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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1920

Page

4

Local Club Notes and Social Gatherings Calendar

Friday night bridge and compliments to Mrs. Julia Lewis marked the club calendar. Cotaco Literary Club met with Mrs. Floyd Taylor. program on The United States a World Power led by Mrs. Wiley Robertson and a solo by Mrs. David Gibson followed. Berean Club held Education Day with Miss Mattie Banks’s Isaiah study and a poetry piece by Mrs. C K Lide, plus a social hour. WCTU to meet Friday at Mrs. T M Dix’s. Mrs. Lem Gilbreath visit planned. Several members noted travel, visits, illness, and recoveries with various hostesses and venues including Decatur, Birmingham, and Nashville.

Cotaco Literary Club Floyd Taylor Moebes Hal Mallen Wiley Robertson United States David Gibson Berean Club Berean Organization D. D. McGehee Mattie Banks C. K. Lide John McGehee Daphne Graves Marjorie Rainey

Price Hamilton of Birmingham to Albany after relative's death

Price Hamilton of Birmingham was called to Albany by the death of his relative, J. H. Holt.

Price Hamilton Birmingham Albany J. H. Holt

Johnson Returns to Fight After Fake Missouri Primary

Senator Hiram Johnson, returning to Washington, says he has "blood in his eye" and will press his fight against the treaty. He vows not to show quarter to foes and attacks the Missouri primary as a sham in the ongoing political clash.

Johnson Cinternational News Service Washington Hiram Johnson

Ban on Midnight Weddings Delays Local Nuptials

St Louis area report describes Clayton County Recorder William Tegehoff enforcing a ban on midnight marriages. Deputy Stevens receives a call for a license but is told the ban stands. Justice Brecker and Newport resident Wilbur Law are among those affected as dawn arrives.

ST. Louis William Stevens Brecker Beenme Wilbur Law Newport Alliance Elghia Yy Bn Living

Hayes Nealing Honey to Dec Gaugh Phie of Groves

Open TT are Chest Mead Guide and closed with every bottle.

Hayes Nealing

Shriners to Feast At Albany Chamber Hosted by Tennessee Valley

About one hundred Shriners from North Alabama will gather at the Albany Chamber of Commerce next Thursday. The Tennessee Valley Shrine Club hosts with the Eastern Star ladies preparing the menu. Festivities begin at 6 45 with no set closing time and a representative from Birmingham expected.

Ono Hundred Shriners Albany Chamber of Commerce Tennnessee Valley Shrine Club Shriners of North Alabama

State income tax due date set for April 15

Collector Arnold announced that state income tax returns are due by April 15 and urged early filing to receive state agent aid at his Morgan County courthouse office.

Arnold State Department Morgan County

Eye for the Future: Apply Others' Principles to Your Life

The piece urges self improvement by imitating successful others. It emphasizes patience, mental effort, and daily dedication to make hours count. It encourages choosing disciplined detours now to enjoy an easier path later and to speak words that uplift peers.

Would Be Purchasers Of Bull Take One Look

Alfred Moore and Sam Judd, farmers near Valley Falls Kansas, visited Oska loosa to view a bull for sale. Finding no one at home they entered the barn lot to inspect the animal. The bull appeared unfriendly and caused Judd to ruin two rows of cornstalks while Moore hid behind a tree. They decided not to buy the bull.

International News Valley Falls Kan Alfred, Moore Sam Judd Oskaloosa Judd Moore

Last Wild Horse Herd Shrinks Under State Bond

Ringling reports the original 9000 head wild horse herd in Unit 2 Boesty range has dwindled to only a few animals under a state bond protecting ranch stock. The article notes the last known horses were hidden or sold as officials attempted to manage range stock and preserve the herd's remnants.

Ringling

Builder Falls 85-Foot From Electric Plant Stack

In Wichita Kansas a professional builder named J Williams fell eighty five feet from an electric light plant stack. He landed feet first in soft earth after striking a guy wire that broke his fall. He was uninjured. The brief remark he offered was I will have to work five times to finish up. The incident was reported by International News Service.

Wichita Kan J 1 Williams Williams International News Service

First Christian Science Hospital Opened in Denver

The first Christian Science hospital west of the Mississippi is established in Denver with two rooms and plans to expand. It offers Christian Science books and literature and serves as a convalescent home where a Christian Scientist may rest and receive treatment from a chosen practitioner.

International News Service Denver Christian Science Mississippi

Number 40 claim relieves rheumatism and catarrh

A Lima Ohio man writes that Number 40 cured his rheumatism catarrh and stomach trouble after other prescriptions failed He gained from 127 to 148 pounds and credits the tonic as a life saver The ad lists conditions treated and notes it is prepared by J Men denham Evanville Ind and distributed by local drug firms.

George Klinker Lima Ohio J.©. Mendenham Evanaville Ind Preuit-Dillehay Drug Co Benson-Cobb

Movie Men Ban Films Depicting Life of Outlaws

The Oklahoma convention adopts a resolution for voluntary censorship of films portraying the career of former convicts and outlaws. The move bars depictions of such figures including the outlaw Wildeyed Bill, aiming to curb glamorization and influence on youth.

International New Oklahoma Ole Marth Bill Oklahoma

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Newark New Jersey J. L. Bibb Ala Frank P. Lide Bridge Julia Lewis J. L. Gunter W. R. Smith W.c T. M. Dix Line Street Decatur Lem Gilbreath Martin Phelan BB. Pickens B. E. Previt J. J. Chrissinger W. E. Gresham Earl Calvin W. EF. Boswell Nashville Stanley Green Maria Evelyn Galvin Staunton, Va Henry Hartung Alma Hartung Tuscumbia E. C. Payne Sheffield Huntsville Presbyterial Rev. L FP. Goodwin Margaret Joe Broadus Louisville Mrs. Broadus W. Duncan Florence L.F. Hargison Walter H. Todd Reliabl Eis Tee Rafigia Simmon Dinsmore Bros Moulton Street Thasin First Christian Science Hospital Carreller Bank Street Delite Theatre Albert Bar Elinor Star Theatre Margverite Clark Waltz Me Snub-Pollard Albert Pak New Morgan Coonmeepelyene and Lodh Associatio U.S Central National Bank Penney & Whitman Byater Albany, Als
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