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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1939

Page

10

Raw Meat Eating Slayer Sought By Posses In Hills

Park County Wyoming bands of riflemen hunt Durand, a jailed suspect who escaped and fatally shot Undersheriff Baker and wounded Town Marshal Lewis after abducting Deputy Riley. Durand, previously jailed for elk killing, fled from Cody area with rifles, meat, and a knapsack, then hid near Bear Creek while authorities close in.

Poweia Wyo Park County Ofas Ray Paston Park Burand D. M. Baker Charles BE. Lewis Powell Baker Lewis Durand Here Noah Riley Park County Cody Riley J. M. Klindt Boyd Bennion Bennion W. W. Durand Boyd Louis Sheriff's Office

Numerous influenza cases and social notes in Lawrence County

Mrs. Robert Cleere returns from the bedside of Clyde Counts in Haleyville as Counts shows slight improvement from flu. J. A. Counts visits his daughter Mrs Homer Stovall in Decatur post operation. A nine pound boy born to Abbe Martin. mother and child doing well. Several local families report illness and school enrollment down to about 130 or 140 pupils due to flu and measles. Local visits span Haleyville Birmingham Florence Decatur Russellville Athens and Moulton with various relatives. A senator explains tax questions to a committee as illness and public health concerns persist. State governor Harry F Kelly recuperates from influenza in Lansing hotel amid succession remarks. obituary note on former governor Fitzgerald.

Robert Cleere Clyde Counts Haleyville J. A. Counts Homer Stovall Decatur Baugh’s Infirmary Abbe Martin EF Coltis Enos Sneed Russellville Nealy D. Crawford Affiens N. D. Crawford Harlie Smith Reynold Hollis Smith Freda Jane Smith Birmingham Johnie Roberson Owen Elkins Floyd Martin Willie Sue Martin Florence Millard Jackson J. L. Speake Moulton J. R. Dukeminier Crawford Harry F. Kelly Lansing Niagara County Gov Fitzgerald Grand Ledge

Congress schedule and votes on reorganizing bill and appropriations

Senate debates government reorganization bill at noon and a war department appropriations subcommittee meets. House remains in recess with hearings on relief funding and Social Security extension. Commerce and Marine committees review transportation bills and canal proposals. Yesterday both houses discussed related measures.

Senate Monopoly Committee Subcommittee War Department HOUSE Appropriations Ways and Means Committee Interstate Commerce Committee Marine Committee Interior Department

Union Grove Baptists Host and Community Notices

Local church activities are reported including Brother L T Campbell's regular appointment at the Baptist church. Social visits feature Timpy Clark and Helen Lemley with Ruth and Erline Culbreath. Community plans note Pine Ridge inviting Union Grove to organize a new church community in April.

L. T. Campbell Baptist Church Timpy Clark Helen Lemley Ruth Erline Culbreath Friendship Church D. A. Wipps Pine Ridge Union Grove Baptist Church Pete Couch J. C. Williams Sr Decatur Sula Williams Corela Pritchell Hobbs Island Fred Morgan W. A. Lem Ieer Dec

Michigan Governor Dies After Heart Attack End

Landin, Mich. March 17. The state mourns as Gov. Fitzgerald dies in office after a heart attack. Lieut. Gov. Loren D. Dickinson, 79, will succeed him, becoming Michigan’s first lieutenant governor to assume the governorship. Fitzgerald had risen from clerk to two-term governor amid a political shift involving Murphy and Murphy’s Attorney General post. Influenza influenced the timing of the death, with Fitzgerald ill at his Grand Ledge home before passing.

Landing Mich Frank Mera Loren D. Dickinson Dickinson Michigan Fitzgerald Jane Frank Murphy United States Murphy Grand Ledge

Local Notices From Morgan County Church and School

Mrs Rayburn Neville and daughter Mrs Bart Calvin Jr return from Memphis after Mrs Calvin's major operation. Rayburn Neville ill with flu. Tom Jones ill at home. Mrs B W Brooks recovering from several days of flu. Mahlon Cantrell of Decatur was here Friday. Eli Phillips family visited Mr and Mrs A D Landers in Austinville. Mrs P Lyle on business to Decatur. Large crowd attended the schoolhouse sing Thursday night.

Rayburn Neville Bart Calvin, Jr Memphis Calvin Tom Jones W. Brooks Mahlon Cantrell Decatur Eli Phillips Austinville A. D. Landers P. Lyle

Capitol Assessed Washington Tax Value Surprise

Senators learned that the District of Columbia tax assessor lists the Capitol on the books at 50 million dollars. The disclosure came as lawmakers reviewed state property records and debated taxation implications.

Capitol Washington District of Columbia

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