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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
4
Attorneys for Russell ve Georgia Fire Insurance Company filed suit for $1000 on an insurance policy. A second suit by Jenny Bauer as guardian against Geo Hobbes seeks $165 in alleged overdue rent.
Display at Beeks and Sawyers features a Fisk hat and a parasol as eye catching artifacts. Patrons visit the shop to view historic accessories and imagine their past use in daily life.
A convict's coat freshly laundered was found by Night Policeman Bell at the front entrance of the R. E. Chandler store early this morning. Police suspect the coat may connect to the recent break in of the side display window where a suit, hat, and shoes were stolen after a brick was used to smash the window.
Real estate professionals plan to commission a large map of the two Decaturs drawn by a former engineer. They say the survey would aid in locating real estate and boosting sales.
W. V. Price has moved to Anniston to take a superintendent role with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Friends here regret his departure after many valued associations and good will.
Ed Peden, longtime figure at Peden Ramage Hardware, associates with John D Wyker and Son after they acquire the Peden Ramage stock. Peden is described as a hardware man of considerable experience.
Mr Bond of Birmingham visits here and the T P A's are urged to show a good time. The Boy Scouts of the Decaturs postponed their meeting to next Friday. Samuel Darwin of Decatur stays with his niece Mrs Black on Fourth street in Tuscumbia. W R Brown of Decatur travels to Sheffield on business. Harvey Weakley a prominent K of P of New Decatur attended a meeting as Page Laurie and Knights were conferred. Harvey H Wright left for Birmingham for treatment and recovery is hoped. Pat Kimbrough of New Decatur visits here. P Mittweede visits son and family in New Decatur. Maj W R Francis of Decatur and Eugene Sivley of New Decatur in the city. Sam W Irwin of Decatur a visitor. Mr and Mrs Clyde Sharpe visit New Decatur with Mrs Sharpe's sister Mrs Scott Reeves.
Luther Miller of Elkmont and Miss Mattie Breeding of New Decatur secured a marriage license together, formalizing their forthcoming nuptials in the local records.
E S MceRee arrives from Huntsville to take the district deputy post at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He succeeds Sam Malone who becomes the new local superintendent for the firm.
A reader asks about a hat and parasol seen in Beeks and Sawyers' window. The note notes curiosity about the items and their display in the shop window.
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