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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1915

Page

6

Community Socials and Church Activities Listed in Decatur

Readers receive a catalog of social and church group meetings in Decatur including First Baptist Missionary Society Central M E parish events and Westminster Church gatherings. Also noted are club meetings embroidary and bridge groups, a dime social planned for March 26, and relocations of residents to Tennessee and Florence with local updates on visits and arrivals.

First Baptist Woodward Missionary Society, Central M. E. Irs

Rights of Women in Law Cited by New York Lawyers

A Daily reprints from the New York Times and Courrier-Journal discussing Everett Wheeler and Henry Hayden on women’s legal advantages. Exemptions from military and jury service, spousal obligations, property rights, and dower. unequal duties in divorce, inheritance, and home ownership. child marriage penalties. unequal labor protections for women.

New York Times Courier-Journal New York Everett .P. Wheeler Henry W. Hayden

East Side School Improvement Meeting Signals Growth

The evening session highlights school progress and financial success. Mentions include PTA groups, teacher training, and plans for Sunday observances at Central, with local residents Mrs Poster H Peititer and others hosting events and gatherings.

Masonic Theatre To Screen For Another's Crime Tonight

The Masonic Theatre presents Vitagraph drama For Another's Crime starring Leah Baird and Leo Delaney. The film explores circumstantial evidence and justice as the lead characters face conviction and the possibility of wrongful punishment.

Masonic Theatre Leah Baird Leo Delaney Vitagraph Leo Delany

Gays Business Outlook Improves Along Regional Lines

S J McMath of Columbia Georgia agent for the Central of Georgia Railway reports improved business. He notes full operation at Columbus cotton mills and auto tire cloth plants running day and night. He cites Decatur activity as a sign of returning prosperity and mentions Easter approaching in 12 days at Speake Moebes advertisement.

S. J.mcmath Columbia, Ga Central of Georgian Railway Chero-Cola Bo‘tling Company Decaturs Columbus Mr. McMath J. H. McMath Chero-Cola_ Bottling Company

Tax Committee Deliberations On Tax Equalization Proposals

Witnesses urged an equalization board elected by the people and argued for assessing property at true value with a lower tax rate. He noted farm land values in the county at 88 per acre rising, and discrepancies where land is assessed below its worth. Spight and Eyster supported state standard books, early payment discounts, and clerks handling assessments at Montgomery.

W. E. Skeggs Spight W. R. Spight Department of the State Eyster John C. Eyster Montgomery

Burke Auto Company Sees Strong Spring Auto Sales

J. J. Burke of the Burke Auto Company reports improving buying conditions with heavy auto sales and many inquiries. He notes current sales across several towns including Huntsville Athens Decaturs and Moulton with multiple Ford and Reo units moved this season.

J. J. Burke Burk Auto Company Burke Huntsville

PHONE 46 and SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DECATUR DAILY

Phone number 46 advertised to subscribe to the Decatur Daily urging readers to call for a subscription. The brief promo highlights contact method and newspaper delivery service.

Personal notices from Decatur and Knoxville area

J M Hamblin traveled to Tennessee on business Friday JD Helms of Woodland Mills visited the city today Geo Graves returned from Leighton and resumed teaching Anderson of Roberts Printing Birmingham spent the week end Billie Evans son of Geo and Mrs Evans was hurt falling from a banister in the Penny building Decatur blasts indicate town signals engraved visiting cards and prices available Short notice hauling of household goods and baggage advertised by J B Walker Co New Decatur 9 The Decatur Daily News

JD. Helms Woodland Mills Billie Evans Geo. Evans 7Th Avenue South Penny Second Ave Walker & CO New Decatur

Official Table For These Columns

A garbled line notes an official table and columns with a mention of any decrease in the roll linked to a date around April 4. The readable fragment implies administrative accounting or census style record keeping. No clear individuals or organizations are present in the legible text.

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