner J.D. McClanahan Carter Dobbs Joe Humphrey Rip Rice Blue Water James Rankin Elks Lodge Olene Woodruff Florence State Teachers College Prof George T. Woodruff James D. Plemons Lawrenceburg Carl Allgood John T. Kyle Hartselle County Board of Education A. C. Nixon Benevolent Society Hospital Clyde Kelsoe Emens Decatur Route 2 Drinkard-Howell Young People’s Organization First Presbyterian Church Athens Chris Jordan Birmingham American Legion Post EA. Hill R. A. Sullivan A. J. Taylor Davis Street Charles Imme B. F. Knight M. T. Moore A. C. Petty and Son Benny Dechord, Tenn Cecil Moore Ruth Jones Billy Evans Gordon Baugh’s Infirmary Charles Brock Cullman Row 2 Baugh's Infirmary J. R. Vaughan Walter Todd, Jr E. Church Street Dolly Gillam South J. R. Smith Elkmont Golden Drug Store All Good Drug Stores Collier's Service Station Johnston ACME White the Daily the President's Gadget Shop the United States Scotts Herbert Spence United States R. J. Scott Nebraska Scarlett Wall, Street Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Douglas Aiircraft Bendix Kennecott Anaconda Sears Roebuck Chesapeake & Ohio American Telephone Standard Oil N. J New Orleans Nembanseonties Dee Asbanesmanedeen TTE Tete Janite Ccwececodis Bayer Aspirin
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