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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1920

Page

5

Severe wind and rain storm hits Falkville area

March 20 reports fierce winds and heavy rain tearing through the region at 4 a.m. damaging outbuildings and disrupting farming. Patterson and son plan a modern ginning plant to handle cotton, while Presiding Elder Morris conducts a quarterly meeting at a local church. Mrs Francis Holmes, 81, buried at Union Hill yesterday leaving a husband and several children.

Francis Holmes Frank H. Holmes Union Hill Holmes

The Army Opens Its Enlistment Call to Youth

The United States Army promotes enlistment by highlighting character, maturity, and training gained during service. It notes $2,000,000 allocated for Army education, camps offering skilled trades, and post service return with enhanced health, fitness, and confidence for citizenship.

United States Army Congress

Army recruiting ad lists many branches and training

The piece promotes United States Army service with mentions of Panama the Philippines Alaska China Siberia and the United States. It outlines many branches including Infantry Cavalry Field Artillery Engineers Coast Artillery Air Service Ordnance Signal Corps Veterinary Corps Tank Corps and more detailing training and careers with emphasis on practical experience and post service opportunities.

United States AIR Service Balloon Corps

Destruction at the Methodist Church Reported

A fragment notes damage at the large poloted ee building near the Methodist church. Details are unclear but indicate acts of destruction affecting the church property and surroundings.

Local High Will Play Huntsville In Early Season Clash

Local High School baseball faces Huntsville in a March 31 contest at the local diamond. Weather and injuries have delayed practice, with several pitchers contending for the hurling role as the southern Alabama early season schedule continues.

Local High Huntsville W. H. Temp High Bu Asa Crs Aspil Callman

Baxter's Sea-Beach Girls at Mason Theatre Five Days

Amusements page promotes Ed Baxter's Beach Girls a five day engagement at Mason theatre. Led by Ed Taxi and John A Walker the cast includes Pauline La Conda Miss May Hughes and Lew Fields affiliated acts. variety of songs dances and comic routines with daily program changes. Tuesday features the big production The Highfliers.

Baxter Sea-Beach Cagle The Mason Theatre Ed Baxter Pany Orphan Nashville Ed Taxi John A. Walker Prem Fun Makers Pauline la Conda P Cipal May Hughes Conda Bath Lew Fields Weber- Fields Lew-Fields Broadway New Y. City Walker and Cozy Muscuts Candler Hache

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