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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1939

Page

10

Alabama Legislature Acts On Public Welfare Reforms

Alabama legislature approves sweeping changes to public welfare structure. The act repeals prior provisions and creates a unified State Department of Public Welfare with a commissioner, county boards, and new grant powers. It outlines duties, standards, and cooperation with federal funds and agencies.

Boards of Revenue Boards of Ue Alabama John Brandon Gewin State Department of Public Welfare State Child Welfare Department Department of Labor Alabama Relief Administration State Board of Public Welfare Departments of Public Welfare State Board State Department Child Welfare Department Tsasue State Department of Corrections and State Department of Corrections and Institutions Alabama Insane Hospitals Partlow — State School Alabama Boys Industrial School State Training School For Girls Alabama Institute For Deaf and Blind State Health Department Juvenile and Courts of Domestic Relations

Limestone County Pettusville Social and Illness News

Will Hargrove is sick. Billie White has malaria. Families report flu and illness across Pettusville with numerous visits and visitors from Decatur Athens Veto and Ardmore. Names include Pettus, Hargrove, Dunnavant, Spence, Hargrove, Stanford, Jackson, and Bates among others.

F Will Hargrove Billie White James Woodfin Lois Pettus Ath Holt Joe Holt Decatur B. M. McAlister Pettus Athens Jais Pettus Beulah Spence L. E. Dunnavant Homer Dunnavant W. B Spence Henry Stanford J. C. and Shirley Pink Thomas James Jackson J. H. Jackson A. M. Jones Sam W. Hargrove Lola Pettus J. M J. M. Head Clarence Clem Hays Mill James Stanford Alma Robinson Effie Holt Kirk Dunnavant Aaron Harlow Henry Stanford Lola_Pettus Eugene Adkins Jamie Harlow Veto R. E. Hodges J. D. Harlow Anna Dew, Pettus Shirley Stanford Robinson ‘Hollow Myra Dunnavant Robert Vernon Dunavant Winnie Hargrove Lena May Wallace W. B. Spence Arthur L. Spence John Thomas King Allen Hood Bob Tribble Madison W. A. Gilbert Otis Gilbert Raymond Dalytown Tenn

Alabama bill authorizes city Recorder election under commission rule

The bill allows boards of commissioners in cities under or adopting the commission form to elect a Recorder, set the Recorder’s salary, and appoint terms at the board’s pleasure. It grants Recorder authority over city ordinances and related court duties consistent with existing laws and Article 18 of the 1923 Code.

Board of Commissioners Alabama Commission Legislature OF

Premature Honor Wins for Backing Car in Menominee

In Menominee Michigan Patrolman Anton Jensen received a $1 award from a local club for courteous driving backing a car from a parking place. A few hours later Jensen backed a squad car into a post in the same city.

Menominee, Mich Anton” Jensen Jensen

Classified Advertising Practical Way to Buy and Sell

Classified advertising guide offering practical tips for buying and selling items via phone contact at 46.

Evans Craig Couple Decide to Make Farm Their Permanent Home

After 30 years renting a 115 acre Keosauqua area farm, Mr and Mrs Evans Craig plan to stay permanently. They purchased the farm they had rented for three decades.

Keosauqua Evans Craig

Want Ad Etiquette: Buy Sell or Swap Tips

A brief note promotes using Want Ads for buying selling or swapping. It emphasizes ad advantage and practical use for readers seeking quick transactions and visible listings in the newspaper.

Local social notes from Morgan County and nearby towns

A sequence of social visits and moves across Morgan County Hartselle Decatur and Decatur area. Entries name J L Roberta Cora Poteet Annie Matt Martin Margaret Ransom and others with trips for court business church appointments and doctor visits. Page records residents and their weekend and weekday activities.

J. A. Garrison J. L. Roberta Hartselle A. M. Dunnaway Decatur Carter Davis Shelby Atkins G. Mikell Cora Poteet Buddy Poteet Route One Kittie Johnston Annie Matt Martin Ashville N. C May England Howell Turney W. Z. Butler Joe Winton C. L. Peck Margaret Ransom Maggie Ransom James H. Cain Paul and Lyle Cain Cain Plantation C. P. Johnston Cecil Weaver Earl Gurley J. R. Ransom Silas Blevins W. D. Owen Hartnelle Church of God R. F. McDonald Coleman Chunn O. O. Waugh Charlie Day Joe W. Winton Mary Peck Howle-Block Clinic Everett Lemmond H. C. Lemmond Athyens

Tax woes lead to early morning tavern arrest in Kansas City

At 7am in Kansas City on March 14 officers arrested Peter Larkin after finding him serving beer at his tavern past closing time. He claimed friends were helping with his income tax return and the incident stemmed from tax worries and costs.

Kansas City Peter Larkin

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Gene Aker DSG Will MARG Aluminum Meu Mars Turkey Acts of the Legislature Difly Sindlam Board of Registrars Ywodh Alabama Relief Act Department of Public Welfare Werkfare Public Welfare Limestone County Pettusville Robertson Cullman Morgan County Somerville
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